Android @ Home: home penetration
Yesterday at the Google I / O conference, the Android @ Home framework was announced, which combines the OS functions of using the Android device as a home multimedia center and home appliance controller.
The Android @ Home framework allows you to stream content from Google Music and control various devices: home appliances, lighting, power controllers, lawn watering systems and everything else that the developer’s imagination is enough for. See also the description of the Open Accessory API for Android 3.1. This is a way to a new level.
Part of the functionality of Android @ Home, which is devoted to interaction with third-party devices, called Project Tungsten. Accordingly, columns or lighting bulbs that are part of the Android infrastructure and can be controlled programmatically from a smartphone or tablet are considered “Tungsten devices”.
Google offers to use the new functionality in various Android applications, even in games. “If you are developing games, imagine how you can make a better presence effect. For example, use the Android @ Home framework to manage irrigation systems and play FarmVille in the real world, ”Joe Britt, a well-known developer at Apple, Danger and Microsoft, who was working at Google, joked during the presentation. .
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During his speech, he showed how Lightning Science 's smart light bulbs light up on the table during Quake shots.
In the second part of the video, the device “reads” all the music from the CD when touched - and the speakers reproduce it at the second touch. In fact, this is done via RFID or barcode scanning, and the corresponding tracks are quickly downloaded from Google Music, but it looks magical.
Android @ Home is fully open and you can use the framework without any restrictions and registration.
The Android @ Home framework allows you to stream content from Google Music and control various devices: home appliances, lighting, power controllers, lawn watering systems and everything else that the developer’s imagination is enough for. See also the description of the Open Accessory API for Android 3.1. This is a way to a new level.
Part of the functionality of Android @ Home, which is devoted to interaction with third-party devices, called Project Tungsten. Accordingly, columns or lighting bulbs that are part of the Android infrastructure and can be controlled programmatically from a smartphone or tablet are considered “Tungsten devices”.
Google offers to use the new functionality in various Android applications, even in games. “If you are developing games, imagine how you can make a better presence effect. For example, use the Android @ Home framework to manage irrigation systems and play FarmVille in the real world, ”Joe Britt, a well-known developer at Apple, Danger and Microsoft, who was working at Google, joked during the presentation. .
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During his speech, he showed how Lightning Science 's smart light bulbs light up on the table during Quake shots.
In the second part of the video, the device “reads” all the music from the CD when touched - and the speakers reproduce it at the second touch. In fact, this is done via RFID or barcode scanning, and the corresponding tracks are quickly downloaded from Google Music, but it looks magical.
Android @ Home is fully open and you can use the framework without any restrictions and registration.
Source: https://habr.com/ru/post/119081/
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