Webinos

The car has been called “the fourth screen” for internet-connected content. But even for high-performance brands like BMW, adapting the car to keep up with the fast pace of mobile computing has been a slow and complicated process. The luxury automaker plans to bring automotive technology up to speed and in sync with smartphones, computers and tablets by leveraging an EU-funded project called “webinos.” Read More »

On June the 24th I had the chance to present webinos at the EuroITV 2013 (http://www.euro-itv.org/) conference... Read More »

More than 5,000 developers have already downloaded Webinos, a brand new open source operating system designed to allow various electronic devices to connect and talk to each other. While Apple, Google and Microsoft all have similar products already, this is a great open-source alternative and is a collaborative development from more than thirty different organizations, including the EU. Big corporations like Sony, BMW and Samsung are getting behind the new technology, as well, contributing an investment totaling about $14 million. Read More »

Cool apps and cool prizes: the European research project webinos is holding a competition for cross-device applications. The best proposals will proceed to the finals in Athens...Particularly creative apps will now be rewarded: the webinos consortium is holding a developer competition. The best entries will have the chance to receive great publicity, meet the webinos partners & win "cross-screen prizes": from Android-on-a-USB-stick to state-of-the-art smart phones and tablets... Read More »