IBC 2010 – AMSTERDAM. Opera Software have released a new software development kit (SDK) featuring support for HTML5 video and including their newest and JavaScript engine, Carakan.
Opera Devices SDK 2.8 makes it possible to embed a web browser and utilise the full power of the browser engine. Using the SDK, manufacturers can create immersive, yet adaptable, user interfaces and can offer a complete multiscreen web-application and widget experience.
“Today, manufacturers are creating a new generation of connected devices,” said Lars Boilesen, CEO, Opera Software, in a statement. “Rather than the traditional ‘lean-back’ model of TV interaction, today’s ‘lean-forward’ devices engage the consumer with interactive content and downloadable widgets and applications. Opera’s newest Opera Devices SDK allows manufacturers to build all of those new revolutionary experiences on top of the browser engine. There is no solution that offers the same combination of control, ease of integration, and time-to-market as the Opera Devices SDK.”
The Opera Devices SDK update includes the same rendering engine, Opera Presto 2.6, found in Opera 10.61, the company’s desktop browser. Additional features include: Four times the JavaScript execution speed with the new Carakan JavaScript engine; Integration with Opera’s new Content Development Kit; improved support for HbbTV and application delivery over broadcast streams and a new API to integrate native, hardware-accelerated video codecs.
