Video engine Blinkx has announced a dedicated blinkx app, as well as an open source blinkx Video Player for the Tizen community.
Tizen is an open source, standards-based software platform for mobile devices.
The blinkx app, available through the Tizen store, will replicate the look and feel of the recently re-launched blinkx.com, tapping into over 35 million hours of online video and over 800 media partnerships to give mobile viewers access to an array of videos. Whether searching for a specific clip or browsing categories such as news and politics, celebrity and viral, users on the go will have the same video experience they see on blinkx.com.
“The blinkx Video Player is an outstanding addition to the Tizen ecosystem and community,” said Christopher Croteau, Tizen Association board member and MD of Intel’s System Software Division. “Developers will be able to access the open source HTML5 code and manufacturers utilizing Tizen will be able to more easily include video in mobile devices.”
“We’re delighted to join Tizen in making this innovative operating system even more video-friendly for both app developers and users,” said S. Brian Mukherjee, CEO of blinkx. “By open sourcing our video player for Tizen developers, we look forward to expanding further into the mobile video space.”
For mobile app creators in the Tizen community, blinkx has developed an open source HTML5 video player to help developers incorporate a fully-functional video player into their applications. The lightweight and easy-to-use code allows developers to build a single- or multi-video player experience with their own videos in multiple formats. As a result, creators of new and existing Tizen apps will be able to easily incorporate a video player with customizable playlists and configurable settings.
