Dimensions
232 x 179 x 21mm
The easy, hands-on Google TV development tutorial for Android, Web, and Java developers: timed for Google's powerful new Google TV release!
Guides developers through building all three types of Google TV apps: web, Android, and remote control.
Focuses entirely on the new version of Google TV, addresses crucial HoneyComb/Ice Cream specifics, and avoids coverage of workarounds and complexities that are no longer necessary
Packed with proven learning tools: examples, quizzes, exercises, tips, 'Watch Out' alerts, and more
With the newest version of Google TV, Google has transformed TV into tomorrow's hottest app development platform. Suddenly, developers can build TV apps for everything from Blu-Ray players to set-top boxes, leveraging the support of leaders ranging from Samsung to Vizio. Now, in just 24 lessons of one hour or less, top Android developer Carmen Delessio guides developers through every step of creating Google TV web, Android, and remote control apps. Each short, easy lesson builds on all that's come before, revealing what's unique about Google TV development, showing how all elements of the app lifecycle fit together, and introducing Google TV's key features in real-world context. Readers learn how to:
Develop for the '10 foot user experience'.
Build logic to drive highly interactive and responsive apps.
Use optimized templates and layouts.
Integrate HTML5 and jQuery.
Design effective user interaction, dialogs, navigation, and video sitemaps.
Organize apps with tabs and the Action Bar.
Use fragments to simplify development.
Integrate SQLLite data.
Create content providers
