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Yahoo! Connected TV is a Smart TV platform developed by Yahoo! based upon the Yahoo! Desktop Widgets platform. Originally announced on August 20, 2008 at the Intel Developer Forum in San Francisco as the Widget Channel, it integrates the Yahoo! Widgets Engine with a new television oriented user interface to enable Internet connected applications to run and display on a 10-foot user interface ==Development== Yahoo began porting the Konfabulator Widget Engine to an embedded Linux platform in 2007 as part of a joint venture with Intel corporation that resulted in an announcement of the Widget Channel in August 2008. On January 4, 2009 Yahoo! And Samsung announced that select models of Samsung’s new flat panel HDTVs would support the new TV Widget service. On January 7, 2009 Yahoo! Followed up with a broader announcement of distribution partnerships with major television manufacturers Samsung, Sony, LG Electronics, and Vizio, with only a peripheral reference to Intel. The following year, January 6, 2010, additional partnerships with Hisense, ViewSonic, MIPS Technologies, and Sigma Designs were announced at CES 2011 bringing the Yahoo! Widget Engine to more televisions and consumer electronics platforms. In September 2010 Yahoo! And the Vestel Group announced a partnership to deliver the platform that was now renamed to Yahoo Connected TV, to Europe. Also later in September Toshiba announced Yahoo! Connected TV support on several models of their televisions. On November 2, 2011 Yahoo! launched the Yahoo! Connected TV Store with Sony and Toshiba. The Yahoo! Connected TV Store allows developers to offer paid TV apps from 99 cents to $99. The Yahoo! Connected TV Store expanded to VIZIO in late 2012. Also later in 2012 the term "Widgets" was phased out and replaced with "Apps". On January 9, 2012 Yahoo! and Sony announced Broadcast Interactivity technology available in 2012 Sony BRAVIA televisions. On March 2, 2012 it was announced that Yahoo would be closing down support for the Yahoo Desktop Widget Engine. Yahoo's reason for closure was twofold, the cost of replacing the older servers that supported the gallery and the refocussing of human resources on the development of the Yahoo! Connected TV widget platform. On November 5, 2012 Yahoo! and Samsung announced an expanded partnership with the addition of support for Broadcast Interactivity. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Yahoo! Connected TV」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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