Amazon Kindle Development Kit promises ereader Active Content
Jan 22, 2010, 03:04 (0 Talkback[s])
(Other stories by Chris Davies)
"Amazon have announced a software development platform for their
Kindle ebook reader, which will allow developers to create
“active content” for the E Ink device. The Kindle
Development Kit (KDK) is set to go into limited beta in February
2010, and will include programming interfaces, tools and
documentation together with a Kindle Simulator, capable of
mimicking both the regular and DX models on PC, Mac and Linux
systems.
"Already signed up are Zagat and Sonic Boom, who will be
creating interactive restaurant guides and simple puzzle games
respectively. Meanwhile EA Mobile have also thrown their hat into
the ring, though it’s unclear which of their titles might
transition over to Kindle."
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