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Sony Mobile wants developers to use its Timescape UI as a platform for further enhancing user experiences. To that end, the company unveiled a new Add-on SDK, bringing together a number of APIs for Xperia smartphones, tablets and related Sony products.
The SDK “works” as an extension of the standard Android SDK and includes Smart Extension APIs that allow developers to build apps which support the Android-compatible SmartWatch and Smart Wireless Headset pro.
Then there’s the Small Apps API that makes it possible to build apps which run on top of other apps, and the IR remote API for making apps that exploit IR remote sensors found on some Xperia devices.
Finally, with the Media Infinite API, developers can make use of the Infinite button on the WALKMAN music player. The mentioned button lists apps offering music-related information and services like YouTube and Wikipedia…
And that’s apparently just the start with Sony already working to add more APIs to the Add-on SDK in an effort to make its Xperia suite of products more appealing to both developers and end-users.
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Dusan Belic
Dusan has been using smartphones since their introduction and is now following the latest trends in the industry. The "convergence" is what he's most excited about, and writing about it is the next logical thing to do. He thinks that using a smartphone is what everyone who cares about their time should do. In addition to his interests in mobile phones, Dusan also loves to experiment with the latest web and mobile 2.0 services. The idea of accessing and managing your information from any device no matter where you are simply amazes him. Whether it's an online to-do list, note taking service or a video sharing social network, he's there to try it out. He admits though, he's still searching for the ultimate web-based organizational tool, which "sings" perfectly with the mobile PIM application. Dusan used to run SymbianWatch.com which later became part of IntoMobile. He lives in Serbia, South-East Europe, from where he edits the site on a daily basis.
