{"id":493406,"date":"2010-03-31T12:28:22","date_gmt":"2010-03-31T16:28:22","guid":{"rendered":"15460 at http:\/\/www.precentral.net"},"modified":"2010-03-31T12:28:22","modified_gmt":"2010-03-31T16:28:22","slug":"pdk-no-api-for-mic-or-camera-pixi-support-preliminary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/493406","title":{"rendered":"PDK: No API for mic or camera, Pixi support preliminary"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"Developing for webOS has its pros and cons. On the one hand, you have the easiest mobile platform for web developers to target. On the other hand, the application-programming interfaces (APIs) for natively accessing important features aren’t all fully baked yet. To wit: the microphone and camera. <\/p>\n

Now that Palm’s Plugin Developer Kit (PDK) is out in public beta<\/a>, there is renewed hope for getting these API’s and therefore a new breed of applications.  Ben Combee (@unwiredben<\/a>) of Palm’s Developer Relations team is posting a series of FAQ’s on his livejournal<\/a> page and his has shared that the latest PDK will not include those API’s for the mic or camera.  <\/p>\n

We still hold out hope that access will come soon and apps like Shazam or true barcode scanners will become possible – but it looks like we’ll be waiting a bit longer. <\/p>\n

You’ll also find within the FAQ a tidbit on Pixi support for the PDK.  It’s there, but in a VERY limited way.  Ben says you can try testing apps out for Pixi but we should keep in mind 3D gaming isn’t intended for the initial build.<\/p>\n

In general, we have a lot of hope for the PDK. The ability to mix and match traditional webOS formatting elements with native code<\/a> could be a Big Deal for faster and more advanced apps.<\/p>\n

Thanks to Gene for the tip! <\/em>via PalmNewsDaily<\/a><\/p>\n

Update: <\/b>Ben Combee rightly posts an clarification<\/a> that we neglected to mention with regard to camera access:<\/p>\n

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Added small clarification to FAQ on PDK camera support — you can capture images from Mojo and then load them into a native PDK component.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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