Kylo Web Browser free download - Kylo Web Browser for TV, Opera Mini - fast web browser, Xana Web Browser, and many more programs. A free new browser called Kylo promises to improve the still-imperfect experience of watching online video from a PC on the TV by removing clutter and putting controls front and center.
| Developer(s) | Hillcrest Labs |
|---|---|
| Initial release | March 19, 2010[1] |
| Engine | Gecko[citation needed] |
| Operating system | Windows (XP SP2 and later), Mac OS X |
| Available in | English |
| Type | Web browser |
| Website | kylo.tv |
Kylo is a discontinued open-sourceweb browser developed by Hillcrest Labs for Microsoft Windows and Mac OS X. Initially released in 2010, the browser features a 10-foot user interface, with large fonts and buttons that make it easy to see from across the room, making it especially suitable for use with a home theater PC connected directly to a high-definitiontelevision.[2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11]
In 2011, Kylo was a CES (Consumer Electronics Show) Innovations Awards honoree in the category of online audio/video content.[12]
On May 15, 2012, Kylo was released as open source software under the terms of the Mozilla Public License[13]
The browser was abandoned after Hillcrest was acquired by CEVA in July 2019.
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- ^'Kylo Community | Kylo 0.6 Beta Released'. Kylo.tv. Archived from the original on 2012-05-08. Retrieved 2012-02-14.
- ^'Kylo Is a Big-Screen, TV-Optimized Web Browser'. Lifehacker.com. Retrieved 2013-11-02.
- ^Breen, Christopher (2010-03-21). 'First look: Kylo media browser'. Macworld. Retrieved 2013-11-02.
- ^'Kylo - The Web Browser Built For Televisions'. Makeuseof.com. 2007-10-31. Archived from the original on 2013-11-03. Retrieved 2013-11-02.
- ^Ganapati, Priya (2010-03-22). 'Kylo Web Browser Targets TV Couch Potatoes | Wired Business'. Wired.com. Retrieved 2013-11-02.
- ^'Kylo: Web Browser For Large 1080p HD TV Screen'. Addictivetips.com. 2010-06-07. Retrieved 2013-11-02.
- ^Lowensohn, Josh (2010-05-25). 'Kylo, the Web browser for your TV, gets geeky | Apple Talk - CNET News'. News.cnet.com. Retrieved 2013-11-02.
- ^'Kylo - A Web Browser For Media Center | Making Windows Easy - All Things Microsoft, Software, and the Web'. Making Windows Easy. 2010-10-18. Archived from the original on 2013-11-05. Retrieved 2013-11-02.
- ^'Kylo TV Web Browser Announced for Windows and Mac HTPCs'. eHomeUpgrade. Retrieved 2013-11-02.
- ^Evans, Joel (2010-03-22). 'Kylo browser brings the web to your TV without the squint'. ZDNet. Retrieved 2013-11-02.
- ^Carr, Austin (2010-10-05). 'Kylo Offers Alternative to Google TV | Fast Company | Business + Innovation'. Fast Company. Retrieved 2013-11-02.
- ^'2011 Innovations Awards Honorees: Home Entertainment | TechHive'. Pcworld.com. 2010-12-02. Retrieved 2013-11-02.
- ^'Hillcrest Labs Turns Kylo® Web Browser for TV Over to Open Source... - ROCKVILLE, Md., May 15, 2012 /PRNewswire/'. Prnewswire.com. Retrieved 2013-11-02.
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There’s been a relatively large announcement made by Hillcrest Labs tonight in that they’ve turned their own “Kylo Web Browser for TV” over to the Open Source community. This announcement sets the Mozilla-based TV browser up for open-sourced management for its many features, features such as its ability to work with Mac OS and Windows machines and its ability to work with Freespace-enabled in-air pointing controls. This release will be done with Mozilla Public License (MPL) 2.0 “to enable developers to create new and different versions that extend its features and enables new uses.”
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This update effectively lets the browser loose for the world to play with, your own ability to download its source code gifted to you at GitHub as well as http://kylo.tv/ You can also feel free to download the OS X or Windows version of the browser there for free, it also recently upgraded for 1080p support for your gigantic television interface! Steve Scheirey, vice president of TV software and services at Hillcrest Labs, noted the following about the project:
“Releasing Kylo to the open source community is a natural progression for the TV browser. Kylo has always been a distinct initiative apart from our core Freespace business. By releasing Kylo’s source code, we expect to see new innovations and product enhancements from a much broader development community.” – Scheirey
You’ll want to use Kylo as it exists today with your home theater device plugged into your large screen TV. Today this could be anything from a PC tower dedicated to being your television’s brain to an Ultrabook with HDMI output capabilities. Any high-powered machine can be a home theater these days, and Kylo is prepped to bring the web browsing bit of this equation into the limelight. As it’s quoted by Kylo:
“Unlike other applications or websites, Kylo does not offer a “walled garden” of aggregated video content. Instead, it is a fully featured Web browser that lets users browse the open Internet. Compared to conventional browsers, the Kylo browser provides more onscreen viewing space with less visual clutter; larger fonts and buttons for easy navigation from across the room; an easy-to-use onscreen keyboard; and zoom-and-pan capability for enhanced viewing.” – Kylo
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Give it a try today, and all you developers out there in the business of using these opportunities to your advantage: let us know what you’re up to!