Yes, things are getting confusing if not messy. The Logitech TV Cam accessory for the Logitech Revue Google TV adds a camera to Google TV http://www.logitech.com/en-us/smartTV/accessories/devices/tv-cam but it can reportedly not be used by Android apps: "The TV Cam cannot be accessed from other applications at this time" http://forums.adobe.com/message/3256491#3256491
Great, so there *is* a camera for this Android device (Google TV) but it cannot be used by regular Android apps. Now this probably means that Android camera apps will simply remain invisible on the Android Market for this Google TV, but for developers it is just as important to know if a device is compatible with their app or not - to be able to tell their customers. One should not have to scour web forums in the hope of getting an indication of that. In other words, should it not be *required* that Logitech clearly indicates on their website that Logitech TV Cam does not work with third-party (and Google's!) Android camera apps, and *only* works with their own proprietary video call app? I currently cannot find this on the Logitech TV Cam product page http://www.logitech.com/en-us/smartTV/accessories/devices/tv-cam and even if it is hidden somewhere in the small print that is hardly practical for developers who need to be able to quickly tell compatibility for a range of new devices to answer customer inquiries. Looks like there should be some additional requirements for manufacturers here in order to be allowed to use the Google TV brand, because "everybody" already knows that Google TV runs Android http://www.google.com/tv/developers.html and if there is a camera accessory "everybody" would assume that Android camera apps would run fine and not be in for an unpleasant surprise or a heap of uncertainty. Thanks! On Nov 30, 8:20 am, Spiral123 <[email protected]> wrote: > GoogleTV. My Logitech Revue has no touch screen - assuming the market > gets expanded to this device (yes please!) then I won't want to see > any apps where I need to touch the screen. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Developers" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en
