At Max 2011, Adobe’s technology developer conference, Samsung announced the launch of the first Smart TV application using Adobe AIR, to be available on Samsung Smart TVs. Adobe AIR is a key element of the Adobe Flash Platform, enabling developers and content publishers to leverage existing code and familiar tools to deliver rich, standalone applications across devices and platforms. VH1’s Flash technology based application, I Love the 80’s Trivia, will be made available on Samsung Smart TVs in the US this fall via the Samsung Apps marketplace.
Apps such as VH1’s I Love the 80s Trivia offer new content and experiences to the continually popular and growing Samsung Smart TV application category of gaming. Adobe AIR for TV 2.5 is currently available to developers on 2011 Samsung Smart TV models, and will be available on 2011 Samsung Smart Blu-ray Players later this year in North American and South American markets.