It's been a while since we've heard any news regarding webOS, but LG is changing that today with an announcement about the platform.
LG has announced webOS Open Source Edition with the goal of expanding the variety of webOS devices. Developers can download the source code for this platform for free and use tools, guides, and forums to help them learn more about webOS. LG says that because webOS is a based on a Linux kernel with support for HTML5 and CSS3, it should be easy to learn for even new developers.
Here's what Dr. I.P. Park, CTO at LG Electronics, had to say about this webOS news:
“When LG adopted webOS for our popular smart TV lineup in 2013, it did so with the knowledge that webOS had tremendous potential. webOS has come a long way since then and is now a mature and stable platform ready to move beyond TVs to join the very exclusive group of operating systems that have been successfully commercialization at such a mass level. As we move from an app-based environment to a web-based one, we believe the true potential of webOS has yet to be seen.”
LG already uses webOS on televisions and refrigerators, and judging by the image included with its announcement, it looks like LG feels like webOS could be a good fit for set-top boxes, robots, and tablets, too. Of course, this will require developers to dig in to webOS Open Source Edition and create those devices. It'll be interesting to see if any devs make a webOS-powered mobile device like a tablet, especially since its been years since we saw a webOS mobile product.
Would you be interested in something like a new webOS tablet?
