From EETimes: Semiconductor supplier Marvell in Santa Clara, Calif., rolled out Monday, March 10 its Kinoma Create JavaScript-powered Internet of Things construction kit. Marvell said that the software/hardware combined tool kit is designed for "software developers, makers, and designers" to easily start creating connected consumer electronics and their companion apps.
The brain behind Kinoma Create is Peter Hoddie, who developed QuickTime at Apple and then founded in 2002 a software engineering company called Kinoma.
When Marvell acquired Kinoma in 2010, the deal included -- lock, stock, and barrel -- Hoddie and his team, the original Kinoma team’s experience in building applications for consumer electronics in JavaScript and the body of the software work they developed and licensed to Sony, Palm, Softbank, Docomo, and Sling Media.
In describing Kinoma Create, Hoddie, now Marvell's Kinoma vice president, told us, "It is a developer prototyping device that leverages our software work to open the 'maker' movement to many more people. One goal of Kinoma Create is to speed-up prototyping so more time can be spent on user testing to refine user experiences."
Kinoma Create's hardware consists of a power-efficient CPU; WiFi and Bluetooth connectivity; a capacitive touchscreen; and numerous input/output options for external sensors, LEDs, and input devices.
The heart of Kinoma Create is its software -- Kinoma Platform Runtime (KPR). By using JavaScript and XML for programming, KPR is made "accessible to novice programmers, while its advanced architecture empowers professional programmers to deliver commercial products more easily," according to Marvell.
Kinoma Studio, the development environment for KPR, includes the Kinoma Create simulator to speed development, a wireless debugger to eliminate cables, and application packagers for iOS and Android to build mobile apps with KPR that interact with Kinoma Create prototypes.
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