> Apologies if this is a duplicate---I did a quick search of the > archives, but didn't see any mention of this. > > After my Lua on iPhone talk last night, somebody in the audience > mentioned to me that Verizon is about to launch their FiOS TV SDK > that will allow people to develop "widgets" that run on the set-top > box for your TV. [...] > > Anyway (as you've already guessed from the subject line), widgets > are programmed in Lua. [...] There were some news about it last year: * Can Verizon dominate interactive TV? Verizon’s FiOS TV platform uses LUA, EBIF and DVD formats to set up revenue-generating services http://connectedplanetonline.com/video/news/verizon-fios-tv-interactive-0316/ * Verizon Unveils their Vision for the Web-Connected TV http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/verizon_unveils_their_vision_for_the_web-connected.php "What they can say now is that widgets will be programmed using LUA, a standard technology which many game developers will be familiar with already." * Verizon FiOS TV's Rachelle Zoffer on Interactive TV Widgets Roberto http://www.itvt.com/interview/5376/itv-doctor-verizon-fios-tvs-rachelle-zoffer-interactive-tv-widgets "Verizon's widget platform is based on the open source scripting language Lua (lua.org)." * Verizon Gives Social Media a TV Spot http://www.technewsworld.com/story/67601.html "The SDK will use the programming language Lua." -- Roberto