Browse Flickr from your TiVo

Developer Andrew R. Wallace has created a way to browse the photo-sharing site Flickr from TiVo using the new Home Media Engine feature, and it looks great.  I just tried it out and my Flickr account is completely available from my TiVo.  I think this has a good chance of winning Best Photo Application in the TiVo Developer Challenge.

HME apps require System 7.1, which includes TiVoToGo.  If you have System 7.1, you'll need to allow HME apps to run by going to System Information and pressing clear clear 0 0 on your remote.  Then, just download the Java program and run it on your computer.   You can find out more at the developer's site or rate it at HME PVRblog.

Comments

[Alex Rowland]

This is how TiVo saves itself. This stuff is starting to trickle. If TiVo can hang on for another 18 months, it'll be a torrent:)

[Griffon]

Until they can the direct TV customers ont eh save software rev they are screwed.

[Andy Wallace]

I just realised that TiVo does not allow the use of their logo in these HME apps, it is a condition for entering the competition too, so I changed the backgroup image.

[Kevin]

Just installed, works like a charm!! Wonderful. Would like option to adjust length of slide shows and remove the filename on black screen, but it's a great app! Congrats!

Tapping into developers creativity and energy was a brilliant move and will ultimately save Tivo!

[Jon]

I've been trying to get someone to make an Xbmc flickr plugin for sooooooo long. I just need to find time and hack it up myself. This is great!

Does anyone know if my stand alone series 2 hacks will get overwritten if i update my tivo software? i want to play with the api, but i'm afraid all my hacks ill go null if i do.

[Andy Wallace]

Updated!

Version 0.8 - 2/26/2005 Big changes!

• Removed titles between slides, added support for on-screen titles with the "Info" button.
• Added support for Sets.
• User icon now replaces TiVo logo.
• Added caching of icons, images and data from Flickr. Slideshows now fetch one image in advance.
• Added option to change the transition between slides to use different kinds of animation.
• Rationalized menus; each contacts menus are the same as the root menu.
• Reworked buttons used for slide shows, removed extra "bonk" sounds.
• Added option to speed up or slow down the slide shows

[Appie]

This stuff should be made open-source man! :) Then anyone can grab it and customize to get it to run on XBMC and stuff! I REALLY want an XBMC version for Flickr as well. This absolutely looks AWESOME! :)