Villo Services

Villo Services is available for open registration(Developers & Users) at http://villo.net Villo is a collection of services that allow mobile apps to get tapped into the cloud for added functionality.
Villo is currently exclusive to HP webOS.

Primary Features Available June 2011:

  • Push Chat (via PubNub) – Chat with any Villo user currently in a given chat room. Rooms are app-specific. An app can have multiple rooms, and users can be subscribed to more than one room at a time.
  • Profiles – Each villo user has a profile. Contains some basic information. Username, email, first/last name, device, bio, location, etc.
  • Friends – Easily add friends in Villo. Friends are synced to the cloud.
  • Login/Register – Users can login or register for Villo. This is required, and is used to keep track of users and relevant information.
  • Gifts – Send gifts to other users, or buy items for yourself. Managed by developers on the developer portal. Purchases are synced with your account.
  • Leader boards – App-specific leaderboards let users rank themselves against one another.
  • WebLog (Developers Only)- A feature of villo.log, which allows developers to push the log into the cloud, which can be viewed from the developer portal.
  • Villo API console (Developers Only) – Build and test any villo API calls before you add them to your application.

Features Coming Soon:

  • Messaging: Private message other villo users. Messaging will support inter-application messaging.
  • Built-ins – Allow developers to integrate villo in a matter of minutes. Built-ins download a pre-built scene from our servers, and renders it on the device.
  • Promo – WebOS-specific feature which allows devs to leverage webOS promo codes easily. Give your friends the gift of apps.
  • Lottery – Lottery system for Villo credits
  • Settings – HTML5 local settings mixed with settings on the cloud. Sync settings every time you launch the app. Users can change the app settings online.

Supported Devices:

  • Palm Pre/Pixi
  • Palm Pre Plus/Pixi Plus
  • Palm Pre 2
  • HP Veer 4G
  • Coming Soon: HP Pre 3, HP TouchPad (Will be supported 100% when they launch)

Supported Platforms:

  • Palm webOS 1.4.5+
  • HP webOS 2.x
  • HP webOS 3.x (Full Enyo Support)

Villo Pricing/Availability:

  • FREE
  • Open to all webOS developers
  • Registration Opens: 6/2/11
  • Villo Developer Portal will be open very soon

Villo Apps:

  • Villo enabled apps will be featured on villo.net

BONUS:

We will be giving away TWO free Palm Pre 2′s (GSM/Unlocked) devices to the developers who have the best implementation of Villo in their new or existing webOS apps. Winners will be announced in July 2011.  (Pre2′s have been generously donated by HP)

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