Viigo Project Tango Beta Now Available
After months of work, Viigo’s long awaited Project Tango launched to public beta on June 19th.
First of all, a little background about what’s happening this summer as we head towards full availability in September.
We’ll be running two beta programs concurrently; a private beta which will provide about 2,000 people with a much earlier view of the upcoming features of Viigo’s Project Tango (Viigo 3.0) as they evolve, and a public beta which will provide a preview of only those features which we deem stable enough for broad-based usage.
Currently the Private and Public beta users are on the same code base, but that will change in the coming week or two, as we reveal some exciting features such as Audio to the private beta audience first. When a new version of the app is ready, Viigo will let you know, and will allow you to download it and update with a single click.
The first beta is close to what was previewed at WES. We’ve provided a fixed set of services (outlined below) for users to play with that provide a hint at what’s possible on the Viigo platform.
When the app is released, users will be able to pick and choose the services they want to subscribe to and entirely customize the Viigo experience. Today, all of the services have been written by the team here at Viigo, but it is our intention to open up the platform and allow anyone to build their own services.
Here’s what’s in the Public Beta:
A new Home Screen - As you can see, Viigo has moved far beyond the News Reader many of you are familiar with today.
News & RSS – essentially the same as we have in the current shipping version of Viigo
CFL – a sample of what’s going to be possible on Viigo’s Expanded Sports Service (league news, standings, live scores, ticket sales, etc.) … and which will eventually become part of the sports folder.
Weather – 5 day forecast for your favorite cities … lots more coming here too including radar, etc.
Sports – live scores for the following current leagues (MLB, PGA, LPGA, Formula 1, CFL and the Euro 2008) … you’ll see other sports such as the NFL, NCAA, etc as the respective seasons start.
Entertainment – some fun bPLay Games and Themes – including some free games, just for Viigo users … lots more coming here too.
Stocks – a very very early sample of a portfolio service, showing updated market data for a sample portfolio of commonly held stocks … lots more coming here, including the ability to manage your own portfolios, and to access much richer data than is currently shown.
Beta Feedback – the ability to submit Bugs, Features Requests or UI Requests directly to our Product Management team right from within the app.
As we move through the summer, new features and new services will show up.
Some useful links:
- For an overview video of what’s in the public beta, head over to http://www.viigo.com/tango
- The Public Beta landing page can be found at http://www.viigo.com/beta
- To download the public beta directly from your device, you can head to http://www.GetViigo.com/beta from your BlackBerry browser
Mark Ruddock
CEO
Viigo
