Interesting approach. They have built a UI-less browser plugin that exposes new javascript API to your web app.
That gets me thinking about other possible browser plugins along those lines:
- Expose the native filesystem
- Fire an event when a USB device is connected
- Or when email is received
...
I have a working browser plugin that allows justin.tv to access and respond to the Apple Remote Control. I should really find time to get it polished and released...
NPAPI plugins are actually pretty good fun to write.
That gets me thinking about other possible browser plugins along those lines: - Expose the native filesystem - Fire an event when a USB device is connected - Or when email is received ...