We’ve decided to use Github Issues to track Concerto 2 development.  We’ll be using the issue tracker and milestone system on our Concerto 2 Issues page to log all defects that are found with the software as we continue to develop, and also to plan out and share strategic objectives of our Concerto 2 roadmap.  We hope that by organizing everything in one place, right next to the Concerto 2 codebase, it will be much easier to keep tabs on our forthcoming release.

To view the Concerto 2 Issues tracker, click here.  You can also peruse the codebase here.

Right now, we’re bringing together a Requirements wiki page to keep track of all of our high-level requirements for v2.  We’ll be gradually turning those requirements into issues within our Github tracker.

The Fall update to the Google TV brought the Android Market to Google TV devices, allowing developers to write and publish applications for some digital-signage sized screens.  If you’re looking to run some digital signage on your Google TV you’re in luck, you can find a Concerto app in the Market today!

Concerto on the Android Market

Concerto for the Google TV lets you configure and connect to a Concerto server, letting you specify a server URL and customize a MAC address as needed.  If you’re interested in tweaking your server slightly, the device will also pass the current screen width and height as parameters in the initial URL.  If you’re having trouble sizing the screen manually like traditional Concerto v1 screens, you can use these to automatically set the size of the screen so content will render appropriately.

Don’t have a Concerto server but still want to check out a Concerto player?  The app comes pre-configured to connect to automagically connect to a demo server and pull in some dynamic content  keeping the information fresh.

The source code for the application is available on GitHub, and I encourage you to report any issues you run into.

Customize the URL and MAC address for Concerto on the Google TV

We have relaunched the home site of the Concerto Digital Signage Project, http://www.concerto-signage.org, on a new server and new content management application.  This relaunch will allow us to keep the site better updated with information about the first version of Concerto and the forthcoming sequel, Concerto 2.

In addition, we’ve added a real blog for the Concerto Project, which you’re now reading.  As a team, we want to keep you updated with the latest happenings in the world of Concerto, and this blog will be the destination for posts about many kinds of topics relevant to the project: development updates, the digital signage landscape, how Concerto is being used around the world, and updates from the Concerto community at large.  We want the blog to be a gathering place for all of us.  I’m sure the future will be very exciting!

Those of us writing for the blog will do our best to keep it updated regularly.  We urge you to hit up the comments section and get involved!