However, he said it was too soon to name names. Mozilla is not one of the investors, Chang said.Ĭhang said the company is also working with Mozilla to try to get more content partners, which it knows will be key to it having any success. MatchStick is backed by Chinese hardware maker aBitCool and other investors, who Chang said he could not disclose. “The reason why we are working with Firefox OS is (that) Mozilla endorses the very same principals of openness,” Chang said.
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Fulfilling its promise to be totally open, MatchStick is also making available both the source code for its software and the schematics of its hardware dongle. MatchStick also plans a program to encourage app makers and a November developer event. The company hopes to sell all units for under $25, with the first ones being offered on Kickstarter for just $12 and more to be sold at $18. The San Jose-based company will start taking Kickstarter orders for the dongle, with plans to ship the first units in January. “Simply put, it’s an open Chromecast,” General Manager Jack Chang told Re/code. On Tuesday, the startup - MatchStick - is going public with its product plans.
Mozilla was quick to dismiss a June report that it was getting into competition with Google by developing a Firefox OS-powered streaming media stick.ĭays later, though, it did confirm it was working with a partner who was building such a device.
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