Kylo is a discontinued

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developed by Hillcrest Labs for

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and

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. Initially released in 2010, the browser features a

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, with large fonts and buttons that make it easy to see from across the room, making it especially suitable for use with a

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connected directly to a high-definition

television Television (TV) is a telecommunication medium for transmitting moving images and sound. Additionally, the term can refer to a physical television set rather than the medium of transmission. Television is a mass medium for advertising, ...

. In 2011, Kylo was a CES (

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) Innovations Awards honoree in the category of online audio/video content. On May 15, 2012, Kylo was released as open source software under the terms of the

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It was supported by the first Asus Xtion 3D depth-sensing camera, launched in spring 2012 and was included in the software bundle shipped with the camera. The browser was abandoned after Hillcrest was acquired by

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in July 2019.

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