Today at JavaOne SEMC announced the Capuchin project, a bridge between Flash Lite and Java ME on their feature phones. Java applications run at native speeds on Sony Ericsson handsets, so don’t be fooled, this implementation is very fast.
This means that by the end of this year you will be able to create Flash content for standalone applications and use a set of new actionscript APIs to access device data. Content will be packaged in the familiar Jar format and signed using the standard mechanism, exactly what you all asked for!
I’m really excited about this project, it seems like the best of both worlds.
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For some time now we’ve been working on a new version of Flash Lite to answer the problem of web compatibility on devices. Flash Lite 3.0 has proved really successful, with the addition of Flash Video and performance increases our partners have been able to deliver new and exciting experiences on their devices.
Nokia are now shipping Flash Lite 3.0 on 9 S60 devices through a mixture of mandatory and firmware upgrades, and have released the first S40 device with Flash Lite 3.0, the 6300i.
Flash Lite 3.1 is a dot release because we are simply altering a few features, some new and some enhancements to ensure that web browsing is as good as possible. Here is a feature snapshot:
- Improved Web Browsing, 91% of top 500 internet sites.
- Flash 9 (AS2 only) support
- Local Connection / HTML Text / GetURL_target / CSS support / WMode
- H.264 support* / Improved video support (smoothing, seek)
- Improved memory handling for images
- MP3 Streaming support**
- Linux Reference port
*Requires OEM porting to chipset.
**Requires licensing from MPEG.
Flash Lite 3.1 has already been released to our partners and you should expect to see it on devices by the end of the year.
If you have any questions then feel free to leave them in the comment field.
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Currently the event teams at Adobe are hard at work planning Adobe MAX 2008 to be held in San Francisco, Milan and Tokyo. We’re really excited to be holding the North America event in San Francisco, which is the home of the Mobile and Devices team.
Adobe MAX is all about YOU the developer, so if there is one event to attend this year then this is it. You’ll get to meet with literally thousands of attendees and see sessions from the best and biggest in the industry. Last year was my first despite being an Adobe employee for over three years. Even though it was only my second week on the job I did manage to squeeze into the Nokia session to get on stage 
So this is your opportunity to shape the event for your needs. We want to hear about the kinds of sessions that you want to see, the people and companies that you would most like to hear from. You can even volunteer yourself for some stage time if you’re feeling brave!
Needless to say Bill and I will be there and we’ll be inviting our key partners in the industry to join us.
Feel free to leave a comment and for sure visit the MAX page to suggest sessions and join the mailing list.
Mark
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This week I’m in San Francisco where our Mobile business is run. I’m here with the core EMEA team to work on strategy for the coming year.
Importantly last week we announced that are Mobile and Device Business Unit (MDBU) will merge into the Platform Business Unit. I’m sure you can guess what that means in terms of technology, but suffice to say that we are changing strategy.
Historically at Macromedia Flash on Mobile Devices was seen as a complimentary strategy, an opportunity for Flash developers to reach into mobile. In the last two years it has become increasingly apparent the structure of how we build our products has to change. Building products for mobile after the desktop results in a poor developer experience, and a difficult task for developers moving between different platforms and runtimes.
As a developer focusing on Flash Lite or Flash Cast these changes are an indication of how much Adobe are orientated towards mobile. Bill and I are really excited about this, it really helps everyone at Adobe focus on Mobile and Devices as a core element of the products.
You can read the official press release here. If you have any questions feel free to drop me an email at mdoherty [at] adobe [dot] com.
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