Sony Ericsson Adds Flash Support to Mobile Java

Via Vivek, a very interesting development on the Flash Lite front from Sony Ericsson.

Sony Ericsson today announced at its Developer World conference plans for a new technology that bridges Adobe Flash Lite and Java ME development platforms.

The technology, called Project Capuchin, allows Java ME applications to use Flash Lite as the front-end interface for mobile phone applications.

More importantly, it builds a connection between the phone's applications and Flash, something that the few phones able to run Flash don't do. Flash is just a display layer, not actually interactive with the phone.

So there's light at the end of the tunnel for those of us waiting for a solution to make Flash Lite apps on Sony Ericsson handsets a reailty. What I founf most interesting though was this comment:

David said the technology could "very likely" grow into an open source project so it is not limited to just Sony Ericsson phones.

Could this also solve the problem we have with packaging for Series 40? Time will tell, but announcements like these help me to believe that Flash Lite is maturing as a platform and mobile technology, and that things are (slowly) improving in the market.

Talk to the Flash Lite Guru on Forum Nokia

I have officially been elevated to "guru" status by Forum Nokia for their upcoming "Talk to the Guru" online discussion on Flash Lite.

Following on from my involvement with the Flash Lite Code Camps this month, I'll be on the Forum Nokia Flash Lite discussion forum on April 22nd at 3pm (Brisbane/+10 GMT) to talk all things Flash Lite, and probably with a particular focus on Nokia devices.

No hecklers thanks - you know who you are!

Polar Cap Blues available now on Smashing Games

Moket's Polar Cap Blues is now available on Smashing Games (available in North America on Verizon Wireless) and is currently in the Spotlight section.

If you're on Verizon Wireless, follow these steps:

• Select "Get it Now" on your Verizon Wireless "Get it Now" enabled handset
• Select Get Fun and Games
• Select Get New
• Select Select Verizon Exclusives
• Select Smashing Games
• Polar Cap Blues can be found in Spotlight, New and Arcade.

While you're there, why not also download Cipher or Dizzy Zub Zub, and do your bit to keeping Moket game developers paying the rent :)

Moket featured on Forum Nokia and Games out on Nokia Download! Platform

All the attention that Nokia has been giving to Flash Lite lately has been great and has put the spotlight on many developers around the world. The plan was for WRT and Flash Lite to be a major focus for Nokia platforms in the first half of 2008, and they have certainly been following through those plans very well.

Ugur and the Kuneri guys have been written up already, and now it's Moket's turn in the Media and Games section with a great article on how our Flash Lite products have been supported by Nokia devices.

In the article, I mention an exciting new channel for Moket content that is launching in April - Moket games (and any that we can get through from the Moket Content Network) will be available through the "Try For Free" catalogue on the Nokia Download! client for S60 devices. We will be visible in APAC (including India) and Europe in the coming weeks, launching with 5 titles from our catalogue - Dizzy Zub Zub, Cipher, Polar Cap Blues, Jon Burgerman's Sausage Smackdown, and GRORBS.

Once they are live we'll make another announcement, but we're stoked that we have been able to secure this sales channel for Flash Lite games.

Adobe Mobile Gallery launches

Adobe launched their new Adobe Mobile Gallery today - a nice RIA for demonstrating the depth of Flash Lite products being produced around the world. We're pleased to have a number of Moket products in there, including our GoPets animations, the first Dojo Monkey game, and also our MoCarbon wallpapers. I'm also pleased to see many contributors to the Moket Content Network repesented in the gallery.