Month: June 2007

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iGiki.com unveils games for iPhone, developed in Adobe Flash CS3

iGiki.com unveils games for apple iPhone

iGiki.com unveils games for apple iPhone

iGiki.com has announced that it will release several games designed for Apple’s iPhone. The games are developed in Adobe Flash CS3 and are modified for use without a mouse.

“iGiki are on the forefront of developing the technology and products that help people access the hottest content for their glorious mobile devices including the iPhone. and his aim is to ignite smiles around the globe 🙂 ”

Games are separated into GikiSingles, GikiPacks, and GikiMinis. iGiki.com has priced the Arcade GikiPack and Brain KikiPack at $2 for three months, which includes GikiPods with the subscription. GikiMinis are free, and the GikiSingles are available for $1 each for three month periods.

User have to enable Adobe Flash in quicktime to view these demo games in PC browser.

I like this phone preety much as User Interface and design is really cool !! Hope to see soon in my hand 🙂

vivek

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ARCHOS Brings Flash-Based Video to Portable Media Player

 ARCHOS portable device for video

ARCHOS, Inc., a global consumer electronics manufacturer and leader in portable digital entertainment, announced today that its new line of Generation 5 Portable Media Players (PMPs) will support Adobe Flash®-based video, enabling consumers to access online video from their WiFi-enabled ARCHOS devices.

” has developed the most advanced, portable media players in the industry, with screens that display entertainment content and Flash-based video in great quality,” said Robert Raiola, EMEA senior marketing director at Adobe. “With more than 200 Million Flash-enabled devices in the market today, we are looking forward to working with ARCHOS to bring Flash Lite to yet another mobile platform for consumers.”

Device looks good.

vivek

From threads to wire:LEVI’S® introduces mobile phone

Levi_phone

In tune with its young consumers, the Levi’s® brand is adding a fashionable, steel mobile phone to its range of lifestyle accessories.
The Levi’s® phone embraces mobile technology and enables young people to connect, enjoy music, exchange images and videos whilst on the go.

Phone’s compact design and sturdy riveted steel casing. A unique detachable chain provides a clever design solution that allows users to fasten their phone to their jeans or bags.

”Technology is at the heart of today’s youth culture and mobile phones are the ultimate accessory. Adding a mobile phone to our collection is a natural progression for Levi’s®, a brand that is driven to meet the desires of young people”, says You Nguyen, Senior Vice President of Levi’s® Product.

It will be in select stores all throughout Europe in September.

No technical details relesed yet!! I hope Flash lite must be there.

Read more and watch video here

vivek

AccuWeather using “Brand Builder’s” Flash-like player technology which has been optimized for a wide range of mobile handsets.

AccuWeather.com is using its Brand Builder technology to expand their mobile web presence and expand the functionality of their downloadable applications.They selected eMbience’s Brand Builder solution, because it complements their forward-thinking strategy of continuing to deliver feature- and media-rich BREW(R), J2ME and mobile web products for their customers. In addition to deploying these robust applications quickly, will be able to easily update and maintain their mobile web site and applications.

New applications will be ported across platforms using Brand Builder’s Flash-like player which has been optimized for a wide range of handsets.

Some features of Brand Builder are

  • Web-based visual authoring tool
  • Drag and drop controls
  • Automatic plug-in for designating spaces for interactive advertisements
  • Support for entertainment, information, content, media and LBS-based content
  • Multi-facet player that supports all functionalities for any media playback
  • Easy-to-implement, pre-defined templates provide the framework for content that reflects a branded look and feel
  • Integrated approach substantially reduces time-to-market across platforms

Read more

vivek

Opera’s Flash-Replacement For Cellphones

opera mobile browser plugins 

Opera is working on a Flash-replacement plug in so phones can get in on some mobile video plugin action.

The new technology will add video capability directly into the Web browser, so that users can see and play back video content directly in Opera. As of yet, Opera has not commented on whether or not the new native playback ability for Opera Mobile will be able to play existing Flash content.

Read more

vivek

Porsche Design Unveils P’9521 Mobile Phone

Porsche Design Unveils P’9521

Porsche Design Unveils P’9521

Stephane Bret, director of Porsche Design Mobile Group, holds a Porsche Design Mobile Phone P’9521 in Essen June 4, 2007. The Porsche Design Group and Sagem Communication are presenting the first Porsche Design Mobile Phone, the P’9521, at the Red Dot Design Museum in Essen.

Porsche Design’s P’9521 cellphone features the ability to rotate the screen 180°, turning this mobile phone into a digital camera in a snap. For better security, the phone also comes equipped with a fingerprint reader, so you no longer need to remember any more PIN numbers. The handset will be released this fall in Porsche Design Stores and specialist cellphone retailers. Sadly, it won’t be available in the U.S., Korea, and Japan for some reason.

Not sure for Adobe Flash lite as no such technical details i found but User Interface looks something similar to LG Parda.

vivek

Google Lays Out Its Mobile User Experience Strategy

google_mobile user experience

The event, “Google Presents User Experience & Mobile Apps,” was co-hosted by the New York City chapter of the Usability Professionals Association.

Google user experience designer Leland Rechis talk about Google’s mission: Organize the world’s information and make it universally accessible and useful. Rechis added that mobility is fast-becoming the key to making information “universally accessible,” but he warned that without a solid user experience, there is no way mobile applications can be useful.

Rechis said that when Google plans to launch a mobile application, it looks at the potential app through six layers:

  1. Understanding users, anywhere, anytime
  2. Fits in your pocket
  3. More personal than the PC
  4. Consistency across modes
  5. Localization is intensified
  6. Integrated devices, modes, products

Very intresting 🙂 and important to know before developing applications for mobile devices.
Read more

vivek

Remote Access To Real Handsets In Live Networks

 DeviceAnywhere

Testing mobile contents on real devices is a big challenge for developers. And getting actual device is not always possible across all carriers.But DeviceAnywhere provides a subscription based service to get remote Access To Real Handsets In Live Networks.

“DeviceAnywhere is an innovative service that offers real-time remote access to in-market mobile handsets that are live on select carrier networks – for all dev/porting/testing needs of mobile app/content developers. DeviceAnywhere currently contains 200+ handsets across 10 global carriers covering 11 device manufacturers.”

Currently  two carriers are freely available for trial: Sprint and Alltel.

Read more how it works

View demo

vivek

An Article on Flash Lite: Graphics for Mobile Devices

flash_lite_logo.jpg

A new indepth article on Adobe Flash lite published by Hartti, Senior Technology Expert at Forum Nokia.
“Flash Lite is a technology specifically developed for mobile phones and other consumer electronic devices. It is based on Adobe’s Flash technology, which makes websites livelier.”

Article covers many topics which follows as:

  1. Flash Lite
  2. Which Flash Lite Version to Target?
  3. Preparing the Data Service
  4. Getting Started with Client Applications
  5. Testing the Application
  6. Adding the Final Code

Read more

vivek

BREW 2007 Conference: Schedule announced with 2 Flash lite sessions

2007 BREW Developer Awards

The mobile community is gathering at the BREW 2007 Conference June 20-22, 2007.New ideas, exciting innovations and powerful opportunities are all in the mix.
BREW 2007 will have over 60 educational sessions with special interest topics like location-based services, BREW and application development, BREW for device manufacturers, Content management and delivery, Gaming and User Experience design and development.

Bill Perry, Vinay Ramani are presenting two sessions on Adobe Flash lite technologies. See below for details.

Session List

Biz-404 Flash Lite on BREW – Business Insights
Tech-603 Exploring the Capabilites of Adobe® Flash® Lite™

See the complete shedules here

vivek