You may know that I am a Java ME guy, but I have to say that Macromedia Flash Lite seems like a very awesome, robust platform for mobile applications. Just look at the following features for mobile phones, and decide for yourself:
Major features of Flash Lite 1.1:
- HTTP-based data connectivity
- SVG support (playback only)
- Expanded access to phone capabilities
- A new content development kit (CDK)
- Vector graphics rendering
- Bitmap images
- Gradients
- Audio – event sound
- Static text with fonts embedded in the SWF file
- Input and dynamic text with fonts embedded in the SWF file
- Input and dynamic device text
- Frame-based animation
- Tweened animation – motion and shape tweening
- ActionScript (Scripting) – Flash 4 supported
- Keyboard navigation
New major features of Flash Lite 2.0:
- Flash 7 code base with support for ActionScript 2.0
- Video playback
- External XML parsing
- Local, persistent data on the device
- Loadable external images and sounds
And remember, as in Java ME, the Flash Lite application should be portable, assuming the Flash Lite runtime is present on the handset.
I am so impressed with the capabilities above, that I think that any person serious about mobility and user experience should check this out.
ceo