Flash And The City 2010 Blog

After yesterday’s announcement of the release of Flex 4 by Adobe (one of our Gold sponsor) today there are some more exciting announcements from our second gold sponsor.

litl have just announced that Flash Player 10.1 is coming to litl. Here are some details:

Flash Player 10.1 integrated into litl devices

• Upon its release, existing devices will be instantly updated and new devices will start shipping with the latest player!
• This will add hardware-accelerated Flash Player, supporting HD video and other Flash content.
• The 10.1 player will be added to our browser supporting the seamless web experience litl users already enjoy.

litl SDK

• New developer site launches at http://developer.litl.com.
• litl will have an SDK for Flash developers to take existing content or build new content specifically for litl users: families and those looking for a more simple computing experience with our litl webbook and custom litl OS.
• litl call them channels, and this is the form of application users can download from litl dynamic channel catalog.
• The existing channel catalog will become a store and bring a much needed and very true ecosystem to the Flash developer community.
• While developers’ existing content is fully supported in litl browser, adding our SDK to Flash applications will allow developers to create channels and hook into the special controls and ‘views’ the litl webbook features.
• In addition to a laptop mode, the litl flips over itself into ‘easel’ mode, where a unique experience is controlled with a scrollwheel and button found on the device hinge.
• Device controls are replicated with litl remote.
• Essentially, including litl SDK in a Flash or Flex project will let developers ‘target’ litl device and offer their content ultimately, for free or fee, through litl store to the litl device owners and users.
• The SDK will ship with a Simulator so that those without a litl in hand can develop and test their apps, plus asdocs, guides, tutorials, a custom UI control set (for both Flash and Flex), and sample channels to help developers kick start their channel project.

Flash And The City Details

• litl will be launching the SDK at Flash And The City, as a major sponsor of the event, May 14
• Flash And The City runs May 13-16 in New York City.
• litl will be on hand to demo the device and SDK, as well as showcase some initial channels built with the SDK and running on 10.1.
• With litl Simulator, developers do not need a litl to get started or submit a channel
• Those in attendance at Flash And The City will get a firsthand look and litl are working on ways to give away our device to a select few!

litl: sdk & flash player 10.1 from litl on Vimeo.

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