SWFObject version 2.2 was recently released and it’s available on their Google Code Project, after almost one year in development it comes with several new features and changes, some of them listed below.
1.- Improved DomContentLoaded emulation for Internet Explorer:
2.- Dynamic Library support.
3.- Callback method for embbeding Flash Content.
4.- Propietary HTML embed no longer used.
5.- Improved Flash Player Detection for non- Internet Explorer browsers.
6.- Improved Adobe Express Install.
7.-Improved createCSS method.
8.-Detected user agents properties are now public via the swfobject.ua object.
9.- No more conditional compilation directives.
10.- The option to switch SWFObject’s default show/hide behavior.
To download the SWFObject 2.2 version visit SWFObject google project. and learn more about it’s new features.
According the BBC-News Site Adobe it’s securing a set-top deal that would let flash content be delivered on TV sets that would mean that as a developer you will now have the opportunity to build rich experiences across pc, mobile , and now TV.
Here’s a quick excerpt from BBC’s article:
Adobe has secured a deal to put its Flash software into many of the chips that go inside TVs and set-top boxes.
It will enable developers and content providers to create applications to deliver web-based content such as news, weather and share prices to TV screens.
Flash will be included on most chips -those made by Broadcom, Intel, NXP and STMicroelectronics – but the deal does not cover TVs made by Sony and Samsung.
The first applications using Flash are expected to hit TV sets early in 2010.
Sony and Samsung already have a number of connected TVs on the market, but they are using Yahoo’s rich media platform of widgets instead of Flash.
Definitely,there’s qute some interesting stuff it’s going around the Flash Technology these days you can read the full article on BBC’s site
The new Adobe Flash Player 10 Beta 2 has been released yesterday on Adobe Labs, with some improved and new features, like some enhancement of the Audio API, new Loader.unloadAndStop for easier garbage collecting, Linux WMODE, and some changes in the FullScreen keyboard access. for more info and download check Adobe Labs Flash Player 10.
According to Adobe a long time headache for the developers of Flash Content its about to reach its end as Adobe is joining efforts with the major search industry leaders (A.K.A. Google & Yahoo), to optimize the way they index the Flash file format (SWF) , they claim that Google has already begun using their search spiders on live SWF Applications as if they where users, this thanks to Flash Player technology that Adobe has provide them. In the F.A.Q. that Adobe released today, they also say that as Developer you need to do nothing that all RIAS and content published under the SWF format will benefit from this although they’re beginning with the search of dynamic text and links in rich content created with Adobe Flash technology, and that it’s happening right now at least on Google.
To good to be true ? Let’s wait and see.
The Adobe SWF searchability FAQ
Adobe Labs has released the beta version of the Flash Player 10 codenamed Astro, the new version includes new expressive features and visual performance improvements that allow interactive designers and developers to build the richest and most immersive Web experiences.
Some of the new stuff that Astro is capable of are:
3D Effects – Easily transform and animate any display object through 3D space while retaining full interactivity. Fast, lightweight, and native 3D effects make motion that was previously reserved for expert users available to everyone. Complex effects are simple with APIs that extend what you already know.
Continue reading ‘Flash Player 10 Beta on Adobe Labs’
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