Tuesday August 05, 2008 Fast Java ME prototyping and usability study
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One of the fun parts of working with Java technology is the ability to do fast things like prototyping a mobile UI using a regular Web browser (which has Java technology already available).
Just program up a mobile UI prototype and put it inside a cell phone skin and embed it in a blog post. Easy. (Well, OK, maybe not that easy, but easy enough that you get the idea). The power of Java technology is that it is ubiquitous. It's on your desktop/laptop PC (in all Web browsers) and in your cell phone (and on your Blu-ray disc player, PlayStation 3, TV set-top box, etc, etc, you get the picture).
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*NOTE: Internet Explorer users, if needed click on top bar that reads "This website wants to run the following...." then select "Run ActiveX control".
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Theme originally based on design by Bryan Bell
it does not work on linux :(
Posted by Mircea on August 07, 2008 at 12:06 AM PDT #
Hi Mircea,
Which Web browser and which Linux distro are you using? Do you see a plug-in box for Java on the right side of this blog post?
(I think I can help you find a Linux Web browser for your system with Java enabled so that you can see the applet)
Thanks,
Hinkmond
Posted by Hinkmond Wong on August 07, 2008 at 10:25 AM PDT #
On hecl.org we use Java applets to let you write midlets *from* your web browser:-) I took the concept even further with http://builder.hecl.org where you can see what other people have done, even if it is time to give that site a good update...
Posted by David N. Welton on August 11, 2008 at 09:41 AM PDT #
Hi David,
Very nice! I just created a blog post about your concept:
http://blogs.sun.com/hinkmond/date/20080811
Hinkmond
Posted by Hinkmond Wong on August 11, 2008 at 03:55 PM PDT #