Adobe just announced the Flex 3 and Adobe AIR betas which can both be downloaded from the Adobe Lab. This is a big thing since it seemed like Apollo (now AIR) was slowing down but this should change that quickly.
If you happen to have an app you would like to show off head on over to CodeApollo and post it. Once I get some free time I will post up some examples and some articles on Scriptplayground.
Once again here is the download links: Adobe AIR, Flex 3 and Flash Player 9 Update
I noticed an article on MDM’s website where they are comparing Zinc to Apollo. Now that in itself isn’t a bad thing, but I should point out Apollo is in alpha. Interesting that they forgot one of the most important points which would be the price. Why can’t Apollo play external video? I mean it can load files locally, so what gives? I also know developers are experimenting with SQLite support so that point isn’t 100% true.
Figure from www.multidmedia.com
Basically I think mdm is pushing their own product and that isn’t the best way, especially considering how much you have to shell out for Windows, Mac and Linux development kits so you can make it “cross-platform”. Just my 2 cents. Thanks for reading.
I have developed a very simple Apollo application. The purpose was to get a handle on the API and basically experiment with Resize, Events, Chromeless and a few others.
Here is a screenshot of the application and I will probably post the “.air” file later on.
Also wanted to note that I have set up an Apollo information and resource site. At the moment it is a placeholder page but I will be updating it very soon.
Apollo Alpha now available.
Apollo is the code name for a cross-operating system runtime being developed by Adobe that allows developers to leverage their existing web development skills (Flash, Flex, HTML, JavaScript, Ajax) to build and deploy rich Internet applications (RIAs) to the desktop.
Apollo enables developers to create applications that combine the benefits of web applications – network and user connectivity, rich media content, ease of development, and broad reach – with the strengths of desktop applications – application interactions, local resource access, personal settings, powerful functionality, and rich interactive experiences.
