I’m at Flashforward in Seattle this week, and whenever I go to Flash conferences, I’m always amazed to see all the different ways people are using Flash. I’m mostly consumed with Flex these days, so I tend to forget about all the other places Flash is appearing. In the last day, I’ve seen Flash discussed in the following contexts:
- Mobile. FlashCast and Flash Lite 2.0.
- Cars. The new Jaguar XK uses Flash for the dashboard user interface.
- Cameras. The Kodak EasyShare has a completely Flash interface with a touch screen.
- Toys. Leapfrog has a couple toys with 100% Flash interfaces.
- Gaming consoles. The Xbox 360 has a Flash Player embedded for downloadable games.
- Video. YouTube, Google Video, etc.
And, of course, in the browser for just about everything you can think of. Am I missing anything?
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Flash on the PSP?http://www.flashmagazine.com/1240.htm
Or Flash on the DS?
http://www.joshbuhler.com/2006/02/28/flash-on-your-ds/
There’s also Flash on the Playstation 2 – I think it was one of the Star Wars games that uses Flash for the menu system.
Your banner still reads “Product Manager for Developer Relations at Macromedia”. How come?
There’s also the official player for Pocket PCs and an unofficial port for Windows-based smartphones. Also don’t forget the tools that let you deploy Flash files as screensavers and so on.