Archive for April 2010
litl’s sdk plans revisited by xconomy
litl talks about it’s upcoming SDK in this blog article.
Whimsical Interaction Design on the litl
Here’s a post on some of the unique design interaction on the litl (e.g. the power off animation sequence).
litl “Giggle” Easter Egg
I recently read a post about whimsical interaction design for the litl which had this easter egg:
Ha.
litl SDK Preview: device features & AS3 events
litl has posted some of their new device features and AS3 event structure they are currently developing:
Preview mapping of litl device UI Controls/Views to AS3 events in the litl SDK
I love the animations, more OEMs need to do this.
| AS3 Events that Map to Device Views ** | ||
| The litl webbook flipping from Laptop to Easel mode: | service.addEventListener(ViewChangeMessage.VIEW_CHANGE, handleViewChange); | Additional object data will include view NAME and SIZE. |
| The litl webbook flipping from Easel to Laptop mode: | service.addEventListener(ViewChangeMessage.VIEW_CHANGE, handleViewChange); | |
| A channel is launched from Card View on the home screen: | service.addEventListener(ViewChangeMessage.VIEW_CHANGE, handleViewChange); | Additional object data will include view NAME and SIZE. |
| In Easel mode, the scroll wheel is moved up: | service.addEventListener(UserInputMessage.WHEEL_NEXT_ITEM, handleWheelNext); | |
| In Easel mode, the scroll wheel is moved down: | service.addEventListener(UserInputMessage.WHEEL_PREVIOUS_ITEM, handleWheelPrevious); | |
| In Easel mode, the Go Button is pressed, held and released: | service.addEventListener(UserInputMessage.GO_BUTTON_PRESSED, handleGoPressed); service.addEventListener(UserInputMessage.GO_BUTTON_HELD, handleGoHeld); service.addEventListener(UserInputMessage.GO_BUTTON_RELEASED, handleGoReleased); |
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| The HDMI port of the litl webbook is engaged with an HDMI cable: | service.addEventListener(ViewChangeMessage.VIEW_CHANGE, handleViewChange); | Additional object data will include view NAME and SIZE. |
| ** = subject to change in final SDK | ||
If you’re interested in developing for the litl, you can sign up for entry into their private beta.
BFPUG April 28 meeting at litl HQ in Boston’s Back Bay
Boston Flash Platform User Group is going to be hosted at the litl office’s next week. Attendees will get to do some hands-on with the litl.
Finally, get your hands on the litl webbook!
Join us at litl’s HQ right in Boston’s Back Bay.
We’re ordering some amazing food, so plan to have dinner at the meetup.We’ll cover topics related to the new litl Flash SDK and you will get to play with and learn how to code for the litl webbook!
Digital media asset uploading made simple with the litl webbook
A recent feature to the litl is that it can handle uploaded digital media from the litl book. This means once plugged in, a camera (for instance), can upload pictures directly into something like flickr, just by plugging in a device. If it works as advertised, this is a very cool feature … I’m curious to see if my flipcam ultra works. I’d also love to be able to do videos (not sure if the current OS update supports that or not).
litl review on Apple Matters site
There’s an interesting review of the litl on the “Apple Matters” website that explains what the litl is all about, and tries to compare it to what’s happening in the emerging tablet market (i.e. iPad, etc).
I personally would not say that litl in direct competition with the iPad and other tablets, but the digital home form factor is certainly going to be popular this year.
To me iPad is a transportable digital home device for those already iPhone savvy … while litl is a digital home webbook that is for people that aren’t yet iPhone, or computer savvy for that matter … and want something so simple they don’t have to worry about things like OS updates, jailbreaking, and Apple’s tyrannical reign of power.
The current iPad is ho-hum, but you can be assured that the 2nd iPad will redefine and clarify what the device is, and how it should be used.
If I were litl, I’d be working on a multitouch and much improved version of the litl device … as well as a platform which encompasses more than the original idea of a cloud-based webbook. Just my take in a 60 second blog post from my brain.
