Getting into mobile devices was a favorite theme of QNX founder Dan Dodge during the time I was at the company, 5 years ago. But back then it was an aspiration as opposed to having a solid offering for mobile device manufacturers. So, I dropped by the QNX display (part of the FreeScale Exhibit) yesterday to see what they were showing.
It doesn’t look like a phone, does it? Well, it’s a prototyping and development kit to allow someone to build a phone. The cool thing, however, is the software running on that touch display. It’s all built in Flash! That’s right. With QNX’s latest development systems you can build the entire UI for your application in Flash. That’s a productivity gain for developers as well as a giant potential improvement in curb appeal for end users.
Alec Saunders is the Vice President of Developer Relations for BlackBerry maker Research in Motion. This is his personal blog, with his personal viewpoints. Prior to this Alec was the CEO and co-founder of Calliflower — the easiest way to hold a meeting, online, on a conference call, or on the go. A double-decade veteran of product management and marketing, he spent nine years at Microsoft where he helped launch Windows 95, the first two versions of Internet Explorer, the Universal Plug and Play initiative, the push into home markets, opt-in email marketing and what might well go down in history as the very first direct email list ever.
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Alec:
Can you pass by the Garmin booth and report on the nuvifone? Any juicy details (tech / partners) would be appreciated. Thanks.
L8er – Martin