Confirmed: Apple’s “Magic” Trackpad works with AIR 2.0
Yesterday I saw a Tweet from Ralph Hauwert who was wondering if Apple’s Magic Trackpad would work with AIR 2.0. You probably already know that AIR 2.0 supports multitouch and gestures. The trackpad on a recent MacBook Pro supports gestures and these work nicely in AIR 2.0. So… My hunch was that the “Magic” Trackpad… I’m sorry… I just have to put that in quotes. With all these magic products I’m starting to wonder why Steve doesn’t have a show in Vegas yet ;-))) But back to my hunch… My hunch was that the “Magic” Trackpad would also just work.
Earlier today I happened to be walking past the Apple Store in Ginza, Tokyo and I went in and bought one. When I got back to the hotel I updated the trackpad drivers through Apple’s Software Update and paired the trackpad with my MBP. I already had DestroyTwitter running and tried the three-finger swipe on it. Oh… In case you didn’t know… the latest version of DestroyTwitter has support for the swipe-gesture to switch between different canvases. The “Magic” Trackpad worked perfectly with DestroyTwitter. I also tried some of my demo applications and they all worked as expected.
Now that I’ve used it for a while I think I like the “Magic” Trackpad. Especially in “lean-back-mode”. I can definitely see this replacing my mouse on my Mac Mini back home. I have it connected to my TV and use it to watch video content from the web.
So… To summarize: The “Magic” Trackpad does work with AIR 2.0. (Note: Like the trackpad on a MacBook, the “Magic” Trackpad only supports gestures. So no raw multi-touch points).
Now go build some cool touch-enabled apps (and send ‘em to me when you’re done)! Flash on!
Submit your app/site for the MAX Awards
“Aaah… I won’t bother with submitting my app/site… I never win anything…”. I bet some of last year’s winners thought exactly that but they went for it anyway… and won! The Adobe MAX Awards is a global awards program that recognizes the best uses of Adobe software for creating expressive applications that enable people to engage with ideas and information anytime, anywhere and on any device.
You can submit your application/site until August 13th, 2010. The top three finalists in each of six categories will be invited to showcase their work at MAX 2010 in Los Angeles.
There’s really nothing you can lose here. So… Submit your app/site today!
Monetize your AIR applications with Melrose
Melrose – the monetization service previously known as Shibuya – is now live on Adobe Labs.
If you were at MAX last year you probably remember the demo I did in the keynote on day 2. With literally just a couple lines of code you can add a complete license manager and payment solution to your AIR application. You can even create time and feature based trials.
Melrose works exactly like all the other application stores out there. We don’t charge any monthly or yearly fees but we do take a percentage of your earnings (obviously there is no charge for free apps). In return we’ll provide a safe and secure way to monetize your AIR applications. That means you don’t have to worry about things like credit card processing and hosting your license manager logic. Your private dashboard will tell you how your application is doing. You can view charts on number of downloads of your apps, number of trials, number of purchases, revenue, number of activations, and trial to purchase histogram (i.e. conversions from trials to purchases).
Developers and publishers in 47 countries can use Melrose to distribute and monetize AIR applications.
Melrose is still in private beta but you can already sign up today. You can find all the necessary info on the Melrose Labs page.
Adobe/Intel App Lab: Join us online
Adobe and Intel are hosting an event later today in San Francisco around AIR development and distribution. Obviously not all of you live close to the bay area, but the event will be broadcasted live via Connect. You can follow it on http://my.adobe.acrobat.com/applab.
I heard through the grapevine that we may even launch a few new things on Adobe Labs after the event… So join the Connect session and keep an eye on Labs ;-)
I know this event is in the middle of the night for us here in Europe but it will be worth it.
Agenda: ( Time in PST. Check this link for the time in your location. )
5:30 PM – Flash Platform Services Overview (Adobe)
6:00 PM – Intel AppUp Center Business Model and Opportunity (Intel)
7:00 PM – Technical Deep Dive (Adobe)
8:30 PM – Staffed Open Lab (Adobe and Intel)
Upcoming events in Asia: FXUG Osaka, FXUG Tokyo & Mobile Monday Taipei
I am so looking forward to this trip! I’ve been lucky enough to be able to visit Tokyo a few times in the past and it really is one of my favorite cities in the world. On this trip I’ll also visit Osaka and Taipei.
Flex User Group Japan Tour 2010
This tour (11 locations in total) has been going on a for a few weeks now and I will be joining the tour for the last two events. On July 24th we’ll be in Osaka and on the 28th we round up the tour in Tokyo. There are some amazing speakers lined up for both events. Registration is free but required.
I absolutely do not speak any Japanese but I’ll try to learn a few words before the events ;-) If you want to have an idea on what that would sound like, check out this video and don’t laugh too hard ;-)
For registration and more info, check out http://tour.fxug.net/2010
Mobile Monday Taipei
As I am in “the neighborhood” I am also travelling to Taipei, Taiwan where I will be speaking at Mobile Monday on August 2nd. More info will be posted soon on http://www.mobilemonday-taipei.com
Even though it’s a really long trip I’m really looking forward to it!
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