Official Adobe Flash Anticipation Thread - Page 2

crazytexan · 02/16/2009, 09:45 AM

This phone is going to be Sprint's golden phone. Not to mention Palm is giving us some nice hardware in the Pre that will be able to handle future software upgrades and features like Flash without blinking. Apple's iPhone is limited on memory and processing power so their version of flash might require iPhone v2 (iPhone 3G is really v1.1). Sprint isn't going to sell the phone and forget about us, we will be seeing some nice upgrades as the months go on.

I expect to see nice things come from WebOS.

mobileman · 02/16/2009, 10:13 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by akula34

And NO iPhone support!! hahahahahaha!!!!

an Adobe spokesman announced a few weeks ago that they are working on a special version for the iPhone.

Gerorne · 02/16/2009, 11:27 AM

Iphone Flash: Flash on iPhone IS Coming, Up To Adobe To Clear Tech Hurdles

jhoff80 · 02/16/2009, 11:47 AM

I'm also a little interested in this, personally (from Palm Pre to Receive Flash Support in 2009 - News and Analysis by PC Magazine ):

Quote:

The new Adobe Reader Mobile offers re-flowable PDFs that let you read a PDF in an ideal layout both on your desktop and a mobile device. It also lets content creators attach DRM to their files to prevent unauthorized distribution, and reads files in the popular EPUB e-book format. It will be available on smart phones and e-readers such as the Sony Reader, but Amazon's Kindle 2 isn't on Adobe's list.

Now, they don't mention which devices they're targeting, but one of the major flaws in trying to read PDF ebooks is that they're designed for a larger screen. If this new software comes out on the Pre eventually and can shrink PDFs down for the smaller screen, that'd solve one of my major problems with them.

Eguy · 02/16/2009, 08:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Gerorne

Iphone Flash: Flash on iPhone IS Coming, Up To Adobe To Clear Tech Hurdles

Damn... why can't we have our fun....

Captweez · 02/17/2009, 12:26 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jhoff80

I'm also a little interested in this, personally (from Palm Pre to Receive Flash Support in 2009 - News and Analysis by PC Magazine ):

Now, they don't mention which devices they're targeting, but one of the major flaws in trying to read PDF ebooks is that they're designed for a larger screen. If this new software comes out on the Pre eventually and can shrink PDFs down for the smaller screen, that'd solve one of my major problems with them.

I highly doubt that it is possible to make software to dynamically reflow PDFs. I don't know a lot about ebooks, but I do know about PDF's. But I could imagine this possible with another type of e-book file, perhaps one yet to be named.

LupeValenz · 02/17/2009, 04:17 AM

With this Palm better make a commercial of the Pre being able to play Hulu videos. That would help sell this baby. I'm just drooling at the though of watching House, Fringe and more anywhere with the Pre.

cckgz4 · 02/17/2009, 11:58 AM

This will make the phone stand out above most competitors. Not surprised Apple is on it, but that's just one phone. The others will probably get their's in 2010

en0x · 05/21/2009, 02:35 PM

it looks like palm pre will support flash on launch according to palm's twitter
http://twitter.com/palm/status/1874392966

KrazyRogue · 05/21/2009, 02:37 PM

Flash for the camera not for the web browser. Adobe Flash supposedly end of year.

Quote:

Pre's photo/video features: captures images, plays video, built-in flash.

Xyg · 05/21/2009, 02:37 PM

Based on the context of the rest of the tweet, it looks like they're confirming that there will be an LED flash for the camera.

jbg7474 · 05/21/2009, 02:40 PM

No, it was poorly worded, but they meant that there is an LED flash on the camera.

Stihl · 05/21/2009, 02:41 PM

great
thread

Darth Pooh · 05/21/2009, 02:44 PM

it wasn't poorly worded at all...

Context clues = grade school education.

Nate · 05/23/2009, 10:02 PM

In the emulator video of the browser:
http://www.precentral.net/palm-pre-emulator-video

There is one thing that caught my eye. There are several ads on both xbox.com and nfl.com (Netflix, etc) that appear to be flash. Now, obviously, this could just relate to having a flash player on the computer itself, but it seems strange that Palm would implement it in the emulator if Flash wasn't already included on the Pre.

What are your thoughts? I'm going to post a comment on his video and see what he says.

jonathan likes the pre · 05/23/2009, 10:56 PM

I'm pretty sure iPhone's Safari and even Opera Mini all work the same way, and think of it this way: it takes a screenshot of the website vs loading the website. You can see what the flash ad looks like, but it won't be animated or interactive.

kaptainchump · 05/23/2009, 11:05 PM

When I load up the NFL.com website on my computer and compare it to the youtube video, it appears as though the pre isn't loading the flash-related items. The items that are flash are the menu bar (with NFL draft result and rollover effects), and the large image slideshow that shows snippets of articles.

Sorry to burst your bubble, but try what I did to make sure I'm not missing something

edit: by not loading, I mean they're missing from the browsing experience completely. They're not loading like the items in opera mini would from a cached webserver.

jaak3 · 05/24/2009, 09:23 PM

Some of the more sophisticated websites substitute an animated GIF when flash is not detected.

pureinstinct93 · 05/29/2009, 07:51 AM

Any more news on this?

latinmaxima · 05/29/2009, 08:08 AM

Yes, anyone with a pre able to look into this. If not this would be a huge update for the first OTA

02/16/2009, 09:45 AM	#21 (permalink)
crazytexan Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Posts: 49 Likes Received: 0 Thanks: 0 Thanked 14 Times in 5 Posts	This phone is going to be Sprint's golden phone. Not to mention Palm is giving us some nice hardware in the Pre that will be able to handle future software upgrades and features like Flash without blinking. Apple's iPhone is limited on memory and processing power so their version of flash might require iPhone v2 (iPhone 3G is really v1.1). Sprint isn't going to sell the phone and forget about us, we will be seeing some nice upgrades as the months go on. I expect to see nice things come from WebOS.
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02/16/2009, 11:27 AM	#23 (permalink)
Gerorne Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Bay Area, CA Posts: 508 Likes Received: 0 Thanks: 67 Thanked 37 Times in 14 Posts	Iphone Flash: Flash on iPhone IS Coming, Up To Adobe To Clear Tech Hurdles __________________ Vx --> M515 --> T\|T3 --> T\|T5 --> Treo 650 --> Centro --> Dinc Smart Jones - a smartphone webcomic
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02/17/2009, 04:17 AM	#27 (permalink)
LupeValenz Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 1,581 Likes Received: 17 Thanks: 27 Thanked 102 Times in 56 Posts	With this Palm better make a commercial of the Pre being able to play Hulu videos. That would help sell this baby. I'm just drooling at the though of watching House, Fringe and more anywhere with the Pre. __________________
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02/17/2009, 11:58 AM	#28 (permalink)
cckgz4 Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 182 Likes Received: 0 Thanks: 1 Thanked 11 Times in 9 Posts	This will make the phone stand out above most competitors. Not surprised Apple is on it, but that's just one phone. The others will probably get their's in 2010 __________________ Nokia American Idol Phone< Motorola RAZR<Nokia Flip Phone<Sidekick Slide<Palm Centro<HTC Snap Currently Enjoying: Palm Pixi
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05/21/2009, 02:35 PM	#29 (permalink)
en0x Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Boston Posts: 212 Likes Received: 0 Thanks: 30 Thanked 31 Times in 19 Posts	pre and flash it looks like palm pre will support flash on launch according to palm's twitter http://twitter.com/palm/status/1874392966
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05/21/2009, 02:37 PM	#31 (permalink)
Xyg Member Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 1,112 Likes Received: 0 Thanks: 16 Thanked 213 Times in 129 Posts	Based on the context of the rest of the tweet, it looks like they're confirming that there will be an LED flash for the camera.
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05/21/2009, 02:40 PM	#32 (permalink)
jbg7474 Moderator Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: SW Ohio Posts: 3,858 Likes Received: 92 Thanks: 1,019 Thanked 1,061 Times in 715 Posts	No, it was poorly worded, but they meant that there is an LED flash on the camera. __________________ Palm III-->Handspring Visor-->Sony Clie PEG-NR70-->no PDA -->Palm Treo 755p-->Palm Pre-->HP Veer
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05/21/2009, 02:41 PM	#33 (permalink)
Stihl Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 744 Likes Received: 0 Thanks: 63 Thanked 137 Times in 76 Posts	great thread
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05/21/2009, 02:44 PM	#34 (permalink)
Darth Pooh Sith Lord of the Honey Pot Join Date: Aug 2003 Posts: 1,379 Likes Received: 0 Thanks: 62 Thanked 229 Times in 95 Posts	it wasn't poorly worded at all... Context clues = grade school education.
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05/23/2009, 10:02 PM	#35 (permalink)
Nate Member Join Date: Oct 1999 Posts: 52 Likes Received: 0 Thanks: 7 Thanked 4 Times in 3 Posts	Adobe Flash shown in emulator video? In the emulator video of the browser: http://www.precentral.net/palm-pre-emulator-video There is one thing that caught my eye. There are several ads on both xbox.com and nfl.com (Netflix, etc) that appear to be flash. Now, obviously, this could just relate to having a flash player on the computer itself, but it seems strange that Palm would implement it in the emulator if Flash wasn't already included on the Pre. What are your thoughts? I'm going to post a comment on his video and see what he says.
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05/23/2009, 10:56 PM	#36 (permalink)
jonathan likes the pre Member Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 533 Likes Received: 0 Thanks: 95 Thanked 135 Times in 48 Posts	I'm pretty sure iPhone's Safari and even Opera Mini all work the same way, and think of it this way: it takes a screenshot of the website vs loading the website. You can see what the flash ad looks like, but it won't be animated or interactive.
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05/23/2009, 11:05 PM	#37 (permalink)
kaptainchump Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 147 Likes Received: 0 Thanks: 16 Thanked 11 Times in 8 Posts	When I load up the NFL.com website on my computer and compare it to the youtube video, it appears as though the pre isn't loading the flash-related items. The items that are flash are the menu bar (with NFL draft result and rollover effects), and the large image slideshow that shows snippets of articles. Sorry to burst your bubble, but try what I did to make sure I'm not missing something edit: by not loading, I mean they're missing from the browsing experience completely. They're not loading like the items in opera mini would from a cached webserver.
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05/24/2009, 09:23 PM	#38 (permalink)
jaak3 Member Join Date: Nov 2002 Posts: 65 Likes Received: 0 Thanks: 4 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Some of the more sophisticated websites substitute an animated GIF when flash is not detected.
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05/29/2009, 07:51 AM	#39 (permalink)
pureinstinct93 Member Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 454 Likes Received: 0 Thanks: 9 Thanked 8 Times in 8 Posts	Any more news on this?
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05/29/2009, 08:08 AM	#40 (permalink)
latinmaxima Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: Richmond, KY Posts: 41 Likes Received: 0 Thanks: 0 Thanked 3 Times in 2 Posts	Yes, anyone with a pre able to look into this. If not this would be a huge update for the first OTA
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