MIDP 2.0 is really looking up on the newsest handsets.
Nokia looks like they really have a solid implementation that shipped with the new 7610 - platformRequest() as well as all the camera APIs seem to work great - and they've started to include some integration with other parts of the Symbian Series 60 OS. for instance, if you tag an input field as being for email, you can insert an email address from the contacts application instead of having to type it in. that's great.
My first impressions of the Sony Ericsson K700i are great as well. the first thing you notice is how fast J2ME applications run. this phone seems to have plenty of speed and memory. the most impressive thing to me, however, was the new Java 3D API that's included on this phone. the Micro 3D implementation is impressive with the 3D tennis game they included on the phone as a demo and supports 3D models and texture maps. this game is one of the best looking phone games i've seen on any platform, and it's playable too! i wish i had more time...it's been awhile since i've done any 3D graphics programming but this API looks easy enough to give it a try.
i'm just glad that maybe i can stop ranting about how MIDP 2.0 needs to come of age. on both these phones, this is a really good step in the right direction.
Posted by Steve at July 12, 2004 04:54 PM | TrackBack