Sony Ericsson G702: Persetujuan dari FCC sudah ada, kapan diumumkan?

Beberapa waktu, saya pernah menulis tentang “bocoran” beberapa handphone baru dari Sony Ericsson di postingan berikut : Update: Rumor Baru Seputar Handphone Sony Ericsson, yaitu Paris, Beibei, Emelie, dan Z780.

Emelie sudah diketahui memiliki index G502, dan Z780 (code name: Bella) adalah penerus Z770 yang ditambahi dengan fitur built-in GPS Receiver. G502 dan Z780 sudah secara resmi diumumkan oleh Sony Ericsson pada tanggal 23 April 2008: G502 & Z780: 2 Handphone HSDPA Terbaru dari Sony Ericsson.

Informasi mengenai Paris sudah berkembang lebih lanjut dengan adanya beberapa gambar terbaru, dan juga informasi mengenai internal name-nya yang diberi nama P200.

Informasi mengenai Beibei ternyata sudah jauh lebih maju daripada Paris dengan dimuatnya berita di gsmarena tentang sudah disetujuinya Beibei — diketahui memiliki index G702 — oleh FCC (Federal Communications Commission), yaitu suatu badan regulasi telekomunikasi antar-negara bagian Amerika dan internasional: Beibei gets on the record as Sony Ericsson G702.

Berikut cuplikan berita dari gsmarena tersebut:

Beibei gets on the record as Sony Ericsson G702
21 May 2008

The first hard enough evidence of the newest UIQ family member Sony Ericsson G702 has just appeared on the FCC website. The handset codenamed Beibei leaked online a couple of weeks ago but in a different color combo.

As you might have guessed, the FCC web site isn’t all about publishing the full specs so the information is pretty scarce at this point. We can still get an idea from the photos and the enclosed manual. Sony Ericsson G702 is coming with a 3.2 megapixel camera, auto focus still doubtful at this stage. M2 memory expansion is also aboard. A three-position jog wheel and two scroll keys are in charge of navigation on the handset.

Sony Ericsson G702 features the latest 3.3 version of the Symbian UIQ user interface. The handset also packs a built-in GPS receiver and navigation software, as well as Wi-Fi and 3G connectivity. Bluetooth and USB go without saying.

The manual suggests Sony Ericsson G702 will feature the Opera 9.5 web browser with Flash Lite 3 support. This means browsing flash-based web sites, which is still enough of a rarity among mobile phones.

The final feature we are able to confirm at this stage is Widgets support. So far, so good – should do for a taster. The ball is now with Sony Ericsson for an official announcement.

Beberapa gambar dari G702 dalam warna putih dan hitam:

Update: Sony Ericsson Phone Code Names (23 April 2008)

Post mengenai Sony Ericsson Phone Code Names sudah di-update dengan penambahan produk yang diumumkan sampai tanggal 23 April 2008 (T303, G502, Z780). Juga ada penambahan pada beberapa produk yang sebelumnya masih belum diketahui code name-nya, serta ada juga revisi pada beberapa code name.

Selengkapnya dapat dilihat pada link di atas.

Sony Ericsson Themes Creator 3.2.7 dengan penambahan fungsi Manajemen Warna

Versi terbaru dari Sony Ericsson Themes Creator, yaitu versi 3.2.7, sudah tersedia untuk di-download di website Sony Ericsson Developer World.

Pada Themes Creator versi baru ini selain telah ditambahkannya dukungan untuk beberapa handphone terbaru, juga memiliki tool baru yang disebut dengan Theme Generator, di mana penggunanya dapat mengubah settingan warna pada themes dengan memilih dari warna-warna yang tersedia secara predefined dengan menggunakan color wheel dan color slider yang telah disediakan.

Berikut informasi lengkapnya :

Themes Creator tool: new version with added color management functionality

The Sony Ericsson Themes Creator tool now includes a new feature called the Theme Generator which enables designers to make harmonious color changes based on predefined colors using the color wheel and color slider. Version 3.27 of the tool is available for download in Windows, OS X and Linux formats and the accompanying Themes Developers’ Guidelines are updated and also available for download.

Download Themes Creator version 3.27>>

New Theme Generator feature
The Theme Generator is a new feature in the tool that lets designers quickly create harmonious themes based on a predefined color formula by allowing you to change the general colorization of the theme using the color wheel, color sliders or by directly changing the HEX values. When changing the color parameters, the tool will, in real-time, suggest a harmonious color scheme for the various elements in the theme and then apply the result to the whole theme.

Another option is to use the Theme Generator feature as a starting point for getting a set of colors for the various elements in the theme and then go on from there and add images, graphics, animations, sound effects etc.

Available for Windows, OS X and Linux
The Themes Creator tool is available for Windows, OS X and Linux and allows you to take full advantage of the powerful customization and personalization features of Sony Ericsson phones to create unique new themes to match various consumer styles.

The accompanying Themes Developers’ Guidelines are updated and available for download here>>

More information:

• Download Themes Creator tool, version 3.27>>
• Download updated Themes Developers’ Guidelines>>

Capuchin : Project Baru dari Sony Ericsson yang Menggabungkan antara Java ME dengan Flash Lite

Ada informasi yang sangat menarik dari Sony Ericsson Developer World, di mana saat ini Sony Ericsson sedang mengembangkan proyek baru yang diberi nama Project Capuchin, berupa teknologi Java ME API yang menghubungkan antara Java ME dengan Adobe Flash Lite, untuk interface atau menu-menu pada telepon selular.

Berikut adalah informasi lengkap yang diambil dari website di atas :

Sony Ericsson’s new Project Capuchin bridges Java ME and Flash Lite

April 30, 2008
Sony Ericsson’s new Project Capuchin bridges Java ME and Flash Lite

On April 30, 2008 Sony Ericsson announced its new Project Capuchin technology which is a Java ME API that defines a bridge between the Java ME and Adobe Flash Lite programming environments. This API makes it possible to use Flash Lite as the front end and Java ME as the back end of applications, meaning that Flash tools can be used for UI design while still having access to all the phone services available to Java ME.

Below you will find an overview of this new bridging technology, a summary of how it works and usage examples.

Sony Ericsson’s Project Capuchin Overview
Project Capuchin allows developers to combine the richness of both Java ME and Flash Lite by encapsulating Flash Lite content in Java ME applications making content created by Adobe Flash technology appear as Java ME applications. Project Capuchin empowers these two distinct developer communities to leverage their respective expertise to quickly and securely create highly engaging mobile content.

Project Capuchin is a bridging technology between Java ME and Flash Lite making it possible to take advantage of Flash’s strengths in fast UI deployment and well established designer tools, meanwhile Java’s strengths are in services, security and a well developed distribution infrastructure. Project Capuchin makes it possible to create Java applications where some or all UI components are defined in Flash Lite and where all services can be accessed through Java.

Project Capuchin is proprietary Sony Ericsson technology and will be made available for developers to use for free during the second of half of 2008.

How does Project Capuchin Work?

Project Capuchin is a Java ME API which makes it possible for Java to run a Flash Lite content file (*.swf) that is shown on the display. All system events (e.g. key events) are forwarded from Java to Flash Lite and the Flash Lite player has a choice of listening to these events. In case Flash Lite wants to access some information then it is done through Java. Communication between Flash Lite and JSRs are handled through an intermediate class that works as a translator. This class listens to Flash Lite requests, transfers these to JSR calls, and sends response back to Flash Lite. Communication between Flash Lite and Java is bi-directional meaning that Flash Lite can send requests to and receive events from Java. Requests send from Flash Lite are made in an asynchronous manner.

Project Capuchin model

Different approaches to using Project Capuchin

Project Capuchin can be used in different ways to create innovative content and here are some examples:

• Pure Flash Lite Content (Full Flash UI and services, no Java ME access):
  The simplest form of using this technology is to take pure Flash Lite content (e.g. already existing games and apps developed in Flash) and encapsulate it in MIDlet suites (*.jar) using Sony Ericsson’s soon-to-be-available packaging tools. The benefit of this approach is that this Flash Lite content will be treated in the same manner as Java content, thus will use the same distribution infrastructure and system capabilities as Java ME content.
• Java MIDlet using Project Capuchin as UI presentation layer (full Flash UI, Java Services):
  More advanced use of Project Capuchin is to let Flash Lite handle the entire presentation layer and use Java as a service provider which feeds the presentation layer with necessary data.
• Java MIDlet using Project Capuchin for some UI components (Java UI and Flash UI, Java Services):
  In some cases such as 3D games, it is not feasible to use Flash Lite as a full presentation layer yet this should be handled using suitable Java technology (e.g. Mascot API, JSR 184 or JSR 239). In these cases, Project Capuchin could be used for presentation of some UI components, for example menus in 3D games.

More information, documentation and tools support will be made available on Developer World over the next few months.

More information:

• Read Sony Ericsson’s official Project Capuchin press release>>