daylite v0.1 for Symbian Series 60 Devices

I recently finished a beta version of a product that I’ve been wanting to develop for a while. With the recent licensing of the Macromedia Flash player by Nokia, no longer will I have to worry about developing Symbian applications. Symbian is an extremely powerful OS for mobile devices, yet it’s also very complex to write applications since it’s C++ based. Now that the Flash player is currently available for Symbian Series 60 and UIQ devices (dubbed Flash Lite) I decided to code my app in Flash.

I’ve named the app daylite since my vision is for it provide users with all the information they need on a daily basis. Yes I realize this is a grand statement, but I had to start somewhere so I’ve begun with weather and am currently working on flight times based on flight number. You can check out some screens of the beta version (v0.1) by clicking here. There’s still a ton of work to be done but I’m committed to constantly improving the app while the penetration of the Flash player makes it to more and more devices.

daylite currently runs on Symbian Series 60 devices such as the Nokia 6620. The 6620 is my target device. At the time of this blog post you have to purchase the Flash Lite player from Macromedia for $9.99. I don’t know if Macromedia’s long-term strategy is to charge for the player and I think it will ultimately come pre-installed on compatible Nokia devices. At any rate, $9.99 is a small price to pay for access to all the content that the Macromedia Exchange provides….most of it free! Below is a screen shot of the app in the Exchange. Please post comments below if you have any suggestions or bugs. Enjoy!