L3 HTML5, WP7

Today's lecture brought back memories from my intern company 2359media. I remember i had to come up with this presentation on 'Native Apps vs Mobile Web App'. One of the key point raised in the presentation was the role played by HTML5 in the mobile app. With HTML5, Mobile Web Apps seem to be a better choice for a brand's mobile strategy due to its ability to reach various platforms and it having improved functions to provide rich media interaction to users. I shall not summarize what we all have heard in the lecture, but let me show you some of the cool products of 2359 Media.

An example: rich media ad for HTC on the iPad

Employment of touch-based interactions... Video embedding... Mobile devices coupled with HTML5 redefine advertising. So much more can be incorporated to enhance the user experience.

MobDis, the key product of 2359 Media, are a HTML5 site builder for the non-programmers. Zero coding knowledge is needed to create a complete functional site with simple drag and drop.


Yup, i'm awed by what HTML5 brings to the mobile industry. That's exactly what we should explore for the mobile assignment!

WOW ok i just spent 10+mins watching the Mango demo. WP7 seems pretty cool. I like how it has big words and the pages flips to display. I like the fact that the UI is really inspired from objects in our daily lives (ok maybe not ours, theirs).

However, no matter how good a new technology is, tech diffusion takes a relatively long time. With the mobile phone market alr saturated with iPhones, Android, BlackBerry, blah blah, its gonne be hard for WP7. So the sad thing is, most people are not gonna adopt e new design quick enough due to habits. Evangelists gotta do their thing to tell people how great it is. Hopefully, innovators + early adopters can make a difference after sometime.