Ha, I was right!
Boy, it really feels good to be right. So, if you can recall from last week, I told you all that I was going to the M3DD conference. This conference not only met my expectations, but has completely exceeded them! This is definitely a conference that I need to go to every year! Below is a picture of one of the presenters in action at the conference:
So, as you may also recall from last week, it was announced that there was a mystery give-away device that would be awarded at the conference. The *only* clue that they provided was that it was a phone. I not only guessed the manufacturer of the phone, Sony Ericsson, but I also guessed the exact model of the phone, the C905! Isn’t that cool? Now, of course, I’m not an employee of Sun Microsystems, and I had as much information as everyone else did prior to the conference. So how could I have known that the mystery device was exactly going to be a Sony Ericsson C905? Do I have a crystal ball? Can I guess lottery numbers, too?
No.
But here’s the clues that I pieced together. First of all, the number #1 sponsor of the event was Sony Ericsson, so they should have obviously have come up with the give-away device. Secondly, Sony Ericsson is pushing their new Java ME/Flash Lite integration technology, Capuchin, so it would make sense to give away the first phone in the world that would support Capuchin technology, the C905. And if I’m correct, you’ll also see these phones at JavaOne because Capuchin technology is a direct competitor to Java FX Mobile, so Sony Ericsson will probably want to get these devices into the hands of developers ASAP before Java FX Mobile is takes root.
So, as I said before, I was right!