AIR 2 Debuts on Labs

OK... this one is so worth a second post in the same day. AIR version 2 is a tasty move in the right direction. Looks like MS will have to get out some more polish to compete with the pseudo compeditor. :) So what's good in the new secret sauce?

• Enhanced support for interacting with printers (beta 2)
• Support for TLS/SSL socket communication (beta 2)
• Support for the detection of mass storage devices.
• Advanced networking capabilities like secure sockets, UDP support, and the ability to listen on sockets.
• Support for native code integration.
• The ability to open a file with its default application.
• Multi-touch and gesture support.
• New APIs for access to raw microphone data.
• Webkit update with HTML5/CSS3 support.
• Global error handling.
• Improved cross-platform printing
• Improved security and support for enterprise and government standards.

AIR 2 Beta 2 on Adobe Labs
http://labs.adobe.com/technologies/air2/

AIR 2 Beta 2 Sample Applications
http://labs.adobe.com/technologies/air2/samples/

New Printing Features Video Interview
http://vimeo.com/9151495

(And yes I have comments coming in our soon to be relased blog for our major site upgrade at SOSensible.)

Oh... here is how to get involved.

Follow these steps to get started with the AIR 2 beta 2:

1. Download the AIR 2 SDK and AIR 2 runtime
2. Learn to use AIR 2
3. Read the Release Notes and Developer FAQ.
4. Download beta 2 sample applications

5. Ask questions and share your feedback in the AIR 2 forum