UIQ developer Fast Track initial report

First day started of with representatives from UIQ, Sony Ericsson and Motorola expressing the benefits of using the UIQ platform, their intentions of trying to help developers getting started using the platform and porting already existing software to the UIQ platform. There was much focus on how to get the ecosystem involved to further improve the platform and the flexibility of the UIQ platform showing of the Sony Ericssons Walkman® phone the W960 and Motorola’s multimedia device, the Z8. Both running UIQ, one using a touchscreen, stylus input and a ordinary hard keys and the other one without a touchscreen, a nice interface (judging from the looks) and pretty cool multimedia capabilities. Alright so we get the picture, UIQ is not only a user interface for touchscreen devices but also flexible enough to fit the manufacturers needs, whether it’s touchscreen, hard buttons or new unheard of technologies.

Talking about the Sony Ericsson W960, it didn’t took long before Abbas Sumar, Application Acquisition Manager for Sony Ericsson announced we’d all be handed either a W960 (thus not the P1i everybody was expecting) or a Z8, raising a cheer from the crowd. I’ve got it all on video and will of course publish it as soon as I get home (which should be on Sunday). I was one of the lucky ones to receive the SE W960 and will publish an unboxing video among others reporting on my experience with it once I get home.