Adobe Device Central CS 3

Device Central is the only completely new application in the suite, and although its easy to dismiss it as a gimmick, it's actually a very rich tool designed to help you produce content for mobile phones.

Adobe Device Central CS 3
Device Central is the only completely new application in the suite, and although its easy to dismiss it as a gimmick, it's actually a very rich tool designed to help you produce content for mobile phones.

It does essentially two things. First, and most simply, is lists the specifications for many mobile phone handsets, along with their capabilities. Select a few handsets from the list - our beta copies only had a few models available, but Adobe promises us that the list will be extensive by the time the final product hits the shelves - and you're presented with a product matrix with collapsible sections relating to their web capabilities, video playback, Flash support and more. While it's unrealistic to test your site on every mobile device available - they run the gamut from dumb mono screened handsets that make calls and nothing else to full-blown pocket computers - this at least lets you check the capabilities of a pool or genre and make decisions based on the kinds of users your projects may exclude.

It enables you to create groups of products and to search for specific attributes, and there are some preset filters in place - for example, grouping devices by which version of Flash Lite is installed. It's possible to create your own smart groups based on set criteria - all Nokia devices that run the Series 60 operating system in Europe, say - but the process could be more obvious.



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