The article also covers JSP2.0 changes, such as the ability to develop new custom tags using a tag file, instead of having to write a handler class – this is a great simplification to help developers.
Final PS3 console design available ‘to touch’ at Lepzig Games Convention
The final production ready PS3 console made a showing at the Lepzig Games Convention in Germany last week, and providing you put on the provided white gloves so you wouldn’t get fingerprints on the unit, you were allowed to take a look at the box. This is the first time the console has been available in public and not protected behind a glass case. The console was still not playable however – this is going to come later at the Tokyo Games show later this year.
Still no concrete news whether the $600 high-end version will come with Tivo-like or media server functionality which was rumoured a long time ago, but has not been mentioned in any press for the last year or so. Maxconsole’s article however still mentions the rumour of a ‘hidden feature’…
Commodore brand resurfaces for high end PCs
The Commodore brand-name is curently owned by a Dutch company, and they hope to leverage the name with the launch of a range of high-end PCs. There’s a photo of the new machines on The Inquirer’s site.
Simplifying Swing development with Genesis: wiring Swing apps with annotations
Netbean’s Matisse GUI builder has made a huge difference in the effort required to build a Swing app – with Netbeans 5.0 now it is possible to build good looking Swing apps with minimal effort.
But what about wiring together actual code with your new GUI front end? Michael Santos has an interesting blog entry on java.net about a project called Genesis that allows you to use annotations to wire up your code to your Swing code. The examples in the article look very simple – this is an approach we should keep our eyes on.