MotoDev Studio version 1.4 for J2ME

Motorola has announced the availability of the MotoDev Studio 1.4 for developing J2ME applications. Support has been added for several Motorola mobile phones. If you remember, Motorola has taken lead of the EclipseME project and has released MotoDev Studio which is based on Eclipse and EclipseME.

Some of the features included in MotoDev Studio 1.4 for J2ME are:

• Java ME Emulator uses the Sun Java Runtime Environment to simulate the MIDlet environment in Motorola handsets, with an interactive “skin” of the handsets.
• Bluetooth Service enables Bluetooth communication among multiple emulated handsets.
• WMA Test Server enables multiple emulated handsets to send and receive SMS and MMS messages.
• SIMConfig Service allows the user to create SIM card configurations that can be used with emulated handsets.
• Libraries for Java ME development for Motorola handsets, including CLDC 1.1, MIDP 2.0, JSR 75, 120, 135, 172, 177, 184, 185, 205, and many other Motorola specific APIs, such as Secondary Display API and Scalable Image Enhancements.
• MWay loads MIDlets onto handsets via USB cable and generates system logs for debugging (Motorola OS handsets only).
• Signing Tool allows you to import certificates and then sign MIDlet suites with them. Consult Motorola’s application testing and signing procedures for Java ME for details.
• Config Tool provides an easy way to read/write some specific internal handset configurations.
• Update Manager keeps installed components up to date; responsible for authenticating the user, downloading, and installing new features.
• NetBeans Project support: imports NetBeans Projects into the MOTODEV Studio workspace
• Sample MIDlets and tutorials
• Context-sensitive Help and integrated documentation that includes Javadocs, user guides, and Motorola device specifications listing supported Java and Motorola APIs as well as media formats.
• Landmark Storage Service provides a way to manage the main Landmark Storage configuration file, allowing MIDlets that use JSR 179 to access stored information. You can now register, exclude, research and exhibit landmarks.
• Deployment Tool (Preview) for sending an application to a handset and tracing the download and execution of the application.
• On-Device Debugging (Preview) for remote debugging on handsets that run the Motorola OS.

You can download MotoDev Studio 1.4 for J2ME at the Motorola Dev Site. If you have already installed the previous version of MotoDev Studio, just update your current version.