Java ME 3.0 SDK download available

An early access download of the Java ME 3.0 SDK is now available for Windows XP and Vista from Sun Developer Network. Notable features include LWUIT integration, Blu-ray and Windows mobile support.

Key Features

Integration with 3rd party emulators and Windows Mobile devices

The new Java ME Platform SDK architecture allows integration of 3rd party emulators and devices. Java ME Platform SDK comes with Sun’s Java runtime environment for Windows Mobile. A user can install this runtime on a Windows Mobile device or a Microsoft device emulator and experience all the on-device features of Java ME Platform SDK.

On-device deployment and on-device debugging

Having an emulator doesn’t eliminate the need for testing your application on a real device. The new SDK simplifies this process with seamless deployment to real devices and on-device debugging.

CLDC/MIDP, CDC/FP/PBP/AGUI and BD-J integrated into one SDK

It’s no longer necessary to download and install separate packages. Java ME SDK integrates into one package Sun’s Java ME runtimes, emulation, and developer tools for CLDC, CDC and BD-J stacks.

New CLDC HotSpot Virtual Machine

The deprecated KVM has been replaced with the CLDC HotSpot VM. This new implementation is a highly-optimized virtual machine which provides a significant performance advantage over KVM.

Optimized MSA 1.1 Stack with Extensions

Java ME Platform SDK contains an optimized CLDC/MIDP stack. This implementation supports multitasking and is built upon CLDC 1.1 and MIDP 2.1. It also contains the following new JSRs:

* Mobile Sensor API (JSR 256)
* XML API for Java ME (JSR 280)
* Java Binding for the OpenGL ES API (JSR 239)

Profiling support

A built-in profiler lets you easily profile your CLDC/MIDP applications. The profiler is based on the successful Netbeans profiler used in Visual VM, which is bundled with Java SE 6.

BD-J support

The Java ME Platform SDK allows you to easily set up, compile and sign a BD-J project. The project can then be burned to a Blu-ray disc using a 3rd party Blu-ray player. The SDK supports easy integration with ArcSoft TotalMedia Theatre. Once integrated, just click run and watch your application play in TotalMedia Theatre.

New development environment based on the Netbeans Platform

The Java ME SDK leverages the successful Netbeans platform. It provides a reliable and flexible windowing system, a logging facility, and a modularized environment with the ability to update on the fly. A shared project system allows easy transition of your project to the rich, full-featured CLDC/MIDP development tool Netbeans Mobility Pack.

Lightweight UI Toolkit (LWUIT) integration

The open-source Lightweight UI Toolkit has recently generated a lot of interest and Java ME Platform SDK is the first developer’s kit that comes with a built-in LWUIT library, resource manager and demo application.

Device search database integrated in SDK

Find technical specifications of thousands of mobile devices using the built-in WURFL database search engine. The database search tool is versatile and easy to use, allowing you to search a large number of mobile device properties. More than 8000 device specifications are accessible from the Java ME Platform SDK.

You can download the Java ME 3.0 SDK early access from Sun