This tutorial demonstrates how to develop Java 2 Platform, Micro Edition (J2ME) applications for Nokia handsets using the Eclipse IDE and the Nokia Developer’s Suite for J2ME.It is written for J2ME and Nokia developers who are interested in using the powerful Eclipse IDE to boost productivity. It also targets existing Java Eclipse developers who need a short path to get started in real-world mobile application development for Nokia devices. Although the Nokia Developer’s Suite for J2ME primarily provides tools for Nokia handset developers, you can use it for generic J2ME application development for other devices as well.
Eclipsing Nokia devices
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I just bought a Nokia cell phone and was looking at the development options for it.
Aside from not nearly enough memory, it should be capable of playing mp3s. I wonder if I could rig something up with J2ME. Just for laughs.
Oh yeah, and how is it that a processor the size of a fruit fly can run Java nice and snappy while my desktop takes a crap on every Java app out there?? Ok, a little exaggerated, but what’s the difference here?
J2ME is pretty interesting, I’ve just developed an application consuming a web service I wrote and it’s neat. I used NuSOAP, a PHP toolkit and ksoap2, a Java toolkit. My only problem is, the Palm OS device only seems to be supported in J2ME 1.0.4_01, which is an old version.
Ok. It’s asking me to register first…
I don’t like having to register either. Anyway, I’ve not read the article but getting j2me to work in Eclipse is very easy. You just need the wireless toolkit (~j2me sdk) and the eclipseme plugin. The nokia suite may be better (I don’t know) but the other approach works well
Iampiti
OK, as i’ve been “Comment is currently pending review”ed in my first comment, a real answer.
1) You take load time to == exec time. Yeah Java apps take an age to load, they run fine after.
2) You have no RAM.
3) Your cell phone has a dedicated Java proccessor. Most (not all) modern MIPS proccessors can “talk” Java Byte Code natively, or atlest a subset of JBC.