Blu-ray Disc Application Development with Java ME

Java technology is a critical part of the new high-definition video standard: the Blu-ray Disc standard. This article is part 2 in a two-part series of articles that introduce developers to the Blu-ray Disc Java (BD-J) APIs. Using the BD-J APIs, developers can create Java ME applications for all Blu-ray disc players, including the Sony PlayStation 3 gaming console.

In this article, we introduce you to the Java ME SDK 3.0, which is the perfect tool for all Java ME development — whether you're doing Blu-ray application development or mobile phone application development. The Java ME SDK 3.0 provides substantial enhancements to its predecessor, the Wireless Toolkit for CLDC 2.5, mainly due to the fact that it allows developers the ability to author, edit, and compile all Java ME applications — especially of course, BD-J applications.