Silverlight 3

Apps for Windows: Silverlight 3 based Twitter Client by Sobees

Sobees Web Alpha Silverlight 3

Sobees web is a web version of bDule – a Twitter/Facebook client for Windows with a new twist though. It’s made of Silverlight 3 and supports Silverlight out of Browser experience.

It’s a fully featured Twitter client with support for multiple accounts, RT, pictures, URL shortening and much more. The Facebook part of Sobees web isn’t functional yet, but to get a taste of how it works, you can try out bDule. Sobees web also has real-time search for OneRiot, Twitter and FriendFeed. You can set up multiple search columns by choosing your preferred layout for Sobees Web.

The interface is clean and streamlined. There’s nothing new to notice in it if you’ve used any other Twitter client like Seesmic Desktop or TweetDeck. The difference between Sobees Web and other clients is the multiple layout support. You have a wide variety of layouts to choose from, and you can even chose to run many Twitter accounts or real-time searches in them. It’s very helpful if you need to keep track of particular keywords or trends on Twitter.

What to expect from Silverlight 3?

MIX09 starts today. And Silverlight 3 will be one of the highlights of the event. But why do we have a Silverlight 3 version already and what will it bring to the table for developers and consumers? Well, these are some of the features that will be a part of the new Silverlight.

  • H.264 video supportSilverlight 3
  • 3D support
  • GPU hardware acceleration
  • Pixel shaders
  • Perspective 3D
  • Animation enhancements
  • Bitmap APIs
  • improvements to the media stack
  • Updates to the style model
  • Data binding improvements
  • Improved resource handling
  • Improvements to the web services stack
  • Some new additional controls

This is just a glimpse of some of the new features to look out for. Stay tuned to http://live.visitmix.com/ for coverage of MIX09, live from Las Vegas,which starts at 9 am PDT with keynotes from Bill Buxton and Scott Guthrie.