Flash has made the leap to TV with the rollout of the new Adobe Flash Platform for the Digital Home, making HD video available for output on Internet-connected TVs, set-top boxes, Blu-ray players and the other assorted living room digital-age flotsam. What that means to non-geeks is that Flash-based applications will soon be able to run equally well on home television screens, the Web or mobile phones. (Right now, according to comScore Media Metrix, approximately 80% of online videos viewed worldwide are delivered using Adobe Flash, and the Adobe Flash Player is installed on 98% of Internet-connected desktops.)

This development is a great leap forward in the Open Screen Project, a broad industry initiative aiming to deliver a consistent runtime environment across devices. The Project is supported by heavyweights such as Disney, Comcast, Netflix, Intel and The New York Times. For more information, visit

www.openscreenproject.org.