Today we’re excited to introduce a brand new offering – Adobe Shadow Labs Release 1, which enables Web developers and designers to work faster and more efficiently by streamlining preview and customization of websites for mobile devices.
Mobile compatibility is a top demand of Web designers today, but we were hearing from our community that building sites for mobile devices was a huge pain point in their workflow. The common process we heard was to manually key in the Web addresses on each device (usually 4+ devices) to check the layout and performance of each page of a site design – nothing short of tedious.
Adobe Shadow aims to alleviate the time and stress of working on websites across mobile browsers. Web pros can wirelessly pair multiple smartphones and tablets with their computer and simultaneously view real-time previews of Web content across multiple iOS and Android devices, quickly seeing refreshed website designs with live updates. Adobe Shadow’s synchronized browsing nearly eliminates the need to touch the device, but still provides a true, on-device experience. We heard from the community that emulators and simulators just won’t cut it and it’s absolutely critical that website compatibility is checked on the actual devices.
Adobe Shadow can be used in conjunction with any integrated development environment (IDE) or text editor to fit into every mobile Web development workflow. Shadow provides remote inspection and debugging so developers can make and see bug fixes instantly on any paired device.
We’re really excited to deliver Shadow and start simplifying the pain points of previewing, inspecting and presenting mobile Web content. We encourage Web Pros to download the free Labs Release 1 of Adobe Shadow available now at http://adobe.com/go/shadow and provide the team with feedback.
We’ll be showing off Shadow for the first time at SXSW Interactive this week, details on the sessions are below. Or you can catch a demo here: http://tv.adobe.com/watch/adobe-technology-sneaks-2012/adobe-shadow
Shadow at SXSW
Adobe will also be hosting a Creative Camp session on Shadow entitled, Boost your Mobile Workflow with Adobe’s Newest Product – Monday, March 12 at 11:00 a.m.- Noon in the Radisson Town Lake Ballroom.
Availability & Requirements
Adobe Shadow is now available in English, worldwide on Adobe Labs. Adobe Shadow is comprised of several components, including Mac and Windows desktop software, a Google Chrome extension for desktop browser access, and mobile apps for iOS and Android tablets and phones. Free Android and iOS applications for Adobe Shadow are currently available in the Android Marketplace and the Apple App Store
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