Smokescreen - a Flash player written in Javascript and HTML5

There is also Gordon: <a href="http://wiki.github.com/tobeytailor/gordon/" rel="nofollow">http://wiki.github.com/tobeytailor/gordon/</a>

What I don't understand is all the people praising HTML5 because it uses less CPU than Flash yet Chrome ends up using 15-20% CPU just to render a simple animation unlike Flash.

Posted 3 days ago: <a href="http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1387981" rel="nofollow">http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1387981</a>

If this means that animated advertisements and other ad agency annoyances will be coming soon to my iPad web browsing experience, put me down as a detractor.

Very cool. I look forward to a Chrome extension that automatically replaces flash objects with this.

<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rfmbZkqORX4" rel="nofollow">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rfmbZkqORX4</a><p>yes, it's all still being improved and the engines will be a lot faster in a few years, but how about first creating a true alternative, then start bashing flash.<p>I don't mind getting rid of flash, but please, lets try to move forward with technology at the same time. Not two steps back, just to remove a competitor so we end up at the same point three years later...

What are the footprint differences between the two? I assume FLV is compiled and optimized for running in the flash plugin...

I would really like to see a support table for smokescreen like Gordon has here: <a href="http://wiki.github.com/tobeytailor/gordon/swf-tag-support-table/" rel="nofollow">http://wiki.github.com/tobeytailor/gordon/swf-tag-support-ta...</a>

This could be a very revolutionary way to port flash to the IPad. There seems like an enormous value potential for that if it works well.

Its amazing that Apple has caused innovation by banning flash. I wonder if this is sustainable, maybe an example of innovation?

This needs to be packaged as a firefox addon and be completely transparent.<p>It would be great.

For all those people decrying this, and asking why the hell anyone would want Flash at all:<p>Some of us would like to play Flash games on the iOS.<p>That, and the porn.<p>That is all.

In Chrome on Mac, the techno Strongbad Email played perfectly fine, and my computer didn't burn me. I'd say it's a success, though still lots of room to grow I imagine.

#1 proof why Flash isn't needed anymore.

Very interesting! Running the Smokescreen JavaScript flash player did not cause my battery life to go down like normal flash does. I always watch that when I am running a flash YouTube video or flash game.<p>It will be interesting to see how the performance works with more complex games.

Nevermind that: how does he generate those awesome avatars?!

Do the demos work on the iPhone?

smart!