Varia Mobile Smartscreens Technology
Say hello to a new approach to the multimedia mobile device market with an offering that gives you the flexibility to work with a variety of partners, and create unique multimedia experiences for virtually any type of customer.The SmartScreens® mobile application framework, created by Varia Mobile, is an extendable Linux platform for mobile devices.
The SmartScreens solution is designed to allow rapid development of high-performance applications. Linux-based SmartScreens includes application libraries that enable developers to create deeply-integrated, rich applications quickly. 
The user interface uses industry-standard protocols, facilitating rapid development and integration into the core system. SmartScreens also uses standard web protocols to integrate with existing third-party web services. This presents a rich, integrated UI to the user.
Because new services are automatically integrated into the SmartScreens skinning engine, the services are tightly integrated into the device UI without requiring significant investment of development effort.
SmartScreens Media is, in essence, a set of personal, media-focused applications contains all the features and flexibility of the SmartScreens software application framework and adds features that are tailored for connected multimedia mobile experiences. 
BRIEF EXAMPLES OF MEDIA SOLUTIONS AVAILABLE FROM VARIA MOBILE:
- WMDRM compliant/PlaysForSure compliant
- Album, Artist, Song background &info Album cover art
- Integration with online music catalog
- Automatic playlist & song downloads
- Multiple video codec support (MPEG4 SP, WMV 7/8/9 Base Profiles featuring WMA audio, h.264, AVI)
- JPEG & PNG format support
- Slideshow View
- Shuffle picture functionality
When coupled with wireless connectivity, the SmartScreens Media features can enable wireless synchronization of content, such as music, directly from a back-end media service or storefront, without the user having to dock the device or sync it with a PC.
With Smartscreens Media, you can design the kinds of mobile devices and underlying support systems that make the most sense for your customers, giving them the world's first truly integrated mobile media experience.