Tomorrow, I’m leaving for my first extended vacation since I launched Klei Entertainment in 2005, and I was passing time catching up on some Wired articles. This particular one intrigued me. For the past 5 years, I’ve avoided mobile phone development like the 3D0 for two obvious reasons: carriers hold all the power, and developing on them is a nightmare because of the multitude of platforms.

Reading about Google Android and the iPhone SDK is encouraging, though. Having a decent web browser (albeit without Flash support) is more encouraging still. Already, creating ad supported mobile web apps is possible, and it’s only a matter of time before downloading third-party mobile applications and games becomes easy and not an exercise in frustration; I for one jailbroke my iPod Touch and I’m amazed at the ease of using the Installer application.

I know most readers of this blog are console and PC game developers, but if any of you have mobile experience, I’d love to pick your brain a bit. You know how to reach me!