While many people use Adobe Flash-based widgets on the Web, dashboard widgets (such as Yahoo! Widget Engine, Windows Vista Sidebar Gadgets, MacOS X gadgets, i.e.) have allowed users to access the same widget functionality on their own desktop. While many of the desktop widget plaforms have decent (but varying) support for Flash, Adobe’s AIR SDK makes it possible to run Flash widgets as native applications on your desktop with a lot of the modern conveniences found in Microsoft Windows-based applications.

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Widgetmatic’s W600 series now has Adobe AIR support that makes both web and desktop deployment possible. The W600 continues to support Yahoo! Widget Engine, Microsoft Vista Sidebar Gadgets and MacOS X Gadget deployments for the desktop, but its new AIR support gives it the unique ability to deliver a broad range of advanced features which include:

  • Local file access
  • Encrypted local storage
  • Abillity to launch/run at startup
  • Seamless installation on multiple platforms
  • Drag-and-drop desktop support
  • Web-to-desktop communication and integration
  • Digitally signed widgets
  • Web-based installer

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