The JavaOne Conference is over, and we at Sentilla are proud about what we accomplished, and excited for the future.

The last day of the conference is mostly about James Gosling's keynote, sometimes referred to as the "Gosling Toyshow". He uses this session to highlight the latest Java innovations in a cool, fun way. Our demo held true to this vision, and even added some audience participation to the mix. We instrumented beach balls with accelerometers and threw them into the crowd. The balls proceeded to take a beating (as you might expect!) and every push, punch and punt was measured for intensity. What's more, the relative location of the balls was tracked through the crowd and displayed on massive video screens in real-time in addition to the acceleration data. We gave beach balls a voice -- which they used to scream out in pain... Here's the video. Skip to 48:30 to see the presentation in full. It was a great end to a great conference, and all that was left for us was a final furry of Perk kit sales, and then the clean-up!

To recap, Sentilla was truly pervasive at JavaOne. The conference started with the introduction of Sentilla at the first general session. We were named a 2008 Duke's Award winner that same day. We had three booths at the conference. We released our Perk kit to the JavaOne audience. And we were showcased in the final keynote.

All in all, a fantastic JavaOne. We can't wait for next year!