Apple Thoughts: What Does HTML 5 Mean For Us?

"If you have a recent browser build of WebKit nightly, you're going to love this movie trailers demo I've been hacking on. Click on the image above, select a movie trailer, and check out Safari 4's video reflections using CSS Effects. Recent WebKit nightlies with the latest QuickTime installed give the best experience, with flawless transitioned video reflections. Safari 4 Beta also provides a decent experience, but doesn't transition reflections."

I think I'm finally starting to understand why Apple doesn't care if it implements Flash in the iPhone; they want to go open standards on HTML 5 instead. After seeing this demo, there's no reason to think that it can't be done quite nicely. The possibilities are pretty impressive when you consider that all of what you see on this demo site is done without any embedding of any third-party plugins.

Nice thought, no?