In addition to showing Flash 10.1 on an HTC HD2 (Windows Mobile 6.5) and the Nexus One, Adobe hopes that AIR will allow easy cross-platform integration with so many different operating systems powering smartphones.

Above, Adrian demos Flash video on Sky News and a Flash gaming site. The video appears to be smooth, but keep in mind that both handhelds use 1GHz Snapdragon processors, whereas most of us do not have even half that sort of power in our Android phones.

Kevin shows AIR on Android 2.0 with the Motorola Droid. Interestingly, Kevin is using a MacBook Pro (which is my preference as well), which is an ironic computer to be playing with in light of Steve Jobs’ alleged rant of Adobe’s “being lazy”:

Adobe® AIR® on mobile devices, a consistent runtime for standalone applications to come out of the Open Screen Project™, an industry-wide initiative led by Adobe that has grown to close to 70 ecosystem partners. With support for the Android™ platform expected in 2010, AIR provides developers with a feature-rich environment for delivering rich applications outside the mobile browser and across multiple operating systems via mobile marketplaces and app stores. AIR leverages mobile specific features from Flash® Player 10.1, is optimized for high performance on mobile screens and designed to take advantage of native device capabilities for a richer and more immersive user experience.

Source: Adobe