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A new posting on Jolicloud’s blog lists that the new HTML certification graphic is available from the W3C.

Jolicloud’s been HTML5 compliant long before most knew what HTML5 was all about.  Jolicloud uses HTML5 for:

• Offline & Storage
• Connectivity
• Styling
• Graphics
• Semantics

Check out more on the Official Jolicloud Blog.

The newest version of Jolicloud – version 1.0 will launch to selected members throughout the next few days. The new HTML5 launcher will be the biggest visual change from the original Ubuntu Netbook Remix interface to the new HTML5 launcher that will be the single largest change in Jolicloud history.

Here’s the official final version screen shot for 1.0:

Jolicloud 1.0 Launcher

Read the official blog post from Jolicloud’s Blog page.

More to come in the next few days…

The folks at Jolicloud have posted a YouTube video showing all the fancy new features of the HTML interface and launcher.

Highlights Include:

• New design launcher with drag & drop capabilities
• New Jolicloud App’s Store
• New File Manager  – both local & cloud
• And more…

Check out the YouTube clip to see more for yourself.

No word on when this update will become available yet, hopefully should know soon.

The plan was the have as much support for all netbooks as possible before the full Beta.   With the full Beta release, the new HTML 5 menu system should be next on the list

HTML5 Launcher

A clearer screenshot of the new HTML5 menu has arrived via Jolicloud’s Flickr account.  This new menu is a much sleeker menu that will replace the old Ubuntu Netbook Remix.

HTML5 Launcher

This should arrive as an automatic update to Pre-Beta users sometime around CES on Jan 7-10, 2010.

Check out the full pic on Flickr.

So what exactly is HTML 5 and why is it so important to Jolicloud’s success?

A really good description of HTML5 is available from no else than Wikipedia’s HTML5 entry.

But a quick synopsis is:

• Slightly new markups using more CSS, better backwards compatability
• New elements & attributes
• New Form options
• Newer Error Handling

New API’s

• Document Editing
• Drag-and-Drop
• Media Playback Options
• 2D Drawing

One of the most important for Jolicloud’s successes is the ability do Silverlight, Flash, and Java-esque technologies without having to rely on those plug-ins.    That means a faster, media enriched web experience with just a simple browser – no plugins.