eBay has updated their Adobe AIR based San Dimas project to version 0.6. The latest beta, available now to anyone currently enrolled in the beta via the Adobe AIR update mechanism, includes a number of improvements, outlined below. If you haven't signed up for the beta, you can do so on the Project San Dimas website.

If you'd like to know more about eBay's Adobe AIR based San Dimas project, you should come to Adobe MAX. Alan Lewis, project manager for the application, will be hosting an Inspire session at MAX. He'll discuss what eBay has learned in building out a rich Internet application with Adobe Flex and Adobe AIR.

Here is the list of improvements that were sent out in an email to users.

• Improved Speed and System Resource Usage: Searching and loading items is now much faster. Also we fixed a number of issues that were causing high CPU usage.
• My eBay: We revamped the My eBay information based on user feedback - now the watch list and bid list use the same UI as the search results panel, allowing you to quickly scroll through everything you are interested in. We also split out the My eBay sections into "My Items" and "Bid/Buy", providing a logical separation between those things you are tracking vs. those things you are bidding on. Note that "History" has been renamed "Recent Items" and has moved under "My Items". There is also a prototype that lets you leave feedback.
• Alerts and Notes: New sections under "My Items" show all the alerts and notes that you have set on items. There is also an improved interface on the item view for setting notes and alerts.
• My Messages: A new My Messages prototype shows messages from sellers in context. Note that this is an early prototype, and the functionality to ask sellers a question is not functional yet. We would appreciate your feedback (use the handy feedback widget on the Home screen) to let us know what you think of all the My eBay changes.
• Search improvements: We’ve received lots of feedback on the search UI, and we’ve made steps to make it even simpler. The filters are now shown on the main screen, and the interface for selecting filters, keywords, and categories to narrow your results has changed.
• Item improvements: Calculated shipping is now available for those items that use it, and item specifics are shown within the UI. On the Seller tab you now see a summary view of the seller’s feedback and detailed seller ratings, while you can click through to the specific comments, all without leaving the item view.