As in previous years, java.net will be hosting a series of 20-minute mini-talks in its JavaOne booth for 2008. In this introductory podcast of the 2008 series, java.net editor Chris Adamson previews this year's talks and takes a look back with excerpts from five of 2007's best mini-talks.

Check out more information about the 2008 java.net Community Corner, including a mini-talk schedule with abstracts and slides. Information about last year's talks is also available, at the 2007 Community Corner wiki page.

You can download the MP3 of this podcast episode directly, or copy and paste the java.net Community Corner mini-talks feed into a podcast client like Juice or iTunes. You can also subscribe via the iTunes Store.

Chris Adamson is the former editor of java.net.