So is this one of the reasons Apple has been holding back on Flash for the iPhone?  Does Apple see CSS3 as a long-term replacement to Flash? Tough question, but the Apple seems to generally dislike Flash and on the iPhone is could provide app-like functionality.  It’s also a battery killer.

The demo shows what the will soon be possible, however currently only Safari implements Webkit specific CSS Transforms.  The specs have been submitted to the W3C by Apple, hopefully they will become adopted and become a standard across all browsers.

You can try this out straight away with basic functionality using Safari 4, Mac, or with full functionality in the latest Webkit nightlies.

Via Cocoia.