I'm sure most of you have heard about the Aeronix ZipIt instant messaging appliance. It's a $99 embedded Linux handheld with Wifi that comes with software for IM. Out of the box it supports up to 99 concurrent AOL, Yahoo, and MSN IM accounts. So it's currently lacking any kind of Jabber support. Other than the enjoyment of tearing this thing apart and loading it up with my own software, this would make a nice device to carry around:
The Zipit is marketed under brandnames that include ZipitWireless and K-Byte, and is currently available at Target and TigerDirect, priced at $99, in colors that include white, silver, blue, red, and pink. It includes an 802.11b WiFi radio, 16-color greyscale LCD with QVGA (320x240) resolution, and a thumb keyboard with rubber buttons. Also included is a stereo DAC (digital audio converter) connected to a speaker and headphone jack. [LinuxDevices.com]
Not stated in that description is the 2 Mb of flash and 16 Mb of RAM that's available. So if anyone wants to take a jab to JabIt then the space is pretty tight. Besides basic IM, being able to use data forms with it would be interesting.
I think a Java solution is co
I think a Java solution is compltely impractical since it doesn't come with JME (afaik) and is presumably packed pretty tightly (how large is your average j2me implementation?). Hooking in a compiled program seems most likely to work, but is still a massive pain in the ass.