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LinuxDevices: Aeronix Zipit Instant Messenger Appliance

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“Aeronix used Linux to build a $99 instant messenger appliance
aimed at keeping kids from tying up the family PC while chatting
with friends. Naturally, hackers soon appropriated the device for
other duties, such as remotely controlling/monitoring Sony’s Aibo
robot.

“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…”

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