Cheap new hackable wireless device?

Hi

I just noticed this little gizmo in the Best Buy flyer - the
description says, "No Service charges and PC not required. All you
need is a Hotspot or a WiFi network and you're ready to chat via MSN,
AOL, or Yahoo." It's called a Zipit Portable Instant Messenger. Sounds
like it has some hacking potential - I'll bet it's running some form
of embeded Linux already. Anyone seen one of these before and know
whether it's worth shelling out the $150 CAD to get one to experiment
with? Here's a link to a scan of the ad if that might help anyone
recognize it: http://www.andrewhakman.dhs.org/misc/zipit.png

In the mean time, I'm going to see if I can find any other info on the
web about this thing and hopefully what processor it has etc.

Andrew Hakman
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