awalton wrote:Is there any emulator or simulator for the device that developers could use to get a head start on developing applications for the device, those of us who weren't so lucky to have received one, that is.
I could imagine just grabbing an ARM emulator and using whatever firmware you supply and starting from there, but any computer-side software or proprietary data might be sensitive to the company. I'm very interested in getting started.
We actually have a "virtual chumby" simulator that will reproduce the environment that widgets play within if you're interested in that level of development. There's an early version on the website available to registered users, but it's not completely up to date. One would not need a physical chumby to create and test widgets.
For lower-level stuff, an emulator would be a good idea.
The only thing that's proprietary in the device is the Flash Player itself. All the other software is Open Source.