Fun with emulators

I spent some time this weekend getting J2ME SDKs off the big 3. The verdict:

• Motorola – no idea what’s going on there. Big download, no emulators (at least not detectable by Netbeans/SunOne) – need to spend some time going through their documentation.
• Nokia – sweet install, no problems. 2 emulators out of the box – Series 60 (fairly high-level colour handset) & Series 90 (PDA type number). Specific handset emulators downloadable when you run an update from the site.
• Sony Ericsson – Mother lode! More platforms than you can poke a stick at. Covers both MIDP 1.0 and MIDP 2.0 phones. I had a heart attack at the quality here – the documentation is outstanding! But the jewel in the crown? On-device debugging. The idea is that you upload your application onto an actual phone, and the IDE connects to it via a proxy that uses the PC’s infra-red or Bluetooth. I can’t think of an adjective that’s adequate. Wow…