-- Offers a practical, example-driven tutorial for using Java 2 Micro Edition (J2ME) to create applications that run on Java-enabled wireless devices such as Motorola's NexTel phones, Palm VII PDAs, and a whole class of portable devices.
-- Presents fully-developed examples of J2ME applications designed for wireless devices. The examples include electronic stock trading, banking, navigation, and multi-player games.
-- Written in conjunction with Motorola's IDEN technologies group, which is developing Java-enabled wireless devices. The IDEN group will provide commercial-quality applications and a wireless J2ME developer kit CD to accompany the book.
Sams Teach Yourself Wireless Java with J2ME in 21 Days begins by establishing the basic parameters of J2ME development and its uses in building wireless applications. The tutorial chapters introduce both text and graphical application development for typical wireless devices. Finally, the book presents the major types of applications that the wireless developer will build -- information management, communications, games, etc. The book also introduces the basic concepts of networking wireless devices through Java.