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Meetro to see release on PSP and Nintendo DS

They probably wouldn't be getting so much press if not for recent Google buyout rumors, but Meetroduction have revealed that they intend to bring Meetro, their location-based Wi-Fi-meets-IM software, to the Nintendo DS and Sony PSP. I think this is a brilliant move; mobile gaming gadgets are the perfect platform for an app that emphasizes casual ad-hoc chatting. Though you can download Meetro for Windows right now, the PSP and DS versions won't be available until next summer.

Filed under: Internet, Google

Google acquires Meetro, absolutely totally definitely doing IM now

MeetroPeople have been talking about Google releasing their own IM software since, I think, the beginning of time, but internetnews.com is reporting that it's got to be what they're up to now. You see, this week Google is expected to announce its acquisition of Meetroduction, the company which makes Meetro, which is some sort of IM client that supports multiple protocols (e.g. AIM, Jabber, ICQ) and uses wi-fi mojo to find new buddies for you based on your physical location.

I can't help but wonder if something more is going on here, though. If Google just wanted an IM client, why wouldn't they have just started with Jabber or even Gaim? Meetro seems like an odd purchase, unless they've got something special in mind for that wi-fi mojo, and I sincerely hope they do. If anybody can make an IM client with a difference and actually get people to use it, it's Google.

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