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Via announced a fanless panel PC that runs Linux, and resists both liquids and dust. The "VIPRO VP7710" includes Via's Eden or C7 processors, a 10.4-inch touchscreen display, gigabit Ethernet, three serial ports, and two USB 2.0 ports, the company says.
Wind River Systems announced that its Support Operations Centers in North America and Europe have achieved Service Capability and Performance (SCP) certification for the third time. Wind River is the only embedded Linux vendor to have earned the Service Strategies certification, claims the company.
A popular talking toy robot from Tomy Corp. runs Linux on a PXA-270-based single-board computer (SBC) from Mobisense Systems. The 6.5-inch tall i-Sobot has been dubbed "the smallest humanoid robot in production" by Guinness World Records, says Tomy.
Neuros Technology has started shipping a low-cost set-top box aimed at delivering Internet video on-demand to high-definition TVs. The $300 Neuros LINK works with a free Neuros.TV service to allow users to play popular video content on-demand, without subscribing to cable or satellite television broadcast services,
Motorola announced a Moto VE66 camera-phone that offers WiFi, GPS, a 5-megapixel camera, an MP3 player, and MontaVista Linux. The VE66 is the first Motorola phone to support the MotoDev Studio for WebUI "widget" platform, says Motorola, which also announced a "MotoDev Widget Developer Challenge."
LynuxWorks is shipping version 2.0 of its Linux-compatible separation kernel and hypervisor for high assurance systems. Aimed at multiple independent levels of security (MILS) applications in the aerospace, government, and defense industries, LynxSecure 2.0 offers enhancements including improved multi-processor support and a lightweight POSIX run-time environment, says the company.
Texas Instruments (TI) is accepting orders for a Linux-ready DaVinci multimedia SoC (system-on-chip) targeting digital photo frames, IP network cameras, and low-cost digital video recorders. The Ethernet-equipped TMS320DM357 has a 270MHz ARM9 core, and a DSP core supplied with royalty-free codecs for
Rousset, France-based semiconductor firm Atmel announced that the Linux 2.6.27 mainline kernel release has added support for its AT91SAM9G20 system-on-chip (SoC). Equipped with an ARM926EJ-S core clocked to 400MHz, the AT91SAM9G20 is offered with a Linux v2.6.27 kernel, patches, drivers, demos, and the Angstrom/OpenEmbedded development environment, says the company.
Advantech has introduced a mini-ITX motherboard that targets embedded information and entertainment applications, such as information station kiosks and lottery machines. The AIMB-221 supports single- or dual-core AMD processors, and offers an HDMI A/V port, for connection to multimedia displays such as high-definition televisions.
The largest embedded Linux conference has announced its venue and topic list for next year's event. Set for April 6-8, 2009, at San Francisco's Hotel Kabuki, the Consumer Electronics Linux Forum's fifth-annual Embedded Linux Conference directly precedes the Linux Foundation's Spring Collaboration Summit, Apr. 8-10.
Just in time for the latest 007 movie release, Eurotech subsidiary Parvus announced a new version of its military-targeted personal wrist computer. The Linux-ready Zypad WR1100 offers a faster Marvell PXA 270 processor, more memory, a higher-resolution display, plus ZigBee and fingerprint scanner options.
Adobe released a 64-bit alpha Linux version of its Flash Player 10 media software, and announced a partnership with ARM on an ARM11 version of Flash 10. Other Adobe news includes AIR 1.5 for Linux, upgraded media servers, and a new design tool called Flash Catalyst.
Bredex GmbH announced a new version of its Linux-compatible GUIdancer automated GUI test-tool. Version 3.0 of the Eclipse-derived GUIdancer adds a new modeling perspective for model-based testing, plus an observation mode for creating reusable keywords from a running application, says the company.
The USB Implementers Forum will today unveil USB 3.0, which is said to be ten times as fast as USB 2.0. One of the first USB 3.0 announcements came from MCCI Corp. and Synopsis, which said they would together produce USB semiconductor IP and Linux-ready GPL'd drivers for the spec.
As netbooks and MIDs (mobile Internet devices) proliferate, more Linux device developers are using software and tools from the Intel-sponsored Moblin.org project. Though aimed at developers, the free tools let most anyone with a little configuration and compiling experience easily build their own Linux netbook distro!
WinSystems announced an EPIC-format, extended-temperature single board computer (SBC) that runs Linux. Aimed at industrial applications, the EPX-855-G is equipped with an Intel Celeron-M clocked at 1GHz (fanless) or 1.8GHz Pentium (fan), and can operate at temperatures ranging from -40 to 158 degrees F.
Yellow Dog Linux distributor Terra Soft has been acquired by fellow Cell Broadband Engine (Cell BE) specialists Fixstars Corp. Terra Soft, whose Yellow Dog Linux (YDL) distribution supports both PowerPC and Cell BE platforms, will be recast as a subsidiary called Fixstars Solutions, says Fixstars.
Texas Instruments (TI) is demonstrating a tiny video projector that could prove small enough to embed in devices such as mobile phones. The 10-lumen "Pico" projector uses TI's DLP (digital light processing) technology, and is shown rendering a Linux desktop playing 24-bit RGB video at 60Hz.
Performance Technologies (PT) is shipping two communications controllers that use the AMC (advanced mezzanine card) form factor. The Linux-ready AMC304 and AMC305 enable PT's ATCA (AdvancedTCA) and MicroTCA systems to interface with leased T1/E1/J1 lines, while the AMC305 provides time-division multiplexing (TDM) transmission capability, says PT.
It appears that Debian 5.0 (aka "Lenny") will soon take its big binocular eyes out into the wider world. The Debian project has completed the first release-candidate of Lenny's installer, which features much-improved support for ARM-based devices, along with much faster installation from "live" CDs.
Canonical announced it will port Ubuntu Desktop Linux to the ARMv7 architecture. Targeted at netbooks, the Ubuntu ARM distribution could set the stage for Intel to lose the "software advantage" that has enabled x86 to shrug off attacks from other architectures for the last 30 years.
MontaVista has confirmed that its Linux distribution runs on a new music phone from Motorola. Recently leaked details on the EM35 reveal a slider version of the EM30 music phone, with an upgraded camera and a return to the Rokr E8's haptic navigation scroll wheel.
The number of digital TVs, gaming consoles, and set-top boxes equipped with embedded web browsers will grow from 60 million in 2008 to 214 million by 2013, forecasts ABI. The research firm lists the open source Webkit rendering engine and CEA-2014 UI standard among key emerging technologies shaping the market.
An Estonian embedded design house has developed a data-collection barcode scanner and PDA with an OLED display. Billed as the first OLED-equipped mobile terminal device, Artec's Triskan TS8 Professional Mobile Terminal runs embedded Linux on an ARM processor, and includes Bluetooth and GSM/GPRS, with optional WiFi.
[Updated 1:45PM] -- Digi International will update its RJ-45 jack-sized Connect ME device server. Available in December with Linux cross-development tools, the Digi Connect ME 9210 offers a faster ARM9 processor and serial data rates, while adding a serial peripheral interface (SPI), I2C, and cryptography hardware.
T-Mobile has issued an over-the-air fix for a laughable Android security bug that caused anything typed into its G1 phone to be interpreted by a root shell process. Prior to the fix, hackers briefly enjoyed root shell access, leading to such fun as Debian installations on
Lorex Technology is shipping a smart camera targeting home and small-business surveillance applications. The Easy Connect Network IP Camera LNE3003 runs Linux on an ARM9 processor, and with the help of PC software can stream 3GPP video to phones, Lorex says.
Taiwanese vendor SkyTraq has announced a lower-power, higher-performance version of its single-chip GPS receiver for Linux, Windows Mobile, and CE devices. Compared to the earlier Venus634LP, the Venus 634LPx offers better cold start and tracking sensitivity, lower full-power tracking current, and a smaller 1cm2 package, SkyTraq says.
A vendor of miniature hardware firewalls has started shipping two user-modifiable products. Delivered with sandboxed cross-compiling development tools, and an open source Linux firewall stack, the Open Firewall SOHO and Pico give sysadmins, security pros, and hobbyists access to Yoggie's nifty hardware for the first time.
Symbian was the only major operating system (OS) to lose share over the last year in a smartphone market that grew 28 percent, says a Canalys study. Other findings include big gains for Apple and RIM, and a 49 percent increase in sales of Linux smartphones.
TriPeaks announced a new version of its "TP InstantBoot" fast-boot technology for Linux TVs and other consumer electronics devices. The company also announced a reseller relationship with CodeSourcery, and plans to integrate CodeSourcery's SourceryG++ development tools with its TP InstantBoot development kit.
Movial has released Webkit and Gecko extensions that give local Javascript/HTML widgets more power over the systems they run on. Targeting user interface elements on Linux devices, the LGPL-licensed Browser D-Bus Bridge lets locally stored Javascript "easily" use operating system services like media and instant messaging engines, Movial says.
Continuous Computing (CCPU) announced it will make Wind River the default Linux networking distribution for its ATCA-compliant FlexTCA 3G/4G wireless equipment. CCPU will provide its Long Term Evolution (LTE) and Deep Packet Inspection (DPI) customers with reference designs based on Wind River Linux, says CCPU.
Enterprise virtualization software giant VMware has launched its first virtualization product aimed at mobile phones. The Linux-compatible Mobile Virtualization Platform (MVP) is based on technology that VMware acquired last month when it quietly bought French virtualization vendor Trango Virtual Processors.
A Wind River white paper argues that Linux is well positioned to succeed in the uniquely challenging market for automotive infotainment. The paper suggests that only a mature, flexible, open-source operating system like Linux can address the "hugely divergent" life cycles of cars and consumer electronics.
Japanese embedded Linux house Lineo has announced a quick-start technology that it claims can boot Linux in 2.97 seconds on a low-powered system. The technology appears similar to but much faster than Linux's existing "suspend-to-disk" capability.
Microsoft's bottom line is hurting from Linux gains in netbooks, says a Bloomberg.com story. A recent drop in Windows revenues is due in part to the fact that leading netbook vendors Acer and Asus run Linux on about 30 percent of their netbooks, says the story.
Yet another Linux device maker has been sued over alleged GPL violations. Diebold subsidiary PES allegedly used a GPL-licensed copy of the Ghostscript Postscript interpreter in its optical-scan voting machines, without abiding by the license's terms, claims Ghostscript copyright holder Artifex Software.
Axiomtek announced a fanless, aluminum-cased embedded computer that targets industrial automation, DVR (digital video recorder), and digital signage applications. The eBOX830-831-FL runs Linux, while offering dual gigabit Ethernet ports, six USB ports, four COM ports, and two IEEE 1394a ports, says Axiomtek.
Linux professional services and consulting firm Embedded Alley (EA) says it can help device developers choose between available NAND flash devices and filesystems. The company has launched a consulting practice around modeling tools it created to predict flash memory longevity under specific Linux software stacks.
