Sneak preview: a Linux powered wireless phone -- This LinuxDevices.com "sneak preview" profiles a unique new Linux-based wireless phone which combines communications and entertainment within a customizable two-part design. Its maker intends to initially market the device to the "teen market", offering a colorful phone with cool teen-oriented capabilities. Story
An overview of Linux for embedded developers -- This whitepaper by Greg Haerr (CEO of Century Software and founder of the Microwindows and ViewML projects) provides an introduction to the use of Linux as an embedded operating system. Haerr reviews the benefits of Linux to embedded applications, explains the basics of graphical windowing system technologies, and provides a technical and architectural overview of both Microwindows (a windowing system for embedded devices) and ViewML (an embeddable web browser) Story
Update to "Cool devices" Quick Reference Guide -- LinuxDevices.com is pleased to announce an update to our highly popular Embedded Linux "Cool Devices" Quick Reference Guide. The guide provides a continually updated catalog of end products in which Linux serves as the embedded operating system, including webpads, cell phones, set-top boxes, Internet appliances, entertainment appliances, and "other" intelligent devices (including some *really* interesting gadgets). Story
Embedded Linux conference announces talks & new location -- The program for the Embedded Linux Expo & Conference has been announced, along with a change in location from Boston to Reston, VA (near Washington D.C.). The conference is open to the public. Story
Sharp hones new Linux handheld -- ZDNet's Richard Shim reports on the impending release by Sharp Electronics of a new Linux-based PDA in the U.S. The consumer-electronics giant is expected to make the new Linux handheld available to developers in the coming weeks, and the consumer version is expected in the first quarter of '02. Story
Linux PDA Focus Group to be held in NJ on Friday, Oct. 12 -- Want a free Sharp Linux PDA developer kit (which includes a Linux-based PDA) plus $100 cash? Attend a Linux PDA focus group being held this Friday, October 12, at the North American headquarters of Sharp Electronics in Mahwah, NJ. Story
Microwindows founder launches thin client Linux solution -- Century Embedded Technologies unveiled PIXEL Thin Client, a new Linux-based thin client software package that is said to offer PC-like capabilities in small footprint, resource-constrained devices. Story
MyLinux Pocket Linux Workstation beta units offered for sale -- The MyLinux Pocket Linux Workstation (PLW) project is now accepting advanced orders for the beta version of the device. The PLW is a 100% Open Source, custom embedded Linux handheld computer that is small enough to fit in your pocket yet powerful enough to serve as your workstation. Story
TI adds Linux support to OMAP wireless platform -- Texas Instruments has announced that its OMAP wireless architecture will support Embedded Linux, thereby providing solutions for 2.5 and 3G mobile devices. RidgeRun's DSPLinux will be the first embedded Linux support available for the OMAP platform. Story
Translator runs x86 binaries on MIPS CPUs "at native speeds" -- Transitive Technologies announced availability of what is claimed to be the first CPU translation and optimization software engine that enables x86 software binaries to run transparently and efficiently on MIPS32 and MIPS64 processors. Story
Gateway and browser software support WAP 2.0 -- Jataayu Software of Bangalore, India recently announced the release of WAP (Wireless Application Protocol) 2.0 versions of its gateway and browser software. Jataayu currently supports Linux and plans to support embedded Linux in the near future. Story
HP Supports Royalty Free Standards for Web Infrastructure -- Bruce Perens of Hewlett-Packard clarifies HP's position with respect to patents and royalty bearing standards in the next generation web infrastructure. Story
Compaq to bundle Jeode JVM on new iPAQs -- Compaq is set to ship Java technology, in the form of Insignia's Jeode PDA Edition, on every unit of Compaq's new iPAQ Pocket PC H3800 handheld computer. The news is significant in that Java-based PDA apps can be expected to be easily portable to (if not immediately usable on) Linux-based PDAs which have JVMs, such as Sharp's upcoming Linux/Java PDA. Story
Wind River divests itself of the FreeBSD project -- An article at SlashDot reports that Wind River Systems, who had acquired BSDi's software assets earlier this year, including a team of FreeBSD developers, has laid off those developers and decided to divest itself of the FreeBSD project. The article includes a question and answer interview with Wind River's PR department. Story
As part of our continuing efforts to support the rapidly growing Embedded Linux Market, we are pleased to announce the online 2001 Embedded Linux Market Survey. The survey, which is structured in three parts, asks developers of Linux-based embedded systems and intelligent devices to anonymously provide information about their applications, their embedded Linux OS requirements and preferences, and the perceived advantages and disadvantages of using Linux in embedded applications.
No problem! Read them here . . . Oct. 4, 2001, Sep. 27, 2001, Sep. 20, 2001, Sep. 13, 2001, Sep. 6, 2001
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