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HD surveillance camera design runs homespun Linux —
Jun. 23, 2008 —
 Marseilles, France-based Nexvision has announced a network IP (Internet protocol) video camera design that incorporates the Texas Instruments (TI) DaVinci TMS320DM6467 processor. The Linux-based CamHD hardware/software reference design is equipped with an Altera Cyclone III FPGA (field-programmable gate array), and boasts a claimed 1080P HD resolution. ...
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Linux pioneer interviewed —
Jun. 20, 2008 —
Embedded pioneer and MontaVista founder Jim Ready has clarified his company's marketing messages regarding the challenges of using Linux without commercial support in embedded systems. The clarification follows an attack by GreenHills CEO Dan O'Dowd, who opportunely misconstrued the messaging in order to ridicule embedded Linux in general, Ready suggests. ...
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Linux robot plays frenetic clarinet —
Jun. 20, 2008 —
 [Updated: Jun. 23, 2008] -- Australian research group NICTA and the University of New South Wales (UNSW) have developed a clarinet-playing robot that runs Linux. The "Robo-Clarinet" won first prize at the Artemis Music Orchestra competition for autonomous, embedded musical instrument performances.
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$75 SODIMM-sized SBC runs Linux —
Jun. 20, 2008 —
 India-based E-con Systems has announced a Marvell PXA270-based system on module (SOM) that sells for as little as $75. The SODIMM-sized eSOM270 comes pre-installed with Linux, includes 64MB or 128MB of RAM, and has a camera interface and a LCD controller, E-con says. ...
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"Fashion accessory" PMP camera runs Linux —
Jun. 20, 2008 —
 A style-conscious Samsung digital camera and personal media player (PMP) is built on a MontaVista Linux platform, it was revealed by a reader. Shipping since last year, the Samsung i70 features 7.2-megapixel resolution, 3x optical zoom, and Samsung's ASR (Advanced Shake Reduction) technology. ...
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Linux prominent in chip show awards —
Jun. 20, 2008 —
 [Updated 12:21] -- Timesys won Best in Show at the 2008 Freescale Technology Forum (FTF) for its Online Linux Factory. San Juan Software won the other Best in Show for its ZigBee controller platform, and Nuvation won an award for an air-hockey-playing "Flexis AC Face-off" robot ...
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Linux "plumbers" convene —
Jun. 20, 2008 —
The Linux Plumbers Conference (LPC) has issued a call for proposals for its September 17-19 event in Portland, Oregon. The LPC aims to attract top developers to collaborate on Linux "plumbing" issues such as kernel subsystems, core libraries, and windowing systems. ...
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ARM9 board boots Debian in 0.69 seconds —
Jun. 19, 2008 —
 Technologic Systems has upgraded the firmware for its quick-booting single-board computer (SBC) to make it boot even quicker. Equipped with a Marvell 500Mhz ARM9 CPU running Debian Sarge, the TS-7800 can boot Linux 2.6.21 from NAND flash in 0.69 seconds, claims Technologic.
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Linux distro targets mobile SoC —
Jun. 19, 2008 —
MontaVista announced that its Mobilinux 5.0 Linux distribution for mobile devices has been optimized for the Freescale i.MX31 system-on-chip (SoC). The optimization brings the total number of Freescale processors supported by MontaVista distributions to ten, says the company. ...
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Mobile WiMAX chipset boasts low idle current, tiny footprint —
Jun. 18, 2008 —
 Fujitsu Microelectronics America, Inc. (FMA) announced a mobile WiMAX chipset optimized for WiMAX peripherals for PCs, smartphones, and PDAs. According to Fujitsu, the 12x12mm Mobile WiMAX chipset offers a sub-0.5mA idle current, and supports Linux and Windows Mobile operating systems. ...
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Chip vendor joins Eclipse, ports dev tools —
Jun. 18, 2008 —
 Freescale Semiconductor announced it is porting its Linux-compatible CodeWarrior development tools to the Eclipse open architecture platform. Freescale is also joining the Eclipse Foundation and will work with Power.org and Wind River on the Eclipse Target Communication Framework project, says the company.
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Nokia completes Trolltech acquisition —
Jun. 18, 2008 —
Finland-based handset manufacturer Nokia announced that it has completed its acquisition of Trolltech. The Norwegian software firm's development talent -- together with its Linux-compatible "Qt" application development framework -- is likely to help Nokia improve its cross-platform support, and expand its presence in the Linux mobile device market. ...
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Open source push email vendor scores funding —
Jun. 18, 2008 —
Funambol announced a new $12.5-million funding round to promote its open-source, push email and personal information management (PIM) synchronization software for mobile devices. Meanwhile, the company is pushing forward with versions of its Linux-compatible software for the iPhone, Blackberry, AOL's IM, and soon, Android. ...
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Scanning camera runs Linux —
Jun. 17, 2008 —
 LynuxWorks announced that its Linux distribution was used in a new high-speed industrial camera system from Accu-Sort Systems. The AccuVision 6010 Long-Range Camera System (AV-6010) is designed as a line-camera scanning and sortation system for postal routing, warehouse, and other distribution environments, says Accu-Sort. ...
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ARM11 SoC gains dev kit —
Jun. 17, 2008 —
 Freescale Semiconductor is shipping a product development kit (PDK) for its ARM11-based i.MX31 system-on-chip (SoC). The kit includes a CPU module, a "Personality" (peripherals) module, a debugging device, and board support packages (BSPs) for either Linux or Windows CE. ...
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Movie download device runs embedded Linux framework —
Jun. 16, 2008 —
 Trolltech announced that its graphical framework for Linux device development was used by Roku in the on-demand movie streaming device it recently built for NetFlix. The Linux-based NetFlix "Player" sells for $100, and uses Trolltech's Qt for Embedded Linux, formerly Qt Core, formerly Qt/embedded. ...
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Multi-core networking SoCs tout low power consumption —
Jun. 16, 2008 —
Freescale Semiconductor has announced a pin- and software-compatible successor to its Linux-compatible PowerQUICC line of network processors. Based on one to eight e500 cores clocked from 400MHz to 1.5GHz, the power-efficient "QorIQ" processors will be fabricated with 45nm process technology, and offer built-in support for virtualization. ...
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Linux-based telecom platform boasts in-service upgrades —
Jun. 16, 2008 —
Enea announced version 2.0 of its Linux-based Enea Accelerator Platform for IP-based services built on carrier-grade infrastructure. The soup-to-nuts platform now offers support for "fine-grain in-service software upgrades" for mixed-application version upgrades, says the Swedish software company. ...
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Wind River readies virtualization stack —
Jun. 15, 2008 —
Wind River will enter the virtualization software market, focusing on networking, consumer electronics, and industrial automation, it said. The company will in August begin beta-testing a hypervisor and tools aimed at letting customers flexibly deploy Linux, VxWorks, and other RTOSes symmetrically or asymmetrically on one or multiple physical processor cores. ...
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Linux top OS in MIDs —
Jun. 13, 2008 —
Linux will be a top OS in MIDs (mobile Internet devices), suggests a report from Forward Concepts. The report, aimed at quantifying MID-related opportunities for chip makers, identifies TI and Qualcomm as well-positioned in an emergent market expected to reach 40 million unit shipments globally within four years. ...
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uClinux console servers add open source UPS mgmt —
Jun. 13, 2008 —
 Opengear has integrated uninterruptible power supply (UPS) monitoring tools in its uClinux-based remote access equipment. Opengear's console servers (pictured at left) now include tools derived from the open source Network UPS Tools (NUT) project, says the company. ...
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MontaVista expands in France and Spain —
Jun. 13, 2008 —
MontaVista Software has signed up a value-added distributor to expand its sales and support organization in the EMEA (Europe, Middle East, and Asia) region. Its deal with embedded supplier ANTYCIP will especialy strengthen MontaVista's presence in France and Spain, says the Silicon Valley-based vendor of Linux distributions and development tools. ...
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Linux maintainers woo device developers —
Jun. 12, 2008 —
Linux's first-ever official "embedded maintainers" have invited device developers to get involved in the kernel development process. Doing so will pay dividends when it comes time to spin a product variant or firmware update, say Paul Gortmaker and David Woodhouse, in a stereo interview with Linux Weekly News. ...
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Mozilla previews Firefox Mobile —
Jun. 12, 2008 —
 Mozilla Labs has posted a video preview, source code, and an online demo of its forthcoming mobile web browser. Code-named "Fennec" for now, Firefox Mobile features an innovative full-screen, finger-friendly interface with iPhone-like "kinetic" scrolling, and a Mac-like "expose" feature for tabs. ...
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New spec promises HD-TV over existing home wires —
Jun. 12, 2008 —
An emerging gigabit-speed, triple-wire technology called G.hn could ship in 42 million units by 2013, says ABI Research. Under development by the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), and promoted by a group called the HomeGrid Alliance, G.hn is billed as an HD IPTV-capable successor to current powerline networking standards. ...
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