Boise, Idaho — (press release excerpt) — RidgeRun Inc. announced a new DSPLinux Software Development Kit (SDK) for the OMAP1510 and TMS320DSC21 processors from Texas Instruments. These new platforms combine an ARM7 or ARM9 core with a C5X digital signal processor (DSP). The DSPLinux SDK, now available in beta, includes a 2.4 version of the Linux operating system optimized for embedded devices, standard… (more…)

Fort Lauderdale, FL — (press release excerpt) — Metro Link Inc. announced today the official release of the Metro EnableWorks UPnP SDKs, supporting the Java Platform. Consisting of a UPnP (Universal Plug and Play) Device SDK and a UPnP Control Point SDK, Metro EnableWorks is designed to provide the developer with a fast, easy path to UPnP compatibility for embedded applications such as set-top boxes,… (more…)

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At [a] CeBit news conference, the Japanese electronics giant [Sharp] showed off a handheld computer called the MultiMedia Tool, based on the Linux operating system, that can play MPEG4 videos and MP3 music. (more…)

Hannover, Germany; CeBIT — (press release excerpt) — Sharp Corp. and PacketVideo Corp. today announced a licensing agreement to integrate PacketVideo's industry-leading wireless multimedia delivery technology into Sharp's recently developed Linux-based wireless devices. (more…)

Michael Kanellos and Wylie Wong of CNET's News.com report that 3Com, plagued by a larger than expected fourth quarter loss, has decided to discontinue its two Internet appliance products — the Audrey table-top Internet box, and the Kerbango Internet radio. (more…)

Ericsson Business Innovation has announced the BLIP, a small self-contained Linux-based device that communicates wirelessly with mobile phones, PDAs, and other kinds of mobile devices that are equipped with Bluetooth short-range wireless technology. (more…)

CNET editor Wylie Wong reports that after a year of pushing what many analysts said was a losing technology (HomeRF), Intel has now changed its tune and is instead backing Wi-Fi (a.k.a. 802.11B). Wong writes . . . (more…)

Ericsson Business Innovation has announced the BLIP, a small self-contained Linux-based device that communicates wirelessly with mobile phones, PDAs, and other kinds of mobile devices that are equipped with Bluetooth short-range wireless technology. It's meant for use in shopping centers, airports, railway and bus stations, and other public places. (more…)

Hannover, Germany; CeBIT — (press release excerpt) — QNX Software Systems and Epson Europe Electronics today announced a technical alliance aimed at helping developers build compact, low-power embedded systems for applications such as in-car computers, network devices, and mobile test units. (more…)

Socorro NM — (press release excerpt) — FSMLabs has announced a kernel patch which will make RTLinux (and other real-time Linux variants) work reliably on the recent Linux 2.4 kernels. According to Michael Barabanov, FSMLabs principal systems engineer, a little-noticed change in Linux low-level memory management can produce increased timing uncertainties and unpredictable system errors in any Linux-based… (more…)

The Open Group has announced the talks for the the Real-time and Embedded Systems Forum which takes place on 25th-27th April, 2001, at the Maritim pro Arte Hotel in Berlin, Germany, co-located with The Open Group Quarterly Conference, the Wireless Enabled Enterprise. The Forum meeting takes the form of a general open plenary session on the Wednesday, followed by working group sessions all day Thursday,… (more…)

San Jose, CA — (press release excerpt) — Hyundai Electronics America today announced its second generation of system-on-chip (SoC) solutions, the HMS7202. The HMS30C7202, which is supported by Embedded Linux, is suitable as a low-power, high-performance processor for Internet appliances, wireless Internet terminals, PDAs, smart cellular phones, and music players. (more…)

Following the recent unveiling of the Midori Linux Project by CPU vendor Transmeta, a number of analysts questioned whether Midori Linux might represent a threat to the commercial offerings of Embedded Linux software providers such as Lineo, MontaVista, Red Hat, LynuxWorks, and others — particularly in light of the presence of Linus Torvalds as a key employee at Transmeta. (more…)

San Clemente, CA — (press release) — the RTC Group has announced a four day hands-on Embedded Linux Developer's Workshop which will be held in Washington, D.C. on April 3-6, 2001. The workshop covers the entire process of building a complete custom version of Linux which includes an embedded application. (more…)

For those following the progress of the collaborative MyLinux PLW project, Rob Wehrli reports that the prototype electronic circuit boards have now been assembled and are in the process of being debugged. (more…)