Ibase is shipping a Mini-ITX motherboard said to offer HD video playback. The MI941 is equipped with an LGA775 socket for Intel Core 2 and Intel Celeron CPUs, provides PCI and PCIe expansion, and offers gigabit Ethernet, USB, and serial connectivity, says Ibase.

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Kontron announced a 3U CompactPCI board based on the Intel Atom N270, boasting soldered components and 10 Watt power consumption. The Linux-ready CP305 comes in a 4HP version with dual gigabit Ethernet and USB 2.0 ports, or a developer-focused, dual-slot 8HP version with additional I/O, says Kontron.

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HP announced an ARM-based digital picture frame enhanced with multimedia capabilities, Internet radio, and widget-based clients for services such as Facebook and Pandora. The HP DreamScreen provides a 10- or 13-inch display with 800 x 480 resolution, 2GB of RAM, WiFi, Ethernet, and dual card readers, says HP.

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Phoenix announced an agreement to bundle its Linux-based HyperSpace fast-boot environment with Intel “nettop” motherboards equipped with the Intel Atom230 and 330 CPUs. Due in the fourth quarter, the Intel mobos will run the new Moblin version of the “instant-on” HyperSpace distribution, which is primarily targeted at Windows users.

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Wind River announced that Wind River Linux 3.0 for MIPS now complies with the Carrier Grade Linux (CGL) 4.0 networking equipment specification maintained by the Linux Foundation (LF). The CGL 4.0 support extends to MIPS64-based multi-core processors from Cavium Networks and RMI Corp., says the Intel-owned company.

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Google's Android team released Android 1.6 (“Donut”), adding CDMA support, QVGA and WVGA resolutions, a Quick Search Box, and a text-to-speech engine, reports eWEEK. Meanwhile, Linux Kernel 2.6.31 has also emerged, adding USB 3.0, performance improvements, and more.

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ARM Holdings has announced two dual-core implementations of its Cortex-A9 processor, newly capable of achieving clock speeds above 2GHz. Code-named “Osprey,” the designs have the potential to offer more than double the performance of Intel's 1.6GHz Atom N270, says the UK-based firm, which joined the Linux Foundation this week.

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Aitech Defense Systems has released a rugged 3U single-slot CompactPCI single-board computer (SBC). Targeting embedded and harsh environment applications, the Linux-compatible C800 SBC offers an Intel Core 2 Duo clocked at up to 2.2GHz, 8GB of SATA flash, plus dual gigabit Ethernet and serial ports, says the company.

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Freescale Semiconductor has announced a quad-core “P4040” version of its eight-core QorIQ P4080 system-on-chip (SoC), aimed at networking, military, and industrial applications. The company also announced a new power-efficient dual-core “P1022” member of its Linux-ready, PowerPC-based QorIQ family.

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Archos is shipping the Android version of its media-oriented Archos 5 Internet Tablet. The Archos 5 runs on a Texas Instruments OMAP3x SoC and comes in flash (8GB to 32GB) or hard drive versions (160GB to 500GB), with a 4.8-inch, 800×480 touchscreen, 720p video, GPS, WiFi, and Bluetooth, says Archos.

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Linutop announced the third generation of its compact Linux-based PC. Larger and with twice the memory of previous models, the Linutop 3 has a 1GHz Via C7 CPU, gigabit Ethernet, dual SATA ports, and PCIe expansion, the company says.

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Toradex is now sampling a revised design kit targeting creation of customer-specific PDAs. The “Limestone” kit, version 2.0, features an 806MHz Marvell PXA320 processor, a “rich” board-to-board extension interface, plus an optional battery, case, and cover, the company says.

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Wind River launched a partner validation program to offer pre-validated middleware stacks integrated with Wind River Linux and VxWorks for the industrial and medical markets . The initial partners for the Wind River Partner Validation Program are Acontis Technologies, Esterel Technologies, KW-Software, and Softing AG, says the company.

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Control4 announced a home energy management system designed for “smart grid” interaction, and announced version 2.0 of its Linux-based Control4 Home Automation software. The Control4 Energy Management System (EMS) 100 combines an “EC-100” home area network (HAN) controller with ZigBee-enabled “WT-100” wireless thermostats and energy-management software, the company says.

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In advance of its annual developer forum next week, Intel has announced “Nehalem”-based processors targeting embedded and storage applications. Code-named “Jasper Forest,” the new Xeon CPUs range from a single-core processor with a 23-Watt TDP, to a quad-core processor with a 85-Watt TDP, and include an integrated I/O hub, the chipmaker says.

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