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[Updated, Apr. 23] — Marvell announced a tablet device for medical applications that will include a built in camera and multiple liquid crystal or e-paper displays. The “Moby Med” platform will offer a 1GHz Armada 600 series processor, WiFi, Bluetooth, GPS, an FM receiver, and Adobe Flash capability, the company says.
Earlier this month, an Adobe employee told Apple to go screw itself over its new restrictive developer policies for the iPhone 4.0. Now, Adobe says, it's moving on, officially focusing its Flash technology on Google's Android and other competing smartphone platforms.
HP's ARM-powered Android netbook has surfaced on the company's U.S. website, suggesting it may be headed for a North American release. Branded as the “Compaq AirLife 100,” the netbook includes a 1GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon processor, 512MB of RAM and 16MB of flash storage, a 10.1-inch display, and GPS capabilities, the company says.
Aewin announced an Intel Atom-based network appliance that comes with either six gigabit Ethernet ports or five gigabit ports and four switched 10/100 ports. The SCB-7971 includes a N450, D410, or D510 CPU, up to 2GB of RAM, and hard disk or CompactFlash storage, the company says.
Via announced a tiny PC for do-it-yourselfers, available in a barebones configuration with room for a 2.5-inch hard disk drive. The Linux-ready Artigo A1100 has a 1.3GHz Via Nano processor, accepts 2GB of RAM, sports HDMI and VGA video outputs, and has five USB ports, the company says.
Samsung announced what it claims is the industry's first production of “20 nm-class” NAND flash chips for use in SD cards and other storage devices. The 32 gigabit MLC (multi-level cell) chips will form the basis of SD cards to be offered in sizes ranging from 4GB to 64GB later this year, the company says.
Timesys announced that its LinuxLink development framework for custom embedded Linux devices now supports the recently announced Texas Instruments (TI) TMS320DM368 DaVinci video processor. The LinuxLink for DM368 service offers Linux development tools and a pre-integrated build environment for the ARM-based chip, the company says.
While continuing to bicker with Apple about the non-availability of Flash on the iPhone and iPad, Adobe has bad news for those with other mobile devices. Flash won't be available on Android, WebOS, or BlackBerry either until the second half of this year, Adobe CEO Shantanu Narayen said in an interview with FOX Business.
Google is reportedly working on a tablet computer based on its Android operating system, not the Chrome OS. Google has declined to comment on the tablet rumor, but that hasn't stopped analysts from mulling over the operating system choice.
Google's Chromium project released early open source code and documentation for a new cloud-based printing technology for the Linux-based Chrome OS operating system. Google Cloud Print will ultimately enable local or remote printing without requiring printer drivers, says Google.
Z3 is shipping a Linux-based multi-format video encoder that's said to support 1080p H.264 HD encoding with latency as low as 70 milliseconds. The Z3-MVE-01 Multi-format Video Encoder is based on a separately available, Linux-ready DM368-RPS design kit, which includes a DM368-MOD module that incorporates Texas Instruments' new DM368 DaVinci system-on-chip.
The Slovakian company Elcom has introduced an all-in-one PC targeting kiosk, point-of-sale, and medical applications. The Uniq PC includes a 15-inch display with a resistive or capacitive touchscreen, a 1.6GHz Intel Atom processor with fanless operation, hard disk or solid state storage, and optional antibacterial coating, the company says.
Pantech's Sky cellphone division announced a 1GHz Snapdragon-based Android smartphone in Korea. The Sirius IM-A600S is equipped with an 8GB flash card, WiFi, T-DMB mobile TV, an HDMI port, and a 3.7 inch, 800×480 AMOLED display, says the Korea-based Sky.
Aaeon announced a fanless embedded controller intended for building automation, SCADA (supervisory control and data acquisition), and environmental monitoring. The AEC-6841 includes two Ethernet ports, a VGA output, four serial ports, CompactFlash or hard disk storage, and Mini PCI or PCI Mini Card support, the company says.
The U.K. company Steatite Ltd. announced a rugged PC designed for in-vehicle installation. The fanless ICP-PES2041M includes an Intel Atom N270 processor, up to 2GB of RAM, hard disk and CompactFlash storage, plus 3.5 cellular connectivity and a GPS receiver, the company says.