Vancouver, CANADA and Sunnyvale, CA — (press release) — Intrinsyc Software, Inc. today announced a strategic alliance with MontaVista Software Inc. that will combine research, engineering and marketing expertise to better meet the growing demand among Original Equipment Manufacturers for innovative Linux-based embedded systems. (more…)

This article by LinuxDevices.com founder Rick Lehrbaum describes Aplio's embedded-Linux based Internet phones. The devices contain an Aplio/TRIO system-on-chip and run on a version of uClinux. Cool! Best of all, they can help you slash your phone bill! Lehrbaum writes . . . (more…)

Agenda Computing has decided to step into the Linux arena with a handheld that even comes with a text-based shell. The Agenda VR3 is small and powerful, and it will work with your Linux desktop out of the box. From the article at AllLinuxDevices.com . . .

“End users running Linux will likely also appreciate the fact that the device will arrive to market Linux-ready: Agenda Computing plans to ship… (more…)

Tel-Aviv, ISRAEL — (press release) — Jungo Ltd. today announced that AudioCodes, a supplier of packet voice enabling technologies and components has used Jungo's Go-HotSwap OS Extension to provide full hot-swap capabilities for its model TP-400 CompactPCI VoIP communication processor under Linux and several other operating systems. (more…)

Earlier this week, IBM unveiled details about a fascinating research project taking place at IBM's research labs: a Linux-based wrist watch, which looks like this. (more…)

Not every embedded system needs high-end Pentium-PC compatibility. In fact, of the nearly 2 billion microprocessors fabricated each year, more than 80 percent go into embedded systems with highly specialized functions. (more…)

Earlier this week, IBM unveiled details about a fascinating research project taking place at IBM's research labs: a Linux-based wrist watch. This morning, LinuxDevices.com founder Rick Lehrbaum spoke with Alex Morrow, “IBM Fellow” at IBM's TJ Watson Research Center in Yorktown Heights, New York, and project leader of the IBM Linux Wrist Watch project. (more…)

Not every embedded system needs high-end Pentium-PC compatibility. In fact, of the nearly 2 billion microprocessors fabricated each year, more than 80 percent go into embedded systems with highly specialized functions. (more…)

Lindon, UT — (press release) — Lineo, Inc., today announced that USE, the 100 percent Lineo-owned Japanese engineering subsidiary, has been reincorporated as Lineo Japan, Inc., to provide the Japanese market with Lineo's full-service operations, including marketing, sales, training and technical support. (more…)

Here is a closeup photo of the IBM Linux Watch screen display. Click on the small image, for the closeup. (more…)

IBM Research today announced that the company has extended the reach of Linux to a device small enough to fit on your wrist. Over the last year, IBM has introduced Linux into a spectrum of new products, from laptop computers to mainframes. Meanwhile, IBM researchers have been busy applying Linux to a plethora of advanced development projects — from wrist watches to petaflop (1 quadrillion… (more…)

To prove it could be done, Big Blue has developed a prototype wristwatch communicator running on Linux. This story from ZDNet explains what IBM's up to, and why . . . (more…)

Ericsson's announcement last February of the Linux-based HS210 cordless screen phone disclosed a partnership with Opera Software for embedded browser technology. (more…)

Greg Haerr, creator of the open source Microwindows embedded Linux GUI and president of Century Software, and Chief Strategist of GUI Technologies for Hard Hat Linux developer MontaVista Software, reports that version 0.88 of Nano-X and Microwindows have just been released and are currently available for ftp download (more…)

Salt Lake City, UT — (press release) — Fonix Corporation a provider of human-user interface technology solutions for wireless and mobile devices, vehicle telematics, and Internet and telephony systems, today announced the commercial release of its FAAST (Fonix Accelerated Application Solutions Technology) text-to-speech (TTS) software development kit (SDK) for Linux x86. (more…)