InterVideo has added new Personal Video Recorder (PVR) capabilities and DVD burning functionality to its InstantON technology, a Linux-based media-centric operating system that it hopes to license to PC makers as a dual-boot option. (more…)

After a false start and a delay, Royal appears ready at last to ship its Linux-based PDA, the Linea LX. The Linea LX is now expected to arrive this quarter, priced at $399. The device will be based on a 200MHz Motorola i.MX1 DragonBall processor equipped with 64MB of SDRAM and 32MB of Flash memory, and will include… (more…)

MontaVista says it will demonstrate a broad range of development tools for embedded Linux at the Embedded Systems Conference (ESC) next week, where it hopes to debunk what it calls FUD from analysts and competing RTOS vendors that embedded Linux suffers from a tools shortage. (more…)

O'Reilly's “Pocket Guide” series of books are among the most-used books on my book shelf. These slim volumes are a refreshing departure from the “bigger is better” norm among computer book publishers, most of whom use large fonts, out-of-date excerpts from the Linux Documentation Project How-Tos,… (more…)

VIA has launched its first motherboard featuring the tiny new nano-ITX form factor unveiled last September. The 4.7- x 4.7-inch (12 x 12cm) Epia N-series Mainboard boasts a fanless, x86-compatible (more…)

IBM has published the following ten technical articles, tutorials, and downloads on its developerWorks Website. They cover a range of interesting (though not necessarily embedded) technical topics. Some require free registration. Enjoy . . . (more…)

This article by IBM Software Engineer Paul Larson looks at how the process of developing and testing the Linux kernel has changed since the 2.4 release. Larson looks at tools, tests, and techniques — from revision control and regression testing to bugtracking and list keeping — and concludes that the development technique improvements are among the 2.6 kernel's best new… (more…)

Evans Data Corp (EDC) has released the results of its 2004 Linux Developer Survey. Although not specific to embedded developers, the report includes fascinating observations about Linux developer preferences that likely apply to embedded development as well. (more…)

A new course from LinuxCertified may interest some embedded Linux programmers new to working on Linux hosts. “Linux Software Development Training” will be offered publicly and to corporations starting in April. Students in the 3-day classes are supplied with a Linux laptop that they may purchase after the course. (more…)

The Beijing Software Testing Center (BSTC), has joined the Open Source Development Labs (OSDL). BSTC will focus on Linux testing, and the development of internationalization features for Linux. BSTC was founded by Chinese government agencies in 2002 to help prepare Chinese software products for export through regulation and quality control. (more…)

Foreword: This article by IBM Software Engineer Paul Larson looks at how the process of developing and testing the Linux kernel has changed since the 2.4 release. Larson looks at tools, tests, and techniques — from revision control and regression testing to bugtracking and list keeping — and concludes that the development technique improvements are among the 2.6 kernel's best new features. (more…)

The Wrap Multiradio Access Server from Bluegiga Technologies is a Linux-based network bridge that connects bluetooth-enabled devices such as smartphones with GPRS networks and IP networks such as VoIP, corporate intranets, and/or the Internet. (more…)

Digi International has unveiled a pair of modules intended to ease the task of adding Wi-Fi (802.11b) wireless networking to a wide range of embedded systems and devices, including those based on Linux. The company says its Digi Connect Wi-ME (shown at left) and Digi Connect Wi-EM (shown below) modules are well suited to applications in… (more…)

Toshiba announced this week that Guinness World Records has certified its 0.85-inch hard disk drive (HDD) as the smallest HDD in the world, and will feature it in the 2005 edition, scheduled to be on sale in September 2004. (more…)

Linux Journal has published an extensive report by Doc Searls from the floor of January's enormous Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas. Entitled “Hunting Penguins in the Desert,” the article discusses Linux's relatively low profile in corporate marketing literature at the show. (more…)