Arbor Technology has added a new member to its line of 3.5-inch SBCs (single-board computers). The EmCORE-i761 runs Linux on low voltage Pentium M Dothan and ultra-low voltage Celeron processors, according to the company. (more…)

IBM has published the following technical articles, tutorials, and downloads on its DeveloperWorks website. They cover a range of interesting (though not necessarily embedded) technical topics, primarily related to Linux and open source system development. Some require free registration. Enjoy . . . ! (more…)

We've discovered a $150 Linux-based thin-client PC based on a 433MHz Via Eden processor. The Ntavo NTA 6010A comes equipped with 64MB of DIMM DRAM and 64MB of CompactFlash memory, and a display controller that supports up to 1280×1024 pixels in 24-bit color. (more…)

Prentice Hall has released a 1008-page reference guide to Linux commands, editors, and shell programming. Touted as an “essential reference for core commands that Linux users need daily,” the new book by Mark G. Sobell also provides a “superb introduction to Linux shell programming,” (more…)

MainConcept preparing to release a family of codecs that will support Linux, among other software platforms. The goal of its “Every Codec. Every Platform” strategy is “to offer all of the most-requested codec formats on all of the most-requested platforms,” including the Linux operating system and Intel's XScale embedded processors. (more…)

Wind River will host three seminars focused on Linux's growing presence in the device software market, and on the trend toward migrating from legacy real-time operating systems (RTOSes) to Linux. The keynote talk at each of the three seminars will be given by “Linux pundit” (and OSDL employee) Bill Weinberg. (more…)

The Linux Professional Institute (LPI) will offer free and low-cost Linux certification at the LinuxWorld Conference & Expo in San Francisco, August 8-11. The exams are free for conference “delegates,” and will be available at the discounted price of $25 for exhibit hall attendees and exhibitors. (more…)

Devon IT Inc. has embedded an “optimized” version of Red Hat Linux in a line of low-cost thin-client terminals ranging from the entry-level Ntavo NTA 6010A priced at $149, to the $599 NTA 6015L that boasts an integrated 15-inch, 1024×668 TFT LCD screen. The company has avoided the common practice of maximizing features and charging high prices, in favor of offering the most… (more…)

Esmertec is shipping software that adds real-time push-to-talk functionality to 2.5G and 3G mobile phones. The [email protected] (Push-to-talk over Cellular) client allows users to establish one-on-one or one-to-many (group) conversations, and can be ported to any platform with a C compiler, the company says. (more…)

The worldwide market for non-converged handheld devices (PDAs) declined for the sixth consecutive quarter in Q2 of 2005, IDC reports. Vendors offering GPS-enabled PDAs fared best. Overall, shipments were 1.7 million units, a fall of 24.9 percent from the prior quarter, and a shrinkage of 20.8 percent from Q2 2004. (more…)

This whitepaper from Vibren Technologies discusses the use of Macromedia Flash as a technology for creating rich, portable, maintainable, and consistent user interfaces across multiple models and generations of embedded devices, and outlines system requirements and porting issues. (more…)

FSMLabs will ship in August an add-on for its real-time Linux and BSD OSes that enables integration with I-Logix's suite of model-driven development (MDD) tools for embedded systems. RTCore UML Bridge will allow joint customers to use I-Logix's Rhapsody toolsuite to produce real-time C and C++ source code for RTLinux (more…)

This whitepaper from VDC examines organizational changes at Freescale relating to wholly owned subsidiary Metrowerks. It confirms that Metrowerks will realign itself strategically with its parent company, with the Metrowerks brand replaced by the “CodeWarrior” brand. After detailing these and other changes, the paper offers VDC's analysis and perspective. (more…)

Gamepark has announced a new portable game- and media-player based on embedded Linux. The GPX2-F100 features dual ARM9 processors, USB 2.0, a 3.5-inch color LCD, and support for both native and emulated games. A Linux SDK (software development kit) will be available when the device ships, (more…)

This whitepaper from Vibren Technologies discusses the use of Macromedia Flash as a technology for creating rich, portable, maintainable, and consistent user interfaces across multiple models and generations of embedded devices, and outlines system requirements and porting issues. (more…)