Embedded Toolsmiths is shipping a new JTAG flash programmer said to support Linux bring-up and debugging with “most types of external memory.” The JTAGFlashPro product comprises dedicated, graphical, flash programming software for Linux or Windows hosts, along with hardware from the company's… (more…)

Micro/sys is shipping a PC/104 form-factor single-board computer (SBC) that boasts sub-5 second boot-up time, using an “industrial BIOS” or DOS-like operating system. The SBC1491 is offered in both standard and extended operating temperature ranges, and is available with Linux pre-installed. (more…)

In this guest editorial, FSMLabs CEO Victor Yodaiken relates his company's experiences in the real-time Linux market to Wind River's efforts to reposition embedded software development as “device software optimization,” or DSO. (more…)

Kangaroo TV used Linux and Qtopia to build a rugged, cellular-networked multimedia transceiver that lets spectators at live sporting events tailor their own broadcast coverage, selecting from up to 10 live video feeds, calling up instant replays on demand, and accessing statistics and score-cards in real-time. (more…)

You don't think of NASCAR fans as Linux users, so much, but a new wireless handheld device available for rent at select races makes them just that. The NASCAR FanView devices rented out by Sprint at Nextel Cup races are based on Kangaroo TV's IVT-200, an interactive multimedia transceiver based on Linux and Qtopia. (more…)

FSMLabs will verify Advantech's single-board computers (SBCs) with its real-time Linux distribution, and the two companies will jointly support mutual customers, they announced today. (more…)

Sixteen videos on topics of interest to embedded Linux developers are now available online. The videos, from last week's Consumer Electronics Linux Forum conference, are available on the website of Free-Electrons, an embedded… (more…)

What is “Device Software Optimization” (DSO), and why are some companies beginning to use that phrase instead of the older, more mature catch-all expression, “embedded software development,” in their marketing efforts? This comprehensive special report chronicles the arrival, evolution, resistance to, and growing adoption of DSO as an industry-defining term. (more…)

Acrosser Technology is shipping an EPIC format single-board computer (SBC) that supports mobile Pentium and Celeron processors at up to 1.8 GHz. (more…)

The term “Device Software Optimization” (DSO), introduced by Wind River in 2004, has been embraced by some and resisted by others. This comprehensive DSO special report chronicles the arrival, evolution, and growing adoption of DSO as an industry-defining term. (more…)

A business- and university-led public policy group has issued a downloadable 72-page report examining open standards, open source software, and “open innovation.” The report concludes that openness should be promoted as a matter of public policy, in order to foster innovation and economic growth in the U.S. and world economies. (more…)

The next release of Eclipse, version 3.2, will implement the R4.0 framework specification from the OSGi (open services gateway initiative); this framework will help developers extend plugins without creating undesirable dependencies, according to an example-filled introductory tutorial at DeveloperWorks. (more…)

[Updated Apr. 18, 2006] — Genesi has quietly announced a new line of tiny PowerPC- and OpenFirmware-based boards and systems. The Efika 2 line will ship in mid-May, and comprise three models that mix and match Altera FPGAs, onboard graphics chips, and PCI slots. The systems will run Linux, standard Java, and “Polaris,”… (more…)

[Updated Apr. 18] — A Linux-based handheld gaming platform that runs native and emulated games is shipping in the US. Gamepark's GP2X is powered by a pair of ARM processors, has an “open-source” API and development tools, and can run thousands of classic console video games, online retailer Dynamism says. (more…)

IEI Technology claims its new PICMG 1.3-compliant single-board computer (SBC) is the first to use an Intel Pentium D dual core processor. The PCIE-9450 supports processor clock rates up to 3.2 GHz at front-side bus speeds up to 1.066 GHz, and runs Linux, according to the company. (more…)