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Archive for November, 2006

Device Profile: Drew Tech DashDAQ car engine computer

November 8, 2006

A Linux-based, dashboard-mounted data acquisition (DAQ) device was named “Best New International Product” at the SEMA (Specialty Equipment Market Association) tradeshow this week in Las Vegas. (more…)

Novell/Microsoft deal details emerge

November 7, 2006

Novell today defended its patent agreement with Microsoft, asserting that it neither violates the GPL nor implies that Linux infringes on any of Microsoft's patents, according to an article published today by Linux-Watch. (more…)

Happy 35th birthday, Intel 4004

November 7, 2006

The chip that started it all is approaching middle age. Back in November of 1971, Intel publicly announced the world's first customer-programmable microprocessor and “started an electronics revolution that changed our world,” according to Intel's archive website for the 4004. (more…)

Real-time Linux tools gain Windows hosting

November 7, 2006

FSMLabs is shipping a Windows-hosted version of its Eclipse-based development kit for real-time Linux. RTLinuxPro for Windows includes native graphical and scriptable commandline interfaces, and allows “any Windows workstation” to be used to develop Linux-based hard-real-time applications, the… (more…)

Embeddable PC runs Linux

November 7, 2006

Smart Modular Technologies has introduced a compact, embeddable, PC-compatible system based on the AMD Geode LX processor. The XceedPC/Geode supports Linux, and is intended for use in cost-sensitive embedded-PC applications such as kiosks, digital signage, and point-of-sales (POS) systems, according to the… (more…)

First OpenMoko phone taps dual-licensed SyncML stack

November 7, 2006

Funambol's dual-licensed SyncML implementation will provide the “synchronization engine” in FIC's Neo1973, the first phone based on the open source OpenMoko platform. (more…)

Embedded Linux dev kits add enhanced ARM toolchains

November 7, 2006

Lineo Solutions will bundle a suite of enhanced GNU toolchains with its embedded Linux development kits for ARM-based processors. Lineo's uLinux Elite development kit will use CodeSourcery's G++ toolchain, including its C/C++ compilers, binutils, and gdb, according to CodeSourcery Inc. (more…)

Cheap, hackable Linux smartphone due soon

November 7, 2006

One of the world's largest computer and consumer electronics manufacturers will ship a completely open, Linux-based, GPS-equipped, quad-band GSM/GPRS phone direct, worldwide, for $350 or less, in Q1, 2007. (more…)

Japanese MVNO offers XP users a tiny, Linux-based firewall

November 6, 2006

Linux security device vendor Arxceo says its tiny Linux security appliance was used by Japanese MVNO JCI (“mobile virtual network operator”) as the basis for the “Personal IPS” (intrusion prevention system), which aims to protect Windows XP laptops connected via WiFi, Ethernet, or JCI's PHS network. (more…)

Linux-based VoIP phones support Exchange Server services

November 6, 2006

Snom says its Linux-based VoIP (voice-over-IP) phones support Microsoft Exchange Server 2007, using the SIP (session initiation protocol) standard. The company will demonstrate the capability at conferences this week in Germany and Spain.

Snom says that its phones… (more…)

PowerPC gains Ethernet debugger/flash programmer

November 6, 2006

Austrian hardware tools vendor Ronetix says its Ethernet-based JTAG emulator and flash programmer now supports a family of PowerPC-based SoCs (system-on-chip processors) that target automotive applications. (more…)

Power.org publishes unified ISA, Linux system spec

November 6, 2006

Power.org has published a new PowerPC ISA (instruction set architecture) said to integrate and unify general-purpose and embedded PowerPC architectures. The non-profit organization has also published a Power Architecture Platform Requirements (PAPR) specification, aimed at helping PowerPC system vendors and Linux distributors create interoperable products. (more…)

PS3 to ship without Linux?

November 6, 2006

Sony's PlayStation 3 (PS3), due this month, will not ship with Linux pre-installed, as suggested in March by CEO Ken Kuturagi. However, TerraSoft CEO Kai Staats says his company's Yellow Dog Linux is installable by “anybody who knows how to use a keyboard, mouse, and browser,” according to an… (more…)

Eight from IBM: Callisto, C pointers, swap, Python eggs, HAL…

November 3, 2006

IBM has published the following new 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. (more…)

Will Novell/Microsoft deal hurt Linux in devices?

November 3, 2006

Long-time rivals Novell and Microsoft announced a Linux-centered, multi-tiered partnership yesterday. The deal involves enterprise software, but could have implications for Linux in general, because it sets a precedent for a Linux distributor paying intellectual property (IP) royalties to Microsoft. (more…)