The personal robot market will be worth $15 billion annually by 2015, according to an ABI report. Most personal robots shipping today use proprietary OSes, although Linux is slowly migrating from the commercial to the consumer robot market, according to an ABI analyst. (more…)

Timesys's 24th and 25th podcast episodes explain how to port a Linux kernel to a new hardware platform. Focusing on ARM-based hardware supported by a reference board, hosts Gene Sally and Maciej Halasz explain how to choose kernels and cross-compilers, set up bootloaders and machine IDs, and map devices. (more…)

An online developer community that distributes alternative Linux-based firmware for a low-cost networked attached storage (NAS) device has announced five new firmware releases. (more…)

Open source phone company OpenMoko will ship a new version of its user-modifiable Linux-based mobile phone next year. The “Neo FreeRunner” resembles OpenMoko's original Neo1973 model, but with WiFi, 3D accelerometers, and a faster processor, as well as a consumer market focus, according to the… (more…)