This simple project describes building a low-powered embedded Linux system to find and shut down idling Linux and Windows PCs left on by careless, energy-wasting users. Suitable for deployment on a Linksys WRT54G or NSLU2, it leverages the open source Argus network monitoring tool, along with custom perl scripts. (more…)

NeuLion is shipping a Linux-based IPTV set-top box (STB) as a complement to its IPTV encoding and streaming platform. Based on a Freescale Coldfire CPU and an Analog Devices Blackfin DSP (digital signal processor), the NeuLion IPTV STB provides H.264 decoding at 30fps, says NeuLion. (more…)

Plat'Home announced the results of its “Will Linux Work?” contest in which developers stretched the limits of the company's Linux-based OpenMicroServer (OMS). Four winning designs were selected, including a sailboat navigator, a home automation system, an irrigation control system, and a chicken-coop door controller. (more…)

[Updated] — A Chinese vendor of microprocessors and computer systems is readying a high-efficiency “netbook” with a TDP of just 12 Watts. Sporting an 8.9-inch display and Chinese-made processor, the Lemote Tech “Yeeloong” (translation: portable dragon) runs Debian Linux on a 600-800MHz Loongson 2F processor. (more…)

Germany-based GPL-Violations.org has published a guide describing how to identify GPL- or LGPL-licensed open source software in embedded devices. Written by Armijn Hemel, the “GPL compliance engineering guide” offers tips and tricks for tracking down GPL code in firmware ranging from bootloaders to… (more…)

[Updated Nov. 26] — The Moblin.org project continues to gain support, with Good OS (GoS), Mandriva, and Turbolinux announcing they will contribute to the project. Ericsson, meanwhile, announces it is working on HSPA chipsets for next-generation Moorestown-based MIDs that run the Linux-based Moblin stack. (more…)

Habey has introduced a new mini-ITX motherboard aimed at embedded POS (point of sale), network attached storage (NAS), and digital signage applications. The MITX-6852 has six SATA II ports, dual gigabit Ethernet ports, plus slots including PCI Express x16, MiniPCI Express, and… (more…)

Have you got some loose change in your pocket, and dreams of building a better operating system? It would take about 25 years, nearly 60,000 developer-years, and $10.8B to re-create a distribution like Fedora 9, according to a new report from the Linux Foundation. (more…)

Open Kernel Labs (OK Labs) has upgraded its microkernel operating system (OS) and Linux-friendly embedded virtual machine environment, adding an improved, Linux-compatible software development kit (SDK). Another touted improvement in OKL4 3.0 is a common API across different OKL4 versions, OSes, and mobile stacks, says the company. (more…)

[Updated Oct. 24] – Nokia-owned Qt Software has accomplished a “pre-release” of the Qt GUI toolkit for S60 phones. The free download means device developers will soon enjoy Qt's “cross-platform” promise: building binaries for all the most popular device OSes from a single source tree. (more…)

MontaVista has posted slides and videos from sessions given at its recent Vision 2008 Embedded Linux Developers Conference. Free with registration, the videos feature Freescale's Lisa T. (more…)

Ampro announced a fanless computer targeting data acquisition, vehicular, and military applications. The “RuffSystem 840” includes a 1.6GHz Core 2 Duo processor, two gigabit Ethernet ports, four USB 2.0 ports, four serial ports, VGA output, and 2.5-inch HDD (hard disk drive) or CompactFlash… (more…)

[Updated 2:30PM] — Verizon last week began distributing Motorola's first Linux-based touchscreen phone for the U.S. market — the Krave ZN4 (pictured). And, Motorola will ship an Android-based touchscreen phone geared toward “social networking” website users, according to a… (more…)

Google and the Open Handset Alliance (OHA) announced the availability of the Linux-based Android SDK (software development kit) under an Apache 2.0 license. The announcement comes a day prior to expected retail availability of T-Mobile's G1, the first Android phone. (more…)

Wind River has officially announced plans to offer one of its vertical-market “Platform” products for Android, a commercially supported version of the Android development platform, which it expects to ship before Q3, 2009. Additionally, it says it has already supplied Android-related software integration services to Kyocera. (more…)