This LinuxDevices.com “device profile” introduces National Scientific Corporation's StarPilot Linux-based mobile communication platform. The compact device, which mounts discretely in a vehicle's trunk or under one of the front seats, provides location information servers that can connect the car's onboard systems, and its occupants, to a broad spectrum of wireless data services.

Perhaps the most exciting aspect of the StarPilot is its flexibility. Since it is a complete embedded Linux computer running in the car — and a modular, expandable PC/104-based one at that — developers can readily add new functions and applications to adapt the device to unique requirements and future standards . . .

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