According to the results of a subscriber study recently conducted by Embedded Systems Programming magazine, developer interest in using Embedded Linux appears to be growing at an astronomical pace. (more…)

The Linux Standard Base group has been slow to produce a full specification, but it's worth the wait. (more…)

This week, embedded software market leader Wind River Systems announced that they are acquiring BSDi's software assets, which includes the BSD/OS operating system and some related software tools. (more…)

Galleo Inc. announced a Linux-based “Mobile Multimedia Communicator” at the March 2001 CeBit technology expo in Hanover, Germany. Like several other recently introduced handheld computers with wireless connectivity (see references below), the device combines the functions of a PDA, Web appliance, and cellular phone. (more…)

HNT Co. Ltd. of Seoul, Korea has announced a new family of Linux-based handheld multimedia PCs, called the “Exilien” series. The new HNT handheld devices come in two form-factors — a PDA-sized unit with a 3.8-inch 320×240 LCD, and a heftier device (one inch thick) with a backlit 4-inch TFT 640×480 LCD. (more…)

Ericsson Business Innovation has announced the BLIP, a small self-contained Linux-based device that communicates wirelessly with mobile phones, PDAs, and other kinds of mobile devices that are equipped with Bluetooth short-range wireless technology. (more…)

Foreword

ACPI stands for “Advanced Configuration and Power Interface.” This is a specification developed by Toshiba, Intel, and Microsoft. Besides many other things, ACPI also defines power management — which is why ACPI is often compared to the older Advanced Power Management (APM) support. (more…)

Following the recent unveiling of the Midori Linux Project by CPU vendor Transmeta, a number of analysts questioned whether Midori Linux might represent a threat to the… (more…)

Transmeta, the company which claims Linus Torvalds (creator of Linux) as an employee, has finally unveiled their long awaited Linux distribution — Midori Linux. (more…)

The joy of Embedded Linux

Desktop and server users of Linux have long had a wide variety of distributions from which to choose, so you haven't needed to be an expert on the use of GNU tools to install Linux on those kinds of computer. But until about a year ago, if you wanted to embed Linux there wasn't much to do except create your own distribution. (more…)

Would you like anchovies with your source code? ZDNet columnist Evan Leibovitch compares the incredible diversity available through Linux — and its potential benefits — to a favorite food . . . (more…)

Introduction

In the upcoming GTK+2.0 release, GTK+ will support rendering directly to the framebuffer instead of using the X Window System. This is good for embedded systems such as PDAs and other systems with very limited resources, because they are able to run without the overhead of an X server while still taking advantage of the power of GTK+ and the large base of existing programs. (more…)

In this article, John Lombardo reviews the Axis 2120 Network Camera, an intelligent network-ready camera with a built-in 100 MHz RISC microprocessor running an embedded Linux operating system. A brief overview of the features of the Axis 2120 is available here. (more…)

This Summer, Sylvania Computer Products will introduce a new 27-inch digital TV that combines the functions of a TV with those of an Internet appliance. The device, which owes its internal intelligence to a single-chip PC (a National Semiconductor Geode) running an (more…)

February is the month most Americans reserve for sending notes to loved ones, but Microsoft sent anything but hugs and kisses this year in a series of interviews criticizing the Open Source community. Following Steve Ballmer's proclamation that Linux is currently the greatest threat to Microsoft, a handful of Microsoft executives began a rather reckless attack of Open Source — and everything related to… (more…)