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Garz and Fricke GmbH announced a seven-inch panel PC that's available with either resistive or capacitive touchscreens. The Linux-compatible “Cupid 7.0” incorporates a 532MHz Freescale i.MX35 CPU, can be powered via Ethernet, offers CANbus and multiple serial ports, and includes a stainless-steel housing, the company says.
Lanner announced a high-end network security appliance sporting two Intel Xeon C5500 processors. The FW-8910 supports a whopping 96GB of RAM, has two 3.5-inch drive bays, offers up to 40 gigabit Ethernet ports, and is available with a Cavium Nitrox content inspection accelerator, the company says.
Canonical is developing a new 2D ARM interface based on Enlightenment Foundation Libraries for the upcoming Ubuntu 10.04 (“Lucid Lynx”) version of Ubuntu Netbook Remix. In other Ubuntu news, Ubuntu Live CDs in Lucid Lynx will boot 33 percent faster, and The Linux Box will market Ubuntu in the U.S.
Huawei announced the U8800, which it calls the first Android smartphone to run the 14Mbps HSPA+ cellular technology, and also tipped three lower-end Android phones — the U8300, U8100, and U8110 — plus a 7-inch “SmaKit S7” Android tablet. Meanwhile AT&T confirmed that it will launch the Motorola Backflip on Mar. 7.
Gigabyte announced an ATX-format motherboard designed to accept dual Intel Xeon C5500 CPUs. Intended for server applications, the GA-7JASV offers up to 96MB of RAM, six 3Gb/sec. SATA ports with RAID support, and dual gigabit Ethernet controllers, the company says.
OpenPeak announced an Intel Moorestown-based tablet device, which may well end up running the new Nokia/Intel MeeGo operating system. The OpenTablet 7 features a 7-inch multi-touch display, 802.11n WiFi, Bluetooth 2.1, cellular, HDMI output and dual cameras, says the company.
Bug Labs announced a second-generation version of its modular Linux-based hardware system, adding a Texas Instruments OMAP3x system-on-chip (SoC) and support for Android. The new version of the BugBase embedded computer runs the Bug 2.0 software stack on an OMAP3530, enabling it to run any app designed for TI's BeagleBoard development board, says the company.
HTC announced two Android phones, both featuring a new version of its HTC Sense UI layer. The HTC Desire is a modified version of the Google Nexus One (or vice versa), featuring a 1GHz Snapdragon processor and a 3.7-inch WVGA AMOLED display, and the HTC Legend is a mid-range upgrade to the Hero.
The French company Stantum is demonstrating multi-touch displays that can react to as many as ten fingers simultaneously. The Android-ready “PMatrix” technology permits the use of gloves or styli, responding to varying levels of pressure, according to the company.
Aava Mobile announced an “open” Aava smartphone reference design that employs Intel's “Moorestown” CPU, with current or planned support for Moblin Linux 2.1, Android, and MeeGo. Meanwhile, LG will port its Moorestown- and Moblin-based GW990 phone to MeeGo, says an industry report.
Samsung announced the first smartphone based on its Linux-based Bada operating system, and the first phone to offer both Bluetooth 3.0 and 802.11n. The Samsung Wave is equipped with a 1GHz processor, a 3.3-inch, 800 x 480 “Super AMOLED” display, plus the TouchWiz 3.0 UI layer, says the company.
Kontron announced a double-wide Advanced Mezzanine Card (AMC) incorporating Intel's quad-core Xeon LC5518 processor. Aimed at communications and storage-related MicroTCA platforms, the Kontron AM5030 module supports up to 24GB of DDR3 EEC memory, and comes with dual 10 gigabit Ethernet (XAUI) interfaces and four gigabit Ethernet ports.
Samsung unveiled an Android 2.1 phone equipped with a built-in pico projector. The “I8250” Android phone offers a 3.7-inch WVGA “Super AMOLED” display, an eight-megapixel camera, and up to 16GB of internal memory, says Samsung.
Sony Ericsson announced two compact, scaled-down members of its Xperia X10 Android smartphone line. The Xperia X10 Mini and the QWERTY-keyboard equipped X10 Mini Pro both offer Qualcomm processors clocked to 600MHz with 2.5-inch QVGA touchscreens, five-megapixel cameras, HSPA, WiFi, Bluetooth, aGPS, and Android 1.6, says the company.
Lumigon Corp. announced three Android 2.1 phones — the T1, S1, and E1 — touted as the first smartphones to use Freescale's 1GHz i.MX51 system-on-chip. Meanwhile, the company also reported contributing to Ulysse Nardin's Chairman, an Android handset that will start at over $13,000, and Freescale announced an Android evaluation kit for the i.MX51.