[Updated Feb. 12] — Glacier is shipping a lower-cost, reduced-feature version of its ruggedized Everest panel PCs. The e4000 model targets warehouse, supply chain, and shop-floor environments, and is available with a Linux-based thin-client image from Igel, or a Fedora Linux distribution, says the company. (more…)

An educational software organization in Germany is pilot testing an educational software system based on virtualized Debian/KDE desktops. Kreisbildstelle Stade's “Desque” system serves up virtualized desktops over “standard” broadband connections, letting students and teachers access their desktops from home or school,… (more…)

Access China and NEC Electronics are developing a “price sensitive” smartphone reference design incorporating the “new” Mini version of the Access Linux Platform (ALP) mobile stack. The touch- and 3G-enabled design will use NEC's ARM9-based MP201 system-on-chip (SoC), and a future design may use NEC's new ARM11-based Emma Mobile 1. (more…)

Ibase Technology announced an ETX COM (computer-on-module) for passively cooled industrial and embedded applications, including infotainment, automation, and medical devices. The “ET820” includes a 1.6GHz Intel Atom N270 CPU, up to 2GB of DDR2 RAM, two SATA II ports, and a PCI-to-ISA bridge, says Ibase. (more…)

Archos announced a portable media player (PMP) that incorporates Google's Android stack for mobile telephony. Due to ship in the third quarter, the Internet Media Tablet (IMT) is built around a Texas Instruments (TI) OMAP3440 system-on-chip (SoC), supports 3.5G HSUPA service, and offers 500GB of storage, says the company. (more…)

A vendor of Linux-based IP set-top boxes (STBs) announced that it has sold its two millionth unit. Meanwhile, Amino's latest “AmiNet130M” model, which offers MPEG-4 and MPEG-2 in HD (1080i) resolution, has recently won two industry awards, says the company. (more…)

Access announced several management changes, including a new co-CEO, and the promotion of senior executives from networking subsidiary IP Infusion (including Koichi Narasaki, pictured, Access's new SEO/CSO). (more…)

InterDigital is readying an HSPA “wireless engine” baseband module that connects to application processors via PCIe, and thus targets netbooks and other PC-style devices and boards. The SlimChip Half-Mini PCIe module uses InterDigital's SlimChip HSPA baseband IC, which is also available in a SlimChip MID module that connects serially. (more…)

Lanner says it is now sampling a small computer “designed for flexible deployment in industrial control scenarios.” The Linux-compatible LEC-2204 is equipped with a 1.0GHz Intel Celeron CPU, 512MB of DDR2 RAM, CompactFlash Type II storage, and four serial ports, the company says. (more…)

Calao Systems is shipping its tiniest embedded computers yet. The Linux-ready “TinyCore” single-board computer (SBC) modules are offered with Atmel's ARM9-based processors, including the 400MHz AT91SAM9G20, 200MHz AT91SAM9263, and 180MHz AT91SAM9260, and measure a scant 1.4 x 1.6 inches, says the French embedded… (more…)

The LiMo Foundation has chosen Wind River as the official “systems integrator” for the LiMo Platform. Wind River will provide “common infrastructure, tools, testing, and integration services,” for the Linux-based mobile phone specification, moving forward into the new LiMo R2 release, says the embedded tools company. (more…)

This paper describes the recent imaging advances by Elphel, supplier of open source (hardware and software) cameras to customers that include Google (for select Street View and book scanning projects). It should interest imaging engineers, fans of open source, and those curious about open source hardware. (more…)

The smartphone market will slow to a 13 percent growth rate in 2009, but will rebound in 2010, projects Forward Concepts in a recent study. Forward Concepts also suggests that Linux's current share (11 percent) has been given a boost by the Android-based HTC G1 (pictured). (more…)

Icop has announced a little panel PC built around the company's own 32-bit, x86-compatible SoC (system-on-chip). The PDX-057T has a 5.7-inch touchscreen display, 256MB or 512MB of RAM, CompactFlash Type I/II and microSD storage, and a Mini PCI slot, according to the company. (more…)

Six major global operators today affirmed their expectation of shipping mobile phones based on the Linux Mobile Foundation's (LiMo's) flavor of Linux during 2009. LiMo, meanwhile, announced its second, more ambitious spec, five compliant royalty-free reference implementations, and two powerful new board members, global mobile operators Telefónica and SK Telecom. (more…)