SSV is shipping a tiny Coldfire (68K) SBC that fits in a 169-pin Socket3 PGA socket. The DIL/NetPC PNP/5280 has several Ethernet port options, and is available with an embedded Linux starter kit. It targets telematics applications and is useful for network-enabling existing embedded product designs, (more…)

Japan's National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST) has released a GPL-licensed Linux kernel module that can improve long-distance communications and media streaming quality over broadband Internet connections. PSPacer 1.0 suppresses traffic bursts to minimize packet loss, with a single PC able to smooth up to 100 connections. (more…)

Skyhook has introduced a wide-area positioning system based on WiFi radio signals, rather than satellite or cellular technology. The company says its WPS (WiFi Positioning System) is faster, works better indoors, and supports more existing devices. The company plans to support mobile clients running Linux. (more…)

TimeSys has launched new network-based embedded Linux tools and services for companies designing with Freescale processors, a group it says includes numerous large aerospace, military, industrial, and enterprise customers. The Freescale Linux Component Repository includes kernel patches, drivers, updates for processor revisions, Linux source and binary packages, and reference distributions. (more…)

Encirq is shipping telematics tools that support embedded Linux on Freescale's MPC5200 processor. The Encirq Data Foundation Framework generates ANSI C code from high-level scripts, and includes cross-platform target libraries supporting Linux and other embedded OSes. It targets telematics control units, driver information and navigation systems, and instrument cluster control. (more…)

IBM-built machines accounted for over half the listings on this year's TOP500 supercomputer rankings. IBM's BlueGene/L supercomputer at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory earned the top spot on the list, followed by a similar BlueGene machine at IBM's own Watson Research Center in New York. (more…)

Wind River says it has partnered with Freescale's network processor group to ensure that its embedded Linux tools and vertical market platforms support Freescale's latest PowerPC and PowerQUICC processors. Wind River's Carrier Grade Linux offering, Platform for Network Equipment, Linux Edition, supports a Freescale PowerPC-based AdvancedTCA platform from Artesyn Technologies. (more…)

Artesyn is sampling an AdvancedTCA blade and a ProcessorPMC mezzanine card based on Freescale's fastest PowerPC chip. The KatanaQp blade features dual MPC7448 processors, while the PmPPC7448 card runs a single MPC7448. Both boards support Wind River's Carrier Grade Linux and VxWorks, and target telecom equipment. (more…)

Freescale Semiconductor is showcasing Linux-based AdvancedTCA designs at its developer event in Orlando this week. Freescale's Open AdvancedTCA Development Platform includes reference designs for an AdvancedTCA blade and Advanced Mezzanine Card (AMC) supporting Serial RapidIO and Ethernet backplanes, and a “DSP farm module” AMC based on an eight-way StarCore DSP. (more…)

Haier Corp. and Freescale Semiconductor jointly demonstrated a UWB (Ultra-Wideband) high definition (HD) television and digital media server, wirelessly broadcasting HD video and audio streams across a stage. The demonstration, which occurred at Freescale's annual Technology Forum, showcased a “critical milestone for wireless home entertainment systems,” (more…)

Capricorn Technologies says it has completed delivery of more than a petabyte of storage to the Internet Archive, a non-profit organization based in San Francisco that creates periodic snapshots of the Internet. Capricorn's PetaBox products are based on Via mini-ITX boards running Debian or Fedora Linux, (more…)

Installing Linux on your iPod lets you record high-quality audio or play games, easily returning to the stock environment to listen to music, according to Macworld. iPod Linux is simple to install on all but the newest iPod models, and requires only 5MB of disk space. (more…)

[Updated June 22, 2005] — Nokia's 770 Internet Tablet is well-conceived as a single-purpose device for web and email, but may be too sluggish to achieve widespread success, according to a reviewer at InformationWeek who got the chance to play with a prototype for an hour. (more…)

Linux is the star of embedded, according to an introductory feature at Design News. Once viewed skeptically by industry pragmatists, embedded Linux has been ported to every embedded processor and is considered for every embedded project. However, embedded Linux adopters may face unanticipated challenges, according to the Design News article. (more…)

EmbWise has ported its embedded SDIO Linux stack to MontaVista Linux CEE (consumer electronics edition) running on Intel's newest mobile multimedia processor, the XScale PXA270 (Bulverde). Additionally, the Chennai, India based startup has joined MontaVista's third-party partner network, it says. (more…)