Altera has revised its SDKs (software development kits) for PLDs (programmable logic devices). Both free and subscription versions of Quartus II 4.1 support Altera's new Cyclone II FPGA family, and both can be used to develop custom logic devices that run uClinux. Additionally, the subscription version supports Linux development hosts. (more…)

Toshiba America Electronic Components (TAEC) has added a chip at the top end of its “TX System RISC” line of general-purpose embedded processors. The 64-bit MIPS-based TX9956CXBG is the first Toshiba CPU based on 90nm process technology, and the first to use Toshiba's TX99/H4 core. (more…)

Brime Italia used Linux as the embedded software platform in a family of portable muscle stimulator devices that it developed for BIAC Srl. The BIAC Portable Medical Electric Muscle Stimulators integrate color touchscreen displays, wireless networking, and medical sensor interfaces. (more…)

Brime Italia used Linux as the embedded software platform in a family of portable muscle stimulator devices that it developed for BIAC Srl. The BIAC Portable Medical Electric Muscle Stimulators integrate color touchscreen displays, wireless networking, and medical sensor interfaces. (more…)

Possio AB has enhanced its PX30 wireless access point (WAP) with 3G networking capabilities. The company claims the PX30 is the first access point to allow users to connect to the Internet through 3G (third-generation) mobile networks, which carry Internet data at broadband speeds. (more…)

AbsoluteValue Systems (AVS) is shipping a hardware/software reference design for wireless access points based on embedded Linux. The “WPD3” design includes a Linux implementation with source, development tools, one of three hardware reference boards, one or more mini-PCI wireless LAN cards, and documentation. (more…)

SlickEdit, a graphical IDE (integrated development tool) used as the basis of several development tools related to embedded Linux, has gained support for a free C/C++ interpreter. The Ch interpreter, from SoftIntegration, is supported in version 9 of SlickEdit, and brings support for advanced mathematical and engineering functions. (more…)

Embedded Linux house MontaVista is included on a list of the top 100 privately held U.S. technology companies assembled by media company AlwaysOn and accounting firm KPMG. The “AO100” list highlights companies with exceptional revenue or customer growth, and companies with “game-changing” approaches and technologies. (more…)

Roland ED Corporation used embedded Linux to power a real-time graphics presenter to launch in August. The Edirol RG-100 creates 3D graphics and presents high-resolution images for signs and advertisements on large-scale displays at retail shops, amusement parks, commercial showrooms, and other… (more…)

[Updated Dec. 9, 2004] — Nimble Microsystems is shipping a small, low-power, SuperH-based fanless computer that comes with Linux, supports PoE (power-over-Ethernet), and has two Ethernet ports and two mini-PCI slots suitable for 802.11x wireless cards or other internal expansion. (more…)

[Updated Jul. 7, 2004] — Roland used embedded Linux to power a real-time graphics presenter to launch in August. The Edirol RG-100 creates 3D graphics and presents high-resolution images for indoor and outdoor signs and advertisements on large-scale plasma or projected displays at retail shops, amusement parks, and commercial showrooms. (more…)

MontaVista will in August begin selling inexpensive subsets of its Linux toolsets aimed at the application developers within embedded Linux development teams. The “Application Development Kits” (ADKs) will comprise an Eclipse based IDE along with the needed libraries and headers to build applications that run on systems running MontaVista Linux. (more…)

DeviceForge.com has published a whitepaper describing some research into innovative and futuristic uses of camera phones being investigated in Intel's research labs. Already, in cities around the world, purchasing a soda out of a vending machine can be as easy as dialing your cell phone. (more…)

Novell today launched Mono 1.0, an open source development platform that aims to simplify Linux- and cross-platform application programming. Novell calls Mono “extremely usable” and “commercial-grade,” and hopes the technology will help companies that are moving to Linux build their applications more easily. (more…)

An intriguing looking reference board from Freescale (formerly Motorola Semiconductor) just begs for a Linux port. The “Jazz” board is based on a Freescale i.MX21 system-on-chip with an ARM926EJ-S core. It targets portable multimedia player designs. (more…)