A tiny new “Linux-like” operating system has been released under the GPL, according to a post in the LinuxDevices.com reader forum. LinLike8 aims to bring a Linux-like kernel to 8-bit microcontrollers (MCUs). Version 00.01.00 supports a Cypress Microsystems programmable system-on-chip (PSoC), according to its author, and can be downloaded now. (more…)

Industrial automation specialist Yamashita is shipping a completely lead-free motherboard that it says complies with new green-computing directives from the European Union. The company built the micro-ATX AS-1210 board using lead-free chips and manufacturing processes supplied and developed by VIA. (more…)

Foreword: This interview with Denx founder and CEO Wolfgang Denk discusses the popular and free Denx embedded Linux distributions, Denx's business model, software patents, and other matters related to embedded Linux markets and technology. (more…)

i3 Micro Technology has announced the third generation of its embedded Linux based set-top box (STB). The new i3 “Mood Box” will ship in September with a new Texas Instruments DSP, and the capability to load CODECs on the fly. (more…)

Picsel Technologies has announced that its Picsel Browser was licensed for use in forthcoming and currently shipping Motorola smartphones, including those based on embedded Linux. Picsel says its browser can display and edit a wide variety of popular file formats, through unique file format conversion technology. (more…)

Microprocessor vendor AMD has joined the Open Source Development Labs (OSDL), and will serve on the Carrier Grade and Data Center Linux working groups. AMD pioneered 64-bit x86 computing, and supplies a number of small processors popular in embedded Linux devices. (more…)

This interview with Murry Shohat, executive director of the Embedded Linux Consortium (ELC), discusses the work the ELC is doing to promote and standardize embedded Linux. It also discusses embedded Linux marketplace matters, technology, and standards organizations. (more…)

Equator Technologies has released a reference design for multi-format video-over-IP devices based on embedded Linux. The “Starfish” design targets IP set-top boxes, video streaming appliances, digital media players, personal video recorders with extra-long recording, DVD jukeboxes, and digital-media adaptors for… (more…)

Belcarra Technologies has added drivers for Intel's latest XScale chip to its Linux USB Framework 2.0, software for device designers that supports eight target platforms. The new Belcarra driver supports Intel's PXA 27x, or 'Bulverde' processor, a power-conserving chip based on ARM technology and targeting multimedia-enabled mobile devices. (more…)

Tri-M Engineering has unveiled a family of PC/104 form-factor modules based on Altera's Cyclone field programmable gate arrays (FPGA). The modules are available with several PC/104 connection options, and are expected to run embedded Linux on a Nios “soft” core processor. (more…)

Foreword — This interview with Murry Shohat, executive director of the Embedded Linux Consortium (ELC), discusses the work the ELC is doing to promote and standardize embedded Linux. (more…)

SBS Technologies has introduced a new “single site PMC module for full-duplex channelized DS3 connectivity” that comes with Linux drivers. The Maxim 921-DS targets edge routers and bandwidth aggregation devices. (more…)

Analyst firm Embedded Market Forecasters (EMF) has released a report entitled “Reducing OEM Development Costs and Enabling Embedded Design Efficiencies Using the Unified Modeling Language.” The report finds that technologies derived from UML can help embedded projects stay on schedule and reach completion. (more…)

The Khronos Group has achieved the first stable release of its software development kit (SDK) for OpenML 1.0, a digital media API that, if widely adopted, would enable content authoring application developers to easily integrate video, audio, and 3D graphics capabilities in a standardized manner portable across multiple operating systems, CPU architectures, and add-in hardware devices. (more…)

Broadband and storage chip specialist Marvell has teamed up with network security chip vendor Cavium Networks on a hardware reference design for enterprise wireless LAN (WLAN) switches based on embedded Linux. The design boasts high performance security and centralized management features. (more…)