Rio de Janeiro, Brazil start-up Ponto-i has developed a jukebox for public venues that runs on sophisticated embedded Linux technology, but has a retro look reminiscent of jukeboxes from the 50s. The “Digipop” jukebox runs a custom Linux distribution based on Debian, along with LinuxBIOS, and uses a mix of custom and commodity PC hardware. (more…)

Lineo Solutions has contributed two more embedded Linux kernel ports to the CE Linux Forum (CELF) source tree. The ports support mobile phone and automotive telematics chips from Hitachi spinoff Renesas. They include power management, real-time, and other performance optimizations for consumer electronic devices. (more…)

IT Managers Journal has published an article about embedded Linux's prospects in the mobile phone market. The article is based on an interview with a Linux specialist at OpenWave, which claims to be the largest independent mobile phone software supplier. (more…)

Registration has opened for O'Reilly's 2004 Open Source Convention (OSCON), set for July 26-30th in Portland, Oregon. This year marks the seventh year for the conference, which is usually well-attended by Linux developers. (more…)

Intel took the wraps off its next generation XScale mobile processors today, at the Intel Developer Forum in Taipei, Taiwan. Intel says that its new PXA27x processors (formerly code-named “Bulverde”) incorporate several new technologies aimed at the multimedia, low power, and security requirements of advanced cell phones and wireless PDAs. (more…)

Micrel Semiconductor and Arcturus Networks have released a hardware and software reference design for residential gateways. The design includes ARM-based network processors from Micrel and residential gateway (RG) software from Arcturus. It targets OEMs developing RG, SOHO (small office/home office), and WLAN (wireless LAN) devices. (more…)

Groklaw has responded to Green Hills Software's (GHS's) recent attacks on embedded Linux with an article prepared by Editor Pamela Jones with input from Embedded Linux Consortium (ELC) Executive Director Murry Shohat. The article includes quotes from the CEOs of several embedded Linux companies. (more…)

Publisher Prentice Hall has allowed us to share a chapter from an upcoming book by Arnold Robbins, “Linux Programming by Example: The Fundamentals.” The chapter is entitled “User Level Memory Management,” and is the book's third. (more…)

Ever wonder how many embedded software developers there are in the world? We did too, so we asked respected embedded industry analyst Paul Zorfass, of research firm First Technology Inc. (FTI). Here's what we learned . . . (more…)

Icon Labs is distributing a virtual private network (VPN) toolkit for Linux, BSD, and Solaris aimed at helping device designers integrate remote security solutions based on secure socket layer (SSL) technology. (more…)

Project Leader Paolo Mantegazza reports that a test version of RTAI-3.1 is available for download, featuring real-time support for Linux 2.4.xx and 2.6.x. The release may represent the first implementation of real-time performance in the 2.6-series kernel, according to Mantegazza. (more…)

Taiwan Commate Computer Inc. (Commell) announced a high-integration single-board computer in the compact (170 x 170 mm) Mini-ITX form-factor, based on a 300MHz AMD Geode GX1 (x86-compliant) processor. Commell says the LV-650 is well suited for fanless embedded, industrial, and mobile computing applications and supports Linux. (more…)

Octagon Systems is shipping from stock what it claims to be the first available single-board computer (SBC) in the new EPIC (Embedded Platform for Industrial Computing) form-factor. The ruggedized Octagon XE-800 is based on a 300MHz AMD Geode x86 processor, supports -40 to +85 deg. (more…)

The Ipeya Small Office IP System (SIPS) is a Linux-based “office in the box” that integrates a VoIP (voice over IP) telephone/voicemail system with a small office/home office (SOHO) router/server. (more…)

Black Duck Software is beta testing a software product that aims to help Linux developers assess the intellectual property (IP) risks associated with the re-use of program code. The company expects to ship in mid-May its Black Duck product, comprising a giant database of software source code and associated licensing information, and a client-server source code comparison tool. (more…)