Radionet announced the open source release of a full set of open source software that can be used by companies and individuals to build Linux-based IEEE 802.11 based wireless access points. The intent, according to Radionet, is to foster worldwide collaboration on the “ROSE” (Radionet Open Source Environment) software platform, an open source implementation of software the company has already used to… (more…)

Commell announced what is claimed to be the first Mini-ITX form-factor single-board computer (SBC) to be based on an Intel mobile Pentium 4 processor. (more…)

The OpenEmbedded Team has announced the availability of OpenSIMpad, a Linux-based alternative operating system for Siemens “SIMpad” webpads. It uses the Qt/Embedded-based Open Palmtop Integrated Environment (Opie) as the… (more…)

Chipmaker Transmeta Corp. (the employer of Linus Torvalds) announced today that it has entered into an agreement to allow Chinese 2000 Holdings Ltd. to develop and market Transmeta's Midori Linux operating system for mobile and embedded devices in China and other countries in the Asia-Pacific region, including Hong Kong, Macau, and… (more…)

Kevin Dankwardt writes . . .

Recently, new attacks on the ELC's Platform Standard efforts have become rather public. Criticism has come from Karim Yaghmour in his new book, Building Embedded Linux Systems, and in his article on oreillynet, and in the subsequent talk-back on linuxdevices.com by “Dwight”. (more…)

Tuesday June 10, 2003 may well go down in history as the date when autonomous mobile robots first began exchanging email with each other over the Internet. (more…)

Venture Development Corp. (VDC) released its June 2003 “Embedded Systems Bulletin” today, which includes an interesting “data snapshot” on reasons for late embedded projects. The data is based on a sample size of 400 respondents, 160 in the U.S. and 240 in Europe, VDC said. (more…)

MPC Data Ltd. has announced that a collaboration with Renesas has resulted in a “one stop solution” for embedded Linux on Renesas SuperH-based products. MPC Data said it has established an SHLinux website, which provides a small embedded Linux distribution for the… (more…)

The Globe and Mail's “Chic Geek” Ian Johnson has discovered the Mini-ITX tiny motherboard form-factor, and he likes what he sees. In his article titled “Mini-ITX: Incredibly Tiny, eXceptionally cool,” Johnson notes that “Mini-ITX motherboards are just starting to go… (more…)

Tuesday June 10, 2003 may well go down in history as the date when autonomous mobile robots first began exchanging email with each other over the Internet. (more…)

Recently, new attacks on the ELC's Platform Standard efforts have become rather public. Criticism has come from Karim Yaghmour in his new book, Building Embedded Linux Systems, and in his article on oreillynet, and in the… (more…)

Pigeon Point Systems announced a family of Linux-based hardware and software components and starter kits for interoperable out-of-band management of standards-based open modular platforms based on the Intelligent Platform Management Interface (IPMI). (more…)

In this how-to article, Dean Townsley describes his project of getting Debian GNU/Linux installed and working on an Acer Travelmate C100 “convertible tablet PC.” In addition to explaining how to install the kernel, Townsley provides tips on making functions like ACPI, sound, PCMCIA, pen support, wireless networking, and screen… (more…)

James Gosling, the father of Java and a “Fellow” and vice president at Sun Labs, will introduce a new, Linux/Java-powered Mars rover prototype at JavaOne today in San Francisco. The Mars Exploration Rover concept vehicle was built by NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) as a proof of concept for the next-generation of unmanned Mars… (more…)

The picture below essentially demonstrates the current working state of my Travelmate C100 in Linux. The EMR stylus is working, as is suspend/resume (to disk only), X in rotated mode, and wireless. It now fits my main uses, which are reading academic papers, writing notes, and doing calculations. (more…)