A detailed 18-page technical paper by Nicholas McGuire explores the whys, hows, and wherefores of using the Linux proc filesystem in embedded systems. Although the proc filesystem is normally thought of as mainly being useful in desktop and server Linux systems, it offers some significant potential advantages to embedded and real-time systems and devices, including footprint, performance, interface… (more…)

Stonestreet One and MontaVista Software announced that they are teaming up to provide Bluetooth support for embedded Linux based device designs in the consumer, automotive, aerospace, industrial, and medical device markets. The Bluetooth support comes in the form of Bluetopia, a BQB qualified Bluetooth protocol stack, which has been ported to many operating systems, including Linux, Stonestreet said. (more…)

Five major Japanese consumer electronics manufacturers have announced that they are developing a standard for Internet-enabled digital TVs, according to a report today from the Dow Jones news service. (more…)

Fujitsu's Linux-based HOAP-1 robot appears to have been reincarnated as HOAP-2, according to a report at The Register. The new model looks a lot like the earlier one, and is reportedly powered by a 700 MHz Intel Pentium III running a real-time version of Linux (presumably RTLinux). (more…)

IBM has developed a new Linux-powered storage controller capable of managing two petabytes of data, according to an article at ZDNet UK. The device, called the TotalStorage SAN Volume Controller (SVC), reportedly runs an embedded Linux operating system called Little Blue, which IBM derived from SuSE Linux. (more…)

The non-profit Jabber Software Foundation (JSF) announced immediate availability of JabberD Quickstart, a pre-packaged executable said to enable “one-step installation and use” of the open source JabberD instant messaging (IM) server. (more…)

The following is a brief introduction and overview to Nicholas McGuire's technical paper on using the Linux proc filesystem in embedded systems. A link from which you can download the complete 18-page paper (PDF file) is available at the bottom . . . (more…)

The 15th annual Embedded Systems Conference (ESC), to be held April 22-26 in San Francisco, will feature a panel discussion by “industry visionaries” exploring the topic of where the embedded systems market is headed. The session will attempt to build a strategic vision of the future of the embedded systems industry, highlighting the key business and technology drivers that are fueling the embedded… (more…)

European market research firm Canalys predicts shipments of “smart phones” (phones with PDA capabilities) will double in the “EMEA” region (Europe, Middle East, and Africa) this year, and will exceed those of ordinary PDA-like handheld computers by year end. (more…)

One of the first reviews of the new Red Hat Linux version 9 has been published at OSNews . . . (more…)

Jungo Software Technologies announced the release of the latest version of its driver development tool suite, WinDriver v6.0, which adds USB driver development tools for Linux based systems. This latest version of WinDriver also supports Microsoft's Windows CE.NET, the company said. (more…)

ON Technology announced the availability of web-enabled support for remotely managing a broad range of fixed and mobile devices. The product, called ON iCommand, is based on a Java-based agent combined with a server-based software component. (more…)

This online article from the March issue of Dr. Dobb's Journal examines two technologies that implement generalized, extensible callback mechanisms in C++ and C#. The author compares the libsigc++ class library in C++ (available under an LGPL license) to the delegate feature in C# (available from Microsoft or the Mono project), focusing on the different features and interfaces they provide. (more…)

Witnet announced development of “ModaPhone,” a wireless VoIP solution which enables phone calls from wireless devices via the Internet. According to Witnet, the new software supports several wireless standards including 802.11, GPRS, and CDMA, and enables VoIP calls to other computers and wireless devices running the ModaPhone software, as well as calls to cell phones. (more…)

According to a news item from the Nikkei Business Journal, a company called Cornice Inc. has unveiled a 1-inch hard drive that holds 1.5GB of data. The Cornice Personal Storage device is described as a non-removable drive for mobile devices such as MP3 players. (more…)