Jacqueline Emigh summarizes some of the Linux-based gadgets — and support for powering devices with Linux — at last month's LinuxWorld conference in New York, in this article at Linux Planet . . . (more…)

NextCom LLC announced availability of a Linux-supported pen-sized USB Flash drive peripheral with an integrated MP3 player. The pen-sized unit, which will be offered in 128MB, 256MB, and 512MB capacities, also has a built-in digital MP3 player and comes with stero headphones. The integrated MP3 player implements enhanced hardware decompression technology licensed from Naturetech, for enhanced music and… (more…)

(PR excerpt) — SnapGear Inc. today announced the first free Linux-based integrated development toolchain for Intel XScale. The open source environment brings together an Intel supported port combined with readily available open source tools to provide substantial cost savings to developers who presently must pay thousands of dollars for development tools. (more…)

Lucas van Grinsven takes a skeptical look at Microsoft's “information anywhere, anytime, and on any device” motto, in the weekly Reuters news service PlugedIn column . . . (more…)

This LinuxDevices.com article profiles a Linux-based portable wireless server that was unveiled at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas last month. IR Data's “Wireless Zone” takes advantage of Linux, Apache, and other open source technologies to creates it own 802.11b wireless (WiFi) hot zone, within which it can deliver… (more…)

This LinuxDevices.com article profiles the PRISMIQ MediaPlayer, a recently introduced device which is said to represent the first instance of a new consumer device category — the “networked entertainment gateway.” Priced at just $250, the Linux-powered gadget delivers audio and video media files, obtained from either home PCs or the… (more…)

(PR excerpt) — The GNOME project has released version 2.2 of the GNOME Desktop and Developer Platform. (more…)

The ENST Computer Science Department (Paris, France) has developed a low cost, customizable, Linux-powered mobile robot test-bed for embedded real-time application experimentation. The Spif autonomous robot boots Linux 2.4.19 from Flash, DiskOnKey, and 802.11 wireless. The hardware board structure and size have been designed to make it easy to add new sensors and actuators, allowing powerful customization… (more…)

IR Data (Irvine, CA) recently unveiled a Linux-based portable wireless server at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas. Dubbed the Wireless Zone, IR Data's new gadget takes advantage of Linux, Apache, and other open source technologies to creates its own 802.11b wireless (WiFi) hot zone, within which it can deliver web pages, demonstrations, presentations, and other data to other… (more…)

PRISMIQ recently introduced the PRISMIQ MediaPlayer, a device which the company says represents the first instance of a new consumer device category — the “networked entertainment gateway.” Priced at just $250, the Linux-powered gadget delivers audio and video media files, obtained from either home PCs or the Internet, to TVs and stereos. (more…)

Single-chip baseband cellular ICs from Intel and Samsung will storm into the 3GSM World Congress in Cannes, France, next week. The two parts should usher in a major round of new designs in the nascent smartphone segment, where vendors have struggled to combine prime-time features and small form-factors in early generation models such as Thera and Orange. (more…)

If you've ever needed a functional Linux setup that is portable and runs the same way on any hardware, check out this article at IBM's developerWorks website. Knoppix packages a specialized and highly useful Linux distribution on a single, bootable CDROM. Whether you're packaging up demo programs or need a consistent hardware test environment that fits in your pocket, Knoppix is a small distribution that… (more…)

(PR excerpt) — TimeSys has opened registration for a three-day course entitled “Real-Time Architecture Assurance through Analysis,” to be held at its Pittsburgh, PA, headquarters on Feb. 18-20, 2003. The course is aimed toward software architects and engineers, project managers, and lead software designers involved in embedded real-time system development. (more…)

[Updated March 30, 2003] — Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd (MHI) unveiled Wakamaru, an experimental Linux-powered robot in Japan on February 4th, according to several stories published this week in the Asian press. (more…)

A news item on Canada.com's technology website reports that Japan is getting set to begin investing over $8 million (USD) during the next year on projects leading to the development of Linux-based operating system software for consumer devices. According to the story, an official of Japan's Ministry of Economy, Trade, and Industry said the initial funding will take place during the fiscal year beginning… (more…)