BBC News reports that the Linux for Playstation kit is now available in the UK . . .

“Sony has started taking UK orders for a kit to turn the Playstation 2 games console into a computer running the Linux operating system . . .” (more…)

Matthew Broersma of ZDNet UK reports that the Linux will soon offer wireless connectivity with the introduction of native Bluetooth support to the latest Linux development kernel. Broersma writes . . . (more…)

An announcement from theKompany.com . . .

theKompany.com has released an enhanced alternative addressbook program for the Sharp Zaurus Linux PDA. tkcAddressBook replaces the address book included in the Zaurus. When you install it, the default address book will be moved out of the way (it is moved back when you uninstall). (more…)

An announcement from LinuxLinks.com . . .

LinuxLinks.com is proud to announce another exciting feature addition to its leading portal site. Over the past few months we have been receiving an increasing amount of email requesting an easy way to keep up-to-date with the latest developments on the Linux scene. (more…)

In this opinion column at LinuxDevices.com, Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols offers a perspective on the business side of the Embedded Linux Market. Vaughan-Nichols sees 'consolidation' in his crystal ball. Who will win? Who will lose? (more…)

MontaVista Software has been named to the Upside 2002 'Hot 100' List. Cheryl Huang discusses selection criteria for in this cover story for Upside Magazine . . . (more…)

Simson Garfinkel examines the consumer edition of Sharp's Zaurus Linux PDA (the model SL-5500) and is wowed more by the hardware than the software, in this review at O'Reilly. Garfinkel writes . . . (more…)

IBM and Butterfly.net, a technology provider to the video game industry, have introduced the first-ever computing Grid — dubbed the “Butterfly Grid” — to support the online video gaming market. Created with rack-mounted IBM eServer xSeries servers, this Grid could enable video game providers to offer gamers the same experience over the Internet as they get now from their XBox, PlayStation or GameCube. (more…)

Codingstyle interviews developers about Linux and the Sony Playstation 2 . . .

“May 22 marks the official release of Sony's PS2 Linux kit in North America and Europe, while Japanese users have been tinkering with their kits for about a year (in beta release; the official release for Japan was last month). (more…)

Bigger pie, too many diners?

If Inder Singh, chairman of the Embedded Linux Consortium (ELC) and CEO and Chairman of LynuxWorks, is to be believed, Linux is on the verge of becoming the real… (more…)

The LinuxDevices.com news headline feed makes it easy for you to offer Embedded Linux daily news headlines on your personal or corporate website. Everyone is encouraged to carry our headlines, in order to help proliferate awareness of — and use of — Embedded Linux. (Note: Another use of the headline feed is as a 'lightweight' news page for handheld PCs.)

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Denver, CO — (press release excerpt) — Antelope Technologies Corp. (Denver, CO) has signed a licensing agreement with IBM for 'Meta Pad', a research prototype portable computing device that transforms in seconds into a personal digital assistant (PDA), desktop, laptop, tablet, or wearable computer… (more…)

West Des Moines, IA — (press release excerpt) — Icon Laboratories, Inc. announced that its SNMP IQ Application Builder version 1.1. Version 1.1 now targets Linux (in addition to VxWorks) and provides a level of operating system independence enabling generated agents to easily target other platforms. (more…)

Raleigh, NC — (press release excerpt) — Red Hat, Inc. today announced that eligible veterans nationwide can be reimbursed for the Red Hat Certified Engineer (RHCE) exam under the G.I. Bill educational benefits program. Red Hat's Global Learning Services is the market leader for training and certification programs on Linux, open source and related topics, including the industry-standard RHCE courses. (more…)

Atlanta, GA — (press release excerpt) — EarthLink's Research and Development department today announced the grand prize winner of its open standards-based Automatic Vehicle Location (AVL) device application development contest, held to explore new and future vehicle telematics applications. (more…)