LinuxWorld — (press release) — Agenda Computing, Inc. is exhibiting and demonstrating the Agenda VR3, a new Linux-based PDA, at LinuxWorld. The $149 four-ounce, pocket-sized PC has the power, speed and storage resources to run most current and future desktop-class computer applications. (more…)

I just got back from my sneak preview of the new Linux-powered Agenda VR3 PDA which is being introduced tomorrow at LinuxWorld in San Jose, CA (see announcement). The VR3 offers convincing evidence of just how quickly Linux has transformed the embedded systems world, and how far that transformation has progressed. (more…)

Victor Yodaiken, project leader for RTLinux, is considered by many to be the father of “real-time Linux.” In this interview with LinuxDevices.com founder Rick Lehrbaum, Yodaiken shares his thoughts about the past, the present, and the future of RTLinux. Where did RTLinux come from? What's new in the upcoming version 3 release? What new and exciting RTLinux enhancements can we expect to see over the… (more…)

In an IBM announcement earlier this week about the IBM Linux Wrist Watch project, IBM made a strong point about their growing use of Linux in projects ranging from the tiny Linux Wrist Watch, all the way up to a “petaflop super computer” (more…)

Victor Yodaiken, project leader for RTLinux, is considered by many to be the father of “real-time Linux.” In this interview, Yodaiken shares his thoughts about the past, present, and future of RTLinux. Yodaiken answers questions that include: Where did RTLinux come from? What's new in the upcoming version 3 release? What new and exciting RTLinux enhancements can we expect to see over the next… (more…)

LinuxWorld — (press release) — ParView, a developer of golf course management systems, and Applied Data Systems (ADS), a developer of application-ready embedded boards and systems, will introduce an embedded Linux golf course management system at LinuxWorld Expo in San Jose. The system uses the StrongARM-based ADS Graphics Client Plus single-board computer plus an active color 10.4″ touchscreen LCD… (more…)

NOTE: Don't miss out on the opportunity to make a technical presentation at the next Embedded Linux Expo & Conference being held in the Boston area, on October 27th. Proposals are due by midnight this Friday, August 11th. Here's the original “call for papers” announcement . . . (more…)

LinuxWorld — (press release) — CTO Garry Paxinos and Technical Director Stuart Anderson of Metro Link will speak at the LinuxWorld Conference & Expo in San Jose, Calif., on the advantages of using the X Window System in embedded systems on Thursday, August 17 from 10:30 to 11:45 am. (more…)

Upside's Sam Williams interviewed Jim Ready, founder and CEO of Hard Hat Linux maker MontaVista Software, and wrote this interesting article about MontaVista's business strategies and future growth plans. Here are some excerpts from Williams' article . . . (more…)

Upside commentator Sam Williams conjures up a picturesque perspective on IBM's nifty Linux Wrist Watch project. Williams writes . . . (more…)

John G. Spooner, of ZDNet News, reports on AMD's release to developers of a first peek at the design of its forthcoming next-generation 64-bit processor technology, code-named SledgeHammer. Spooner writes . . . (more…)

Santa Clara, CA — (press release) — Trolltech today announced plans to provide a complete graphical user interface (GUI) solution to hardware manufacturers using NEC Electronics' VR Series 64-bit MIPS RISC microprocessors. Qt/Embedded, Trolltech's GUI application framework for embedded Linux, has been adapted to run on NEC's evaluation boards featuring the VR4100 family of processors. (more…)

Century Software, a company founded by Microwindows and ViewML project leader Greg Haerr, has announced that it will be demoing a Linux-based windowing system and graphical development environment for the iPAQ at next week's LinuxWorld. The iPAQ distro includes a color windowing system, touch screen input, handwriting recognition, Internet browsing, and an SDK for graphical apps development. (more…)

ScanLogic Corporation and Softconnex Technologies, Inc. have announced a partnership that will provide OEM customers a complete USB solution for embedded devices, via ScanLogic's SL11H/SL811HS host/slave controllers and Softconnex's USBLink software. The combined solution provides the main stack and several built-in class drivers to enable embedded devices such as PDAs, set-top boxes, internet appliances,… (more…)

Charles Murray, of EE Times, reports that LynuxWorks plans to unveil version 3.0 of BlueCat Linux. According to Murray, the new version of BlueCat will incorporate support for a wider range of microprocessors, in part due to the recent acquisition of ISDCorp by LynuxWorks. Murray writes . . . (more…)