This article by LinuxDevices.com's Rick Lehrbaum provides a profile of the embedded Linux based Nokia Media Terminal, including what it does and what's inside — from both a hardware and software perspective. The article also offers some insight into Nokia's philosophy with respect to open source software. Lehrbaum writes . . .

“Nokia describes its Media Terminal as a powerful 'infotainment center' for the home, which allows consumers to gain the benefits of both Internet access and digital broadcasting. The product leans heavily on open technologies including Linux, Mozilla, and HTML, and is based on an internal 'x86' PC-like embedded computer architecture. The product's goal is to make it easy for consumers to access the rich entertainment offerings of the Internet using any convenient display device — including either a TV set or a computer monitor.

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