Linux Weekly News has published an interesting article about a real-life consumer product that contains embedded Linux — the Axis 2100 network camera. That camera contains the Axis ETRAX system-on-chip IC, along with Axis' embedded Linux software (see references below). LWN editor Jonathan Corbet writes . . .

“We're not normally inclined to turn down chances to play with fun new toys that run Linux, so when the folks at Axis asked if we would like to borrow a 2100 to review, we didn't have to think to long before answering in the affirmative. Not much real work got done the day the UPS truck dropped off the demo unit…”

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