Configurable x86 gadget offered at $99 —
Jun. 07, 2007 —
 Data Evolution, which recently acquired AMD's low-cost Personal Internet Communicator (PIC), is offering the device at the discounted price of $99 without an OS. The "DecTop" is based on an AMD Geode GX processor, includes a 10GB hard drive, and supports both Linux and Windows CE. ...
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Ubuntu's mobile and embedded project advances —
Jun. 07, 2007 —
 Following two months of planning, Canonical Ltd. has updated the Ubuntu Mobile and Embedded (UME) project's architecture roadmap. UME aims to create a version of the popular Ubuntu desktop Linux OS tailored to the requirements of Intel-based "mobile Internet devices" (MIDs), expected in 2008. ...
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Microsoft aims Linux patent FUD at devices —
Jun. 07, 2007 —
Microsoft and LG Electronics, best known for its DVD players, home theater systems, and cellphones, announced on June 7 that they have entered into a patent cross-license agreement to enable LG to use Microsoft patented technology in its product lines, including in its Linux-based embedded devices. ...
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Podcast explores ways to boot Linux devices faster —
Jun. 07, 2007 —
TimeSys has published a half-hour podcast in which two developers discuss strategies for reducing the real and perceived boot times of embedded Linux devices. Topics broached include staged booting, SysV inefficiencies, pruning kernel protocols and polling cycles, bootup message suppression, and initramfs, among others. ...
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Webpad pioneer spins Linux-based reference design —
Jun. 07, 2007 —
 A pioneer in the mobile Internet tablet market is offering support to other devicemakers developing Mobile Internet Devices (MIDs) based on Linux. PepperPad producer Pepper Computing says it plans to ship its Pepper Linux implementation this fall to multiple adopters of Intel's MID hardware platforms. ...
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"Thin Multimedia Collaboration Client" runs Windows XPe —
Jun. 07, 2007 —
 This whitepaper notes the trend toward embedding PC functionality within LCD monitors, thanks to "Moore's Law's" impact on processors and other silicon components. It goes on to describe an innovative application for this technology, the "thin multimedia collaboration client," and offers a Windows XP Embedded-based example. ...
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Configurable x86 gadget offered at $99 —
Jun. 07, 2007 —
 Data Evolution, which recently acquired AMD's low-cost Personal Internet Communicator (PIC), is offering the device at the discounted price of $99 without an OS. The "DecTop" is based on an AMD Geode GX processor, includes a 10GB hard drive, and supports both Windows CE and Linux. ...
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Via unveils "ultra mobile device" reference design —
Jun. 06, 2007 —
 Via Technologies on June 6 unveiled the NanoBook Ultra Mobile Device (UMD) reference design -- a UMPC-like device, but with a full QWERTY keyboard. The "sub-notebook" style design aims to enable device-makers to build customized low-cost, light-weight mobile PCs for consumers, businesses, and schools, Via said. ...
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Retail checkout self-scanner runs Windows CE —
Jun. 06, 2007 —
 Motorola on June 5 announced a handheld scanning computer that is intended to enable retail store customers to rapidly perform self-checkout of their purchases, among other useful functions. The MC17 "mobile computer" is powered by a 312MHz PXA255 embedded processor and runs Windows CE 5.0. ...
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Windows Mobile handset sports intuitive touch UI —
Jun. 06, 2007 —
 Taiwanese ODM HTC Corp. on June 5 unveiled a new Windows Mobile phone that features the company's newly developed "intuitive" touch screen navigation user interface (UI). The "deceptively small and stylish" touch implements a "an innovative new concept in intuitive touch screen navigation," the company claims. ...
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.NET Micro Framework to get Blackfin port —
Jun. 06, 2007 —
Microsoft and Analog Devices Inc. (ADI) are collaborating to port the .NET Micro Framework to ADI's Blackfin processors, the companies announced on June 5. The software/hardware combination is expected to see use in resource-constrained portable devices and embedded systems requiring multimedia or other specialty applications, ...
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Broadcom pushes Windows Mobile handset design in Taiwan —
Jun. 06, 2007 —
Broadcom Corp. announced that it has expanded its cellular design center in Taiwan, with the aim of furthering the development of Windows Mobile handsets based on its highly-integrated 3G cellular chipsets. Initially, the company's recently introduced BCM2153 HSPDA baseband modem processor will be at the core of these efforts, ...
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Trolltech adds Java to Qt —
Jun. 06, 2007 —
Cross-platform development tools specialist Trolltech is shipping a Java add-on for its flagship C++ application development framework. "Qt Jambi" comprises class libraries and integrated development tools aimed at helping users develop rich client applications with a look and feel native to multiple GUI targets. ...
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Asus unveils ultra-low-cost Linux laptop —
Jun. 06, 2007 —
 Yet another inexpensive miniature flash-based laptop running Linux has appeared. Chairman Jonney Shih introduced Asus's $190 Eee PC (3ePC) at a Computex keynote this morning, giving the audience a tour of its Windows-like Linux operating system, which boots in 15 seconds from 2GB of flash. ...
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Apple-TV to run Linux soon? —
Jun. 06, 2007 —
 Apple's Apple-TV (A-TV) is based on a more-or-less standard Intel PC architecture, according to an in-depth "under-the-hood" analysis. Additionally, a community project has already reported success in getting a Linux kernel and various device drivers to operate on the platform. ...
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Via unveils "ultra mobile device" reference design —
Jun. 06, 2007 —
 Via Technologies on June 6 unveiled the NanoBook Ultra Mobile Device (UMD) reference design -- a UMPC-like device, but with a full QWERTY keyboard. The "sub-notebook" style design aims to enable device-makers to build customized low-cost, light-weight mobile PCs for consumers, businesses, and schools, Via said. ...
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Hub pumps 190Mbps USB data over powerlines —
Jun. 06, 2007 —
Icron Technologies is demonstrating a prototypical USB hub that connects over standard home electrical wiring. The prototype, which is on display at the Computex trade show in Taipei this week, is based on Panasonic's HD-PLC (high-definition powerline communication) chip, and connects any USB device at throughputs up to 190Mbps, ...
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RMI ships new MIPS SoCs with Windows CE support —
Jun. 05, 2007 —
Raza Microelectronics Inc. (RMI) on June 4 announced production availability of its Au1250 Media Processor and Au1210 Navigation Processor. The chips are supported by a development board and a suite of production software that includes media applications and a Windows CE 5.0 board-support package (BSP), ...
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Windows XPe thin clients gain "hot desktop" —
Jun. 04, 2007 —
 IGEL Technology has updated its Windows XP Embedded-based thin client firmware. The new release includes a Citrix Password Manager and "Hot Desktop" feature claimed to reduce login time by up to 90 percent for roaming workers in critical applications such as health care, ...
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Mobile convergence links to Live Communications Server —
Jun. 04, 2007 —
DiVitas Networks has integrated its mobile-to-mobile convergence platform with the instant messaging (IM) and presence features of Microsoft Office Live Communications Server 2005. The DiVitas MMC platform offers single-device access to enterprise applications, such as voice, IM, presence, email, PBX phone functions, and CRM, over any network, ...
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Tool synthesizes hardware accelerators from C code —
Jun. 01, 2007 —
Swiss startup Mimosys will be demonstrating the latest version of its tool for synthesizing custom processors and hardware accelerators at the upcoming Design Automation Conference (DAC). Clarity represents a unique technology that can automatically identify "fine-grain hardware accelerators" directly from C source code, according to the company. ...
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Sun acquires Java-based mobile phone OS —
Apr. 12, 2007 —
 Sun Microsystems announced today that it is acquiring the assets of SavaJe Technologies and will reveal further details at its JavaOne conference next month. SavaJe's claim to fame is its Java-based embedded operating system, which was shown running in a mobile phone at JavaOne last May. ...
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Web-based toolset creates custom synthesized voices —
Feb. 20, 2007 —
Speech synthesis specialist Cepstral LLC has announced a toolset aimed at helping users synthesize their own voices. The Web 2.0-based VoiceForge tools are said to enable users to capture or "bank" their own voices, after which the company's lightweight, embeddable text-to-speech software can synthesize their voice saying anything at all. ...
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World's tiniest video projector? —
Oct. 09, 2006 —
 Researchers at Germany-based Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft have developed miniaturized video projector technology suitable for use in cost-sensitive embedded and mobile device applications. The technology substitutes a single mirror with two-axis rotation for the million-mirror "microarrays" used in previous approaches to projector miniaturization, according to the company.
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