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Linux device links TVs to Internet videos —
Sep. 12, 2008 —
 Sony used Linux to build an IP set-top box (STB) that connects to its Bravia HDTVs, enabling them to display a regularly updated selection of Internet videos. Sony's DMX-NV1 Bravia Internet Video Link is equipped with Ethernet, HDMI, and proprietary USB-based DMeX connections. ...
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Linux device IDs faces —
Sep. 12, 2008 —
 A vendor of biometric face recognition systems has used Linux to build a smart camera claimed capable of identifying users without help from a networked server. L-1 Identify Solutions's VisionAccess 3D Face Reader is equipped with a Texas Instruments RISC/DSP SoC (system-on-chip) running MontaVista Linux.
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IP camera designs run Linux —
Sep. 12, 2008 —
 TI is offering Linux camera application source code and free codecs with two new IP camera reference designs based on its RISC/DSP SoCs. The Wide Dynamic Range (WDR) model handles widely variable lighting, while a Video Content Analytics (VCA) model targets video analytics processing applications.
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British embedded show features Linux —
Sep. 11, 2008 —
 UK embedded software training firm Feabhas will host a pair of embedded Linux workshops at next month's Embedded Systems Show (ESS). Slated for Oct. 1-2 in Birmingham, UK, the event also features a "Build Your Own Embedded System" (BYOES) seminar using Linux and TI/DigiKey Beagle Boards. ...
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Linux-ready AMC board rev'd to 2.16GHz —
Sep. 11, 2008 —
 Performance Technologies (PT) announced a faster version of its Intel Core 2 Duo-based AdvancedMC (AMC)-format single-board computer (SBC) for communications, security, data acquisition, and processing applications. The Linux-friendly AMC122 rev's the Core 2 Duo's clock rate to 2.16GHz, and boosts memory to 8GB. ...
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Touchscreen soft-keyboard claims 50wpm —
Sep. 11, 2008 —
 A startup company has announced a new virtual keyboard technology it claims will "change the way people input text on any screen." Swype says its eponymous software permits text input at over 50 words per minute, via continuous finger or stylus motions.
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Satellite STB runs Linux —
Sep. 11, 2008 —
 LyngBox Media is shipping a Linux-powered set-top box (STB) designed for European satellite TV enthusiasts. The IP-ready LyngBox combines an HDTV receiver/recorder, dual DVB-S2/DVB-T tuners, and a 160GB hard drive, and offers daily updates to LyngSat Network's worldwide satellite programming guide, says the Swedish company. ...
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Linux smartphone share drops —
Sep. 10, 2008 —
 [Updated: Sept. 11, 2008] -- Gartner reported a 15.7 percent rise in smartphone shipments in the second quarter compared to 2Q 2007. Linux, however, was alone among mobile operating systems to lose share from the previous year's 2Q, posting a 16.1 percent drop, says Gartner. ...
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Open Linux phone gets datacasts —
Sep. 10, 2008 —
 The Communications Research Center Canada (CRC) has created a prototype handset that can receive datacasting signals. Its Linux-based "Openmokast" phone is built atop OpenMoko's open-source Neo FreeRunner phone platform, and along with typical smartphone functions, supports reception of live digital radio, video, and data broadcasts. ...
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Linux mobile stack adds Flash —
Sep. 10, 2008 —
 Azingo announced that its LiMo-based browser now integrates the Adobe Flash Lite 3.1 web multimedia technology. The integration of Flash Lite into Azingo Mobile will enable a million Flash developers to write animated web and video applications on a mobile Linux platform, says the company.
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PC/104-Plus SBC uses eight Watts —
Sep. 10, 2008 —
 VersaLogic has modified one of its long-running single-board computers (SBCs) to operate fanlessly, using just eight Watts of power. The PC-104/Plus-based Cheetah EPM-32v runs Linux, targeting low-power embedded applications in medicine, avionics, or security, says the company.
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Free book chapter explains debugging —
Sep. 09, 2008 —
 No Starch Press is offering a free chapter of its book on using open source debugging tools. Written by Norman Matloff and Peter Jay Salzman, The Art of Debugging with GDB, DDD, and Eclipse offers readers advice and strategies for each tool, says No Starch.
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AMPed up Bluetooth to piggyback on WiFi, UWB —
Sep. 09, 2008 —
The Bluetooth wireless spec will continue to prosper by piggybacking on higher-bandwidth technologies such as WiFi, says ABI Research. The firm forecasts Bluetooth radio shipments of 2.4 billion units annually by 2013, in part due to new "AMP" firmware that borrows radio time from WiFi and ...
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Lego-like Linux modules to ship in October —
Sep. 08, 2008 —
 [Updated: Sept. 9, 2008] -- Bug Labs will ship its tiny, open-source ARM11-powered BugBase and three add-on modules in October, and will switch to Poky Linux. Meanwhile, a recent review finds the hackable Linux-based platform to be intriguing, but currently too "flaky" for typical consumers. ...
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Mini-ITX board targets graphics-rich apps —
Sep. 08, 2008 —
 Ibase Technology has announced a mini-ITX single-board computer (SBC) with an Intel 945GC Express chipset. The MI940 is equipped with an LGA775 socket supporting Intel Core 2 Duo or Pentium processors, and it provides a gigabit Ethernet controller, USB and serial ports, and other interfaces.
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VPX card runs Linux on Penryn —
Sep. 08, 2008 —
 Extreme Engineering Solutions (X-ES) started shipping a Linux-compatible single-board computer (SBC) that adheres to the VPX military/aerospace form-factor standard. The XPedite7170 is equipped with a 45nm Intel "Penryn" processor clocked up to 1.86GHz, and offers USB, gigabit Ethernet, serial, and SATA interfaces. ...
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Hacker-friendly karaoke PMP runs Linux —
Sep. 05, 2008 —
 A Taiwanese electronic system design company has developed an open-source MP3, video, and Karaoke player that runs Linux 2.6.x. Cool-Idea Technology's Cool-Karaoke uses a 400MHz ARM920t processor, includes 4GB of flash and a 320x240 display, and supports customization with a freely downloadable toolchain and source ...
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Maemo gains KOffice port —
Sep. 05, 2008 —
 [Updated Sep. 8] -- A blogger on KDEdevelopers.org has ported the KDE-based KOffice office suite to the Maemo distribution used with Nokia's Internet Tablets. The port between the two Linux-based environments is functional, but still has some problems, according to the poster, "mkruisselbrink." ...
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OLPC partners with Amazon, ITU —
Sep. 05, 2008 —
 Amazon will sell One Laptop Per Child (OLPC)'s Linux-compatible XO notebook starting in November, says a news story. The story also says OLPC is partnering with the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) to help distribute the notebooks, and the next-generation XO-2 will ship in 1Q 2010. ...
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"cJTAG" debuts —
Sep. 04, 2008 —
A company that sells IP (intellectual property) cores to system-on-chip (SoC) designers claims to be shipping the first synthesizable IP core to implement the IEEE 1149.7 "Compact JTAG" (cJTAG) standard. cJTAG uses only two pins for I/O, clocking, and control, instead of JTAG's four, while also improving debugging, proponents say. ...
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First $100 laptop runs Linux —
Sep. 04, 2008 —
 In October, Shenzhen China-based HiVision will ship a MIPs-based Linux mini-notebook for $98. The company is currently offering a similar machine for $120, according to a video blog report from the Internationale Funkausstellunga (IFA) consumer electronics show in Berlin this week. ...
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First Linux on Everest —
Sep. 04, 2008 —
 Linux thin client specialist Igel has created a Linux operating system image for a rugged panel PC designed for vehicle-mounted and industrial applications. The Igel-5310 LX Premium Image works with Glacier's Everest PC (pictured), available with a 600 MHz Celeron or 1.4GHz Pentium M processor. ...
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Dell ships Ubuntu- and Atom-based netbook —
Sep. 04, 2008 —
 Dell announced its first netbook, a $350 Intel Atom-based model loaded with Ubuntu Linux 8.04. The Inspiron Mini 9 offers a 1.6GHz Atom N270, up to 1GB SDRAM, an 8.9-inch, 1024 X 600 display, three USB ports, Ethernet, and a 4GB solid-state drive.
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Smallest x86 board ever? —
Sep. 03, 2008 —
 Lippert has upped the maximum amount of RAM available soldered onto its CoreExpress-ECO computer-on-module (COM). Now available with 2GB of RAM, and targeting mobile embedded PC applications, the 28-gram, Intel Atom-based board uses Lippert's own 2.3 x 2.6 inch (58 x 65mm) "CoreExpress" COM format. ...
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MontaVista Vision gains focus —
Sep. 03, 2008 —
 MontaVista Software announced additional details about its Vision 2008 Embedded Linux Developers Conference. Scheduled for Oct. 1-3 in San Francisco, Vision 2008 will offer more than 40 sessions, with presentations from embedded Linux experts including MontaVista CTO James Ready and Freescale Semiconductor CTO Lisa Su ...
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