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* * * * * WELCOME TO THE LINUXDEVICES WEEKLY NEWSLETTER * * * * *
January 24, 2008

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ANDROID GAME TURNS LINUX PHONES INTO PAINTBALL GUNS
A new game for Google's Linux-based Android platform uses WiFi, GPS, and
phone-camera technology, along with Google maps, to create a
first-person shooter game you can play "anytime, anywhere -- against
real people," according to publisher W2Pi
http://ct.enews.deviceforge.com/rd/cts?d=207-287-2-28-17008-25006-0-0-0-1


LOW-COST USB SENSORS IMPROVE ACCURACY
Phidgets has expanded its family of low-cost, Linux-friendly,
USB-connected sensing and control modules for hobbyists and
experimenters. Newly shipping Phidget modules include an "1123"
precision voltage sensor and "1124" precision temperature sensor, both
claimed to up precision over older models.
http://ct.enews.deviceforge.com/rd/cts?d=207-287-2-28-17008-25009-0-0-0-1


LINUX WIFI ARRAY CERTIFIED FIPS 140-2
A provider of Linux-based WiFi arrays announced certification by the
National Institute for Standards and Technology (NIST). The cyptographic
module in Xirrus's 802.11a/b/g-compliant "WiFi Arrays" has received
Federal Information Processing Standards (FIPS) 140-2 validation, says
the company, opening the door
http://ct.enews.deviceforge.com/rd/cts?d=207-287-2-28-17008-25012-0-0-0-1


LINUX NETWORK-ENABLES SOHO STORAGE APPLIANCE
Data Robotics has started shipping a Linux-based companion device that
network-enables its Drobo "storage robot" appliance. Additionally, the
company announced a $2,000 bounty for a port of its "Dashboard" Drobo
configuration application to Linux.
http://ct.enews.deviceforge.com/rd/cts?d=207-287-2-28-17008-25015-0-0-0-1


DUTCH FIRM SHIPS LINUX-BASED RACK-MOUNT ADK
Netherlands-based systems integrator Deciso is shipping a 1U Appliance
Development Kit (ADK) for routers, firewalls, and other rack-mounted
network appliances. Based on PC Engines' ALIX single-board computer
(SBC), the 19" ADK comes preinstalled with Voyage Linux.
http://ct.enews.deviceforge.com/rd/cts?d=207-287-2-28-17008-25018-0-0-0-1


BRAZILIAN MOBILE EMBEDDED SHOW SLATED FOR MARCH
The second annual Bossa Conference on open source and mobile devices is
open for registration, says Brazilian Linux developers group
OpenBossa.org. Scheduled for March 16-19 in Porto de Galinhas, Recife,
Brazil, Bossa Conference '08 will feature speakers from OpenEmbedded,
OpenMoko, Maemo, Trolltech, and more.
http://ct.enews.deviceforge.com/rd/cts?d=207-287-2-28-17008-25021-0-0-0-1


EMBEDDED LINUX CONFERENCE VIDEOS READY
Free videos of presentations from the Consumer Electronics Linux Forum
(CELF) Embedded Linux Conference Europe 2007 / 9th Real-Time Linux
Workshop are now available. Topics include boot time, real-time
preemption patches, graphical libraries, and file systems for flash storage.
http://ct.enews.deviceforge.com/rd/cts?d=207-287-2-28-17008-25024-0-0-0-1


INDUSTRY GROUP FORMED AROUND OPEN SOURCE HA MIDDLEWARE
An open industry forum has been created to maintain and promote an open
source (LGPL v2.1) implmentation of Service Availability Forum
high-availability middleware specifications. Founded by Emerson Network
Power (ENP), Ericsson, HP, Nokia Siemens Networks, and Sun Microsystems,
the OpenSAF Foundation aims to standardize high-availability middleware
for Linux-based carrier-grade systems.
http://ct.enews.deviceforge.com/rd/cts?d=207-287-2-28-17008-25027-0-0-0-1


LINUX DEVICE WEBCAM PROGRAMMING EXPLORED
IBM's DeveloperWorks has published a three-part series on developing for
the Linux-based Nokia N800 tablet. Using the example of developing a
webcam application that uploads JPEGs to a remote site, author Peter
Seebach (pictured at left) explores Scratchbox, GStreamer, Fmemopen,
Libcurl, and more.
http://ct.enews.deviceforge.com/rd/cts?d=207-287-2-28-17008-25030-0-0-0-1

_____ * * * OTHER NOTEWORTHY ITEMS FROM THE PAST WEEK * * * _____

* Linux phone stack to gain differential FOTA
http://ct.enews.deviceforge.com/rd/cts?d=207-287-2-28-17008-25033-0-0-0-1

* FPGAs gain embedded Linux support service
http://ct.enews.deviceforge.com/rd/cts?d=207-287-2-28-17008-25036-0-0-0-1

* Tutorial explores mobile, embedded Ubuntu
http://ct.enews.deviceforge.com/rd/cts?d=207-287-2-28-17008-25039-0-0-0-1

* Low-power x86 board targets Linux network appliances
http://ct.enews.deviceforge.com/rd/cts?d=207-287-2-28-17008-25042-0-0-0-1

* Linux thin clients gain smartcard authentication
http://ct.enews.deviceforge.com/rd/cts?d=207-287-2-28-17008-25045-0-0-0-1

* Multicore MIPS64 chips gain virtualization
http://ct.enews.deviceforge.com/rd/cts?d=207-287-2-28-17008-25048-0-0-0-1

* uClinux-based serial port servers include WiFi
http://ct.enews.deviceforge.com/rd/cts?d=207-287-2-28-17008-25051-0-0-0-1

* ISA-based SBC runs Linux
http://ct.enews.deviceforge.com/rd/cts?d=207-287-2-28-17008-25054-0-0-0-1

* Tutorial explains programming OLPC Sugar with Python
http://ct.enews.deviceforge.com/rd/cts?d=207-287-2-28-17008-25057-0-0-0-1

* Xen book targets Linux administrators
http://ct.enews.deviceforge.com/rd/cts?d=207-287-2-28-17008-25060-0-0-0-1

* SoCal Linux expo features device topics
http://ct.enews.deviceforge.com/rd/cts?d=207-287-2-28-17008-25063-0-0-0-1

* Linux phone stack gains predictive typing option
http://ct.enews.deviceforge.com/rd/cts?d=207-287-2-28-17008-25066-0-0-0-1

* Audio co-processor targets Linux devices
http://ct.enews.deviceforge.com/rd/cts?d=207-287-2-28-17008-25069-0-0-0-1

* Linux mobile software firm plants flag in China
http://ct.enews.deviceforge.com/rd/cts?d=207-287-2-28-17008-25072-0-0-0-1

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* LINUX MOBILE PHONES
http://ct.enews.deviceforge.com/rd/cts?d=207-287-2-28-17008-25078-0-0-0-1

* UPDATE ON THE EMBEDDED LINUX MARKET
http://ct.enews.deviceforge.com/rd/cts?d=207-287-2-28-17008-25081-0-0-0-1


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