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* * * * * WELCOME TO THE LINUXDEVICES WEEKLY NEWSLETTER * * * * *
Jul. 31, 2008

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http://ct.enews.deviceforge.com/rd/cts?d=207-340-2-28-17008-29620-0-0-0-1
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"HANDHELD RECORDING STUDIO" MIXES WITH LINUX
Trinity Audio Group is taking orders for a handheld multi-track
recording device that runs Linux. The Indamixx integrates parts of the
64Studio Linux music distribution with an off-the-shelf Samsung
handheld, so audio producers can record, edit, equalize, audition, and
mix audio at up to 32-bit/96Khz rates on-the-go.
http://ct.enews.deviceforge.com/rd/cts?d=207-340-2-28-17008-29623-0-0-0-1


PENTIUM M SOC TAKES WING
Intel has launched a system-on-chip (SoC) processor that integrates
typical northbridge and southbridge functions with a Pentium M core
clocked up to 1.2GHz. Targeting storage, networking, automotive, and
industrial applications, the single-chip Intel EP80579 (formerly
"Tolapai") optionally boasts an ultra-highspeed FPGA co-processor
interface dubbed "QuickAssist."
http://ct.enews.deviceforge.com/rd/cts?d=207-340-2-28-17008-29626-0-0-0-1


NANO SMASHES ATOM, REVIEWERS SAY
Via's new Nano processor outperforms Intel's Atom by about 20 percent,
according to articles published this week by three hardware enthusiast
websites. But, while both CPUs draw approximately the same power when
idling, the Nano drinks a lot more juice when loaded, the reviewers added.
http://ct.enews.deviceforge.com/rd/cts?d=207-340-2-28-17008-29629-0-0-0-1


DEBIAN MAINTAINER CALLS FOR EMBEDDED INPUT
With the next version of Debian frozen for release in September, eight
of its 12 architectures risk exclusion. That's because, according to
Debian Maintainer Luk Claes, in some cases "The architecture
qualification pages on wiki.debian.org are still missing a LOT of
information."
http://ct.enews.deviceforge.com/rd/cts?d=207-340-2-28-17008-29632-0-0-0-1


CAR PC PUTS ATOM IN SINGLE DIN SLOT
Portwell has introduced an interesting Intel Atom-based PC aimed at
in-car entertainment. The PCS-8230 fits into a single DIN slot, offers
TV tuner, WiFi, and GPS modules, has an SDIO slot and a 2.5-inch hard
drive bay, and delivers six channels of analog audio, says Portwell.
http://ct.enews.deviceforge.com/rd/cts?d=207-340-2-28-17008-29635-0-0-0-1


ROBOT SOFTWARE SHOOTOUT -- THE SEQUEL!
Today's nascent robotics market has engendered nearly two dozen
general-purpose software development frameworks, nearly all of which run
on Linux. This article reviews ten, and briefly describes a few others,
before concluding with an analysis of which platforms are best-suited to
which uses.
http://ct.enews.deviceforge.com/rd/cts?d=207-340-2-28-17008-29638-0-0-0-1


LINUX-FRIENDLY BEAGLE FETCHES $150
Digi-Key is distributing a low-cost board aimed at low-volume embedded
developers, hobbyists, and students. The U.S.-based distributor of
single-board computers and other embedded development products says the
$150, 3-inch-square Beagle Board offers an opportunity to evaluate Linux
on ARM's Cortex-A8 and TI's OMAP3 architectures.
http://ct.enews.deviceforge.com/rd/cts?d=207-340-2-28-17008-29641-0-0-0-1


PANEL BANDIES LINUX "BUY VS. DIY"
LinuxDevices founder Rick Lehrbaum will host a panel discussion on the
tradeoffs between building and buying an embedded Linux distribution, at
the LinuxWorld Expo next week in San Francisco. The tradeshow also
features mobile and embedded Linux tracks, and sessions on Linux
automotive applications and virtualization.
http://ct.enews.deviceforge.com/rd/cts?d=207-340-2-28-17008-29644-0-0-0-1


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

* Linux kernel papers available
http://ct.enews.deviceforge.com/rd/cts?d=207-340-2-28-17008-29647-0-0-0-1

* RISC/DSP SoCs ship with Linux tools
http://ct.enews.deviceforge.com/rd/cts?d=207-340-2-28-17008-29650-0-0-0-1

* Via contracts open source leader as liaison
http://ct.enews.deviceforge.com/rd/cts?d=207-340-2-28-17008-29653-0-0-0-1

* Moblin switching from Ubuntu to Fedora
http://ct.enews.deviceforge.com/rd/cts?d=207-340-2-28-17008-29656-0-0-0-1

* Phone farm offers testing service
http://ct.enews.deviceforge.com/rd/cts?d=207-340-2-28-17008-29659-0-0-0-1

* Flash-based RDBMS gains fault tolerance
http://ct.enews.deviceforge.com/rd/cts?d=207-340-2-28-17008-29662-0-0-0-1

* Linux MID stack to debut at IDF
http://ct.enews.deviceforge.com/rd/cts?d=207-340-2-28-17008-29665-0-0-0-1

* Fanless PC sports dual PCI slots
http://ct.enews.deviceforge.com/rd/cts?d=207-340-2-28-17008-29668-0-0-0-1

* Data acquisition computer runs Linux from flash
http://ct.enews.deviceforge.com/rd/cts?d=207-340-2-28-17008-29671-0-0-0-1

* Embedian spins MXM-based SBCs
http://ct.enews.deviceforge.com/rd/cts?d=207-340-2-28-17008-29674-0-0-0-1


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