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Via panel PC resists shock, liquids

Via announced a fanless panel PC that runs Linux, and resists both liquids and dust. The “VIPRO VP7710″ includes Via’s Eden or C7 processors, a 10.4-inch touchscreen display, gigabit Ethernet, three serial ports, and two USB 2.0 ports, the company says.

Linux connects TVs to ‘Net video

[Updated 12:50PM] — Neuros Technology is shipping a set-top box aimed at delivering Internet video on-demand to high-definition TVs. The 0 Neuros LINK works with a free Neuros.TV service to let users play popular video content on-demand, without subscribing to cable or satellite television broadcast services,

Mot camera-phone runs widgets

Motorola announced a Moto VE66 camera-phone that offers WiFi, GPS, a 5-megapixel camera, an MP3 player, and MontaVista Linux. The VE66 is the first Motorola phone to support the MotoDev Studio for WebUI “widget” platform, says Motorola, which also announced a “MotoDev Widget Developer Challenge.”

$7 ARM9 SoC gains mainline support

Rousset, France-based semiconductor firm Atmel announced that the Linux 2.6.27 mainline kernel release has added support for its AT91SAM9G20 system-on-chip (SoC). Equipped with an ARM926EJ-S core clocked to 400MHz, the AT91SAM9G20 is offered with a Linux v2.6.27 kernel, patches, drivers, demos, and the Angstrom/OpenEmbedded development environment, says the company.

Multimedia processor plays H.264 video

Texas Instruments (TI) is accepting orders for a Linux-ready DaVinci multimedia SoC (system-on-chip) targeting digital photo frames, IP network cameras, and low-cost digital video recorders. The Ethernet-equipped TMS320DM357 has a 270MHz ARM9 core, and a DSP core supplied with royalty-free codecs for

Linux-ready MILS kernel gains POSIX

LynuxWorks is shipping version 2.0 of its Linux-compatible separation kernel and hypervisor for high assurance systems. Aimed at multiple independent levels of security (MILS) applications in the aerospace, government, and defense industries, LynxSecure 2.0 offers enhancements including improved multi-processor support and a lightweight POSIX run-time environment, says the company.

Mini-ITX board has HDMI port

Advantech has introduced a mini-ITX motherboard that targets embedded information and entertainment applications, such as information station kiosks and lottery machines. The AIMB-221 supports single- or dual-core AMD processors, and offers an HDMI A/V port, for connection to multimedia displays such as high-definition televisions.

Papers sought for Embedded Linux Conference

The largest embedded Linux conference has announced its venue and topic list for next year’s event. Set for April 6-8, 2009, at San Francisco’s Hotel Kabuki, the Consumer Electronics Linux Forum’s fifth-annual Embedded Linux Conference directly precedes the Linux Foundation’s Spring Collaboration Summit, Apr. 8-10.

Adobe unleashes 64-bit Flash

Adobe released a 64-bit alpha Linux version of its Flash Player 10 media software, and announced a partnership with ARM on an ARM11 version of Flash 10. Other Adobe news includes AIR 1.5 for Linux, upgraded media servers, and a new design tool called Flash Catalyst.