We are strong proponents of working with partners such as ARM to further our commitment, ensuring Embedded Linux is the leading platform for innovation in the mobile and consumer electronics markets.
Clarke offered few details, but he said the technology relies on a second processor and an embedded Linux system that allows users to bypass Windows to surf the Web, check e-mail and calendar, and view attachments the moment users flip up a laptop's lid.
This is an especially opportune time for Linux to become the OS of choice for many of the tens of thousands of new embedded designs that emerge each year -- you can find out why in Rick Cook's "Embedded Linux Basics" article in LinuxWorld.
The keynote was followed by technical presentations from system architects, CTOs, and CEOs from major embedded-Linux companies, as well as an afternoon keynote entitled "Linux -- The Embedded Cinderella" from Jim Ready, CEO and founder of MontaVista.
Supported operating system includes, but not limited to, Windows 7, Windows XP, Windows Embedded as well as other Linux distributions.
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The company has a deal with Linux purveyor Red Hat (nasdaq: RHAT - news - people ) to develop Linux for the embedded market, using Wind River tools, middleware and services.
The new SDK can use H.264 hardware encoding to supplement the relatively slow ARM chips that will be running Linux in an embedded manner -- like the Panasonic TV, for instance, which was developed using an early version of SkypeKit.
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The Linux Foundation provides a neutral environment where work on Linux, mobile and embedded development, open cloud, and more can be accelerated and advanced.
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Meanwhile, MPC Data is going after much more of a niche, but doing it well: its SwiftBoot tech can get Linux up and running an actual application on an embedded device-ready Renesas SuperH SH7724 processor in under a second (0.982 seconds, to be precise).
Embedded video and audio should also work with Safari on Mac and Linux browsers.
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