Constructing a Linux-powered IrDA printing device -- Tired of filling out forms? Nobody can read your handwriting? or spell your last name? In this brief technical article, Entrepreneur and Linux hacker Gerd Rausch explains how (and why) he created a small device that could be installed at rental-car agencies, hotel/airline check-in desks, or health-care facilities to receive data beamed directly from your PDA. It runs on a Linux platform, of course. Story
Report from the Embedded Linux Expo and Conference -- Kevin Dankwardt attended the Embedded Linux Expo and Conference (ELEC) held this week in Dallas, TX and filed this report with his impressions of the event: "The turn-out for the event was good. The single-track event featured an interesting and entertaining opening Keynote by Matt Harris, CEO of Lineo . . ." Story
Device profile: Toshiba SG20 Wireless Mobility Server -- This LinuxDevices.com 'device profile' takes a peek at the new Toshiba Magnia SG20 wireless mobility server, a compact, Linux- based portable wireless server. About the size of a typical notebook computer, the appliance-like device is intended to make it easy to pack up an entire network and take it on the road. Described by Toshiba as a "wireless network in a box that allows users to securely access and share files, printers, and an Internet account", the Magnia SG20 contains a Linux OS derived from Red Hat version 7 along with Apache (which provides web-based administration and application support). Story
Hitachi unveils new model of Linux-enabled Internet appliance -- Hitachi has released a new model of its Linux-based FLORA-ie wireless web pad. The device has a 10.4-inch TFT LCD screen and is based on a 400 MHz Transmeta Crusoe processor running Midori Linux. It has built-in Ethernet and 802.11b wireless, and also provides two USB ports plus both CompactFlash Type II and PC Card (PCMCIA) expansion slots. Story
Thoughts on Adeos -- Kevin Dankwardt provides a perspective on Adeos, which is being put forward as a patent-free, GPL alternative approach to adding hard-real-time capability to Linux (among other uses). Story
Here are some additional news items and announcements of interest from the past week . . .
Read them here: June 6, 2002, May 30, 2002, May 23, 2002, May 16, 2002, May 9, 2002, May 2, 2002, Apr. 25, 2002, Apr. 18, 2002, Apr. 11, 2002, Apr. 4, 2002, Mar. 28, 2002, Mar. 21, 2002, Mar. 14, 2002, Mar. 7, 2002, Feb. 28, 2002, Feb. 21, 2002, Feb. 14, 2002, Feb. 7, 2002, Jan. 31, 2002, Jan. 24, 2002, Jan. 17, 2002, Jan. 10, 2002, Jan. 3, 2002
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