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Survey of Linux-Based Gadgets & Devices

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the stuff-to-lust-after dept.

An anonymous reader writes "NewsFactor Network recently asked: Where Are All the Cool Embedded-Linux Gadgets? Well, LinuxDevices.com has just updated its answer to that question. The Embedded Linux "Cool Devices" Quick Reference Guide now encompasses 123 Linux-based gadgets and devices in 7 categories, including PDAs, mobile-phones, IP-phones, audio/video entertainment, tablet computers, gateways/routers, servers, wireless access points, robots, web-enabled cameras, telematics, industrial controllers, wrist watches, and last but not least, a DIY category: little Linux systems for projects and products. Lots of great pictures, too."

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  1. It was very likely Symbol by MondoMor · · Score: 5, Informative

    I see a whole lot of their stuff on the way to production. A very smart company, and their forte is hand-held barcode stuff.

    It doesn't mention Lunix, but here's a spiel on their embedded wireless LAN stuff.

  2. Dish 721 PVR by ArkiMage · · Score: 5, Informative

    One device I didn't see listed anywhere is the Dish Networks 721 PVR.

    http://www.dishnetwork.com/content/products/rece iv ers/dishpvr721/index.shtml

    The link to GNU GPL compliance http://208.45.37.181/ even runs ON a 721... Satellite receiver serving web pages, heh heh.

  3. The NIC is dying... by benjamindees · · Score: 4, Informative

    Well, dead actually. Call the sales number and you get a recording: "The sales hotline is inactive due to the closure of the company."

    --
    "I assumed blithely that there were no elves out there in the darkness"
  4. Re:a growing market by theridersofrohan · · Score: 4, Informative
    I find Qt/Embedded (QtE) to be extremely resource-efficient for building really surprisingly sophisticated applications that run natively on multiple platforms with a simple recompile. QtE also integrates seamlessly with Java


    Too bad the parent post's author is not actually Miguel de Icaza (the Gnome/Ximian guy).