Bluetooth Technology - Uniting the Devices

Bluetooth Technology - Uniting the Devices

"uniting warring factions in parts of what is now Norway, Sweden, and Denmark - just as Bluetooth technology is designed to allow collaboration between differing industries such as the computing, mobile phone, and automotive markets....."

"The Bluetooth Special Interest Group (SIG) is formed with five companies." 1998 AD

On your phone - With Bluetooth technology your phone can do more than you realize.

"Bluetooth technology also uses radio waves. The biggest difference between Bluetooth technology and devices like FM radios and TV is distance. Radios and TV are meant to broadcast to many people over miles or kilometers. Bluetooth technology sends information within your own personal space, which is called your Personal Area Network or "PAN" at distances up to 10 meters (33 feet)."

Wireless USB - Wireless Extension to USB

Wireless USB - Wireless Extension to USB

Wireless USB is the first high-speed wireless personal interconnect technology to meet the needs of multimedia consumer electronics, PC peripherals, and mobile devices.

Wireless USB performance is targeted at 480Mbps at 3 meters and 110Mbps at 10 meters.

Wireless USB Software and Hardware Tools From USB.org

2008

I had to put some files from my USB ThumbDrive to iPod. That needed a Turn on, on my computer and then plugging things on, and a transfer.

I saw this innovation earlier. Wireless USB - Wireless Extension to USB. And also a USB Drive like product.

I feel this type of thing can be made for stand alone iPod, extra storage or archive. No need to turn on PC.

Also, i think, there may be a need (?), for a very small, tiny Wi-Fi Router with 100 GB storage, media and cache management. That can serve 2 or 3 iPods and 1 or 2 Netbooks.

FriendlyARM - Low Cost ARM Boards

FriendlyARM Micro2440 / Mini2440 / Mini6410 - Low Cost ARM Boards.

Mini2440 | S3C2440 ARM9 Board

FriendlyARM Mini 2440 SBC (Single-Board Computer) with 400 MHz Samsung S3C2440 ARM9 processor. The board measures 10 cm x 10 cm, ideal for learning about ARM systems.

From Hyper Embedded - Microcontroller ASIC and EDA

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FriendlyARM - Low Cost ARM Boards

BusyBox - Swiss Army Knife of Embedded Linux

Combines tiny versions of many common UNIX utilities into a single small executable. It provides replacements for most of the utilities you usually find in GNU fileutils, shellutils, etc.

BusyBox - Swiss Army Knife of Embedded Linux

The utilities in BusyBox generally have fewer options than their full-featured GNU cousins; however, the options that are included provide the expected functionality and behave very much like their GNU counterparts. BusyBox provides a fairly complete environment for any small or embedded system.

RD129 ARM9 Embedded CPU

The board is delivered with kernel Linux and Busybox

• 32-bits ARM 9 CPU, clocked at 240MHz
• 32MB of SDRAM (64MB optional) at 120MHz (32-bits interfaced)
• 64MB of on board Flash memory
• 2 USB host interfaces (1 switchable to USB device)
• Video output for STN or TFT LCD screen
• Touch-screen interface
• Low power: 0.5W typical, 1W max; only a single 3.3Vdc 5% is required
• Very easy to add CAN bus and Ethernet ports

PeeWeeLinux - Linux on an embedded platform

PeeWeeLinux is an ongoing development effort to provide an environment that makes the configuration and installation of a Linux operating system on an embedded platform as easy and painless as possible.

PeeWeeLinux - Linux on an embedded platform

Some Highlights

• Developed on a RedHat 6.2 platform
• Packages are customized to minimize memory footprint
• Ncurses driven graphical configuration and installation tools
• USB support
• PCMCIA support

Currently the loading of target devices directly attached to the development system are supported. These include floppy drives, IDE hard drives, scsi hard drives, M-Systems Disk-On-Chip and CompactFlash devices. CompactFlash has been successfully loaded using PCMCIA adapters and USB readers.

Ultra-Mobile PC - UMPC

Ultra-Mobile PC - UMPC

The term Ultra-Mobile PC (abbreviated UMPC), or Project Origami, is a specification for a small form factor tablet PC. Project Origami Ultra-Mobile PCs have a 20 cm (8-inch) or smaller touch sensitive screen at a minimum resolution of 800 × 480.

UMPCs have enough processing power to support audio, video, and gaming, in addition to having rich support for browsing the internet as well as for other communication and networking applications.

From - VIA Gallery

UMPCPortal - The Ultra Mobile Computing reference site

Vector Electronics - Packaging - Prototype Products

Vector Electronics - Packaging - Prototype Products

Range of standard and custom prototype products, PCB sub racks and components. Products include System Enclosure, Subracks, Card Cages, Bredboards, Vectorbord, etc..

PCMCIA Memory Card Extender

Features Include

• Made of Kapton Polyimide (high Tg of 260 0C)
• Vector Keyed for 5V or low-voltage 3.3v cards
• Vector Absorbs wear/tear of frequent insertions
• Vector UL V-O approved materials