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Fri, 03 Jul 2009 14:00:52

QNX Support for Texas Instruments OMAP 3530

Linda Campbell
Today we published the first in a series of planned press releases for TI parts that QNX will be supporting.   The OMAP3530 is proving to be very popular across all the vertical market segments we serve, including Automotive, Industrial Automation, Medical and Networking/Consumer. This is one processor well suited to rich graphics, video and audio [...]  Continue Reading >>


June 26, 2009

R.I.P. Kodachrome

Paul N. Leroux

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It was only a matter of time. Earlier this week, Kodak announced that it has finally ceased production of Kodachrome film.

Kodachrome's days were numbered, even before the rise of digital cameras. Environmentally, it required a toxic development process. Aesthetically, it had taken a second seat to super-saturated emulsions like Fujichrome Velvia. And forget about getting it processed in an hour. Turnaround times were anywhere from a day to several weeks, depending on where you lived.

That said, Kodachrome defined the look of color photography for decades. And archivally, it was fantastic...

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Sorry, couldn't resist. I know I've blogged on similar demos in the past, but this one has a nice sequence where Kroy Zeviar of QNX pulls the plug on an Atom-based board to show that QNX fastboot truly is a "cold boot" technology. The system doesn't have to be in any kind of "on" state for fastboot to work.

Kroy also briefly discusses how QNX fastboot technology can benefit a variety of HMI-intensive devices for the automation, medical, military, and communications markets...

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June 18, 2009

iPod touch users get Bluetooth, finally

Paul N. Leroux

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Last October, I blogged on a teardown report that found the iPod touch contains a chip that supports both Bluetooth audio and FM reception. At the time, it was up in the air as to whether future firmware updates would switch on either of those features.

Well, no word on FM yet, but as for Bluetooth, the news is good: The new iPhone 3.0 software update allows iPod touch users to listen to music on Bluetooth stereo headphones...

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QNX didn't take home any prizes from this year's Telematics Awards, except for a "runner up" in the telematics leadership category. And guess what: That's exactly how it should be.

Let me explain. All of the products that QNX offers - operating systems, tools, middleware, engineering services - are designed with one goal in mind, to make customers successful. The more customers succeed, the more QNX succeeds. So, by nature, QNX isn't in the business of creating glitzy, award-winning software. Rather, it's in the business of creating software that helps customers create successful, award-winning products.

And sure enough, more than 50% of this year's Telematics Award winners either work with QNX as a technology partner or use QNX software as the foundation for their automotive products. Onstar, for example. So, while QNX isn't winning, I think it's doing something more important: succeeding.  Continue Reading >>


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If you think an ORC is one of those ugly buggers in the Lord of the Rings, think again. It's actually a highly reliable radio-over-IP (RoIP) system that has brought New Zealand's railway communications into the 21st century.

You've heard of applications where failure isn't an option. This is one of them. The ORC transmits all voice communications between rail vehicles and the train control center, and handles any emergency calls that a train may transmit if a derailment occurs. So it's got to run 24/7, with no excuses...

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I must admit, I'm still scratching my head over Intel's plan to acquire Wind River Systems. But as it turns out, I'm in good company. Jack Ganssle, Richard Nass, and Chris Ciufo have weighed in on the announcement, and they are all equally bemused.

Don't get me wrong. These are industry experts, with deep understanding of the embedded market - not to mention a deep appreciation of Intel's business savvy. So they aren't totally confused by Intel's move. They do question, however, whether this acquisition is the best way for Intel to achieve its goal of becoming a major embedded player.

Mind you, these are still early days. Intel's reasons will no doubt become more obvious over time...

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Fri, 29 May 2009 20:56:57

QNX CAR, Nav N Go and the future of Navigation

Linda Campbell
I still remember the first time I ever saw a navigation system in a car. It was sometime in 2000 and I had just arrived in Japan. Our distributors at the time were taking us to see a customer outside of Tokyo. I was jet lagged and I had a headache and they had the [...]  Continue Reading >>


Wed, 27 May 2009 14:47:25

QNX MM 1.2 is Released

Dan Cardamore

blogger imageOur team has finished Aviage MM 1.2. Its got some excellent features and new platforms that it supports. Notably: DVD-V playback Video file playback Microsoft Zune support Significant improvements to Album Art support Significant improvements to metadata synchronization speeds Additional playlists supported Faster startup, much less memory used RTP & HTTP streaming TI OMAP3 Codec Engine (audio decoders) Intel Performance Primitives codecs There are [...]  Continue Reading >>


Mon, 25 May 2009 18:54:55

Cavium Networks and [QNX] Steal the Show at Interop…

Linda Campbell
TMCnet Contributor, Rajani Baburajan, highlighted the QNX and Cavium collaboration kicking off at Interop-the networking and communications trade show. Cavium Networks is a provider of integrated semiconductor products for networking, communications, wireless, storage, video and security applications. QNX supported the Cavium pavilion where the focus was reference designs using the OCTEON multi-core MIPS64 processors. We showcased our [...]  Continue Reading >>


Previous Posts

More QNX fastboot for Intel Atom videos

Paul N. Leroux   May 22, 2009

Meet Hiro, the QNX-controlled humanoid robot

Paul N. Leroux   May 19, 2009

Follow QNX developments on Twitter

Paul N. Leroux   May 11, 2009

Next-gen digital speedometer versus 1939 safety speedometer

Paul N. Leroux   May 7, 2009

Power Architecture and the Industrial Market

Linda Campbell   Thu, 30 Apr 2009 18:05:43

Totally random

Paul N. Leroux   April 22, 2009

Pontiac memories

Paul N. Leroux   April 28, 2009

Brands to Trust - Campbell Soup and QNX

Linda Campbell   Mon, 27 Apr 2009 12:44:36

MPlayer for QNX

Crank Software   Thu, 23 Apr 2009 03:29:42

Super Shinny UI…is it worth the effort?

Crank Software   Tue, 21 Apr 2009 21:55:43

QNX-based media server takes home another award

Paul N. Leroux   April 21, 2009

QNX BIOS for Intel Architecture

Linda Campbell   Mon, 20 Apr 2009 15:16:27

Ford Mustang celebrates 45 years on the road

Paul N. Leroux   April 16, 2009

ESC Best of Show awards go to multicore tools and operating system

Paul N. Leroux   April 14, 2009

Is Segway making a segue into automotive?

Paul N. Leroux   January 9, 2009

Cash for clunkers: Economically sound, but environmentally questionable?

Paul N. Leroux   April 7, 2009

Storyboard integrates with QNX’s Aviage Multimedia Suite

Crank Software   Mon, 06 Apr 2009 17:40:55

Multimedia on Foundry27

Dan Cardamore   Fri, 03 Apr 2009 00:45:07

Need to parallelize your code for multi-core execution?

Paul N. Leroux   March 31, 2009