QNX Blogs

May 16 2013 3:00PM

Space-grade technology... in the palm of your hand

Paul Leroux

What does your phone have in common with planes, trains, automobiles, and space stations? If it's a BlackBerry 10 smartphone, plenty. When you pick up a BlackBerry Z10 or BlackBerry Q10 phone, you are tapping into OS technology like none other. Technology that hospitals use to defeat cancer. Technology that power plants use to create energy. Technology that skyscrapers use to save energy. Continue Reading >>

May 13 2013 3:00PM

The great autonomous car debate

Paul Leroux

When it comes to cars that drive themselves, are you for or against? Either way, you're bound to find fodder for your arguments in Six reasons to love, or loathe, autonomous cars, a recent CNET article co-authored by Wayne Cunningham and Antuan Goodwin.
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May 9 2013 5:00PM

Specs for Cars?

Tina Jeffrey

As Google Glass, the latest in experimental computer wearables, starts to make its way into the hands of select users, a multitude of use cases is popping up. For instance, a WIRED article recently explored the notion of your car being a ‘killer app’ for Google Glass. Now, you may not want to think of your car as a killer app, but let’s contemplate this use case for a moment.
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May 7 2013 1:00PM

QNX, Renesas to integrate R-Car SoCs and QNX CAR platform

Paul Leroux

This just in: QNX and Renesas today announced that they are integrating support for Renesas R-Car SoCs into the QNX CAR application platform. The companies also announced that QNX is joining the Renesas R-Car consortium, a partner program designed to help drive rapid development of next-generation in-car systems.
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May 6 2013 1:00PM

Experience the MLOVE!

Justin Moon

The Monterey Peninsula is arguably one of the most inspiring backdrops for a conference on the planet. I couldn’t think of a better place to hold this year’s MLOVE Confestival USA. MLOVE brings together thought leaders, business innovators, and forward thinking engineers in the mobile space for three days of inspirational talks and thought-provoking workshops. The goal of the conference is quite simply to inspire attendees and spark innovation. This year the QNX team pulled out all the stops — not only did we have a speaking slot but the QNX technology concept car (a specially modified Bentley) was front and center throughout the entire conference.
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May 3 2013 5:00PM

Solar Impulse plane launches cross-America trek — with QNX on board

Paul Leroux

It isn't always easy being green. But it can be really cool. Case in point: the Solar Impulse HB-SIA, a one-of-a-kind airplane powered only by the sun. Earlier this morning, the HB-SIA took off from an airfield in Mountain View, California, to start the first leg of its journey across America. QNX is the official (and mighty proud) realtime OS partner for the Solar Impulse project. For more on Continue Reading >>

May 1 2013 11:00AM

Report from Barcelona: first meeting of the W3C automotive business group

Last week, I had the privilege of attending the first face-to-face meeting of the W3C automotive business group and the honor of being nominated group co-chair. (The other co-chair is Adam Abramski, an open source project manager for Intel.) With more than 70 members, the group has already become the eight-largest group in the W3C, even though it is barely two months old. Clearly, it’s generating a lot of interest.
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Apr 30 2013 1:00PM

The first website ever is back online

Paul Leroux

I just stumbled on a cool blog post from Dan Noyes, the web manager for the CERN communications group. Dan tells us that the very first Web URL is now back online, and it looks just the way it did in 1992. Cool, that. Without further ado, here is the URL: http://info.cern.ch/hypertext/WWW/TheProject.html For the story behind this project, visit CERN's aptly named "Restoring the first website" Continue Reading >>

Apr 29 2013 1:00PM

Successful beyond imagining

Paul Leroux

Hey, do you remember the "Imagined" video that QNX released back in November? You know, the one that takes a sneak peak at what cars might be like a few years from now? Well, I have a couple of updates. First, the video has logged more than 518,000 views. Impressive, that. Second, it's been named an honoree in the annual Webby Awards. Which puts it in the same company as videos from Disney, Continue Reading >>

Apr 28 2013 11:00PM

Autonomous, not driverless

Paul Leroux

I don't know about you, but I'm looking forward to the era of self-driving cars. After all, why spend countless hours negotiating rush-hour traffic when the car could do all the work? Just think of the things you could do instead: read a novel, Facebook with friends, or even watch Babylon 5 re-runs.
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QNX Blogs

Space-grade technology... in the palm of your hand

The great autonomous car debate

Specs for Cars?

QNX, Renesas to integrate R-Car SoCs and QNX CAR platform

Experience the MLOVE!

Solar Impulse plane launches cross-America trek — with QNX on board

Report from Barcelona: first meeting of the W3C automotive business group

The first website ever is back online

Successful beyond imagining

Autonomous, not driverless

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