Category: Freescale

PocketBook Press Conference at CeBIT 2010

Posted by – March 5, 2010

PocketBook is launching the new PocketBook 302 and the 603 at CeBIT 2010. This press conference is in German and Russian.

Onyx International status of firmwares and products at CeBIT 2010

Posted by – March 4, 2010

Onyx is talking about their latest status of the firmware updates that they are making for their implementation of embedded Linux in a wacom touch screen enabled WiFi e-ink e-reader the Onyx Boox, also sold at Bebook Neo. They are also talking about the imminent release of a 3G version, different designs, larger e-ink screens and the eventuallity of using Android OS in future devices or as a firmware update in the current one.

Prowave Android Tablet powered by Freescale

Posted by – February 16, 2010

This is a cool looking Android Tablet that has built-in 3G with a SIM card slot, webcam and runs a customized Android user interface powered by the Freescale i.MX515 processor. It is manufactured by a Chinese OEM in Shanghai called Prowave. I’m not sure what the screen size might be, post a comment if you find more information about this product. It’s probably going to be much cheaper than the iPad, but this would have to be confirmed by the manufacturer or a distributor of this device. There is the Mastone brand on the device and behind it there seems to be this URL which may perhaps be the website of the Chinese distributor: http://mastone.cn/

Bebook Neo to be released for 299€

Posted by – January 22, 2010

Bebook are now going to distribute the awesome looking e-reader for 299€ from their website. It is manufactured by Onyx International which I interviewed the Chairman, CTO and Marketing representatives at CES 2010 in my previously posted video:

Source: engadget.com

xataca.com‘s video review (in Spanish): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I_VheXVNT_w

lesen.net‘s video review (in German): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j8HO3FC3Xak

e-book-news.de‘s video review (in German): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R8p1YxveYXQ

Official introduction video from Bebook: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a9XUdkw3Yn4

GNB 7″ $140 Android Laptop

Posted by – January 17, 2010

GNB at http://g-netbook.com does $140 or cheaper 7″ Freescale iMX31 533MHz ARM11 Powered Laptops that run Android. Check out this video to see the Android in action where I also try to browse on some websites.

Onyx Boox at CES 2010

Posted by – January 16, 2010

Interview with the team behind the very impressive Onyx Boox e-reader device. It’s a 6″ e-ink e-reader which includes both very impressive and fast integration of Wacom stylus touch screen input and WiFi and it can even have 3G option built-in! Check this video to hear from the product managers and engineers at Boox what their current status is and what we can expect from the upcoming firmware updates.

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Chromium Demo Video temporarily offline, check my other CES videos for now

Posted by – January 9, 2010

This video about the cheap Chromium OS Tablet revolution was a bit too good (smooth Chromium on ARM Powered device!!), so I have been asked to remove it for now and edit some parts out and upload a new video.

I hope to get an edited version of it back online at some point. Or perhaps they will agree to let me film new video about it soon.

This page got some coverage at:
http://slashdot.org/story/10/01/10/1649202/199-Freescale-Tablet-Design-Runs-Chromium-OS
http://www.liliputing.com/2010/01/freescale-tablet-running-chromium-os-video.html

Please, while waiting for the video to come back online, do check a selection of my other cool CES coverage videos:

Marvell Armada 610 powers Android Tablet reference design

Quanta ARM Powered Android laptop

Freescale at CES 2010

First Look at the iRex 800SG e-ink e-reader

Freescale powered e-ink e-readers

MSI Tegra2 10.1″ Android Tablet

HP Android Laptop

Boxee Box at CES 2010

Charbax tests Pixel Qi at CES 2010

Notion Ink Pixel Qi tablet with Nvidia Tegra2 processor

Nvidia Tegra2 ARM Cortex A9 at CES 2010

Chumby powers the Sony Dash (interview with Chumby)

Please also do check out all those other videos and blog about those if you like them thanks.

Subscribe to my RSS feed thanks, I still have 15-20 CES videos that I am trying to upload (Luxor Las Vegas Hotel Ethernet upload speed is slow and capped at 512kbit/s)

First Look at the iRex 800SG e-ink e-reader

Posted by – January 9, 2010

Here’s an awesome 8.1″ e-ink e-reader by iRex with wacom pen input for selections in the user interface and for annotations and with built-in 3G connectivity.

Freescale at CES 2010

Posted by – January 9, 2010

Steve Sperle, head of Consumer Segment Marketing at Freescale, shows us an overview of the product demonstrated at their Suite several new tablet, e-reader, laptops, smartbooks and interactive display implementations of their i.MX515 ARM based processor technology.

Freescale powered e-ink e-readers

Posted by – January 9, 2010

Freescale is powering about 90% of all the worlds e-ink based e-readers. Here’s an overview of all of them.

Freescale powered Smartbooks at CES 2010

Posted by – January 9, 2010

Freescale is powering a new Smartbook design by Wistron running Canonical’s Ubuntu Netbook Remix, Sharp runs a Freescale processor in the Sharp PC-Z1 and Acer is launching the DisplayPlus D241H 24-inch smart monitor.

Sharp PC-Z1

Posted by – September 3, 2009

This device is so far the most awesome I have seen at IFA 2009, it’s a 5″ Smartbook, one of the worlds first that will be released running on an ARM Cortex A8 processor by Freescale. Running Ubuntu 9.04 for ARM optimized for this ARM processor.

In this video I boot-up the machine (you probably wouldn’t need to boot it up really, it’s got 10 hours battery life and can probably go into standby just fine with instant resume from standby). I go on certain websites like Engadget.com over WiFi and I ask the Sharp PC-Z1 products representative a bunch of questions.

AllGo Embedded Systems Android PMP

Posted by – June 7, 2009

AllGo Embedded Systems develops Android for PMPs using Freescale i.MX37 processor. AllGo optimizes Android use on low cost PMP devices including support for WiFi and DVD resolution video playback.

$150 Pegatron Desktop PC

Posted by – June 7, 2009

This super compact desktop consumes under 1W of power and still runs all the important software that most people need.

ARM Freescale Smartbooks and Smartphones

Posted by – June 5, 2009

Steve Sperle of Freescale introduces the Freescale ARM Cortex A8 powered Smartbook by Pegatron and an Android device by Inventec IAC runing smooth video playback as well.

Kinpo Thin Client 7inch Android Tablet

Posted by – June 5, 2009

Kinpo is making a 7 inch Android tablet powered by a Freescale processor. A bunch of engineers happened to come by the Freescale headquarters with this device while I was there filming a whole bunch of other videos. I then convinced them to show it to me and to let me film it. They installed Android on a 800×480 resolution 7″ touchscreen tablet device. It works pretty smoothly though they obviously have some tweaking that they still need to do before such a device can be sold. This device currently has some pretty obvious bugs like the video not playing correctly.