Geniatech shows Ice Cream Sandwich Set-top-box preview

Posted by – December 31, 2011

Geniatech sent me this video demonstrating a preview version of Ice Cream Sandwich running on one of their Set-top-boxes. The processor is not yet confirmed, I don’t know if it is ICS running on the single-core AmLogic ARM Cortex-A9 AML8726-M which I filmed Genitech a few months ago demonstrating here and here. I think ICS is the version of Android to merge (passthrough or non-passthrough) Google TV features over onto ARM Powered devices with HDMI outputs, ICS set-top-box developments are to be confirmed at CES next week.

Read more about the Geniatech ARM Cortex-A9 set-top-box platform at: geniatech.com

TechNexion announces Freescale i.MX 536 System on Module

Posted by – December 31, 2011

TechNexion announces their upcoming Freescale i.MX 53 based TMX-536 System on Module together with Bachata carrier board.

Development kits will become available in the first quarter of 2012 that will come as all previous TechNexion development kits with source code linux, android and windows embedded compact 7 support backed up with unbeatable documentation to give people all the information that they need to successfully implement TechNexion SoM’s in their project.

Engadget.com text-interviews ARM co-founder John Biggs

Posted by – December 20, 2011
Category: ARM

Acorn needed more CPU power in its machines. 8-bit was no longer enough, so it was looking at 16-bit. Initially, we asked Intel for samples of their 80286 processor, but they refused. That’s funny, because ARM is now perceived as a competitive threat to Intel, and you can trace that all the way back to the seminal moment when they refused to give us those samples. We somewhat arrogantly thought ‘we can do this ourselves’ and we decided to build our own 32-bit silicon. If Intel had been more generous, Acorn might have built its Archimedes computer around the 80286 processor — it would have changed the whole landscape.

Read the whole interview at: http://engadget.com/2011/12/20/the-engadget-interview-arm-co-founder-john-biggs/

ARM Powered Server Calxeda EnergyCore launch video

Posted by – December 18, 2011
Category: Servers

Calxeda released the full keynote video presentation from the launch of the Calxeda EnergyCore ARM Powered Server, in combination with the HP Project Moonshot announcement. This is about ARM taking over the $50 Billion/year server market.


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Variscite’s OMAP4460 SoM now supporting Ubuntu Oneiric

Posted by – December 17, 2011

Variscite just released Ubunto 11.10 Oneiric support for the VAR-SOM-OM44 System on Module. The SoM is based on TI’s OMAP4460, 1.5GHz Dual-core Cortex-A9.

My Top-10 LeWeb 2011 videos

Posted by – December 17, 2011

I filmed 43 videos at LeWeb 2011 last week in Paris! (all filmed using my new JVC GC-PX10 camcorder at 36mbitps 1080p50 with the JVC MZ-V8/MZ-V10 external microphone) Here’s my selection of my top-10 best videos filmed there:

1. I was on Twit!, I was interviewed by Leo Laporte and Sarah Lane featuring the ARM Powered devices that I use for augmented video-blogging.

2. Techmeme.com CEO Gabe Rivera interview, he runs one of the most influential tech news aggregators, I asked him if he thinks that his algorithms and editors choose too many pro-Apple stories or not.

3. Google social media Analytics interview, Google launched the beta of a tool to measure the value of social media.

4. Yves Behar interview, he’s probably one of the top consumer electronics designers in the world, he designed the OLPC laptop and upcoming OLPC tablet.

5. Google Display Advertising interview, an interview with Google’s Thomas Serval, Media and Platforms Director for SEEMEA.

6. MG Siegler interview, I only had 2 minutes to ask him a few questions, I tried to ask him a few things about Google vs Apple. MG Siegler is probably one of the top most influential Apple fanboys on the web.

7. StartupBus.com interview, an interesting project to get developers to do more startups faster

8. Windows Phone 7.5 interview, an overview of some of the latest Windows Phone devices and some of the latest news in Windows Phone land.

9. Test driving the Renault Twizy, this is a cool new 7000€ compact electric car.

10. Bill Gross interview, founder and CEO of http://idealab.com he invests in many startups and web companies, here’s his opinion on Google+, Facebook, Twitter and more.

Loic Lemeur at the end of LeWeb 2011

Posted by – December 16, 2011

Loic Lemeur and his wife Geraldine Lemeur are the organizers of LeWeb.

twanx.com at LeWeb 2011

Posted by – December 16, 2011

http://twanx.com tries to aggregate gratitude on the social web.

beintoo.com, winner of the startup competition at LeWeb 2011

Posted by – December 16, 2011

http://beintoo.com is a platform for mobile developers to integrate game mechanics inside of their existing applications, which can be sponsored by advertisers. You can see their presentation at http://youtube.com/watch?v=SkX4Et1vOQY

MediaHeroes.com at LeWeb 2011

Posted by – December 16, 2011

http://mediaheroes.com helps you write an article in less than 10 minutes.

Babelverse.com, third place startup winner at LeWeb 2011

Posted by – December 16, 2011

Application for real-time voice translation, known as interpretation, available today for conferences, and in the future for anybody who need interpreteur in the market. They use a community of people that can be anywhere in the world remotely. You can see their presentation at the LeWeb 2011 Startup Competition where they won third place: http://youtube.com/watch?v=nhNhNqN5e7o

Guiavulevu.com at LeWeb 2011

Posted by – December 16, 2011

Online community for women in South America, with city guides in Buenos Aires Argentina, Santiago Chile, Lima Peru, Bogota and Medellin Colombia.

uCoz.com at LeWeb 2011

Posted by – December 16, 2011

They provide a free website builder. Based in Ukraine and Russia.

Augmented-Magic.com by Moulla at LeWeb 2011

Posted by – December 16, 2011

He was showing some pretty awesome magic tricks at LeWeb, using the Kinect, 3D graphics from 3Dvia and real elements, you can find more videos featuring his magic on YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w2fyUj1NKyw

digitalarti.com at LeWeb 2011

Posted by – December 16, 2011

They bring digital art to events, companies, find out more at http://digitalarti.com

i-think-it.com at LeWeb 2011

Posted by – December 14, 2011

One of their projects is a delivery system for fast food restaurants online.

Talkoclock.com at LeWeb 2011

Posted by – December 14, 2011

http://talkoclock.com is a way to make new friends from all over the world, just one phone call away.

Currioos.com at LeWeb 2011

Posted by – December 14, 2011

Currioos is a social network dedicated to digital artists, graphic designers, illustrators, artists can showcase their work. Each month they print a selection of the artworks in a limited edition that gets sold at 50 euro or up to 200 euro per high quality poster-sized prints.

Aramex Teleportation Technology at LeWeb 2011

Posted by – December 13, 2011

Online shoppers buying stuff in the middle-east sometimes need to be able to ship their purchases to a European or US address and Aramex provides a service that forwards those shipments to the middle-east.

Questli.com at LeWeb 2011

Posted by – December 13, 2011

Last year I filmed Danil Kozyatnikov at LeWeb 2010 about his story about how Loic Lemeur had invited him from Siberia to be at LeWeb 2010, since then he raised half a million dollars for his startup. Here is a video about the status of Questli.com