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iPhone now boots Linux, soon to boot Android?

Mobility

By Christian Zibreg

Monday, December 01, 2008 14:41

Chicago (IL) – A group of developers called The Dev Team unveiled the perhaps most significant iPhone modification so far by porting basic parts of Linux to the iPhone and iPod touch. The bare-bone Linux 2.6 kernel port shows only the command line prompt, but higher-level parts of the operating system, such as graphics and networking, are also in the works. As exciting as it sounds, running Linux on the iPhone is most likely only a basic step towards a far more ambitious goal - running Android on the iPhone.

The Dev Team originally became famous with its iPhone jailbreaking and unlocking tools that enable users to install any iPhone application on their handset and use the phone with any GSM network. Although the developers are still improving these tools, it has been an open secret that they have been working on other projects as well. Last week, the team surprised users with a successful Linux boot on the iPhone. The achievement is considered a milestone, if not groundbreaking, since this is the first time that the iPhone is reported to run an alternative operating system.

"I am pleased to announce that the Linux 2.6 kernel has been ported to Apple's iPhone platform, with support for the first and second generation iPhones as well as the first generation iPod touch," the official announcement states. The developers claim that they have a rough first draft of the Linux port so it is missing many higher-level drivers. However, key components required for basic functionality and command line functionality have been ported, including basic graphics support and a serial and serial-over-USB driver. They now focus on porting other libraries and drivers as well to let Linux run a graphical user interface and use iPhone's hardware capabilities, including the accelerometer, touchscreen, sound, NAND flash memory and networking.

Installing Linux on an iPhone or iPod touch currently involves a series of steps the developers do not recommend to those without extensive knowledge. The process basically comes down backing up the content of the device, installing the component called OpeniBoot and a basic Linux 2.6 kernel iPhone port. The former application allows the existence of multiple operating systems on the gadget. With OpeniBoot and Linux 2.6 kernel installed on your iPhone or iPod touch, users are offered a choice between the iPhone or Linux operating system when they boot the device.

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Artistic-Just A lemon tree

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Open source hardware 2008 - The definitive guide to open source hardware projects in 2008

What is open source hardware? Briefly, these are projects that creators have decided to completely publish all the source, schematics, firmware, software, bill of materials, parts list, drawings and "board" files to recreate the hardware - they also allow any use, including commercial. Similar to open source hardware like Linux, but hardware centric.

This is one of the new and emerging trends we've seen really take off over the last few years. Each year we do a guide to all open source hardware and this year there are over 60 projects/kits - it's incredible! Many are familiar with Arduino (now shipping over 60,000 units) but there are many other projects just as exciting and filled with amazing communities - we think we've captured nearly all of them in this list. Some of these projects and kits are available from MAKE others from the makers themselves or other hardware manufacturers - but since it's open source hardware you can make any of these yourself, everything is available.

You can also call this guide... "The Open source hardware gift guide - The one and only, 3rd annual celebration of open source hardware!" - we think these are some of the best things to consider for the holidays and it supports an exciting development in hardware design.

So sit back and get ready to scroll through the list! Here we go!

Arduino Duemilanove - The new classic
Arduino is a tool for making computers that can sense and control more of the physical world than your desktop computer. It's an open-source physical computing platform based on a simple microcontroller board, and a development environment for writing software for the board. "Duemilanove" means 2009 in Italian and is named after the year of its release. The Duemilanove is the latest in a series of USB Arduino boards.

Features:

• Microcontroller ATmega168
• Operating Voltage 5V
• Input Voltage (recommended) 7-12V
• Input Voltage (limits) 6-20V
• Digital I/O Pins 14 (of which 6 provide PWM output)
• Analog Input Pins 6
• DC Current per I/O Pin 40 mA
• DC Current for 3.3V Pin 50 mA
• Flash Memory 16 KB (of which 2 KB used by bootloader)
• SRAM 1 KB
• EEPROM 512 bytes
• Clock Speed 16 MHz

Price: $34.99


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Nokia Going to Make Big Suprise?

It looks like Nokia is planning something big ...hmm..

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NASA partners with iTunes for Ares V heavy cargo rocket video updates

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By Rick C. Hodgin

Saturday, November 29, 2008 12:22

Huntsville (AL) - For the past 10 quarters, NASA has created videos which highlight advancements and achievements made on the Ares rocket program. Ares is the launch vehicle that will lift heavy cargo into orbit after the Space Shuttles are scheduled to retire in 2011. NASA announced on Wednesday that 5-15 minute videos are now available on iTunes.


Ares I and V heavy cargo launch vehicles

The Ares rocket is a traditional rocket-style vehicle. Unlike the Space Shuttle which looks like an airplane, the Ares rocket series is a much more powerful craft. It's currently scheduled to take man back to the Moon, and to explore Mars and possibly the rest of the solar system.

Relative size of NASA launch vehicles. Left Saturn V rocket used in the original lunar missions. Second Space Shuttle. Third Ares I rocket. And right-most Ares V rocket, scheduled for service in 2015.

Previous launch videos have included the full spectrum of research from conception to the latest testing. Wind tunnel analysis of scale models of Ares I test vehicle (called Ares I-X) was shown. Also, a complete disassembly of the J-2X engine, called the "powerpack." This engine is really a complex system which, in a very high volume and controlled manner, spews pure liquid oxygen and liquid hydrogen through jet nozzles for explosive propulsion.


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