DeviceGuru

Industry analysts often end the year with predictions of future trends. This year, market analyst firm VDC has listed eight key trends that are projected to shape the evolution of the mobile and embedded software and tools market during the coming year.
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Industry analysts often end the year with predictions of future trends. This guest post from IdentityMine, a specialist in the “user experience” (UX) aspect of software development, predicts eight mobile application trends for 2011.
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Last week, the Linux Mint project released version 10 of its popular Linux distribution. Though based primarily on Ubuntu 10.10 packages and kernels, the new release advances Linux Mint’s position as an Ubuntu-variant well worth considering when choosing a full-featured desktop Linux OS.
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After nearly a year of eager anticipation, devotees of Boxee’s free A/V-streaming software platform finally got to see a demonstration of D-Link’s Boxee Box running Boxee’s long-awaited v1 software in New York City last week. Unfortunately, praise for either seems about as hard to locate as a needle in a haystack.
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Roku has begun licensing its A/V media streaming set-top-box hardware and software technology to third-party device makers. Netgear, Roku’s first licensee, will soon offer a Netgear-branded version of the recently size- and cost-reduced Roku XD box through Best Buy, Fry’s, and Radio Shack stores.
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[Updated Nov. 2, 2010] — Although the October 10 release of Ubuntu 10.10 (Maverick) had been anticipated for many months, and despite Ubuntu being Boxee’s primary Linux target, Ubuntu 10.10 users were disappointed to discover that the then-current Boxee beta wouldn’t install on Maverick due to dependency conflicts.
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Following nearly three years of alpha- and beta-level releases, Boxee’s A/V-streaming software platform will finally go gold at a November 10 launch event in New York City. However, v1.0 initially will be limited to D-Link’s Boxee Box, with versions for PCs running OS X, Windows, and Linux coming later.
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Last month, we learned from Gartner that Android will probably be the number-two worldwide mobile OS this year, and may lead the pack by 2014. With Android’s growing use as the OS embedded in phones, netbooks, tablets, set-top boxes, and LCD HDTVs, we can’t help wondering: will the Linux-based OS soon dominate the entire non-PC consumer device OS market?
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[Updated Oct. 22, 2010] — Following months of teasers, Logitech finally launched its Google TV player today at simultaneous press events in New York and San Francisco. The company’s Google TV family includes the Android-based “Revue” STB (set-top box), large and mini remote controls, free iPhone and Android remote control apps, and a video cam.
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Boxee announced today that it has added an official app for watching TED’s full database of nearly 800 TED Talks using Boxee’s free A/V streaming player software on PCs running Windows, OS X, and Linux.
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