MontaVista Software is set to unveil a version of the open-source OS for consumer-electronics devices, seeking to have its software used in everything from karaoke wares to high-end TVs. Stephen ...

Many people use Linux every day and never know it. Indeed, they're often using Linux without even knowing they're using a computing device. For years now, Linux has been the operating system of choice ...

The Linux Foundation, a nonprofit organization dedicated to accelerating the growth of Linux, and the Consumer Electronics Linux Forum (CELF), a nonprofit organization and international open source ...

Consumers today have demonstrated an insatiable appetite for new electronic gadgets—from mobile phones to media players to car navigation systems. At this year's International Consumer Electronics ...

As CE (consumer-electronics) vendors vie for market share, consumers are asking designers to cram more functions into every new product or update. Users are no longer content with devices that offer ...

Several large consumer electronics companies are banding together to spread the usage of Linux in a range of new devices. Matsushita Electric, Sony, Hitachi, NEC, Royal Philips Electronics, Samsung, ...