Imagine this: The company you work for has just invested tons of money on a custom Linux OS for a fleet of touch-screen devices because hardware driver support for that device didn’t exist. In ...

The Android operating system is a step closer to being embedded in consumer electronics, after the company behind the MIPS processor architecture open-sourced the code for its Android port. MIPS ...

Manhasset, NY – Android for embedded is ready, but not for everyone. That was the conclusion at last week’s ESC Chicago where a panel of experts laid out Google Android's pros and cons before audience ...

Android platforms can make a great front end for headless embedded systems if you can program it. Most developers are likely to be taking advantage of someone else’s hardware, though. In this case, it ...

Android hardware and software are likely to play an increasing role in embedded system design as companies migrate toward tablets and away from custom embedded systems. Product development experts ...