Chris A. Ciufo, OpenSystems Publishing
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Why Google matters a lot to embedded designers
Even if you’re not designing an Android phone, the Google machine will help differentiate your next SFF hardware design. Listen up.
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The latest technologies driving many mini boards
From boards and boxes to power and processors, I've got my newly polished crystal ball at the ready.
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Service still sells
Although it started as a hobby of founder Lee Crane, VersaLogic’s most remarkable feature is something that ought not to be: old-fashioned customer service.
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Hello PC/104 Consortium? We've gotta talk
With the approval of OpenSystems Publishing’s Editorial Board, I’m revealing key facts, some suppositions, and a few recommendations for my magazine’s namesake: the beloved PC/104 Consortium. Working together, vendors, customers, and ecosystem partners can get this train moving back on the right track.
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Packages: protecting whatís inside
Since PC/104’s ruggedness is finding homes in more defense applications, let me share some observations on packaging Small Form Factor (SFF) boards.
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Rugged SFFs ... Windows ate my homework ... and why I wonít buy another iPod
I hate seeing good technology tossed out, so four years ago I purchased a used IBM 233 MHz Pentium 2 MMX PC for use as a home music server. Unused for a while, I recently decided to boot it to see if it even worked anymore.
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Ctrl-alt-reconfigure: Time for PC/104 to stop merely following the desktop
Armed with the hottest desktop processors and interconnects, it’s time for x86-based PC/104 and other small form factors to take an open arms approach to FPGAs. The system and application possibilities would quickly go from trailing- to leading-edge.
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My predictions: Embedded trends in the next 12 months
The first quarter of every year is filled with tradeshows and conferences that arm me with new information that helps polish my crystal ball on embedded computing trends. Here’s my view of what you’ll see within the next 12 months or sooner...
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EPIC Express paves "bridge to the future"
Where has the year gone? As 2005 winds to a close, the embedded board market continues to evolve with new technology and products, and this magazine PC/104 Embedded Solutions continues to evolve with it (more on that later). Of note: the de...
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Standards and Consortia, More Valuable than Ever
It’s an exciting time in the embedded industry. Lots of innovation is happening in serial communications, such as PCI Express and RapidIO; in wireless networking, such as WiFi 802.11g and WiMax; and in hardware choices, such as mini-ITX, EPIC, ET...
