tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-97903042024-03-23T13:13:37.741-05:00Evolution of the Species<strong><a href="http://bbrv.blogspot.com">Click Here for the Latest and Greatest!</a></strong>Raquel and Billhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14522551142545520413noreply@blogger.comBlogger815125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9790304.post-12719681129580232542013-10-13T12:29:00.001-05:002013-10-13T12:31:53.118-05:00Slimbook Aluminum<div style="margin: 0; overflow: hidden; padding: 0; width: 500px;">
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Limited and customized versions will be available from ETTO...Raquel and Billhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14522551142545520413noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9790304.post-16264497748406821502013-07-21T10:37:00.001-05:002013-07-21T13:59:18.360-05:00Slimbook Peripherals<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/54643129@N00/9336317376/" title="photo sharing"><img alt="" src="http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5482/9336317376_737e4ed6da_m.jpg" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" /></a><br />
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Just a quick post. More later...Raquel and Billhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14522551142545520413noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9790304.post-66821060958796319302013-04-02T10:41:00.002-05:002013-04-02T11:18:05.719-05:00Things are Happening!Knowledge compounds. The experiences that we have in life, in business and in society, should drive us to learn and to improve. That is, if we want to get better. Knowledge is wealth and grows when learning is applied and compounded.<br />
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Last week, <a href="http://www.genesi-tech.com/press/2013/3/28/" target="_blank"><b>Genesi was mentioned in a Gartner Report</b></a> on the subject of the Internet of Things (IoT). IoT seems to be <i>phase two</i> of the smart connected device era. Worldwide shipments of smart connected devices grew 29.1% year over year in 2012, crossing 1 billion units shipped with a value of $576.9 billion. The market expansion was largely driven by 78.4% year-over-year growth in tablet shipments, which surpassed 128 million in 2012.*<br />
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Apple and Samsung are stimulating and benefiting the most from this growth. Both organizations use internally designed chips based on the ARM architecture. Not surprisingly, Lenovo recently announced they will begin to do the same. Lenovo’s seeks more control over the destiny of their smartphones and tablets, or, said another way -- better management of their supply chain. Wholly owned HiSilicon makes chips for Huawei. The trend will continue. Vertical integration is becoming a necessity.<br />
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Starting off as a maker of air conditioners and televisions, Samsung expanded into chip production. Today, Samsung is the largest producer of DRAM as well as a leading supplier of NAND flash. Samsung makes large-screen televisions and displays, automotive electronics, printers, washers, dryers, refrigerators, and mobile phones -- becoming a front runner in each market (<i>they even build ships!</i>). Gartner reports that Samsung sold nearly 65 million Android phones in 2012 and could sell over 50% of all Android devices globally in 2013. Samsung controls and closely manages many supply chains and makes a lot of <i>things</i>.<br />
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As the evolution continues, the supply chain will progressively engage the consumer. The tablet-smartphone hybrid is yet another entrée into the publishing/digital distribution business. In this regard, Apple is way out front, but Samsung has <a href="http://www.100percentindie.com/" target="_blank"><b>100% Indie</b></a> off and running and <a href="https://www.tizen.org/" target="_blank"><b>Tizen</b></a> is being readied (<i>it is not really clear where the Samsung-Google/Android relationship will go</i>). Eventually, they will all be in the advertising business -- some more, others less -- especially if Google continues to have a say in this, not to mention Facebook, Amazon and all the network operators. Digital coupons will lead to brokering financial transactions. One day, you may get all your media for free in exchange for your transaction loyalty.<br />
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That said, Samsung could be converging in another way. The Galaxy S4 or its successors could be the ultimate remote control/control panel -- not only for your media, but for your refrigerator and a lot other things too (<i>electronic nudge: kimchi at highest nutritional value, pH level is at 4.3, eat soon as you need at least 500 calories in the next two hours...</i>). This could be another growth path from Samsung. Things will pull us into new dimensions.<br />
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The tablet has not only lowered the cost, it has made computing easier. There are more consumers for a less complicated technology. There are more devices, and more connectivity, with more and more things all collecting and exchanging information. That is more learning and <i>knowingness</i>, all compounding at a accelerating rates. Like the wind, you won't see it, but you will see what it does.<br />
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As technology advances, we will struggle to keep our opt-out options open. Business stakes will go higher. Cyber wars will escalate. We have some challenges ahead.<br />
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There was a nice article posted online yesterday by Linux Magazine of Germany: <a href="http://www.linux-magazin.de/NEWS/Open-Suse-Image-fuer-ARM-Computer" target="_blank"><b>Open-Suse-Image für ARM-Computer</b></a>. The article applauded the efforts of the openSUSE Team and particularly Bernhard Wiedemann, who recently posted on his blog <a href="http://lizards.opensuse.org/author/bmwiedemann/" target="_blank"><b>instructions for booting openSUSE on the Efika MX</b></a>. We are very pleased to have the support of the openSUSE Team. <b>Vielen herzlichen Dank!</b><br />
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Genesi has been working with the openSUSE Team pretty much from the beginning. The first Linux distribution running on the earliest version of the <a href="http://www.genesi-usa.com/products/pegasos" target="_blank"><b>PegasosPPC</b></a> in 2002 was "SuSE" (<a href="http://en.opensuse.org/openSUSE:Genesi" target="_blank"><b>openSUSE:Genesi</b></a>). With the growing importance of energy efficiency in the personal computer market, it is good to see more distributions jumping on to ARM (<a href="http://en.opensuse.org/Portal:ARM" target="_blank"><b>openSUSE ARM:Portal</b></a>). Stay up-to-date at <a href="http://www.powerdeveloper.org/forums/viewtopic.php?p=15662" target="_blank"><b>PowerDeveloper.org</b></a> where the latest information is always posted. <b>Communities build volume!</b><br />
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The Beta version of <a href="http://www.doudoulinux.org/" target="_blank"><b>Doudoulinux</b></a> has been released for the Efika MX. DoudouLinux is especially designed for children to make computer use as easy and pleasant as possible. The image can be downloaded from <a href="http://www.powerdeveloper.org/forums/viewtopic.php?p=15662" target="_blank"><b>PowerDeveloper.org</b></a>.
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A big shout out to Jean-Michel, the Doudoulinx leader, for the armel installable ports of the Doudoulinux packages and to <i>dreagle</i> for making the arm rootfs, compiling the Efika MX packages and cross building, while tweaking and imaging the system for release. Of course, we would also like to thank all the Doudoulinux contributors. We are very pleased to have Doudoulinux support for the Efika MX. <b><i>Great work!</i></b>
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Today is Genesi's 9th Birthday in the USA. We are a bit older in Europe, but Happy Birthday to us nevertheless! Thank you to all of our customers past and present. We grateful for all the opportunities we have had and for all the great people and companies we have had a chance to work with. From the Genesi Team, thank you all for our Happy Birthday!
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<span style="font-size: 85%;"><i><b><br />The i.MX6 from Freescale</b></i></span></div>
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This past year has been one of many surprises, so we will add another one before year end. <b>We are pressing ahead to the <a href="http://www.freescale.com/webapp/sps/site/overview.jsp?code=IMX6X_SERIES" target="_blank">i.MX6</a></b>. While our i.MX53 design will be available for license, too much time has past between chip availability, our first boards and the final version that is now being produced. We have decided to shift ahead. That is our <i><b>Holiday Surprise</b></i>. There will be an Efika MX with an i.MX6 in 2012.<br />
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The final i.MX53 design is very inexpensive to manufacture. It is a four-layer board. There are many great qualities about it. Even better, the software was finished last week. It is ready to go to market. We will be showing it at CES in January. <br />
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We are wishing you all a joyous Holiday Season and a fantastic 2012. Thank you for making 2011 a great year for the Efika MX and Genesi.<br />
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R&B<a href="http://farm1.static.flickr.com/72/227132336_16e2f5aed1_o.png" title="Happy Couple!"><img alt="Happy Face!" height="60" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7157/6764671119_33752e1d74_s.jpg" width="60" /></a></div>
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<a href="http://www.blogger.com/app/"></a>Raquel and Billhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14522551142545520413noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9790304.post-55289014142117559472011-10-28T06:28:00.000-05:002012-01-26T05:33:34.571-06:00On the Road Again...<div align="justify">
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/54643129@N00/6262823815/" title="imx53 Efika MX presentation system"><img alt="imx53 Efika MX presentation system" height="300" src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6213/6262823815_bbfae9fecd.jpg" width="400" /></a><br />
<span style="font-size: 85%;"><i><b>imx53 Presentation System running Citrix 12.0
<br />from Sao Paulo to Windows 7 host at Amazon.com</b></i></span></div>
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We built the presentation system to hold the new imx53, 50x100mm, four-layer board. The imx53 Efika MX products will perform better and cost less to manufacture. Our most recent travels took us to Brazil. It's a big country with lots of people that want to be online and many companies that are interested in helping them do that. In the mean time, if you have not upgraded your software, please do. You will feel a significant improvement. Please stop by <a href="http://www.powerdeveloper.org/platforms/efikamx/linux" target="_blank"><b>PowerDeveloper</b></a> to get the latest and greatest, and to see what else is going on...
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R&B<a href="http://farm1.static.flickr.com/72/227132336_16e2f5aed1_o.png" title="Happy Couple!"><img alt="Happy Face!" height="60" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7157/6764671119_33752e1d74_s.jpg" width="60" /></a></div>
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<a href="http://www.blogger.com/app/"></a>Raquel and Billhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14522551142545520413noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9790304.post-58558842777444395212011-09-25T22:05:00.000-05:002012-01-26T05:33:59.087-06:00Thank you Janice!<div align="justify"><br />
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/54643129@N00/6183940190/" title="Janice with Tanzanian President Kikwete"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6179/6183940190_ce4f79f1cc.jpg" width="400" height="267" alt="Janice with Tanzanian President Kikwete"></a><br />
<span style="font-size: 85%;"><i><b>Powering Potential's Janice Lathen and the Efika MX<br />
meet Tanzanian President Jakaya Kikwete<br /></i></b></span></div><br />
As mentioned in the last blog, the Convention of the <a href="http://www.dicotaus.org/" target="_blank"><b>Diaspora Council of Tanzanians in America</b></a> (DICOTA) was held in Washington D.C. this past weekend. The Efika MX received some great exposure at the Event (<em>see table</em>). <strong>Thank you Janice!</strong>
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R&B<a href="http://farm1.static.flickr.com/72/227132336_16e2f5aed1_o.png" title="Happy Couple!"><img alt="Happy Face!" height="60" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7157/6764671119_33752e1d74_s.jpg" width="60" /></a></div>
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<a href="http://www.blogger.com/app/"></a>Raquel and Billhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14522551142545520413noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9790304.post-46332253850796445832011-09-14T08:33:00.001-05:002011-09-21T17:24:23.136-05:00i.MX53 Update<div align="justify"><br />
The <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2011/06/23/genesi-i-mx-53-netbooks-nettops-to-take-freescale-machines-deep/" target="_blank"><b>Genesi i.MX53 board</b></a> seen at FTF in June has been through its second revision. The BOM has changed, creating another level of design work. The delay will save us money and time (<i>e.g., long lead time parts have been designed out and more expensive parts have been replaced by less expensive parts</i>). During the interval, we have continued to improve the software for both the i.MX51 and the newer i.MX53-based Efika MX devices. Additionally, we are testing an armhf 3D enabled image. We hope to release it soon.<br />
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/54643129@N00/6118822526/" title="Efika MX Smartbook Instruction - WGC Tanzania, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6084/6118822526_af1bfd5c9a.jpg" width="400" height="300" alt="Efika MX Smartbook Instruction - WGC Tanzania"></a><br />
<span style="font-size: 85%;"><i><b>Training the trainers in Tanzania, July 2011<br /></i></b></span></div><br />
The <a href="http://www.womensglobalconnection.org/" target="_blank"><b>Woman's Global Connection</b></a> (WGC) Project in Tanzania continues to advance, as does the <a href="http://poweringpotential.org/" target="_blank"><b>Powering Potential </b></a>Project, also in Tanzania. Both organizations will be represented at a Convention of the <a href="http://www.dicotaus.org/" target="_blank"><b>Diaspora Council of Tanzanians in America</b></a> (DICOTA) in Washington D.C. next week. We wish all involved a successful event.
There is a nice article this week featuring Powering Potential in the Christian Science Monitor: <a href="http://www.csmonitor.com/World/Making-a-difference/Change-Agent/2011/0915/Powering-Potential-puts-technology-in-schools-in-Tanzania-while-respecting-local-cultures" target="_blank"><b>Powering Potential puts technology in schools in Tanzania while respecting local cultures</b></a>.<br />
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<span style="font-size: 85%;"><i><b>Trade Show, Honduras, September 2011</b></i></span></div><br />
We continue to build markets outside Europe and North America. Last week, we were in Colombia. Earlier this month, we were in El Salvador, Honduras and Guatemala. We have been busy. Please don't fret, good things are coming...<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal;">R&B</span><a href="http://farm1.static.flickr.com/72/227132336_16e2f5aed1_o.png" title="Happy Couple!"><img alt="Happy Face!" height="20" src="http://static.flickr.com/31/62360255_0cfdba865f_o.jpg" width="20" /></a></div><br />
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/app/"></a>Raquel and Billhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14522551142545520413noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9790304.post-15770633877949396212011-07-19T07:14:00.001-05:002011-07-24T06:13:11.503-05:00Update<div align="justify"><br />
We have been correctly accused of letting our blog-duties slip. The last two months have been a bit busy. The Genesi Scrum was a great success. As talented as the Genesi software team is, it was more than fun to see many of them working together during the month of June. And, a few stayed longer, including Luca who actually just left yesterday. The Freescale Technology Forum (FTF) capped off the Scrum for most of the team. FTF was a successful event for Genesi. You can view a couple of engadget articles/videos here (thank you Charbax!): <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2011/06/23/genesi-i-mx-53-netbooks-nettops-to-take-freescale-machines-deep/" target="_blank"><b>Genesi i.MX 53 netbooks...</b></a> and <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2011/06/23/genesis-hard-float-arm-optimizations-can-hasten-linux-floating/" target="_blank"><b>Genesi's hard float ARM optimizations...</b></a>.<br />
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/54643129@N00/5865539166/" title="armhf imx51 vs. imx6"><img alt="armhf imx51 vs. imx6" height="300" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3284/5865539166_9a900f0c1b.jpg" width="400" /></a><br />
<span style="font-size: 85%;"><i><b>Konstantinos running armhf benchmarks<br />
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Since the Scrum, we have been preparing the new software release (<em>this took longer than expected!</em>) and finalizing the support for the <a href="http://www.womensglobalconnection.org/" target="_blank"><b>Woman's Global Connection</b></a> (WGC) Project in Tanzania. Brian DeLacey did an absolutely fantastic job developing the Solar Power Generation and Wifi Relay Systems and transferring the knowledge to Genesi and the WGC. Brian's <a href="http://www.digsolar.com/" target="_blank"><b>DigSolar</b></a> describes the process we went through together and has many informative and related links. Brian did an absolutely fantastic job.<br />
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<div align="center"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/54643129@N00/5953678533/" title="Packing Solar Panels for Tanzania by bbrv, on Flickr"><img alt="Packing Solar Panels for Tanzania" height="500" src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6009/5953678533_d3be3f8f6f.jpg" width="374" /></a><br />
<span style="font-size: 85%;"><i><b>Dave, Bill and Mauricio packing up the last box for Tanzania</b></i></span></div><br />
Finally, the i.mx53 design is progressing well. We will have more details soon as well as a couple surprising and exciting announcements. <br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal;">R&B</span><a href="http://farm1.static.flickr.com/72/227132336_16e2f5aed1_o.png" title="Happy Couple!"><img alt="Happy Face!" height="20" src="http://static.flickr.com/31/62360255_0cfdba865f_o.jpg" width="20" /></a></div><br />
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/app/"></a>Raquel and Billhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14522551142545520413noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9790304.post-67512761694819066152011-06-17T00:39:00.003-05:002011-06-17T00:46:23.902-05:00Our Daily Scrum<div align="justify"><br />
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The <strong>Daily Scrum</strong> gets started every day on time. All are welcomed (<em>we had a Freescale Engineer attend this morning</em>). The meeting time target is 15 minutes. <br />
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/54643129@N00/5830367885/" title="Genesi Scrum 13 June 2011"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3593/5830367885_e5a0f248f6.jpg" width="400" height="300" alt="Genesi Scrum 13 June 2011"></a><br />
<span style="font-size: 85%;"><i><b>The Daily Scrum</b></i></span></div><br />
During the meeting, each Team member answers three questions:<br />
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<em>What have you done since yesterday?<br />
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What are you planning today?<br />
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Do you have any problems that prevent you from achieving your goals?</em><br />
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Scrum is an <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agile_software_development" target="_blank"><b>Agile software development</b></a> methodology. Scrum is also a framework for project/program management. A challenge with introducing Agile software development is that it requires a high level of both individual and team autonomy. Fortunately, we have never pulled together a more individually and collectively talented team. Please stop by our stand at <a href="http://www.freescale.com/ftf" target="_blank"><b>FTF</b></a> next week. We will gladly introduce you to the foundation of our success - not all, but many of the Team will be there.<br />
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Oh, and the new software release scheduled for next week <em><strong>rocks!</em></strong><br />
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<a href="http://www.genesi-global.com/" title="powerbygenesi"><img alt="powerbygenesi" height="23" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3240/2688315421_ac52e33461_o.gif" width="136" /></a></div><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal;">R&B</span><a href="http://farm1.static.flickr.com/72/227132336_16e2f5aed1_o.png" title="Happy Couple!"><img alt="Happy Face!" height="20" src="http://static.flickr.com/31/62360255_0cfdba865f_o.jpg" width="20" /></a></div><br />
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/app/"></a>Raquel and Billhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14522551142545520413noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9790304.post-29424948646701409362011-06-13T05:28:00.004-05:002011-06-15T18:40:19.513-05:00The Scrum is Underway!<div align="justify"><br />
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The <a href="http://www.genesi-usa.com/event/genesiscrum" target="_blank"><b>Genesi Scrum</b></a> is well underway. The progress the Team has made is phenomenal. We appreciate the support and sponsorship from Future Electronics. We are looking forward to not only showing the new i.mx53 Smartbook at the <a href="http://www.freescale.com/ftf" target="_blank"><b>Freescale Technology Forum</b></a>, but a vast improvement in the software for the current Efika MX products. Keep an eye open for the latest and greatest on <a href="http://www.powerdeveloper.org/" target="_blank"><b>PowerDeveloper</b></a>.<br />
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/54643129@N00/5828238786/" title="Efika MX v2.0"><img alt="Efika MX v2.0" height="500" src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5230/5828238786_5695be7832.jpg" width="299" /></a><br />
<span style="font-size: 85%;"><i><b>The new Efika MX i.mx53 board fits nicely in the new case</b></i></span></div><br />
In other news, Genesi is now a <a href="http://www.linaro.org/linaro-partners-program/" target="_blank"><b>Linaro Partner</b></a> and we have added two new resellers: <a href="http://www.tuxbrain.com/en/content/tuxbrain-official-distributors-genesi-efika-mx" target="_blank"><b>Tuxbrain</b></a> in Spain and <a href="http://www.newit.co.uk/shop/proddetail.php?prod=Smarttop" target="_blank"><b>New IT</b></a> in the UK. We are looking forward to working to develop broader Linux support for ARM in Linaro and appreciate the interest and support of our newest resellers. All good stuff!<br />
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<a href="http://www.genesi-global.com/" title="powerbygenesi"><img alt="powerbygenesi" height="23" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3240/2688315421_ac52e33461_o.gif" width="136" /></a></div><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal;">R&B</span><a href="http://farm1.static.flickr.com/72/227132336_16e2f5aed1_o.png" title="Happy Couple!"><img alt="Happy Face!" height="20" src="http://static.flickr.com/31/62360255_0cfdba865f_o.jpg" width="20" /></a></div><br />
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/app/"></a>Raquel and Billhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14522551142545520413noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9790304.post-30640430146248300862011-05-04T04:58:00.003-05:002012-07-22T10:38:05.049-05:00Solar Powered Energy Generation System<div align="justify"><br />
You cannot use a computer without expending energy. Rechargeable batteries give us mobility, but what to do when we find ourselves outside of the conventional power grid? This has been an issue we have been working on for years (<a href="http://www.power2people.org/goals/3" target="_blank"><b>power2people.org examples</b></a>). Developing low cost, energy efficient computers creates great opportunity, but the computers themselves do not sustain the opportunity Internet access provides.<br />
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<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="249" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/StFuhZg0Row" width="400"></iframe><span style="font-size: 85%;"><i><b>Relocatable Solar Powered Energy Generation System</b></i></span></div><br />
Brian DeLacey (<em>with the help of family and friends - thanks to all of you!</em>) prototyped this relocatable system this past weekend. Brian's effort was driven by our need to support <a href="http://www.genesi-usa.com/products" target="_blank"><b>Efika MX</b></a> Internet Cafe & Learning Center projects in remote locations. Brian has done a great job in developing this inexpensive support system which we will continue to refine and improve before the first system deployment in July. You can watch Brian assemble the complete system in this video: <a href="http://youtu.be/4w5dQQvxlcA" target="_blank"><b>GenesiSpeedAssemblyx3</b></a>. <br />
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If <a href="http://www.datacenterknowledge.com/archives/2011/04/29/solar-in-data-centers-no-longer-a-novelty/" target="_blank"><b>Solar Power in Data Centers <em>are</em> No Longer A Novelty</b></a> and <a href="http://www.solarimpulse.com/" target="_blank"><b>Solar Impulse</b></a> can set off around the world, then surely we can find a way to sustain many Efika MX computers, wherever they maybe, anywhere in the world. <strong><em>Thank you Brian!</em></strong><em></em><br />
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R&B<a href="http://farm1.static.flickr.com/72/227132336_16e2f5aed1_o.png" title="Happy Couple!"><img alt="Happy Face!" height="60" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7157/6764671119_33752e1d74_s.jpg" width="60" /></a></div>
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<a href="http://www.blogger.com/app/"></a>Raquel and Billhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14522551142545520413noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9790304.post-3515014691320847932011-03-28T06:35:00.006-05:002012-01-03T16:10:40.568-06:00More Participation Please!<div align="justify">
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Nearly five years ago, we wrote a blog entitled <a href="http://bbrv.blogspot.com/2006/04/its-end-user-device.html" target="_blank"><b>It's the End User Device!</b></a> We suggested that in the grand scheme of things, people and their fundamental interests and interactions have not changed. In the mean time, lower cost, better, faster and more, are all words that come to mind when we think about the evolution of technology. Smartphones, computers and televisions allow us to access information and communicate in ways that we could not have imagined not too long ago. Today, beyond the physical <i>end user device</i> lies the Internet. <b>The cloud is the computer.</b><br />
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<span style="font-size: 85%;"><i><b>The first Efika MX 3G Smartbooks arrive in Tanzania</b></i></span></div>
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Many more users want to participate. From left to right, the Quartermaster of the Tanzanian Police Force (TPF), Anyisile K. Kyoso, ICT-Chief TPF, Matthias Pauschel, Manager of a Partner Project with the <a href="http://www.hss.de/internationale-arbeit/regionen-projekte/afrika/tansania.html" target="_blank"><b>Hanns Seidel Foundation, Tanzania Bureau</b></a> and Emmanuel L. Mkilia, ICT Project Manager, TPF. While the ability to seamlessly link infrastructure, devices and applications/services together is a most compelling challenge faced by a vendor or organization that seeks to bring people the opportunity the Internet provides, the cost of that opportunity remains the greatest challenge. Lowering the cost of the device and the access to the opportunity it provides should be the concern of any Government interested in the future of its people. The <a href="http://www.genesi-usa.com/products/smartbook" target="_blank"><b>Efika MX Smartbook</b></a> is making great strides in the right direction and we could not be more excited. <b>More participation please!</b><br />
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<a href="http://www.genesi-global.com/" title="powerbygenesi"><img alt="powerbygenesi" height="23" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3240/2688315421_ac52e33461_o.gif" width="136" /></a></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal;">R&B</span><a href="http://farm1.static.flickr.com/72/227132336_16e2f5aed1_o.png" title="Happy Couple!"><img alt="Happy Face!" height="20" src="http://static.flickr.com/31/62360255_0cfdba865f_o.jpg" width="20" /></a></div>
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<a href="http://www.blogger.com/app/"></a>Raquel and Billhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14522551142545520413noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9790304.post-17918368073552578072011-02-22T04:03:00.000-06:002011-02-22T04:03:00.204-06:00Finally, the $199 Smartbook<div align="justify"><br />
<div align="center"><strong><span style="color: #cc6600; font-size: 100%;">It is what a laptop should be!</span></strong></div><br />
The Efika MX Smartbook has reached another milestone, this time in affordability. With this week's software release, the Efika MX Smartbook will go on sale for the new price of $199. The 3G version will sell for $249 (<em>add your own SIM</em>). There will be plenty of local keyboard and power cord options. <br />
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The Efika MX Smartbook weighs less than two pounds, fits nicely in your pack or purse, and has enough battery life to get you through a full day of normal use. Inside the case and under the keyboard there are no moving parts - enjoy the reliability and silence!<br />
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<div align="center"><a href="http://www.genesi-usa.com/products/smartbook" title="life is a journey"><img alt="life is a journey" height="300" src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5292/5467407759_87cf0369cd.jpg" width="400" /></a><span style="font-size: 85%;"><i><b>And, we are on it together.</b></i></span></div><br />
The Internet-connected world is driving opportunity and change. At Genesi, through low cost and high value, we are all about bringing more Internet to more people. If computers can be less expensive, more people can be participating. There are at least a billion people waiting for the chance. We aim to serve these folks as well as we can. If you are interested in helping out, please stop by <a href="http://www.powerdeveloper.org/" target="_blank"><b>powerdeveloper.org</b></a> and give us a hand. The journey has begun!<br />
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<div align="right"><a href="http://www.genesi-global.com/" title="powerbygenesi"><img alt="powerbygenesi" height="23" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3240/2688315421_ac52e33461_o.gif" width="136" /></a></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal;">R&B</span><a href="http://farm1.static.flickr.com/72/227132336_16e2f5aed1_o.png" title="Happy Couple!"><img alt="Happy Face!" height="20" src="http://static.flickr.com/31/62360255_0cfdba865f_o.jpg" width="20" /></a></div><a href="http://www.blogger.com/app/"></a>Raquel and Billhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14522551142545520413noreply@blogger.com20tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9790304.post-7591953526050750612011-02-16T13:21:00.005-06:002013-11-13T20:40:15.827-06:00€95 SmartTOP<div align="justify">
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We are lowering the price of the Efika MX SmartTOP next week to 95 Euro. The price change will coincide with an updated software release, which will include a new kernel and many improvements (battery manager, display support, audio, etc., etc!). We will also release a preliminary Android port for all those folks that want to dig into this code (<em>no promises of improvements or bug fixes, it is just a demo version</em>). Everything will available on <a href="http://www.powerdeveloper.org/" target="_blank"><b>powerdeveloper.org</b></a>. And, the good news for our European customers is that our products will be sold by Genesi from Europe so we can reduce the shipping charges (there will be VAT). We will even have European power cords - including the special versions for the UK, Italy and Denmark.<br />
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More good news: we are going to be dropping the price of the Efika MX SmartBOOK too. We will have all the European power cords available. We will offer both Wifi and Wifi+3G versions and have keyboards available for Germany, France, Spain, the UK, Italy, Russia, Turkey, Portugal, the Czech Republic, Hungary, Belgium, Switzerland and Greece. From Europe, we will also sell Arabic English and Thai keyboards. From the current online store in the USA, we will offer Spanish, Brazilian and Canadian Bilingual keyboards. Of course, there will be a new software release for the SmartBOOK as well, including one for Android (<em>as described above</em>).<br />
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Stay tuned: the latest and greatest is on the way!<br />
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<a href="http://www.blogger.com/app/"></a>Raquel and Billhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14522551142545520413noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9790304.post-8214313548703751742011-01-14T07:43:00.003-06:002011-01-14T07:56:22.502-06:00The New Year, CES, and lots more...<div align="justify"><br />
We wishing everyone a great 2011. Please forgive the delay in posting the latest and greatest! <br />
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The best news of the New Year is we are getting some great support from Freescale. We even have a Freescale vanity page now: <a href="http://www.freescale.com/genesi" target="_blank"><b>www.freescale.com/genesi</b></a>. Freescale's <a href="http://blogs.freescale.com/author/robertthompsonsmd/" target="_blank"><b>Robert Thompson</b></a> fresh from Dell is leading Freescale in a good direction. Watch him in this video from CES. Robert does a nice job of presenting the smartbook/netbook (<em>you folks can call it whatever you want!</em>) and our business strategy. Thank you Robert.<br />
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We also appeared in the Pixel Qi booth at CES. A Pixel Qi display will be an option in the imx53 version of the netbook. It will be slightly more expensive, but as you can see in the following video many will consider it worth the investment.<br />
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We have sold quite a few of these netbooks already, but we do think we will sell many more of the next version. It will cost less, be more rugged and have more software options. We are really excited about 2011. It is going to be a great year!<br />
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<a href="http://www.blogger.com/app/"></a>Raquel and Billhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14522551142545520413noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9790304.post-7217680180232620102010-12-24T20:32:00.025-06:002010-12-25T04:47:42.350-06:00Hello World!<div align="justify"><br />
We are designing our next products now. They are based on the Freescale i.mx53. The goal is to produce a low-cost board that can be sold as a single board solution, a desktop, a laptop and a tablet (<em>we could say a smarttop, a smartbook, and a smarttablet, but you get the idea</em>). Currently, our cost for producing the Efika MX smarttop is more than $100 (USD). For the smartbook, it is more than $200 (USD). We need to develop systems that have half the cost. We hope to have the first i.mx53 boards to the team next month (<em>go Gerald!</em>). Our feeling is that the greatest barrier to increased Internet use for the majority of the world's population is cost. <br />
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Our business model is somewhat different than others in the industry. The idea is not only to reduce cost, but to create an local economy around the products. With the above design in mind, we will seek to implement a semi-knock-down and complete-knock-down business model for our partners. Our direction is best articulated through this site: <a href="http://www.genesiamericas.com" target="_blank"><b>www.genesiamericas.com</b></a>. <br />
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Local assembly and manufacturing/production requires local labor. Local software development skills can begin at a basic level, such as learning how to publish a webpage or setting up an e-commerce site to evolve with experience to stabilizing SMP devices (<em>for example and why not?</em>). These skills can be transmitted. Open source software development can further stimulate a local economy as these skills take root locally. Our primary targets are network operators who want to increase subscriber activity as well as attract new customers with a variety of offerings supported by our hardware and software.<br />
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It is clear the Internet has helped change the world. We think the more opportunity there is for people of different languages and cultures to interact and educate each other and themselves the more chance there will be for all of us to co-exist peacefully with the resources we have. <br />
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Yes, the cloud is the computer (<em>with all due respect to John Gage</em>). In that cloud, there are billions of other people waiting to learn, to communicate and to improve their lives (<em>say hello!</em>). We want to empower country-level network operators to open up new markets to these populations. So this is the message: Hello World - we are on the way!<br />
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<strong><em>Best Wishes for a Happy Holiday and Merry Christmas!</em></strong> <br />
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<i>Cloud computing will essentially define computing as we all know it.<br />
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Google is doing it again: <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/live-google-chrome-announcement-2010-12" target="_blank"><b>Google Unveils Chrome OS, Notebook Pilot Program</b></a>. The 'Nexus One' of netbooks is coming (<i>every setback is a learning opportunity</i>). The Google Netbook is a little bigger than the <a href="http://www.genesi-usa.com/products/smartbook" target="_blank"><b>Efika MX Smartbook</b></a>. It has a 12.1" vs. 10.1" display and a full sized keyboard. The Efika MX runs on <a href="http://www.arm.com/" target="_blank"><b>ARM</b></a>; the Google netbook does not. The message is: <i>it does not matter.</i> Novus ordo seclorum.<br />
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<span style="font-size: 95%;"><i><b>Processor? Memory? Who cares?! Wow! What a view!</b></i><b></b></span></div><br />
As if the multi-billion dollar success of the Kindle with <i>a built-in cloud</i> escaped the purview of traditional IT vendors (the first device was launched in November '07), Google reminded everyone this week that the <strike>computer</strike> web depends on network connectivity and reliability. Said another way, the cloud is the computer. This is good news for Genesi. The rules are changing. <br />
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There will be plenty of new hardware at <a href="http://www.cesweb.org/" target="_blank"><b>CES</b></a>. You will probably see Android and Chrome everywhere - not to mention web stores - but the biggest changes coming are in the business models that bring the Internet and everything it is to those that use it. As the computer becomes a function of the cloud, more people will have a chance to participate. And, that friends, brings a whole new spectrum of possibilities into view. Wow! <i>Stay tuned!</i><br />
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<div align="right"><a href="http://www.genesi-usa.com/" title="powerbygenesi"><img alt="powerbygenesi" height="23" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3240/2688315421_ac52e33461_o.gif" width="136" /></a></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal;">R&B</span><a href="http://farm1.static.flickr.com/72/227132336_16e2f5aed1_o.png" title="Happy Couple!"><img alt="Happy Face!" height="20" src="http://static.flickr.com/31/62360255_0cfdba865f_o.jpg" width="20" /></a></div><a href="http://www.blogger.com/app/"></a>Raquel and Billhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14522551142545520413noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9790304.post-87424772712261829852010-12-05T14:16:00.000-06:002010-12-05T14:16:09.665-06:00Momentum is Building!<div align="justify"><br />
It was nice last week to be finally recognized by Linaro: <a href="http://www.linaro.org/genesi-donates-55-arm-netbooks/" target="_blank"><b>Genesi donates 55 ARM netbooks to Linaro developers</b></a>. If Linaro can help solve the problems of fragmentation in Linux for ARM this will be a great thing. We will continue to do what we can to assist in the effort.<br />
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Looking ahead, we are going to be emphasizing ArmHardFloat: <a href="http://wiki.debian.org/ArmHardFloatTodo" target="_blank"><b>ArmHardFloatPort</b></a>. Progress is be made: <a href="http://buildd.debian-ports.org/status/architecture.php?a=armhf&suite=unstable" target="_blank"><b>Auto-Build Status</b></a>. armhf will certainly be the priority at the <a href="http://wiki.debian.org/Sprints/2011/GenesiSprintSanAntonio" target="_blank"><b>Genesi Sprint, University of the Incarnate Word, San Antonio, Texas</b></a>. This event will begin on 30 March 2011. Please consider joining us.<br />
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Here is some more good news: <a href="http://blog.efikamx.info/2010/12/maverick-installer-linux-kernel.html" target="_blank"><b>Maverick Installer, Linux kernel (2.6.31.14.12, December 2010)</b></a>. Thanks to all of you who helped test and push out this release. A special word of thanks goes to Matt Sealey who managed the process and worked tirelessly to make this happen. <em>Great work!</em><br />
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<span style="font-size: 85%;"><i><b>Android Everywhere!</b></i></span></div>
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Thanks to our friends at <a href="http://www.jayway.com/"><b>Jayway</b></a> and the progressive and continuous development work of Michael Grunditz all the Efika MX products were demonstrated this past week at the <a href="http://sites.google.com/site/stockholmgtug/adl1811-2010"><b>Stockholm Google Technology User Group</b></a><b> </b>meeting. We are adding games and building an Apps Store in <a href="https://www.cloudcity.me/"><b>CloudCity</b></a>. This will be open to our partners soon.<br />
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<span style="font-size: 85%;"><i><b>..and AROS too!</b></i></span></div>
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We will have more than Android Apps available. Say hello to <a href="http://aros.sourceforge.net/"><b>AROS</b></a>! Michal Schulz and Pavel Fedin have completed the <a href="http://www.power2people.org/projects/profile/12"><b>Port AROS to ARM Phase I - Linux Hosted</b></a>. In the mean time, Michal has updated his Efika MX Project Blog on PowerDeveloper.org: <a href="http://projects.powerdeveloper.org/project/imx515/735"><b>AROS Research Operating System for ARM</b></a>.<br />
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We are looking forward to bringing a host of new applications and lots of fun games to the platform. What you see above is AROS running on the EfikaMX Smartbook. This is a hosted version of AROS - it does not use hardware directly, but uses the facilities provided by the host OS (Linux) for disk access, video output, network and sound. <em>Stay tuned as there is more to come!</em><br />
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<a href="http://www.blogger.com/app/"></a>Raquel and Billhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14522551142545520413noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9790304.post-55123258246221457592010-11-15T19:01:00.000-06:002010-11-15T19:01:10.836-06:00Pixel Qi and Efika MX<div align="justify"><br />
Those that know us, know that we have been a fan of <a href="http://www.pixelqi.com/" target="_blank"><b>Pixel Qi</b></a> since the Company was founded. It is nice to see a market ready display so fully functional and ready. Pixel Qi is the only non-captive LCD design company in the world.<br />
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It is exciting to see all the years of effort and experience come to fruition in the new display. It is very likely you will be seeing an Efika MX one day with a Pixal Qi display. <strike>OLPC</strike> <b>OLPQ!</b> And, hopefully, many more to come. Congratulations to the Pixel Qi Team.<br />
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Here is a short video of a fun game being played in Android with the Efika MX at Öredev this past week.<br />
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Michael Grunditz and the Jayway Team did a great job getting this ready for the conference. Nice work Folks!<br />
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<a href="http://www.blogger.com/app/"></a>Raquel and Billhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14522551142545520413noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9790304.post-83037385191081176412010-11-07T01:11:00.000-05:002013-11-13T20:09:14.133-06:00Road Warrior<div align="justify">
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This past Friday we spent the morning at Freescale in Austin. Accompanying us on the trip was the new Efika MX Smartbook 3G with Ubuntu 10.10. Using an AT&T Data Plan we were able to stay connected from Austin to San Antonio. During the entire 80 minute trip from Freescale to Genesi we only experienced one disconnection, and this for less than a minute. Thank you <a href="http://www.steev.net/" target="_blank"><b>Steve Klimaszewski</b></a> for prepping the system for us!<br />
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<span style="font-size: 85%;"><i><b>The Efika MX Smartbook 3G, a real road warrior</b></i></span></div>
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This coming week will be a busy one again. At <a href="http://www.oredev.org/2010" target="_blank"><b>Øredev</b></a> the Efika MX will be featured in the <a href="http://www.jayway.com/" target="_blank"><b>Jayway</b></a> booth. We have had plenty of good publicity in Sweden lately (<a href="http://computersweden.idg.se/2.2683/1.348633/androidpekdator-for-under-2-000-kronor" target="_blank"><b>net</b></a>, <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/54643129@N00/5153719290/" target="_blank"><b>print</b></a>) thanks to the diligent efforts of Michael Grunditz. Michael's work with Android on the Efika MX is making him very popular! You will also be able to see the Efika MX products at the <a href="http://www.freescale.com/webapp/sps/site/overview.jsp?code=DWF_MKTSOLUTIONSERIES" target="_blank"><b>Designing with Freescale</b></a> Seminar in Toronto (<i>in case you missed the Efika MX in Rochester last week</i>). Stay tuned, there is more to come on the road ahead!<br />
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