The Embedded & Gadgets

The New ColdFire Embedded Ethernet Kit

By Tim Shannon, NetBurner NetBurner today announced the Eclipse Embedded Ethernet Development Kit, a complete set of powerful developer hardware, software, and tools that enable rapid development of embedded Ethernet network-enabled products. The $99 embedded Ethernet development kit includes: the NetBurner Mod5270 Core Module and development board, Eclipse IDE, uC/OS RTOS, TCP/IP stack, web server, C/C++ compiler and linker, flash file system and deployment tools. This fully featured...

Apple iPad keyboard dock

Apple will sell a physical keyboard and docking station for the iPad, with a retail price of $69. The keyboard will work with all of the apps included on the iPad, as well as Apple's iWork app suite. Third-party developers will be able to integrate keyboard compatibility, as well. The dock includes a 30-pin connection port, as well as an analog audio...

Zilog Aquired by IXYS

IXYS has announced it's intention to purchase legacy microcontroller manufacturer Zilog. IXYS purchase price for Zilog is reported to be a low $62.4 million. The aquisition is subject to the approval of Zilog's shareholders and other customary conditions. The companies expect the aquisition to be completed during the quarter ending March 31, 2010. While Zilog initially announced the deal as a merger, IXYS has announced this as an aquisition. IXYS is paying only $3.5858 per share of Zilog...