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Don't know about you, but I find "Digital Drive Car of the Year" a little hard to parse, grammatically speaking. After all, have you ever owned a digital drive car? I didn't think so.

That said, it's an interesting award. The folks who created it -- the bloggers at TECHNORIDE -- start from the premise that technology, not performance or upholstery, is the key differentiator in today's auto market. No arguments there. Also, they seem to prefer models that deliver the best technology bang for the buck, as well as the best driving experience. Good, that.

Top honors this year went to the Acura TL, which uses the QNX-based HandsFreeLink system. True to its name, this system allows drivers to make handsfree calls, using Bluetooth and voice recognition technology...

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Tue, 30 Dec 2008 16:54:19

The iPOD, the Zune and Gracenote

Linda Campbell
  It is probably obvious to everyone that the iPOD changed the world. Introduced in October 2001, over 150 million iPODs have been sold at last count and that number continues to grow rapidly. The Microsoft Zune, a relative newcomer, is also enjoying brisk sales. People are now able to take their music with them anywhere [...]  Continue Reading >>


Wed, 17 Dec 2008 20:36:42

Ecosystem Opportunities in Automotive - QNX at CVTA

Linda Campbell
Recently, the Connected Vehicle Trade Association (CVTA) http://www.connectedvehicle.org/ invited me to participate in a panel on emerging opportunities in the automotive ecosystem. Here’s the summary on the perspective I shared. I’ve included an elevator-pitch on QNX - so skip the first paragraph if you already know us. We are a leading supplier of embedded software for [...]  Continue Reading >>


December 12, 2008

Nifty 50s

Paul Leroux

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- 50 things every geek should know

- 50 things everyone else should know

- 50 things you can do once you realize you'll never be the next Pete Sampras or Serena Williams

- 50 millimeters your camera should get to know better

Any nifty 50s you'd like to share?

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Mon, 08 Dec 2008 20:47:06

The desktop in the car - Pandora Internet Radio

Linda Campbell
  Technology wise, it’s an exciting time for QNX in the automotive industry. Desktop type functionality is making its way into the car. Wireless technology and advanced graphics are quickly making the connected car vision reality. It won’t be long before the only difference between your living room and your car is the steering wheel!                                                                     Unfortunately, [...]  Continue Reading >>


December 4, 2008

Thinking outside the box

Paul Leroux

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- Who says you can't bike to work in January?

- Who says you can't use your car as a snowplow?

- And who says you need winter tires?

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Tue, 02 Dec 2008 18:48:29

Innovation Award - QNX Fastboot on Intel Atom

Linda Campbell
I recently attended the Intel Embedded Communications Alliance (ECA) Executive Summit where QNX was honored with the “Award of Excellence, Most Innovative Software for the Intel® Atom™ Processor”.  This was an acknowledgement of our ultra fastboot solution that eliminates the need for a BIOS which improves boot times and reduces system costs for x86-based embedded systems. This technology [...]  Continue Reading >>


December 1, 2008

Not just a pretty (inter)face

Paul Leroux

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Hey, do you remember Open Look? It was the GUI specification used by QNX Windows, a windowing system for versions 2 to 4 of the QNX RTOS. Open Look had a clean, simple appearance based on the philosophy that the application, not the windowing system, should hold the user's attention. Gaudy, it wasn't.

QNX Windows appeared on the scene in 1990, back when most desktop PCs still used DOS. Amazingly, it could run on 16-bit 286 machines with 2MB of RAM — and, remember, we're talking about a true windowing system here, not a simple graphics library. Developers used QNX Windows for a variety of mission-critical applications, including mail-sorting machines for the US Postal Service and a statistical process control system for a Motorola semiconductor fab.


The QNX Windows file manager, circa 1990.

So why am I mentioning all this? Because, while other RTOS vendors offer programming interfaces, they provide little in the way of user interfaces -- unless you count the command-line prompt. QNX, in comparison, has been at the forefront of embedded HMIs for as long as I can remember...

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Hello to the QNX Developer Community! This is my first blog to you about the goings on in our ‘Tertiary Matters’. Ostensibly this post is to let you know we just added a link in the Bazaar, on Foundry27, to the new beta edition of The Intel C++ Compiler Professional Edition for QNX. Hereafter referred to as [...]  Continue Reading >>


Thu, 20 Nov 2008 20:31:19

Inaugurating the QNX Alliances Blog

Linda Campbell
This is a blog about the QNX ecosystem and our third party partners. These are the companies that provide complimentary hardware, software and services to our OS, tools, and middleware portfolio. The hope is to have a less formal means to introduce new partners, new products and new partner related programs to the QNX community. It’s [...]  Continue Reading >>


Previous Posts

Random bits of life

Paul Leroux   November 21, 2008

QNX helps U.S. military make the jump to software defined radio

Paul Leroux   Novembe 17, 2008

QNX takes home an Elektra award

Paul Leroux   November 12, 2008

I’ve been workin’ on the WebKit all the live long day …

Thomas Fletcher / Colin Burgess   Mon, 10 Nov 2008 14:24:17

Totally Random

Paul Leroux   November 7, 2008

QNX 6.4.0 loves ARM v6

Thomas Fletcher / Colin Burgess   Fri, 31 Oct 2008 19:49:03

QNX 6.4.0 - go get it!

Thomas Fletcher / Colin Burgess   Fri, 31 Oct 2008 14:23:44

An x86 system that boots in one second? Yeah, sure, tell me another one...

Paul Leroux   October 30, 2008

Why I didn't bike to work this morning

Paul Leroux   October 29, 2008

More screenshots of the QNX digital instrument cluster

Paul N. Leroux   October 28, 2008

Report from Convergence

Paul Leroux   October 21, 2008

QNX Multimedia at Convergence!

Dan Cardamore   Tue, 21 Oct 2008 19:14:01

QNX drives seven tons of armor-plated attitude

Paul Leroux   October 21, 2008

Not your father's digital speedometer

Paul Leroux   October 15, 2008

A closer look at QNX's digital instrument cluster

Paul Leroux   October 20, 2008

At last, a file system for the paranoid

Paul Leroux   October 15, 2008

iPod integration in the car

Dan Cardamore   Tue, 14 Oct 2008 02:04:59

Application Profiling - sampled versus instrumented

Bill Graham   Thu, 09 Oct 2008 14:02:00

The first annual On Q product awards

Paul Leroux   October 8, 2008