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I am intrigued by Nokia's decision to use Texas Instruments' OMAP technology, even if was the obvious choice to power the 770 because it's the leading chip in the latest generation of cell phones. At linuxdevices.com there's a new article on the newest OMAP, the 2430. http://www.linuxdevices.com/news/NS2420794631.html
It's a stunning performer and, as I've speculated before, I expect a 770 (870 or 780, perhaps) with a 2420 or 2430 in it next year. Nokia says that they don't want the 770 to have to compete with anyone's cell phone and I concur with that. Anyone who reads where the tech that powers the 770 is going can't doubt the amazing future that's unfolding, especially since Linux is emerging as the OS of choice for all of this
In an earlier article on the same web site TI talks about tools targeting specific market applications. TI says it will offer "software frameworks," "complete, application-specific software solutions previously built by OEMs
http://linuxdevices.com/news/NS2383518867.html

Now they're talking about what really interests me because that's what I did with X ten years ago; I built a framework for rapidly developing such application specific GUIs and solutions. Now that the hardware manufacturers are finally building wireless mobile devices that can connect to, and contain, vertical market GUIs and apps I couldn't be happier about the future. For the first time, all the components actually exist. Moreover, there is no price barrier to overcome and the value of the Free Software component is being recognized by all involved. It's The Perfect Storm.