ACCESS Linux Platform on display at 3GSM
By Donald Melanson 
posted Feb 12th 2007 9:39PM
posted Feb 12th 2007 9:39PM
As promised, ACCESS has rolled into Barcelona to let its long-awaited ACCESS Linux Platform (ALP) loose on the teeming masses at this week's big 3GSM conference, also taking the opportunity to introduce version 1.0 of its Product Development Kit and a pre-release version of the equally important Software Development Kit. As evidenced by the shot above, the OS is also looking a fair bit more polished than it was in the last few screens of it we've seen, with those in attendance at the conference also able to test out its all-important Bejewled and Solitaire capabilities (sadly, Doom doesn't seem to have been ported just yet). On the hardware side of things, both Marvell and Texas Instruments have hooked up with ACCESS to show off how their respective wares work with the OS, with both not surprisingly touting high performance and low power consumption. While that lone pic above will have to do for now, we're working to sneak in a few more peeks of the OS in action before 3GSM wraps up and we'll bring 'em to you when we've got them.
When will this be available, my 755p needs to be saved. Palm OS keeps freezing and anything is better than throwing it at the wall to get it running, lol
wow that looks really nice! looking forward to hearing more. I think more competition in this market is definitely needed...
I love the idea, but I have a hard time thinking that people like verizon will be loading their software on an open source OS
A year late and a million dollars short. Palm has taken their ball and gone home: who, precisely, is going to ship an ALPphone now?
NTT DoCoMo, most likely.
Nice single pic. Seeing the HotSync button, I wonder how well it will connect up to current Palm Desktop software?
Probably about as good as the PalmOS handhelds, which is to say like total A**...
Looking forward to more contact/calendar duplication and bugs working with Outlook Sync / Exchange Sync.
Awesome.
Does this mean Stallman will finally get a cell phone?
Netfront! Yes!
"Looking forward to more contact/calendar duplication and bugs working with Outlook Sync / Exchange Sync."
LOL, like windows mobile, it with outlook takes duplication to a whole new level IME..
More pics here:
http://www.access-company.com/products/linux/alp.html
Looks decent enough. Even has smooth fonts and icons, unlike those Windows Mobile 6 screenshots.
Looks pretty good! Maybe they're not too late after all.
Give me some Qwerty love and this is sold.
Looks like yesterday's shit:
ALP: 800 x 480 display - Widescreen (maximum)
Cobalt: 32k x 32k (maximum)
Hello-o, Palm! Hello, Colligan!
Now what?!
Eh.. I'm still a fan of Symbian. It's so customizeable and it can be REALLY pretty. Now if only Nokia would throw a bit faster processors into these N80's.