ACCESS Linux Platform on display at 3GSM

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.

[paul34 @ Feb 12th 2007 9:50PM]

wow that looks really nice! looking forward to hearing more. I think more competition in this market is definitely needed...

[Jonathan Keim @ Feb 12th 2007 10:13PM]

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

[Doctor Memory @ Feb 12th 2007 10:51PM]

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?

[Veritas II @ Feb 13th 2007 12:29AM]

NTT DoCoMo, most likely.

[ChillyWilly @ Feb 12th 2007 11:09PM]

Nice single pic. Seeing the HotSync button, I wonder how well it will connect up to current Palm Desktop software?

[Russell @ Feb 12th 2007 11:10PM]

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.

[tiuk @ Feb 12th 2007 11:28PM]

Does this mean Stallman will finally get a cell phone?

[derek @ Feb 13th 2007 12:08AM]

Netfront! Yes!

[Joel @ Feb 13th 2007 1:13AM]

"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..

[Aaron @ Feb 13th 2007 1:54AM]

More pics here:

http://www.access-company.com/products/linux/alp.html

[Paul D @ Feb 13th 2007 3:53AM]

Looks decent enough. Even has smooth fonts and icons, unlike those Windows Mobile 6 screenshots.

[Iceman @ Feb 13th 2007 10:32AM]

Looks pretty good! Maybe they're not too late after all.

[liilliil @ Feb 13th 2007 5:24PM]

Looks like yesterday's shit:

ALP: 800 x 480 display - Widescreen (maximum)
Cobalt: 32k x 32k (maximum)

Hello-o, Palm! Hello, Colligan!
Now what?!

[Ratteler @ Feb 13th 2007 6:23PM]

Give me some Qwerty love and this is sold.

[Kev50027 @ Feb 13th 2007 9:03PM]

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.

[Freight88 @ Mar 13th 2008 9:43AM]

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