Tapping Linux as an application framework for consumer electronics

摘要

In the highly competitive consumer-electronics industry, product life cycles are notoriously short, and downward price pressures are constant. As a result, electronics manufactures must produce consumer devices faster than ever and reduce overall costs and time to market. Consumers today have demonstrated an insatiable appetite for new electronic gadgets - from mobile phones to media players to cat navigation systems. At this year's International Consumer Electronics Show alone, consumer-electronics manufacturers unveiled more than 20,000 new products. Consumers are forever raising the bar of expectation for electronic devices, demanding that companies be more responsive to their needs. It's no wonder that a continuous drive toward innovation characterizes the electronics industry, more than any other. To beat the competition in this business environment, electronics manufacturers must keenly focus on product design and developing innovative devices that are relevant and that resonate with consumers.