Embedded Alley Delivers Development System for Android-based Devices - Partnering with MIPS Technologies to Take Android Beyond Mobile

The Embedded Alley Development System for Android-based Devices enables development of Android-based intelligent devices built on MIPS Technologies' processors, targeting applications in domains beyond mobile handsets. Delivery of the Embedded Alley Development System enables both systems and applications developers to extend the reach of Android to encompass multimedia, Mobile Internet Devices, digital video and home entertainment, automotive, medical, networking, instrumentation and industrial control.

Supporting Android entails a range of capabilities and investments above and beyond supplying a stock Linux kernel:

•Cross development of system and application software for devices hosting the platform
•Up-to-date MIPS production kernels (2.6.28), run-time libraries and other core components
•Optimized Dalvik VM and JNI
•Android Application Framework & SDK
•Android Device Emulator for Eclipse