Re: [Gumstix-users] Am I reading the website right today?

[Luis E. G. <lg...@bl...>]

Don,
Will you have a Overo board with BlueTooth??

Regards,
Luis

On Oct 29, 2008, at 4:39 PM, Don Anderson wrote:

> Hi Robert
>
> Here at Gumstix, we strive to support design engineers throughout  
> the life cycles of their products.  We recently introduced some  
> product line changes which apparently have been causing some  
> confusion so I hope I can clarify these changes.
>
> First and most importantly, Gumstix needed to address the expected  
> end-of-life of the Marvell PXA255 in 2009 (basix and connex).  Our  
> new *Verdex Pro* product line is based on the PXA270 processor.  
> Gumstix Engineers included the best of the basix, connex and verdex  
> products in the verdex pro with as much backward compatibility as we  
> could reasonably attain. In doing this verdex pro product line, we  
> also eliminated use of the 120-pin connector which has been  
> discontinued by Molex.
>
> Second, Gumstix created a product category at gumstix.com called  
> *Phasing Out* to let designers be aware in advance of these product  
> changes to basix, connex and verdex.
>
> These products being phased out are NOT end-of-life. As of January,  
> 2009, basix, connex and verdex (not verdex pro) products will not be  
> available for web-based purchasing in quantity 1. Most of these  
> products will remain available for volume purchasing via sa...@gu... 
> .
>
> Third, Gumstix is introducing Overo, a really exciting new  
> generation of products based on Texas Instruments OMAP 35x  
> applications processors. The Overo products address a few of the  
> biggest complaints against our products: including mechanical  
> stability, USB high speed, and floating point in hardware. Overo  
> Earth, the first motherboard in the line, is now available at  
> gumstix.com.
>
> If you have designed a product that requires anything that we have  
> not foreseen or if want to discuss this further, please let us know.
>
> I hope this note clarifies our changes and demonstrates where  
> Gumstix is going to support your product plans.
>
>
> Don
> @ Gumstix
>
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