What's an Embedded System?

The control system for a router, cellphone, car, or TV
Must be small, lightweight, low power, cheap
Often use non-x86 chips

According to a LinuxDevices.com developer poll in 2002:
32% x86
27% Arm	(Linksys)
16% PowerPC (TiVo 1)
 9% MIPS (Linksys, TiVo 2)
 5% SH (Dreamcast)
 4% Coldfire (Snapgear)