Abstract: A generic hardware and software platform for electronic devices in multimedia, graphics, and computing applications are disclosed. In one embodiment, the generic hardware platform includes one of a single bus link or multiple bus link. Further, the generic hardware platform includes one or more of a power module, a processor, a memory device, a security engine, an environmental device, a man machine interface (MMI) device and a medical device coupled to the one of the single bus link or multiple bus link via an associated interface. Furthermore, the generic hardware platform includes one or more of a storage device, a video/image input device, a video/image output device, an audio input device, an audio output device, a location, position, and motion device, a wireless communication channel, a wired communication channel, and a timer coupled to the one of the single bus link or multiple bus link via an associated interface.