Canonical unveils Ubuntu TV concept at CES

[Leeky]

<p> The much rumored, and somewhat expected Ubuntu TV has finally been unveiled at this year’s Consumer Electronics Show. It is joined in the spotlight with the company’s in-car entertainment solution, the Linux powered In-Vehicle Infotainment (IVI) system.</p> <p> Its unveiling follows an earlier announcement back in October by Ubuntu’s main founder, Mark Shuttleworth of Canonical that the Linux distribution was looking to diversify into a broader range of form factors – from phones and tablets to televisions.</p> <p> Styled as a TV for “human beings,” it runs a tweaked version of the firm's Ubuntu Linux distribution, with its default desktop interface, Unity serving up the desktop experience for users.</p> <p style="text-align: center; "> <div class="video-container" style="margin-bottom: 30px;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" width="560" height="390" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/jq_WaOLjdyQ?feature=player_embedded&amp;autoplay=1" type="text/html" srcdoc="&lt;style&gt;*{padding:0;margin:0;overflow:hidden}html,body{height:100%}img,span{position:absolute;width:100%;top:0;bottom:0;margin:auto}span{height: 1.5em;text-align: center;font: 35px/1.5 sans-serif;color: white;background: #c32c2ce8;max-width: 80px;border-radius: 9px;padding: 5px 0 0 5px;text-shadow: 1px 3px 11px #5f5f5f;position: absolute;left: 50%;top: 50%;bottom: auto;transform: translate(-50%, -50%);}&lt;/style&gt;&lt;a href='https://www.youtube.com/embed/jq_WaOLjdyQ?feature=player_embedded&amp;autoplay=1'&gt;&lt;img src='https://img.youtube.com/vi/jq_WaOLjdyQ/maxresdefault.jpg'&gt;&lt;span&gt;▶&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;"></iframe></div></p> <p> "Ubuntu TV has a box office built-in, so viewers can browse the latest movies and TV shows online, buy and start watching in seconds. Canonical manages relationships with online services, streaming services, and content distributors globally,” their <a href="https://www.ubuntu.com/tv">website</a> says.</p> <p> The software side of Canonical’s TV product will work with ARM and Intel/AMD x86 processors, feature 1GB of RAM, plus 512MB of memory dedicated for video, and 2GB of storage. It is still very much a concept and as such there has been no word on physical/cloud storage options, or further specifications.</p> <p> Ubuntu TV’s offering does however join a market in which Google has so far struggled to make any real impact. Regardless of that, multiple manufacturers are starting to show <a href="https://www.techspot.com/news/46953-lenovo-shows-off-k91-smart-tv-worlds-first-with-android-40.html">TVs running Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich</a> at CES, and Apple is rumored to be joining the chase later this year.</p><p><a rel='canonical' href='https://www.techspot.com/news/46962-canonical-unveils-ubuntu-tv-concept-at-ces.html' target='_blank'>Permalink to story.</a></p><p class='permalink'><a rel='canonical' href='https://www.techspot.com/news/46962-canonical-unveils-ubuntu-tv-concept-at-ces.html'>https://www.techspot.com/news/46962-canonical-unveils-ubuntu-tv-concept-at-ces.html</a></p>

 

[Guest]

That is so nice. They have to be innovative as well as aggressive.