“It’s an operating system and experience for your television,” said Canonical CEO Jane Silber. The company is hoping television manufacturers will adopt Ubuntu as a base for their own smart television sets. “We’re focusing on making the TV intuitive and usable again, with a single, elegant interface.”
Features
The official ‘Ubuntu TV’ site lists a features to be found in the OS.
- Easy integration of broadcast, online services and applications
- Modern broadcast TV experience – search , watch, record and play
- Millions of movies and TV shows streamed over the web on demand
- Shared-screen experience with iOS, Android and Ubuntu devices
- Pause on one device, resume on another
- Ubuntu One integration
- App framework
The code is available here