Demo of Ubuntu TV at Mobile World Congress 2012 by Canonical

Feb 28, 2012 11:20 GMT  ·  By

The Mobile World Congress 2012 event takes place these days in Barcelona, Spain, and our hard working team is there to bring you the latest news headlines.

Today, February 28th, Canonical made a short demonstration of the Ubuntu TV device for Softpedia (check the video above).

Featuring a customized version of the Unity interface, Ubuntu TV has the ability to stream media across other compatible devices, supporting iOS and Android. Intelligent search and enhanced viewing is also available.

Ubuntu TV offers easy integration of online and broadcast services, and applications, offering a modern broadcast TV experience and allowing users to search, record, buy, rent and playback movie titles.

Integration of satellite and cable services into Ubuntu TV with support for EU and US standard formats, for both HD and SD contents, will also be provided.

While users will be able to install various TV optimized apps from the Ubuntu Software Center, Ubuntu One sync integration will run in the background.

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