Hands-On with Ubuntu TV: A Revolutionary Smart TV Solution

As I'm reporting live from CES 2012, I have the opportunity to showcase one of the most exciting smart TV solutions on the market - Ubuntu TV. This innovative platform is part of the Ubuntu project, which has been working tirelessly to create a user experience that's portable across multiple device form factors.

What you see here is a bunch of TVs, each providing a simple and precise way to search through your video content from whatever source you might have. Whether it's from home media servers, online services, broadcast television, or anything in between, Ubuntu TV makes it easy to play, rent, purchase, or download videos. Additionally, users can stream live music or video from their B1 personal cloud, allowing for seamless integration with their personal devices.

The interface is designed to be very simple and user-friendly, making it accessible to a wide range of audiences. Users can browse around, navigate through the video playback, and adjust settings such as language and subtitles with ease. One of the standout features of Ubuntu TV is its ability to add other applications, such as a guide application that provides information on local programming available from cable boxes or broadcast television.

For example, users can scroll through the list and choose to play a particular program, or record it for later viewing. The left side of the screen features other examples of application icons, including YouTube, which grants access to YouTube content. This is just one of many content sources that Ubuntu TV works with, providing users with a vast array of options.

One of the key differentiators between Ubuntu TV and other smart TV solutions on the market is its integrated experience across all device form factors. Running on Ubuntu, it provides an seamless experience that's tailored to each user's needs. Additionally, tight integration with the B1 personal cloud ensures that users can access their personalized content and information at any time.

So when can we expect to see this innovative platform hit the market? According to Austin, who is reporting live from CES 2012, you can expect Ubuntu TV to be available later in 2012. As I take a step back to admire the sleek design of Ubuntu TV, it's clear that this platform has the potential to revolutionize the smart TV industry.

In terms of hardware, Ubuntu TV runs on x86 platforms, with plans to integrate it into TVs in the near future. The platform also supports cross-architecture on both arm and Intel x86 platforms, making it compatible with a wide range of devices. As I wrap up my report, it's clear that Ubuntu TV is an exciting development in the world of smart TVs - one that could potentially change the way we watch our favorite shows forever.

WEBVTTKind: captionsLanguage: enhey guys this is Austin reporting live from CES 2012 with a Hands-On of the obuntu TV so if you like to go ahead and take it away sure what you're looking at here is Ubuntu TV uh in the Ubuntu project over the past uh couple of years we've done a lot to build a user experience uh through usability design and and and testing to create uh an experience that's portable across multiple device form factors what you see here is a bunch of TV and this provides a simple uh precise way to search through your video content from whatever Source uh you might have video in whether that be from home media servers online services broadcast television Etc you could play these there might be options from sources to rent them or purchase the videos and download those they also play from your B1 personal cloud uh where you can stream live music or or video from your Cloud uh a very simple interface to to browse around and and move navigate through the through the video play um and and then simple controls in terms of changing language and subtitle settings uh We've made it very simple to add other applications uh for example a guide application which would provide you information um in your local region of of the programming that's available uh and this might be this might be coming from your cable box or broadcast television you can uh scroll through here and and choose to play it or to uh record it for viewing at a later date and then over on the left we have uh other examp examples of application icons like YouTube which would provide um of course access to YouTube content um and this could be any any number of content sources whether they be online or um applications we we work with to provide from your DVR and other devices in the home so this is running on x86 right now but you do have plans to get integrated into TVs correct yes so uh we're working right now to integrate this with uh and bring it to Market through TV manufacturers uh and it runs Ubuntu this is running on Ubuntu of course and it runs Ubuntu runs cross architecture on both arm and Intel x86 platforms so if you could just sum it up really quickly what separates this from other Smart TV Solutions on the market well it uh provides an integrated experience across uh all of your device form factors uh running Ubuntu um also it's it's got tight integration with your buntu personal cloud and very relevant uh to use a person to provide the information and and the videos that you want to see and make it easy to search and use those to improve your video viewing experience so when can we expect to see this um you can expect to see this uh later in 2012 awesome thank you very muchhey guys this is Austin reporting live from CES 2012 with a Hands-On of the obuntu TV so if you like to go ahead and take it away sure what you're looking at here is Ubuntu TV uh in the Ubuntu project over the past uh couple of years we've done a lot to build a user experience uh through usability design and and and testing to create uh an experience that's portable across multiple device form factors what you see here is a bunch of TV and this provides a simple uh precise way to search through your video content from whatever Source uh you might have video in whether that be from home media servers online services broadcast television Etc you could play these there might be options from sources to rent them or purchase the videos and download those they also play from your B1 personal cloud uh where you can stream live music or or video from your Cloud uh a very simple interface to to browse around and and move navigate through the through the video play um and and then simple controls in terms of changing language and subtitle settings uh We've made it very simple to add other applications uh for example a guide application which would provide you information um in your local region of of the programming that's available uh and this might be this might be coming from your cable box or broadcast television you can uh scroll through here and and choose to play it or to uh record it for viewing at a later date and then over on the left we have uh other examp examples of application icons like YouTube which would provide um of course access to YouTube content um and this could be any any number of content sources whether they be online or um applications we we work with to provide from your DVR and other devices in the home so this is running on x86 right now but you do have plans to get integrated into TVs correct yes so uh we're working right now to integrate this with uh and bring it to Market through TV manufacturers uh and it runs Ubuntu this is running on Ubuntu of course and it runs Ubuntu runs cross architecture on both arm and Intel x86 platforms so if you could just sum it up really quickly what separates this from other Smart TV Solutions on the market well it uh provides an integrated experience across uh all of your device form factors uh running Ubuntu um also it's it's got tight integration with your buntu personal cloud and very relevant uh to use a person to provide the information and and the videos that you want to see and make it easy to search and use those to improve your video viewing experience so when can we expect to see this um you can expect to see this uh later in 2012 awesome thank you very much