| TurboLinux multimedia desktop adds support for streaming video, movies, iPod |
Apr. 27, 2004
Turbolinux has released a new Linux operating system designed for home consumers with advanced support for multimedia and devices.
The top selling Tokyo-based Linux desktop is shipping version 10F, which adds the Turbo Media Player. This TurboLinux-developed product works with xine, a widely-used Linux media engine, to play streaming video in Windows Media format, says the company.
TurboLinux has also announced they have signed the first agreement with CyberLink, making it the first desktop support for legal playback of DVD movies. CyberLink's PowerDVD for Linux supports the Content Scramble System (CSS) encryption system widely required by studios to protect popular Hollywood and theater movies, supports Dolby stereo sound, allows simultaneous display of sub-titles, and supports Macromedia Flash files. 10F gains Apple iPod support and Japanese TrueType fonts from Ricoh.
According to market research firm BCN, Turbolinux 10 Desktop was ranked as one of the top 10 best-selling system software packages in Japan in the first quarter of 2004, including proprietary vendors such as Microsoft and Apple.
Last month Turbolinux announced an agreement with HP to distribute their desktop on HP business PCs in twelve Asian markets.
TurboLinux 10F is available in Japan on May 28th for US $149. Customers upgrading from the previous version of Turbolinux Desktop pay just US $64. The new release will be available Customers outside Japan can purchase 10F beginning on June 30.
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