| eAR OS is an Ubuntu-based Linux distribution featuring the advanced,
yet simple-to-operate eAR Media Centre. Tune in to TV programs, rip CDs
to hard disk in lossless FLAC quality, watch digital TV and DVDs,
listen to Internet radio, view photos, or listen to music - all from
within an intuitive user interface. The distribution is available in
two flavours - either as a freely downloadable "Free" edition, or as a
commercial "Enterprise" edition with extra features and performance
enhancements. Acoustic Reality has announced the release of eAR OS 1.08, an Ubuntu-based, multimedia-oriented distribution featuring an advanced media centre: "eAR OS Free edition 1.08 has been released for free download. New features have been added, for example you may now record your LPs to the hard disk in lossless FLAC format. Also the dockbar has been recompiled to be visible on all workspaces and users with much RAM may enable the 3D desktop effects. eAR OS Free Edition Version 1.08 has build-in recovery of the eAR Media Center It also comes with semi-automatic installation of proprietary hardware drivers; compared to a previous release, the live CD now supports more than 20 extra sound cards that work out-of-the-box. eAR OS 1.08 comes with Linux Real-Time kernel 2.6.24 for audiophile sound quality." Visit the distribution's news page to read the full release announcement. Download: earos_v1_08c.iso (672MB, MD5). |
