nGhost2.0 RC1
nGhost2.0 RC1 Released
A feature complete build of nGhost has been rolled out. Lots of hard work in killing bugs has had the devs busy for a while now. This release marks that the end is near.
nGhost introduces several new ideas into car entertainment. While similar applications "mask" the Operating System (usually windows), nGhost is a critical part as a Desktop.
In addition to being a desktop, nGhost is also a server, acting as a hub for car statics information, GPS, Bluetooth, Devices, and media playback. This also enables nGhost to communicate with other instances of nGhost in other cars, sharing traffic information, and displaying it to the driver. Much of this is future-speak, but the foundation has been layed, and excitement is high to build on top of it.
One notable thing mentioning is that nGhost now integrates well with icepanel. This enables the user to have a persistent set of controls regardless of what window he has open. All while maintaining touchscreen friendliness.
Icepanel has multi-screen capability, so the user can define custom screens that enable him to launch applications, control media, and display information.
In the screen below, icepanel is displaying links to media playback (seen on the screen above), and a link to gps.
New to nGhost is this applications launcher.
As with nGhost1.0, nGhost2 has excellent media playback abilities, supporting just about all the codecs you can think of. Powered by mplayer initially, it also has backend support for phonon, QT's multiplatform API for media playback.
With Icepanel controlling the media playback (pause, skip, etc), here is a screen shot of mplayer playing a video:
The nGhost team hopes you enjoy nGhost2 as we continue to work hard to bring awesome features that define the future of Car Entertainment.
nGhost2 has been nominated for "Best new project" and "Project most likely to change the world". If you like it, you can voice your choice too. Visit: sf.net for details.
Oh, and you can download it here
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