Today at IDF09 in San Francisco, Intel showcased Moblin 2.1 user interface.This open source Mobile operating system runs on an Atom-based device and this OS is expected to be ready by mid-2010.
Moblin is open source project focused on the development of Linux for Intel-based devices. It incorporates Intel’s Mobile Internet Device (MID) architecture as well as various other consumer electronic devices, such as mobile handsets.
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Moblin 2.1 is said to have heavy social networking integration, widgets, and a panel based interface. Intel claims to have heavily modified the user interface specifically for mobile phones. The demo was done on a MID and an Acer netbook.
According engadget,Intel was not letting anyone try this OS,but they managed to take a look at it, from a distance.
Here’s the demo video of Moblin 2.1 for handhelds that was shown at IDF09
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