Commercial desktop Linux firm Linspire and personal video recording
firm SageTV have
teamed up to bring place shifting to the open source operating
system.
The pair have developed SageTV Media Center
6 for users of Linspire and Freespire which lets users watch, pause
and record TV programmes on desktop and living room Linux
PCs.
The software offers a single user interface for accessing online
video, as well as personal music, photos and videos stored on the
PC.
SageTV Placeshifter also
enables users to access home TV and entire PC-based media libraries
on any internet-connected Linspire PC.
"SageTV Media Center for Linspire and Freespire users broadens our
support for desktop Linux, and extends our reach into the rapidly
growing desktop Linux market for the first time," said SageTV chief
executive Mike Machado.
SageTV Media Center Version 6 is available immediately to
download for $79.95, or in combination with the optional
Placeshifter licence for $99.95.