Awesome Multimedia Technology Heads for KDE

An anonymous reader writes "Linux Devices is reporting on a cool new multimedia technology that's slated to be incuded in KDE 4.0. The two key components are Phonon, a central hardware configuration database said to free multimedia applications from the need to configure hardware, and NMM (network-integrated multimedia middleware), a distributed multimedia architecture whereby multimedia content can be readily shared among networked devices and even 'handed over' from one device to another. Potential NMM applications include networked multimedia home entertainment systems, distributed and parallel media processing applications, distributed streaming servers and services, communication and control systems, and large-scale multimedia installations such as video walls, according to the article, which includes some interesting photos and diagrams. Phonon and NMM will be demonstrated at LinuxTag, May 3-6, in Wiesbaden, Germany."

Comments

Re:"KDE 4.0: Now even more bloated!"

[SonicBlue]

Speaking of idiots, I love it how you assume that I'm using Gnome as soon as I say that don't prefer using KDE.

No, I do not use Gnome.

Re:"KDE 4.0: Now even more bloated!"

[aichpvee]

Then you're either a) not using Linux or b) not even the target for a desktop in the same class as KDE (which gnome isn't, but it pretends it is) and thus shouldn't really be bothered by whether or not KDE is bloated (it's not), right? Troll less, enjoy your life more. Everyone will be happier for it.