LinuxMCE is a free, open source add-on to Kubuntu 7.04 including a 10' UI, complete whole-house media solution with pvr + distributed media, and the most advanced smarthome solution available. It is stable, easy to use, and requires no knowledge of Linux and only basic computer skills. LinuxMCE is the only all-in-one open source solution that seamlessly combines: - Media & entertainment with a server for music and video plus a PVR like TiVo or Sky+
- Home automation to control everything from lights to heating with a touch-screen tablet or your mobile phone
- Phone system with video conferencing
- Security system that feeds live video to your mobile during a security breach
This Quick Install DVD, installs both Kubuntu and LinuxMCE at the same time in 20 minutes with only 3 keystrokes. You only pick the hard drive you want it to install onto, and it will partition it, format it, and install everything with default options, and uses an IP2Location service to set your location and regional settings. The DVD installer essentially takes a pre-installed image and copies it to the hard drive. This is why it is so fast and easy. But you also don't have low-level control over the installation process. Note: this way will erase all existing data from selected hard drive when doing installation. 
Quick Features - Media & Entertainment
- 3D alpha-blended GUI optimized for displaying on a TV and using a remote control
- Media browser presenting all content on all devices in the home on a 3D rotating cube
- Plug-and-play detection and aggregation of network storage and DMA's
- Built-in NAS providing centralized backup and whole-house media server
- "Follow Me" Media, each family member's media follows him/her through the house
- Automatically controls all existing av devices, like TV's, Stereo's, etc.)
- Many control options: mobile phone, webpad, pda, phone
- Smart Home
- Home Automation: Control lighting, climate, security, camera surveillance, and more
- Communication: Phone system with auto-attendant, voice mail, call forwarding/routing for VOIP and POTS lines
- Security: Uses your existing home alarm, surveillance cameras, lights, phones and tv's to notify you on your mobile phone of any security alerts with the option of reseting the alarm or broadcasting your voice in the house over the tv's
Details: - Quick-install DVD for Kubuntu/LinuxMCE, or separate CD installers
- Audio-visual setup wizard featuring "Sarah," a woman who speaks English with a foreign accent
- Optional "UI2" interface option superimposes UI elements on full-screen video, optionally with alpha blending
- Daily gallery art from Flickr can be rotated full-screen
- Inserted DVDs play automatically
- Supports wireless Windows MCE remote control with wireless USB dongles
- Custom 3-button remotes for LinuxMCE "are now being sold"
- UI also works with mouse and keyboard, or gyroscope remote ("like Wii")
- Lists do fancy 3D flips when paged
- Lots of neat gyroscopic remote features, like jog shuttle random access, chapter step-throughs, volume setting, changing channels and so on
- "Ambiance" button + gyro gestures can be used to set volume (with horizontal waving) or room lighting (with vertical waving)
- Supports TV tuner cards with autodetection and authentication
- Three EPG options, including LinuxMCE, MythTV or cable provider's
- Various one-click recording options
- 30-second commercial skip button
- "Plug-and-play" network storage device support
- Search multimedia library by genre, keyword, and metadata
- Can control other A/V equipment via infrared or serial connections
- Task-oriented macros set up multiple devices into desired configuration
- By default, turns off all devices not in use
- Can control cablebox in high-def, with no latency
- Can net-boot multiple remote thin clients for auxillary TVs
- Move content easily between all using "follow me" button on remote
- Can use bluetooth phones and WiFi tablets as remote controls
- Can replace remotes for other devices
- Supports DVD jukeboxes, and can rip multiple movies at once
- Supports ZWave home automation devices such as thermostats and motion detectors
- Supports YouTube, web browsing
- "Orbiter" control software on old webpad for "low-cost graphical remote"
- Supports Bluetooth dongles, enabling phones to control lights, start media, etc.
- Supports various VoIP service providers and IP videophones
- Auto-attendant with voice mail for each resident
- Security system can archive video
- Can manage security systems with compatible alarm systems
- Can manage generic sensors
- Alarm triggers can call your mobile phone, and allow audio interaction with "intruder"
- Data-enabled phones can view sensor output when tripped
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