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This new multimedia browsing accessibility tool provides people with visual impairments a level of control more comparable to a sighted person using a mouse...Future plans for extending this technology include enabling flexible audio speed control and contributing this work to an open-source development project.
Stevland is a GNU/Linux distribution, based on Ubuntu, designed so that people with disabilities can enjoy access to the Internet, regardless of their level of computer knowledge. It includes a full-screen wizard designed to help kiosk users set their accessibility preferences.
Indonesian internet users are on the move to save the internet from ``repressive'' regulations crafted by the Ministry of Communication and Information (Depkominfo).
HP announced an ARM-based digital picture frame enhanced with multimedia capabilities, Internet radio, and widget-based clients for services such as Facebook and Pandora.
Amarok multimedia player is one of the best programs of its kind not only for Linux but for any operating system nowadays. It has been created as a KDE component. Most people hoped to have Amarok 2.0 included in KDE 4.0, which hasn’t happened. It’s hard to predict if it finds its way into KDE 4.1 stable, but it’s still worth taking a look at the current progress of this great multimedia player.
For the Kiwilinux derivative of Ubuntu one of the main goals has always been including reasonably complete support for multimedia content on the CD so the user does not need to search and install the bits needed for restricted formats.
Many audio, video, and graphics professionals would like to make the switch to Linux, but don't want to deal with the hassle of figuring out multimedia on Linux or are scared off by the purported lack of such tools.
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