Jolicloud 1.1 netbook OS coming next week

Friday, December 3rd, 2010...12:03 pm

The new Jolibook netbook is already shipping with version 1.1 of the Jolicloud OS, but you can’t actually download the full version of Jolicloud 1.1 to install on your own netbook. However, that’s about to change since the Jolicloud team announced on Twitter that it needs a little more work and will launch around December 7th.

Jolicloud is based on Ubuntu Linux and can run most Ubuntu apps including OpenOffice.org, VLC Media Player, Pidgin, and others. Another of the system’s benefits is its focus on web apps — which you can be intalled with a single click, adding shortcuts to your home screen/application launcher. This lets you run desktop and web apps like GIMP or Picnik with a single click.

The latest Version 1.1 adds support for HD video playback on netbooks with Atom N550 dual core processors, a new HTML5-based user interface, and zippier boot speeds of around 20 seconds or less.