I’m not sure if its quite right to be excited about a Beta launch or if, in fact, beta is the new ‘full-release’ but whatever, Canola2 Beta is being launched today at 10pm Brazilian time. Unfortunately, I’ll be in bed as it will be 0200 here but I’m sure Thoughtfix and others will be jumping on it within minutes of its release and I’ll be checking it out as soon as my eyes open in the morning!
As well as a slick interface, Canola2 will bring some extra media features to the Nokia Internet Tablets:
- UPnP media browsing – Browse shared media on yout local network
- Podcast tracking and download
- Photocast – Track and view Flickr and other photo feeds
- Plugin support / Open development support.
As for media support, I’m reading that its going to improve the range of media types that are supported. For more discussion on the Canola2 beta, there’s a nice big forum thread over at InternetTabletTalk.
