User interfaces

Netbook
The Netbook UX is a continuation of the Moblin interface. It is written using the Clutterbased Mx toolkit, and uses the Mutter window manager. MeeGos netbook version uses several Linux applications in the background, such as Evolution (Email, calendar), Empathy (instant messaging), Gwibber (microblogging), Chromium (web browser), and Banshee (multimedia player), all integrated into the graphical user interface.

Handset

Handset UX from MeeGo 1.1 Day 1 The Handset UX is based on Qt, but GTK+ and Clutter will be included to provide compatibility for Moblin applications.[21] To support the hundreds of Hildon-based Maemo applications, users have to install the Hildon library ported by the maemo.org community. Depending on the device, applications will be provided from either the Intel AppUp or the Nokia Ovi digital software distribution systems.[23]

The MeeGo Handset UXs Day 1 prerelease was on June 30, 2010. The preview was initially available for the Aava Mobile Intel Moorestown platform, and a kickstart file provided for developers to build an image for the Nokia N900.[24][25]

[edit] Smartphone
MeeGo os v1.2 Harmattan use in Nokia N9 and N950.

[edit] Tablet

MeeGos Tablet UX as a pre-alpha version Intel demonstrated the Tablet UX on a Moorestown-based tablet PC at COMPUTEX Taipei in early June 2010. Since then, some information appeared on MeeGo website indicating there will be a Tablet UX part of the MeeGo project, but it is not known if this UX will be the one demonstrated by Intel. This Tablet UX will be fully open source like the rest of the MeeGo project and will be coded with Qt and the MeeGo Touch Framework.[26] Intel has revealed interest in combining Qt with Wayland display server instead of the often seen Qt/X11 combination in MeeGo Touch in order to utilize the latest graphics technologies supported by Linux kernel, which should improve user experiences and reduce system complexity.[27][28] Minimum hardware requirements are currently unknown. The WeTab runs MeeGo with a custom user interface and has been available since September 2010[29]

In-Vehicle Infotainment

MeeGos IVI UX as shipped with MeeGo 1.1

The GENIVI Alliance, a consortium of several car makers and their industry partners, uses Moblin with Qt as base for its 'GENIVI 1.0 Reference Platform' for In-Vehicle Infotainment (IVI) and automotive navigation system as a uniformed mobile computing platform. Graham Smethurst of GENIVI Alliance and BMW Group announced in April 2010 the switch from Moblin to MeeGo.[30][31]

[edit] Smart TV
Intel are planning on developing a version of MeeGo for IPTV set top boxes. [32]