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Apple Enters Media Center Domain

Posted by Zonk on from the another-front-in-the-battle dept.

An anonymous reader writes "CNN has a story up describing Apple's new media center concept. The software takes on a classic Apple approach: simplicity. 'The program, called Front Row, lets you listen to music, watch videos, play DVDs and display photos from a distance with a few clicks of a lighter-sized, six-button remote control.'" More details available from ThinkSecret.

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  1. six buttons? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Funny

    "a few clicks of a lighter-sized, six-button remote control."

    shouldn't it just have 1 button?

  2. Re:Old News? by sgant · · Score: 4, Funny

    In other news, Apple is rumored to be working on an operating system that is based on BSD Unix and will have a user-friendly UI attached to it.

    They are also thinking of getting into the music arena, possibly with portable MP3 players, but analysts say this is just crazy.

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  3. six buttons? by cancerward · · Score: 4, Funny

    Six buttons is too many for an Apple object! I suggest just one button, and the remote can
    have a motion detector in it; the user can hold the remote parallel to the appropriate
    face of a cube, and click the button. Simplicity itself!

  4. Their MP3 player won't be any good. by ThreeDayMonk · · Score: 4, Funny

    They are also thinking of getting into the music arena, possibly with portable MP3 players, but analysts say this is just crazy.

    I hear that it will have lower capacity than its competitors, and lack wireless. As that's lame, no one will buy it.

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