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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. Installing Frontrow on any system by Digital+Pizza · · Score: 5, Informative

    There's a utility called "Frontrow Enabler" that will allow you to install FrontRow on any Mac, not just the iMac G5. The utility and instructions are here. You need Pacifist and the latest FrontRow Update from Apple.

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  2. Re:Or.... by Fahrvergnuugen · · Score: 5, Informative

    The news is in the second link... the article on thinksecrets.com

    Basically the news is that Apple will be letting users stream purchased content from .mac iDisk drives - including full length movies.

    I still can't decide if this is a good idea or not... this model has its advantages, but it most certainly has its disadvantages as well.

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  3. read the link! by Chowser · · Score: 5, Informative

    Read the link to the article at Thinksecret. It's more than about Frontrow. The short paragraph linking to the article doesn't really describe it well. Really quite interesting about storage on iDisk and such.

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    1. Re:read the link! by Golias · · Score: 4, Informative

      In other words, they linked to a story about Front Row to make it seem like news, then linked to a RUMOR about Apple's streaming video plans to make it seem like the media streaming is the news.

      Hence, "Apple Enters Media Center Doman" is a story about a product which has been out for months, with a link to wild speculation about What It All Means.

      Without the redundant link to a useless Front Row review to make the headline kinda-sorta factual, you would be left with the far-less interesting story, "Another Rumor Going Around About Mac Media Centers."

      Lame.

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  4. Re:Or.... by Golias · · Score: 5, Informative

    The hype is in the second link... the rumor on thinksecrets.com

    Basically the speculation is that Apple might be letting users stream purchased content from .mac iDisk drives - including full length movies.

    Fixed. :)

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