Microsoft is pressing forward with media center software, and now it looks like Apple is following suit, with news of the new Mac Mini, and the launch of the updated G5.[Cable News Network]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.
Its graphically pleasing interface takes over the screen and can be easily viewed from afar.
Apple's way of dealing with the TV problem was to simply ignore it. Front Row doesn't display live TV, though it can be connected to a TV to mirror what's on the computer.