You say your Intel Mac has Apple TV envy? It's understandable, as the Apple TV is suddenly everyone's favorite gadget. Boost its ego a bit with this trick for "skinning" Front Row to make it look more like Apple TV's UI.
It's quite simple, really, as it's just a matter of replacing Front Row's image files with those from the Apple TV. You can even edit the default menus to display the "Apple TV" title. You can download all of the files you'll need - as well as the instructions - here (remember: Back up your resource files first!). When you're finished, it will look like the image above.
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3-27-2007 @ 2:23PM
WillGonz said...
I would be more interested in the other way around.
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3-27-2007 @ 2:47PM
Goobimama said...
I bet that Apple will release FrontRow 2.0 along with Leopard and it will look just like Apple TV...
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3-27-2007 @ 2:57PM
Adam said...
One of my pictures appears on tuaw? How grand!
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3-27-2007 @ 3:00PM
Andre said...
@Adam: I was thinking a similar thing - one of my posts appears on tuaw? How grand! :P
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3-27-2007 @ 4:22PM
Gregory Andrew said...
This works great!! And it's so easy!!
PS: All of the backup files are included.
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3-27-2007 @ 4:37PM
Goobimama said...
Works for me too. And now I know how to change those startup sounds to something else (maybe Vista's 19 months in development startup sound??? Just kidding)
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3-27-2007 @ 5:04PM
Andre said...
An hour after this was posted I got a C&D. Sorry guys.
Do note that there's still mirrors on Digg in the comments, though. ;)
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3-27-2007 @ 5:26PM
Callum Alden said...
damn it Apple legal team. get your priorities right; we are MAC fanboys (ouch, i just admitted that for the first time) and we're having a little fun with our computers. amongst friends... no one's being ripped off, your not loosing any 'cred or money. utter arseholes.
was the C&D nasty?
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3-27-2007 @ 6:58PM
Andre said...
It was demanding and to the point. I think I developed a new dislike for lawyers. :)
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3-28-2007 @ 3:45AM
Goobimama said...
Thank god I got it while it was still up. I guess I'll torrent it or something...
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3-28-2007 @ 3:51AM
Callum said...
humph :(
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3-28-2007 @ 5:30AM
Macjunk said...
Pleas mail it to me, i was to late! mac@jelle.nu
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3-28-2007 @ 10:08AM
william said...
Yes, Front Row in Leopard will look like the AppleTV UI. An employee at Macworld confirmed this as I was testing out the AppleTV. Usually, I wouldn't expect a lower level employee to know, let alone divulge, unreleased info, but he seemed sure, he'd been told by someone above him is my guess.
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3-28-2007 @ 4:48PM
sebastien said...
Could someone email it to me plz ?
babas152@gmail.com
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6-17-2007 @ 10:10AM
john Brame said...
Can someone please send me it:
john88@gmail.com
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