Communication Arts magazine is out with its Interactive Annual awards, and Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005 is a winner. Jacquie Moss writes:
Designing with restraint is often our most difficult challenge. So I can really appreciate the simplicity of a design that acknowledges the unique experience of using a TV remote and sitting ten feet from the screen.
I’ve been spending a lot of time with both TiVo and Media Center lately, and I really appreciate the subtle improvements in the Media Center interface. More on that later.
(via Matt Goyer and Charlie Owen)