Smitten differs from traditional media centres in
three major ways. It contains no media playback at
all, which makes it very small (and suitable for
porting to embedded systems) and quick to
initialize. It targets a TV display and interface,
which means there's less information on any
particular screen, and a much simpler control
interface consisting of left, right, up, down, and
select. No mouse is required. It is also highly
skinnable, and cross-platform to most systems.
Essentially, it provides an easy-to-use menu
system that allows the user to navigate a
hierarchy of files, and view them using an
(external) tool.
