10-foot user interface

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The 10-foot user interface of Apple's Front Row application.
The 10-foot user interface of Apple's Front Row application.

A 10-foot user interface is a software user interface, designed for display on a television set (or similar large screen), with interaction using a regular television-style remote control.

"10 foot" refers to the fact that the interface's elements—i.e. menus, buttons and so on—are theoretically large enough to read at a distance of 10 feet (approximately 3 metres) from the screen.

Typical examples of 10-foot user interfaces are electronic program guides, Apple's Front Row, LinuxMCE and Microsoft's Media Center and Xbox Media Center interfaces.

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