For many people without a games console or HDMI hookup to their computer, that means a Roku set-top box.

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And remember, FlipShare has to be running and streaming video over the dongle the entire time you're using the set-top, so a lower-powered machine might feel the strain -- and if your computer goes to sleep, hangs, or crashes while you're watching the FlipShare, well, you won't be watching it any more.

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Now OS X is at the heart of Jobs' plan to eat up market share in the computer business--and extend Apple's reach deep into everything from set-top boxes to mobile phones.

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