Frulu: A simple Hulu Desktop plugin for Front Row
Download Frulu Installer (10.5 Only) or just the plugin bundle
Note: Here is an update regarding a Snow Leopard compatible version of Frulu.
The popular media website Hulu.com did something awesome today: they released a desktop client. Why is this cool? It's full-screen, it's got a gorgeous interface, and it's compatible with remotes. It helps bridge the gap between TV and Internet video, by providing an almost DVR-like experience.
I thought it might be nice to be able to access Hulu's new desktop client from within Apple's Front Row, so I hacked together a quick plugin I call Frulu to make it happen. It's based on the work of John Sutherland, who wrote the FrontBoxee plugin for Front Row.
I hope it's useful and accelerates the rotting of your brain. I have not performed terribly extensive testing, so I offer no guarantee of quality. If you have any feedback, requests, awful bug reports, etc., leave 'em below.
For the manual installers: Place the bundle in /System/Library/CoreServices/Front Row.app/Contents/PlugIns/, k ill your Front Row process, and restart the app. You should be good to go.