Mac Mini: Computer, or consumer electronic device?

Tristan Louis posits the idea that the Mac Mini is Apple's attempt to take the computer away from... well, the computer, and move it into the consumer electronics realm.
Look at the Mac Mini, then, not as just a cute little number cruncher on your desk, but as a new platform in the trend toward ubiquitous computing.

I think there's something to it. I think the trend toward ubiquitous computing is inexorable, and that the art of making devices comfortable and reasonable enough to fit everywhere in our lives is not a new idea to Apple. Seems like they've been tinkering with that concept for years – look at the mighty Newton (oh, the Newton!), ahead of its time.

What do you think? Is this the telltale sign of Apple's foray into consumer electronics? The Mac Mini – a brave new platform?