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A console for an exercise machine has a console housing providing a user interface for controlling the exercise machine and a media rack removably attached to the console housing and having a shelf sized to support a media item. At least one touch input element is on the media rack and is operable t

A console for an exercise machine has a console housing providing a user interface for controlling the exercise machine and a media rack removably attached to the console housing and having a shelf sized to support a media item. At least one touch input element is on the media rack and is operable to control an auxiliary device on the exercise machine.

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1. A console for an exercise machine, the console comprising: a console housing providing a user interface for controlling the exercise machine, the console housing a first connector;a media rack removably attached to the console housing, the media rack having a second connector connectable to the f

1. A console for an exercise machine, the console comprising: a console housing providing a user interface for controlling the exercise machine, the console housing a first connector;a media rack removably attached to the console housing, the media rack having a second connector connectable to the first connector to removably attach the media rack to the console housing;the media rack having a shelf extending generally horizontally and sized to accommodate and support any of various media items and a retaining ledge at the end of the shelf to maintain the any of various media items on the shelf; andat least one touch input element on the media rack operable by a user to control a function of an auxiliary device to the exercise machine. 2. The console of claim 1 further comprising at least one electrical terminal on the media rack coupled to an electrical terminal on the console to power the at least one touch input element. 3. The console of claim 1 further comprising at least one electrical terminal on the media rack coupled to an electrical terminal on the console to transfer data from the touch input element to a controller for the exercise machine. 4. The console of claim 1 further comprising at least one electrical terminal on the media rack coupled to an electrical terminal on the console to transfer data from the touch input element to a controller for the auxiliary device. 5. The console of claim 1 wherein the media rack can be attached to and removed from the console housing while the console housing is installed on the exercise machine. 6. The console of claim 5 wherein the media rack is removably attached to a front face of the console housing. 7. The console of claim 6 wherein the media rack is removably attached to a lower portion of the front face, and wherein the first connector and the second connector are connectable together by at least one screw. 8. The console of claim 5 wherein one of the first connector and the second connector includes at least one tab, and the other of the first connector and the second connector includes at least one pocket that receives the tab. 9. The console of claim 1 wherein the media rack is removably attached to one of a top side, a bottom side, a right side, and a left side of the console housing. 10. The console of claim 1 wherein the auxiliary device to the exercise machine is a television mounted on the exercise machine, and the at least on touch input is operable to control power, volume, or channel of the television. 11. The console of claim 10 wherein the at least one touch input element is a membrane switch on a front bezel on the retaining ledge. 12. The console of claim 1 wherein the auxiliary device is an assistive technology for persons with disabilities, and the at least one touch input element is operable to control the assistive technology for persons with disabilities. 13. The console of claim 1 wherein the at least one touch input element is on a front bezel on the retaining ledge of the media rack. 14. The console of claim 13 wherein the at least one touch input element is a membrane switch. 15. The console of claim 1 further including at least one of a USB port and an audio jack on the media rack. 16. An exercise machine comprising: a console providing a user interface for controlling the exercise machine, the console having a console housing the console housing having an indentation and a first connector;a media rack attached to the console housing and having a shelf sized to support a media item, the media rack having a second connector connectable to the first connector to attach the media rack to the console housing;wherein the indentation in the console housing is shaped to receive the media rack and the media rack is positioned in the indentation when attached to the console housing; andat least one touch input element on the media rack operable by a user to control a function of an auxiliary device to the exercise machine. 17. The exercise machine of claim 16, wherein the indentation is on a front face of the console housing and the media rack is removably attached within the indentation, and wherein the media rack further comprises an electrical terminal that removably connects to an electrical terminal associated with the console in order to power the at least one touch input element. 18. The exercise machine of claim 17, wherein the touch input element is operable to control a media device on the exercise machine, and the connection between the electrical terminal on the media rack and the electrical terminal associated with the console transfers a control command from the touch input element to a controller for the media device. 19. The exercise machine of claim 18, wherein the touch input element is one of a membrane switch or a touch screen and the media device is a television. 20. The exercise machine of claim 17, wherein the touch input element is a membrane switch and is on a front bezel of the media rack.