CES 2005: Digitizing entertainment
special coverage Tech companies large and small all want a piece of the digital living room. Witness Microsoft's enthusiasm for TiVo, and check out all those TVs. Photos: On the floor, day three Photos: Car tech revs up
Gates talks tech
Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates relaxes with late-night TV host Conan O'Brien.
Bloopers bedevil Gates at CES
Bill Gates demos Windows Media Center during his CES keynote address.
Intel to Aerosmith:
Walk this way
CEO Craig Barrett and Steven Tyler mix music on a CES stage.
LG targets DSL with new cell phone
South Korean electronics maker LG Electronics shows off its new VX8000 cellular phone.
Gates makes play for Portable Media Center
Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates delivers his CES keynote speech.
Crowds jockey for peek at hot new products.
Gadget glitz, day 2
Check out the latest gadgets being unveiled at CES.
Cruise control
Car tech of the future puts style behind the wheel.
TVs of tomorrow
Tune in to these sleek new high-end sets of the future.
Your name in lights
Send us your photos from CES and we'll publish the best of the bunch.
10 gadgets you must have now
CNET editors round up the latest and greatest gear for work and play. After all, it's all about who owns the hottest toys.
Good photos from a phone
Just when you thought you were limited to fuzzy pictures and a VGA resolution, Samsung rolls out its 2-megapixel A800 camera phone.
CES buzz blog
Inveterate Buzz-er Molly Wood has been unleashed on the CES show floor to dig up the stories and the zing.
Bill's blog?
In an interview with CNET News.com, Bill Gates talks about blogging, the future of Xbox and Apple's iPod.
LG's slimmer-tube HDTV
Good move by LG--a lot of people have been hoping and waiting for slimmer CRT sets, rather than spending a bundle on a plasma or LCD TV.
Toshiba's stylish jukebox
The Gigabeat MEG-F60 is nicely styled, has a gorgeous display, and costs $50 less than Apple's similarly equipped 60GB iPod Photo.
Eye on Ojo
Motorola's intriguing and well-designed Ojo IP video phone could appeal to well-heeled singles and far-flung families.
Digital cameras from the future
Panasonic's otherwise excellent PV-GS250 camcorder turns out to have an unfortunate flaw.
Home theater hoopla
Philips has put together the slick-looking Wireless Audio System, which can be linked to five satellite stations in rooms throughout your home.
Rio Carbon Pearl
The eminently portable player becomes even more stylish.
Media centers, dual cores and much more
Computer makers are hiding in closed-door suites. No worries. We'll bring you all the action, from Media Center PCs to powerful dual-core chips.
Smarter smart phones, video and gaming
Digital photos, streaming video, hard-core gaming. No, we're not talking about living-room technology. We're talking cell phones and handhelds.
The guys who brought you the Speak & Spell say they can popularize high-definition TV, digital cinema and TV phones.
January 10, 2005
Shure rides the iPod boom with its status symbol line of noise-canceling earphones.
January 8, 2005
Proliferation of wireless channels calls for chips that can be tuned to each through software, Intel's CEO says. 
January 7, 2005
photos From glitzy cutting-edge products to celebs and madding crowds, CES 2005 has it all.
January 7, 2005
Motorola wants you to set your thermostat through your cell phone.
January 7, 2005
Sony to transmit TV content to notebooks so travelers can keep up with local television shows even while on the road.
January 7, 2005
On tap are an HP version of the iPod Photo, a high-definition media hub and a camera with a shell designed by singer Gwen Stefani.
January 7, 2005
Company plans to use Internet to enable an improved version of its service beyond basic video recording.
January 7, 2005
reporter's notebook You've read about the high-def TVs on display at CES. But what about the bass subwoofer that digs into the back of your skull?
January 7, 2005
Company cuts some fat from its diminutive devices to squeeze them into cell phones, while upping the capacity of PC drives.
January 7, 2005
U3 project--launched by M-Systems and SanDisk--envisions better USB flash drives in new applications for productivity, gaming and even health care.
January 7, 2005
photos Seattle-based Salton unveils new lineup of "smart" home appliances at the Consumer Electronics Show.
January 7, 2005
Among new high-tech kitchenware from Salton: a bread maker that can recognize the bar code on a mix, then prepare the loaf correctly.
January 7, 2005
Service is designed to boost the slowly growing line of portable video players based on the nascent Portable Media Center software.
January 7, 2005
perspective CNET News.com's Mike Ricciuti says the newfound respect among tech giants for consumer power reflects their roundabout way of winning enterprise customers.
January 7, 2005
Groups supporting competing next generation DVD formats build support from their latest partners.
January 6, 2005
photos From MP3 players to in-car GPS units, CES products will have drivers cruising with aplomb.
January 6, 2005
Michael Powell says government prefers a hands-off approach to such technologies.
January 6, 2005
EasyShare-One, which sends pics using Wi-Fi tech, can store up to 1,500 photos, as well as record video.
January 6, 2005
photos The spotlight dashes from high-end PCs and TVs to cell phones and the Playstation Portable. Also: Gates gabs with Conan.
January 6, 2005
"We're building an entertainment experience, not just a computing experience," exec says at CES.
January 6, 2005
Latest Vaio desktop line includes PC that lets users watch their favorite TV show and send e-mail on the same box.
January 6, 2005
photos Gadgeteers attending Vegas conference are getting an eyeful of sexy new high-end televisions.
January 6, 2005
Online forum will help consumers learn how to recycle old PCs--and potentially keep government regulators at bay.
January 6, 2005
One device, from Clarion, lets drivers control their iPods using a 7-inch touch screen monitor.
January 6, 2005
Company plans to introduce a high-resolution digital video recorder and deliver programming over the Internet.
January 6, 2005
Equipment makers at CES are seeking to bypass the cable industry's bottleneck control over the way most Americans watch TV.
January 6, 2005
China's largest PC company and IBM are making plans to export Lenovo's products around the world after the merger is complete.
January 6, 2005
news.commentary As the battle heats up, Forrester says to look for an onslaught of alliances along these lines: Apple-TiVo, HP-Kodak and Google-TV Guide.
January 6, 2005
Amid speech that serves as state of union address on Microsoft's digital media strategy, firm's chair talks up TiVoToGo.
January 5, 2005
newsmaker Just before CES lifts its curtain, Bill Gates chats with CNET News.com about his company's consumer push.
January 5, 2005
Some say digital video recorder company's upgrade to free mobile TiVoToGo service is too slow in coming.
January 5, 2005
Yahoo will let makers of cable and satellite TV set-top boxes license its content and services, hoping to branch into consumer devices.
January 5, 2005
Electronics giant rolls out 102-inch high-def plasma TV for demonstration purposes only but plans to offer an 80-incher this year.
January 5, 2005
Handheld game player "most likely" will make it to North America by late March.
January 5, 2005
As part of digital shift, electronics maker is planning device that will record HD DVDs, DVDs and CDs.
January 5, 2005
TVs, MP3s and even PCs all saw gains in 2004. The coming year should see an equally large lift, according to the Consumer Electronics Association.
January 5, 2005
Video54 says new intelligent antenna technology can make wireless networks reliable enough to carry video.
January 5, 2005
Magnetic media maker's scratch- and smudge-resistant discs to hit stores by February.
January 5, 2005
If you've just bought a plasma TV, you might get one-upped in two years, when TVs using new carbon technology arrive. 
Image: How field emission displays work
January 5, 2005
Health care company introduces a device that will store detailed medical information for its customers.
January 5, 2005
Satellite radio company picks Microsoft's Windows Media software to power its upcoming mobile video service.
January 5, 2005
As the runways of Paris are to the garment trade, so will the hallways of CES be this week to the world of digital gadgetry.
The New York Times
January 5, 2005
Strategy hinges on new HD TV media "hub," expanded line of flat-panel TVs and a leap into new video copy protection technology.
January 4, 2005
The optical disk drive debuts as electronics companies jockey for support of their new DVD systems.
January 4, 2005
Annual trade show will offer peeks at the latest in high-definition technology, notebook chips and PlayStation Portable.
Photos: CES gadget glitz
January 4, 2005
The DVR maker unveils its TiVoToGo service, which lets subscribers transfer programming to their laptops.
January 3, 2005
Orb Networks lets consumers view live TV though cell phones and PDAs, and big-name companies are paying attention.
January 3, 2005
The living room is a high-tech battleground as the consumer electronics industry digitizes home entertainment.
January 1, 2005
Gates talks tech
Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates relaxes with late-night TV host Conan O'Brien.
Bloopers bedevil Gates at CES
Bill Gates demos Windows Media Center during his CES keynote address.
Intel to Aerosmith:
Walk this way
CEO Craig Barrett and Steven Tyler mix music on a CES stage.
LG targets DSL with new cell phone
South Korean electronics maker LG Electronics shows off its new VX8000 cellular phone.
Gates makes play for Portable Media Center
Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates delivers his CES keynote speech.
Crowds jockey for peek at hot new products.
Gadget glitz, day 2
Check out the latest gadgets being unveiled at CES.
Cruise control
Car tech of the future puts style behind the wheel.
TVs of tomorrow
Tune in to these sleek new high-end sets of the future.
Your name in lights
Send us your photos from CES and we'll publish the best of the bunch.
10 gadgets you must have now
CNET editors round up the latest and greatest gear for work and play. After all, it's all about who owns the hottest toys.
Good photos from a phone
Just when you thought you were limited to fuzzy pictures and a VGA resolution, Samsung rolls out its 2-megapixel A800 camera phone.
CES buzz blog
Inveterate Buzz-er Molly Wood has been unleashed on the CES show floor to dig up the stories and the zing.
Bill's blog?
In an interview with CNET News.com, Bill Gates talks about blogging, the future of Xbox and Apple's iPod.
LG's slimmer-tube HDTV
Good move by LG--a lot of people have been hoping and waiting for slimmer CRT sets, rather than spending a bundle on a plasma or LCD TV.
Toshiba's stylish jukebox
The Gigabeat MEG-F60 is nicely styled, has a gorgeous display, and costs $50 less than Apple's similarly equipped 60GB iPod Photo.
Eye on Ojo
Motorola's intriguing and well-designed Ojo IP video phone could appeal to well-heeled singles and far-flung families.
Digital cameras from the future
Panasonic's otherwise excellent PV-GS250 camcorder turns out to have an unfortunate flaw.
Home theater hoopla
Philips has put together the slick-looking Wireless Audio System, which can be linked to five satellite stations in rooms throughout your home.
Rio Carbon Pearl
The eminently portable player becomes even more stylish.
Media centers, dual cores and much more
Computer makers are hiding in closed-door suites. No worries. We'll bring you all the action, from Media Center PCs to powerful dual-core chips.
Smarter smart phones, video and gaming
Digital photos, streaming video, hard-core gaming. No, we're not talking about living-room technology. We're talking cell phones and handhelds.
The guys who brought you the Speak & Spell say they can popularize high-definition TV, digital cinema and TV phones.
January 10, 2005
Shure rides the iPod boom with its status symbol line of noise-canceling earphones.
January 8, 2005
Proliferation of wireless channels calls for chips that can be tuned to each through software, Intel's CEO says.
January 7, 2005
photos From glitzy cutting-edge products to celebs and madding crowds, CES 2005 has it all.
January 7, 2005
Motorola wants you to set your thermostat through your cell phone.
January 7, 2005
Sony to transmit TV content to notebooks so travelers can keep up with local television shows even while on the road.
January 7, 2005
On tap are an HP version of the iPod Photo, a high-definition media hub and a camera with a shell designed by singer Gwen Stefani.
January 7, 2005
Company plans to use Internet to enable an improved version of its service beyond basic video recording.
January 7, 2005
reporter's notebook You've read about the high-def TVs on display at CES. But what about the bass subwoofer that digs into the back of your skull?
January 7, 2005
Company cuts some fat from its diminutive devices to squeeze them into cell phones, while upping the capacity of PC drives.
January 7, 2005
U3 project--launched by M-Systems and SanDisk--envisions better USB flash drives in new applications for productivity, gaming and even health care.
January 7, 2005
photos Seattle-based Salton unveils new lineup of "smart" home appliances at the Consumer Electronics Show.
January 7, 2005
Among new high-tech kitchenware from Salton: a bread maker that can recognize the bar code on a mix, then prepare the loaf correctly.
January 7, 2005
Service is designed to boost the slowly growing line of portable video players based on the nascent Portable Media Center software.
January 7, 2005
perspective CNET News.com's Mike Ricciuti says the newfound respect among tech giants for consumer power reflects their roundabout way of winning enterprise customers.
January 7, 2005
Groups supporting competing next generation DVD formats build support from their latest partners.
January 6, 2005
photos From MP3 players to in-car GPS units, CES products will have drivers cruising with aplomb.
January 6, 2005
Michael Powell says government prefers a hands-off approach to such technologies.
January 6, 2005
EasyShare-One, which sends pics using Wi-Fi tech, can store up to 1,500 photos, as well as record video.
January 6, 2005
photos The spotlight dashes from high-end PCs and TVs to cell phones and the Playstation Portable. Also: Gates gabs with Conan.
January 6, 2005
"We're building an entertainment experience, not just a computing experience," exec says at CES.
January 6, 2005
Latest Vaio desktop line includes PC that lets users watch their favorite TV show and send e-mail on the same box.
January 6, 2005
photos Gadgeteers attending Vegas conference are getting an eyeful of sexy new high-end televisions.
January 6, 2005
Online forum will help consumers learn how to recycle old PCs--and potentially keep government regulators at bay.
January 6, 2005
One device, from Clarion, lets drivers control their iPods using a 7-inch touch screen monitor.
January 6, 2005
Company plans to introduce a high-resolution digital video recorder and deliver programming over the Internet.
January 6, 2005
Equipment makers at CES are seeking to bypass the cable industry's bottleneck control over the way most Americans watch TV.
January 6, 2005
China's largest PC company and IBM are making plans to export Lenovo's products around the world after the merger is complete.
January 6, 2005
news.commentary As the battle heats up, Forrester says to look for an onslaught of alliances along these lines: Apple-TiVo, HP-Kodak and Google-TV Guide.
January 6, 2005
Amid speech that serves as state of union address on Microsoft's digital media strategy, firm's chair talks up TiVoToGo.
January 5, 2005
newsmaker Just before CES lifts its curtain, Bill Gates chats with CNET News.com about his company's consumer push.
January 5, 2005
Some say digital video recorder company's upgrade to free mobile TiVoToGo service is too slow in coming.
January 5, 2005
Yahoo will let makers of cable and satellite TV set-top boxes license its content and services, hoping to branch into consumer devices.
January 5, 2005
Electronics giant rolls out 102-inch high-def plasma TV for demonstration purposes only but plans to offer an 80-incher this year.
January 5, 2005
Handheld game player "most likely" will make it to North America by late March.
January 5, 2005
As part of digital shift, electronics maker is planning device that will record HD DVDs, DVDs and CDs.
January 5, 2005
TVs, MP3s and even PCs all saw gains in 2004. The coming year should see an equally large lift, according to the Consumer Electronics Association.
January 5, 2005
Video54 says new intelligent antenna technology can make wireless networks reliable enough to carry video.
January 5, 2005
Magnetic media maker's scratch- and smudge-resistant discs to hit stores by February.
January 5, 2005
If you've just bought a plasma TV, you might get one-upped in two years, when TVs using new carbon technology arrive. Image: How field emission displays work
January 5, 2005
Health care company introduces a device that will store detailed medical information for its customers.
January 5, 2005
Satellite radio company picks Microsoft's Windows Media software to power its upcoming mobile video service.
January 5, 2005
As the runways of Paris are to the garment trade, so will the hallways of CES be this week to the world of digital gadgetry.
The New York Times
January 5, 2005
Strategy hinges on new HD TV media "hub," expanded line of flat-panel TVs and a leap into new video copy protection technology.
January 4, 2005
The optical disk drive debuts as electronics companies jockey for support of their new DVD systems.
January 4, 2005
Annual trade show will offer peeks at the latest in high-definition technology, notebook chips and PlayStation Portable.
Photos: CES gadget glitz
January 4, 2005
The DVR maker unveils its TiVoToGo service, which lets subscribers transfer programming to their laptops.
January 3, 2005
Orb Networks lets consumers view live TV though cell phones and PDAs, and big-name companies are paying attention.
January 3, 2005
The living room is a high-tech battleground as the consumer electronics industry digitizes home entertainment.
January 1, 2005