CES 2006: Home audio and MP3

iPod rivals ready for prime time at last?

Clones look to undermine Apple's long-standing lead in the market for MP3 players.
January 6, 2006

Verizon touts new music and networking services

The company's CEO unveiled new music services and touted its upcoming push for network advances.
January 5, 2006

Video

Listening in on the Helix
A look at Samsung's satellite radio/MP3 player hybrid with 50 hours of storage.

SanDisk out with tiny digital music players

Company says it plans to challenge Apple for dominance in the "flash" memory player market.
January 5, 2006

MTV gets first crack at Windows' new music

New "Urge" music service is first to tap Microsoft's new multimedia features. But how much is that worth?
January 5, 2006

HP drops iTunes, taps RealNetworks for music

Computer maker's highly touted deal with Apple ends at last, with decision to distribute rival music software.
Photos: What HP brought to CES
January 4, 2006

Got earphones, but what about eyephones?

blog Icuiti is second CES vendor we know of to showcase video display headsets for use with music players and other devices.
January 4, 2006

XM Satellite to debut two portable players

Handheld radios will store and play MP3 files and those encoded using Windows Media software.
Photos: XM's hybrids
January 3, 2006

Headset turns video iPod into big screen

blog New headset makes it seem like you're watching the video iPod on a big-screen TV.
January 3, 2006

previous coverage

Voice control coming to XM radio

Technology will let drivers issue voice commands to search through 160 channels of music, talk radio and other stations.
December 29, 2005

Verizon plans to offer mobile music downloads

New service would allow subscribers to purchase, download songs "over-the-air" through their phones, CNET News.com has learned.
December 22, 2005