Converging on the future

special reports  As thousands descended on the madness that is Comdex, CNET's NEWS.COM sorted through the chaos to show how the latest technologies fit into the industry and the rest of the world. Each day this week, a new special report focused on a technology, business, or issue highlighted at the conference.

Monday Visions of the future  •  Net TVs may get boxed in  •  Digital photos: Out of focus?  •  Blurred picture for DVDs Tuesday NC stands for "not clear"  •  A solution seeking a problem  •  Going beyond the desktop  •  What exactly is a thin client? Wednesday The bleeding edge  •  Notebooks, mega to mini  •  PC-TVs do it all  •  Sorting out the DVD mess Thursday Raising the speed limit  •  Cable modems fight for lead  •  DSL: New kid on the block  •  Is space the final frontier? Friday From backbone to backyard  •  Networking firms hit home  •  Meeting ISPs at intersection  •  The next stars of high tech