PlayStation 2: game console as Trojan horse; they can play DVD's; they're wired for the Internet; can game machines replace the PC?

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PlayStation 2, or PS2, is the latest version of Sony's computer game console that offers more than enhanced video games. It plays audio CD's and DVD movies. It can be connected to high-tech stereo receivers for Dolby Digital or DTS sound. Sony boasts that the console can handle 66 million polygons, or visual elements,in a video game. Priced at $299, Sony foresees PS2 as an innovative link to Internet gaming.

Japan, Innovations, Product description/specification, Sony Corp., SNE, Sony Playstation 2 (Computer-based entertainment system)

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Log off, John Boy, cc: Grandpa Walton; home networking still isn't easy, but broadband has made it much more appealing

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Networking kits for the home computer user are becoming simpler to install and configure. Presently, there are products that use data wire, the phone line, home power wiring, or wireless network hubs. Connections vary in speed and security. The faster and more expensive run at 11 megabits per second. Wireless connections offer ranges of use up to 150 feet. These sytems allow each household member to have their own computer, yet save some money by sharing a scanner, a printer, and a high speed Internet connection.

United States, Telephone and telegraph apparatus, Telephone Apparatus Manufacturing, Data Communications Equip, Statistical Data Included, Computer network equipment industry, Usage, Network hardware industry, Technology overview, Data communications equipment, Local area networks, LAN

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For children, how cool is it? Consumers ask an age-old question, and retailers are pining to answer it

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There are many electronic devices and toys for children on the market this holiday season. They include drawing tablets, seeing robots, enhanced reading devices, digital music players and learning blocks. A list of the educational and fun digital toys is provided.

World, Purchasing, Buyers Guide, Hardware buyers' guide

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