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...connections this year, up from 7.8 million in 2002. Of course, DSLAMs are just part of the VOD story. The "video servers" - giant terabyte-sized computers that store films for viewer use - have also improved. Next in line: VOD is poised for another push forward as compression technologies like MPEG-4 and Microsoft's Windows Media 9 start to halve the amount of bandwidth required to send video. But for now, VOD's little-sung hero is the DSLAM, which may look like a fridge but is "beautiful as far as I'm concerned," says Alcatel's Ransom. Happy viewers...
...snap to set up, mainly because it detects your network and basically configures itself. Like similar products, the DSM-320 comes with software you must install on the computer where your multimedia files reside. You then select file folders (and file types, like JPEG and MPEG-4 video) to share so the media player can add them to its onscreen menu. All that sharing and streaming happens behind the scenes, so your spouse can work on a spreadsheet in the den while you walk down memory lane in the living room. The trick to using a media player...
...MORE WIRES The Philips Streamium FlatTV with built-in wi-fi pulls music, photos and even MPEG video content from your computer and displays it on an LCD screen. Sony is also introducing a wireless TV, the LocationFree flat panel. Plug the transmitter into a DVD player and take the screen for a stroll. The cool thing is, it's also a networked Internet appliance, so you can check your e-mail when the movie is over...
...digital camera but wouldn't dare take it to the beach--the surf, the sand, the horror! Now there's hope: Sony's 2-megapixel Cyber-shot U60 ($250) is certified for use at depths of up to 5 ft. And it has autofocus, a memory-stick slot and MPEG movie mode--but no optical zoom. For more info, go to www.time.com/gadget --By Wilson Rothman
...ARCHOS JUKEBOX MULTIMEDIA 20 An audio-video toy for bigger kids, this jukebox holds more than MP3s; it can store up to 40 hours of MPEG-4 video for viewing on its LCD screen. www.archos.com...