Cover Story 3 wishes The 3G guessing game. We look into big bandwidth and big questions. —by Terrence P Lynch, Contributing Editor

Features
One for all
The humble phone line already carries data and voice. Can it deliver TV too?
—by Margot Suydam, Technology Editor

Assembly required
Building blocks speed appliance development, but can’t guarantee success.
—by Maury Wright, Editor-in-Chief

Hold your fire
There’s no need for the conflict that’s brewing over how to connect digital AV devices.
—by Lee Ratliff, 1394 Trade Association

Editor’s Letter
Bar-code nation
—by Matthew Miller, Managing Editor

Promise keepers
—by Maury Wright, Editor-in-Chief

Guest Opinions
Fee fright
—by David Roth, RocketPod

Pushing pull
—by Rashid Skaf, Broadband Gateways

Time tells
—by Eric Hartz, ZapMedia

Gear
New Products for work and play

Inside the digital den
Big Brother
PVRs enhance the TV experience, but who’s watching?
—by Maury Wright

Random Packets
They said it

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