CES spells out the future for packaged home entertainment.(From The Editor)(Consumer Electronics...

One of the clear themes of the recently concluded Consumer Electronics Show is that hardware manufacturers are preparing for the day when consumers look to some device, probably more PC-like than CE-like, to manage and distribute the various digital media they consume, not only at home but while mobile.

Walking the aisles of the vast expo halls, sitting in on some of the sessions focusing on content and content management, it's funny how few times I heard or saw the acronym DVD. It's not that suppliers or retailers necessarily believe DVD is a technology on the wane. I