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Sonos attended this year's show and showcased their Digital Music System which is slated to ship some time this month. What makes the Sonos system unique is their wireless remote control which features a color LCD screen. Simply put one of their base units in the room of your choice and the system will interface with your computer to stream music to that room. Add multiple base units throughout your home and listen to music independently or simultaneously — it's your choice.

Upper-end Media Center PC manufacturer Niveus Media was attending the show at Pierro's press event. They had two flavors to show off, one system which is one of their Media Center PC's and another which is a media storage server. Announced just last week, you can now control your Niveus system through your Pocket PC handheld giving you even more versatility. Also announced is their new K2 system which comes with ISF certification ensuring high quality content. This could be one of the best looking Media Center PC's out on the market.

Like we mentioned, many companies have announced digital entertainment set-top boxes, and HP is one of them. However, with HP's Digital Entertainment Center z550 series, they have taken it one step further.  The z550 consists of two different models, both utilizing a sharp looking case that will fit will with your other home theater components.  The z552 has two NTSC TV tuners, allowing for simultaneous pause, play and recording of two different channels.  The z555 has a single ATSC over-the-air high-definition TV tuner that allows pause, play and recording of HD over-the-air shows.  Both come equipped with a double-layer DVD+R/RW drive and are compatible with HP's Digital Media Center Extender.