With billions of dollars in sales at stake, telecommunications companies are joining the intensifying battle already begun by computing stalwarts and consumer electronics giants to push digital music, photos and television deeper into homes in 2005.

The growing competition in digital entertainment will be more evident than ever at this year's International Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, where 2,400 exhibitors will vie for attention as they showcase the year's hot products and technologies.

Here are some highlights of the gadgets:

Orb Networks Inc. shows off a new streaming service that lets subscribers remotely access their digital media files from their home PCs, and even watch live television, on gadgets with Internet connections, on a browser-equipped cellphone.

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