The integration of the home PC with its Internet connection and the TV and stereo will open up new opportunities for companies large and small.

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With its travel-size design, TL-MR3020 is compact enough to take on the road and share its 3G Internet connection wherever coverage is available.

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It can share its high-speed HSPA cellular data or Internet connection over Wi-Fi with up to 10 devices, such as laptops or other PDA phones.

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The attraction is simple: If there's a company with a wireless network within range of a favorite coffee joint, why not borrow its fast Internet connection and surf while you sip.

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But the two devices are also different in that Sony plans to offer a way for its advanced data centers to stream game images and button presses over the Internet to its PlayStation, allowing customers to play potentially any game instantly with a Web connection.

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Verizon has been delivering high-quality video entertainment to its FiOS and High Speed Internet broadband customers since 2005 with online services like Starz Play, ESPN360, Disney Connection, YES Network and NFL Game Extra.

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