These include low-cost remote accessappliances like the PogoPlug, midrange NAS storage devices such as Netgear's Stora, and expensive but powerful solutions that cater to the technically inclined, such as HP's MediaSmart products powered by Windows Home Server.
Mr Kusnetzky predicted that sales of information appliances - from stripped down terminals used primarily to access to the internet, to smart mobile phones and handheld computers such as the Palm Pilot - would outpace PC sales by 2004.
Despite the town's infancy, your suite is outfitted with a host of revered amenities: a living room with pull-out couch, a fully equipped kitchen with stainless steel appliances, two LCD TVs, en suite washer and dryer, wireless Internet access and a soaker bathtub with separate glass-enclosed shower.