Article: Cable Modems May be a Step Closer to Bringing Interactive Services to Homes.(Originated from San Jose Mercury News, Calif.)

ANAHEIM, Calif.--Nov. 30--Consumers longing for the chance to pick the movies they want when they want them, or to receive live video broadcasts in their computers got some good news on Wednesday.

Two of computing's biggest names -- Hewlett-Packard Co. and Intel Corp.- made a series of new technology announcements that could make it easier for you to pick and choose what you see and how you see it on your PC or TV.

H-P was the first out of the gate here at the Western Cable Show, saying it will be supplying the nation's third-largest cable operator, Comcast Corp., with low-cost set-top boxes and cable modems, a move that will allow high-speed transmissions of ...

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