Hewlett-Packard Co. today will unveil a range of products including its branded version of the iPod digital music player that raises the stakes in a war between PC and electronics makers for a spot in increasingly digitized living rooms. Earlier this month, HP executives showed the new products to reporters. They included a Digital Entertainment Center, which works as a personal video recorder and ties together movies, digital music and a stereo, among other functions.
The HP-branded version of Apple's iPod has unofficially been dubbed the "hPod". HP is expecting to quickly outsell Apple's iPod offering through its distribution channels in retail store outlets.