Circuit boards, integrated circuits, semiconductors, computer software for audio and video manipulation; communications and networking hardware and associated computer software for audio, data and video manipulation and multimedia networking, all for use with modems, multiplexers, encoders, decoders and controllers; computer hardware and software to enable video, audio and data distribution from personal video recorders, picture-in-picture, DVD players, television, security systems, light control devices, heating controls and other handheld devices, namely, personal digital assistants, cellular phone and web pads; computer hardware and software for use in accessing and connecting to local, wide area and global networks; video, voice and data transmitters and receivers for wireless and wired means; integrated circuits and computer software for compression and decompression of data, audio and video; hardware and software for creating facilitating and managing video and data distribution over global and home computer networks