TWICE - February 26, 2001

ATLANTA -This month's International Builders Show was light on white goods but heavy on home connectivity.Indeed, products and services for the networked home filled a dedicated wing of the Georgia World Congress Center, here, where proponents including GE, Sears and CEDIA (the Custom Electronic Design & Installation Association) plugged their respective visions of a wired future.

• Accessories
• Gemini 'PROmotes' New Remote
• Recoton Offers TV Guide Promotion
• Rayovac Pumps Alkaline Batteries
• GE/Sanyo Expands Rechargeable Battery Lineup
• Home Antennas Get Big Boost From Digital, Satellite TV

• Business News
• Emerson Radio Shows Strength In Fiscal-Q3 Results
• Hewlett-Packard Earnings Plunge 59% In Fiscal Q1
• Pioneer Electronics Q3 Sales Climb 6%
• Nokia Mobile Phone Sales Rise 66% In 2000

• By the Numbers
• Video Industry Sales Scorecard
• AHAM Reports Sales Down In Jan.

• Communications
• Siemens Wireless SIMpad Due With HomeRF
• Wireless Phone Carriers Deliver POP3 E-Mail
• VoiceStream, WebLink Join AOL For Wireless E-Mail
• Study Disputes Link Between Cellular Phone Use And Cancer
• Ericsson Targets Direct Sales With PDA/Phone

• Computer Technology
• PMA BRIEFS
• Panasonic To Ship 3.3-Megapixel Cameras
• Epson And Canon Introduce Host Of Photo Printers

• Home Audio
• Dahlquist, Clements Back In U.S. Stores
• Digital Surround Sound Sources Multiply
• IntelliNet Merges Audio, Home-Control Systems
• TV-Surround Update

• Interactive Entertainment
• NuWave Prepares Game Enhancer
• GAMES TO WATCH
• Nintendo Advances Game Boy Release
• Toshiba, Samsung Run DVD Rental Promos

• Major Appliances
• The Home Depot Expands Majaps
• Maytag Drops Its Accellis 5XP Oven

• Mobile Electronics
• FRS Follows Cellphones In Reducing Size
• Kove Audio Re-Enters Amp Market
• New FRS Portable Base Stations Debut
• Class D Amplifiers Gain Popularity With Retailers, Consumers
• MERA Changing Meeting Dates
• Suppliers Holding Off On MURS
• Clarion's JoyRide Gets New Software

• News
• EARNINGS BRIEFS
• Revised CEA Stats Say Portable Audio Sales Rose In '00
• Shutterfly To Create Best Buy's Photo Website
• etown Closes With Best Buy Getting Assets
• Earnings Expand Over 20% In '00 For RadioShack
• Sony Digital Photo Finishing System Bows
• Office Depot Retail Sales Climb In 4th Qtr., '00
• Toy Biz Blames Economy For Slump
• Limits Seen To Court's Napster Ruling
• Europe's Solution To Napster
• Booming FRS Business Drives Cobra Q4 Net Income Up 33%
• Samsung's CE Sales Up 48% In '00
• Thomson's 2000 CE Revenue Increases 37%
• Matsushita's Overseas A/V Sales Rise In Q3
• Audio Growth Exceeds Video In '00 Home Theater
• Sharp To Re-Enter Handheld Market With Zaurus Item
• Harvey Boosts Q1 Sales 17.3%
• TWICE PEOPLE
• Sendo, Microsoft Team On GSM Smartphone
• PMA Illustrates Transition From Analog To Digital
• Sound Advice Reports Record For Fiscal-Year, Q4 Net Sales

• Retailing/E-tailing
• Notes From The Front: 2001 Consumer Electronics Show In Review
• Size Does Matter In The Fight For Independents' Survival
• BACK TO SCHOOL
• E-TAILING BRIEFS
• Tweeter's Stake In Sound Advice Upped To 8.5%
• Service Net Joins Online Offerings
• Digital Technologies Spur Extended Warranty Sales
• Here2fix Links Up With Buy.com
• TOTO, I HAVE THE FEELING WE'RE NOT IN NEBRASKA ANYMORE

• Video/Home Satellite
• HBO Schedules HD Springsteen Show
• Panasonic Prepares ReplayTV Combo
• Camcorders Take Megapixel Shots At PMA
• HNS Ships TiVo Combo IRD For DirecTV Services