TWICE - August 20, 2001

Max Wasinger, veteran Mitsubishi sales & marketing VP, adds senior VP to his title… Roberta Lewis, veteran audio/video executive and former PARA president and PRO Group director who was most recently VP/chief marketing officer at KnowledgeLink, joins Phase Technology as sales and marketing VP… Patricia F.

• Accessories
• More Plus Less Doubles Remote Users' Pleasure

• Business News
• Wink's 2nd Qtr. Revenue Soars Along With Loss
• Electric Fuel's 2nd Quarter Sales Increase 63%
• Ingram Micro's 2nd Quarter U.S. Sales Drop 24%
• XM Satellite Radio Extends Loss In Q2 With Launch Looming
• Business Notes
• Earnings Brief

• By The Numbers
• TWICE Top 5: Best-Selling Products At Retail (Based on June 2001 unit sales)
• Video Industry Sales Scorecard
• Video Products Maintain Growth

• Communications
• Communications Briefs
• Siemens Adds New Features To 2.4GHz Cordless Line

• Computer Technology
• Software Sales Hold Steady, NPD Says
• PC Briefs
• PDA Sales Expected To Hit 85M In 2006
• HP Readying Scanner Line
• eMachines 2001 Line, UMAX PCs Usher In Back-To-School Season
• Sony, Samsung Ink Memory Stick Agreement

• Home Audio
• Digital Download Rights Proposed
• The Rules Of Webcasting
• Expo Expectations: A/V, Networks, And More

• Major Appliances
• The TWICE Top 5: Best-Selling Products At Retail Based on June 2001 unit sales
• BSH Regroups With New Management, $200M Boost
• Amana Introduces Feature-Laden Fridges

• News
• Pegasus Q2 Revenue Doubles, Loss Widens
• Fry's Hashes Out Egghead Deal
• Retail Sales In CE Market Wilted In July
• Pegasus Granted Ka-Band Orbital Slots By FCC
• Recoton Narrows 2nd Quarter Loss, Sales Off 4%
• CEA Lauds PC Tax Holiday In S.C.; NRF Down On Renewal Of Web Law
• Ruling Doesn't Worry Web Radio Suppliers
• Philips Inks Partnership With Nationwide
• Siemens Readies Network Products, HomeRF Phones
• Nikon Promo Taps Sex In The City Star
• Panasonic Bows New Camcorder/Camera Combo
• Best Buy To Acquire Future Shop
• Hi-Res Video, Audio Mark Sharp Lineup
• Sony, Casio Hang Up On Home Phone Biz
• Sears, Samsung, CBS Teaming Up On HDTV Football
• EchoStar Makes New Bid For Hughes
• Three Top Execs Exit RadioShack In Reshuffling
• Memorex Offering Next Generation DVD-R Media Line
• 'New-Economy' Installers Prepare For CEDIA's Expo

• Retailing/E-tailing
• Dealers Integrate Online Efforts As E-tail Enters Adolescence
• Tax Rebates Spur Wal-Mart CE Sales
• eBay: It's Not Just Beanie Babies

• Video/Home Satellite
• Hughes Bows New DirecTV Line For Fall
• RCA Offers Advanced DirecTV IRD Line
• EchoStar Dish Continues To Pressure DirecTV
• Video Briefs

• Viewpoint
• Tales From The Web…