TWICE - June 24, 2002

As anticipated, Circuit City president/CEO Alan McCollough was elected chairman at the company's annual meeting last week. He succeeded Richard Sharp, who retired from the board and left the retail chain after 20 years of service… Whirlpool has promoted Tim Yaggi to the newly created position of senior VP/general manager, brand portfolio group, with responsibility for all Whirlpool brands...

• Accessories
• Plantronics Ships Speaker-Headset Switcher For PCs
• Scosche DVD Folder Line Comes In 3 Sizes
• Jabra Receives Award For Headset Design
• Monster Intros Premium Subwoofer Interconnects
• Rayovac Debuts Beefed Up Alkaline Battery
• APC Offers Notebook Security Lineup
• Jasco Bows GE PC Keyboards
• Atlantic Intros Portable Steel Case Collection
• Table Tote Eases Portable Use Of Laptop
• Lenmar Relocates California Headquarters
• Wambold Designs Unit For Mitsubishi Rear-Projection TV

• Communications
• Advertised 2.4GHz Cordless Prices
• Handset Sales Expected To Grow Steadily Through 2003
• Communications Briefs
• Advertised Wireless Phone Prices
• Kyocera Unveils Its Latest, Lightest Palm-Based Phone
• LG Releases Tiny 1X Phone

• Computer Technology
• Consumer Products Abound At PC Expo

• Home Audio
• e.Digital Adds Web Portables
• Canton, Turning 30, To Balance Market Message
• Audio Briefs
• Advertised Internet Audio Portable Prices

• Interactive Entertainment
• Xbox Strategizes To Take Control Of Online Gaming
• Robots Built For Consumers Seen During E3 Show
• Nintendo: 6M U.S. GBA Sales
• IDSA: Strong Growth In Store For Gaming

• Major Appliances
• Majap Mid-Year Outlook: White Goods Getting White Hot

• Mobile Electronics
• Sirius Expects Smooth Launch With Hardware Aplenty
• FRS/GMRS Prices, Margins Plunge

• News
• Zenith Slashes Plasma Prices, Inks With Ultimate
• Good Guys Cuts Loss In Fis. Q1
• Sales, Branding Strategies Are Key For Philips
• Pioneer Steps Up 6-Ch. Music Plans, Will Test A/V Network
• Virgin Mobile Launches Wireless Phone Service In U.S.
• EchoStar Adds Discovery HDTV Channel To DISH Net
• Mitsubishi Adds More Flat-Panel TVs, Bows LCD
• Audio Sales See Growth In April
• Circuit City's Q1 Net Climbs
• Best Buy Posts Strong Growth In Q1 Net, Sales
• TWICE Moving To Park Avenue July 15
• Crystal View To Replace Vidikron

• Retailing/E-tailing
• Best Buy, RadioShack Broaden Broadband
• Sony Sanctions Amazon.com
• E-Commerce Comes Of Age As Online Operations Show Profits
• Tweeter To Slow Store Expansion Going Forward
• Buying Groups: If You Can't Sue Them, Join Them

• Video/Home Satellite
• Video Industry Sales Scorecard
• Universal Standard For Set-Top Boxes Benefits All
• Samsung Starts$5M Flat-Panel Ad Campaign
• Sharp Bows New Aquos LCD TVs
• Epson Unveils First Home Theater Projector

• Viewpoint
• Your View of Copy Protection