TWICE - July 22, 2002

Dave Owen, Midwest branch video manager for JVC, has been named general manager of its Video Division and will report to Consumer Video Division VP Jerry Barbera …Judy Bruner, senior VP and chief financial officer of Palm, has been appointed to the board of SanDisk …Mike Wagener has been named president of ArialPhone.

• Accessories
• Vantage Point Launches SoundStage Speaker Stands
• Plantronics: Comfort, Fit Drive Headset Sales Leader
• Soundbug Works As Alternative To Headphones
• Retailers Differ About Why Headset Sells
• Modular Faceplates Offer ID Windows
• Stomp Transforms PCs Into Digital Audio Workstations
• Monster Offers Flagship AC Power/Protection Product
• Lenmar Intros Battery Line For Cordless Phones
• Radio Powered By 'Windup,' Battery

• Business News
• Maytag Q2 Major Appliance Sales Jump 23%
• Electrolux Q2 U.S. Majap Shipments Up 9%
• Business News
• Whirlpool Repeats 11% Sales Boost In N.A. During '02

• By the Numbers
• CEA Releases Retailer/Manufacturer Relationships Study
• Video Industry Sales Scorecard

• Communications
• AT&T Wireless Adds Location-Based Service
• Communications Briefs
• Retail Chefs Add Zest To VTech Recipe
• Distribution, Price, Features Advance VTech Phone's Fortunes

• Computer Technology
• Need For Speed
• OS X Upgrade, Windows-Based iPods Launched At MacWorld
• Sony Introduces LCD Monitors
• One Billionth PC Shipped
• HP's Pavilion Proves Being First Pays Off
• Imation Refocuses On Blank Media Market
• Price Plus Performance Equals Sales
• Price Is The Issue

• Digital Imaging
• Dealers: 'Absolute Home Run'
• Olympus Hits High Note
• Nikon's Mass Appeal
• The Pixel Of Retail Strength

• Home Audio
• Salespeople Drove Receiver's Success
• Dealers: It's A Simple Case Of Black & White
• Kenwood's Mainstream Series Adds DVD-Audio, 6.1-Channel Decoding
• Tivoli Enters Portable, Clock-Radio Markets

• Major Appliances
• Fully Featured Frigidaire Is Priced Right
• Dealers Praise Sharply Priced Feature Roster
• Majap Shipments Up 5.9% In June

• Mobile Electronics
• Kenwood's High-End Triumph
• Customers Like Price, Retailers Love Margins
• Dealers: It's The 'Wow' Factor
• On The Low End, JVC Finds Niche

• News
• Sony: Web Portables Could Triple By '03
• Hughes Reports DirecTV Revenue Up 15% In Q2
• Nokia: Phone Sales Up 1% During Q2
• Digital TV Sales Surge In 1st Half
• Cablevision's Yapp: Making The Wiz Work — By Christmas
• Spectra, World Wide Licenses Revive Polaroid Brand
• 'One-Of-A-Kind' Products Are Being Planned By Sharp
• Columbia Audio/Video Founder, Hi-Fi Innovator, Rozak Dies At 73
• Notebooks With Wireless Networking Go To College
• New Harman Unit Brings Lexicon, Madrigal Together
• Thomson Unveils All-Widescreen DTV Line
• Sears Retail Unit's Sales Down About 1% In Q2
• Office Depot Q2 Sales, Profit Grow
• Powell Criticizes CE Biz On DTV Tuner Response
• Philips' CE Profits Outperform Parent During Fiscal Q2
• GE Q2 Majap Revenue Rises 14%
• TWICE Spotlights Successful SKUs

• Retailing/E-tailing
• CE's Top Three Specialists Set Power Plays In Motion
• Ultimate Adds Builder Division
• CEA Holds First Wireless Meeting
• What's In A Name: Trademark Law Every Dealer Should Know
• Cheers For TWICE's Tarr, Jeers For Hollywood Studios
• The Wiz Hopes To Wow 'Em With New Digital Format

• Video/Home Satellite
• Picture Quality Drove Winning Hitachi PJTV
• Sony's 36-Inch XBR HD Monitor Paces Industry
• Panasonic PDP Wins With Value, Contrast
• Dealers: Beauty Is Screen Deep
• Retailers Point To Picture, Cosmetics
• Panasonic Panel Pushed Flat Screen Story

• Viewpoint
• Stories of Success? and Filibustering