TWICE - September 16, 2002

Sony introduced the Dual RW combination DVD+RW/-RW PC drive in a move it hopes will halt the war now taking place between the DVD+R/+RW and DVD-R/-RW formats. The Dual RW is Sony's attempt to end the format war that has been raging for the past year between DVD+R/+RW and DVD-R/-RW. By creating a drive that can accommodate both media types the company believes the category is no...

• Accessories
• DVDs Help Home Storage Rack Up Sales

• Business News
• HP's Q3 Loss Reaches $2B, Revenue Down 11%
• Soft Sales For Publicly-Held Chains
• Financial Briefs
• Staples Reports Q2 N.A. Sales Up 2%
• Target's Fiscal Q2 Revenue Rises 16%

• By The Numbers
• Video Industry Sales Scorecard
• NPD's Edwards Outlines CE's Growth Categories

• Communications
• 5.8GHz Phones Hit The Market
• Wireless Number Portability To Spur Churn: In-Stat Report
• AT&T, Nextel Top Wireless Customer Satisfaction Survey

• Computer Technology
• TI Chip Geared For VOIP/VOD
• PC Briefs
• nReach Offers Entertainment Kiosks For Handheld Devices
• Dell To Enter Printer, PDA Markets
• Retailvision Briefs
• Intuit Fights Unlicensed Use
• Walmart.com Offers $199 PC From Microtel

• Digital Imaging
• New Cams In Time For Holiday Selling Season
• Revamped Veo Launches New Products
• Gretag Bows Polaroid Kiosk
• ASF Unveils Dry Process Kiosk Concept
• Sony Unveils New Dye Sub Printer Pair

• Home Audio
• Audio Components To Get Custom Touch During Expo
• Vendors Increase Placement Options For Home Speakers
• Select Portables Store, Play Authorized Music Downloads
• SACD/DVD-A Combinations Proliferate

• Major Appliances
• Offshore Majap Makers Making Major U.S. Inroads

• Mobile Electronics
• Satellite Radio Products Debut For Fall Season
• 2002 Competitions Draw To Close On Upbeat Note
• Suppliers To Ship 2003 Product Lines Earlier
• FCC Ruling Disappoints Radar Detector Suppliers

• News
• MARTA, NATM To Relocate Their Executive Offices
• Harvey Shows Gains In Fiscal Q3
• CES 2003 To Sport True Int'l Flavor
• DTV Unit Sales Up 61% In July
• IDC Sees Lower Unit Shipments For PCs In 2002
• Custom's Growing Influence Evident At 13th Expo
• SONICblue Cuts Workforce By 25 Percent
• Income Rises 39%, But Sales Fall For Rex In Fiscal Q2
• H.H. Gregg Leaving NATM Buying Group
• Best Buy Cuts Costs Amid Slower Sales
• TWICE People
• Circuit City Sales Up 10%
• Wal-Mart To Test Sanyo PDPs
• New High-Definition Disc Contenders Emerge
• Samsung, Sears, CBS Set HDTV NCAA Football Sked
• Interoperability Is Objective Of New Digital Association
• Code Systems Restructures Its Sales Operations

• Retailing/E-tailing
• The Party's Over: Custom Installers Face Brave New World
• Shoppers Sidestepping CE Dealers On Buying Decisions
• AVB Steers Independent Course With Brand Source
• Don't Stifle Technology While Protecting Content
• CE Products High On Back-To-School Lists
• Office Depot Forges Online Partnership With Amazon.com

• Special Section
• CEDIA Expo Preview
• New Names, Configurations Enter Custom Speaker Market
• Snell Designs To Overcome In-Wall Issues
• Devices Integrate Control Of Multiple Home Systems
• Expo Exhibitors To Simplify Audio, Video, PC Networking
• Home Systems Round Out Expo
• Atlas Enters Residential Market
• Hard Drive Server Category Playing Zone

• Video/Home Satellite
• ReplayTV Adding Subscription Option
• More DLP Projection TVs Set For CEDIA Expo
• New Projectors, DVD Recorders Slated For CEDIA Expo

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