TWICE - May 19, 2003

Isaac Levy rejoins Sanyo Fisher's Audio Video Division as sales & marketing VP, a new post. Norihiko Morimoto, ex- Sanyo Fisher Home Appliances and Sanyo Canada exec, joins the Audio Video Division as VP/general manager…Jonas Tanenbaum promoted to Samsung's Visual Display Group senior marketing manager.

• Accessories
• Redline Debuts First CE Furniture Line
• Channel Master Expands Antenna Line Into Lowe's
• What's Hot In CE Carrying Bags, Cases
• DH Labs Introduces Copper Connectors

• Business News
• EchoStar Moves Back Into The Black In First Quarter
• Battery Companies Show Mixed Results For Quarter
• Duracell Q1 Battery Sales Increase 16%
• Rayovac Fiscal Q2 N.A. Sales Off 12%
• OfficeMax Q1 Domestic Comps Climb 5%
• SanDisk Q1 Revenue Soars 88%

• By The Numbers
• CD Format Keeps Spinning, CEA Finds
• Video Industry Sales Scorecard

• Communications
• Correction
• AT&T Tries Prepaid Without Pain
• New Voice-Recognition Technology Added To Handsets

• Computer Technology
• Tapwave Launches Wireless Gaming Handheld
• Retail Picks Up Tablet PC Biz Sales
• PC Briefs

• Digital Imaging
• Kodak Turns Atlanta Into Digital Print Lab
• Canon Shrinks Summer Imaging Introductions
• Online Photo Use Grows
• Imaging Briefs

• Home Audio
• Panasonic Expands DVD-Audio Playback In DVD, HTiB Systems
• TDK Expanding Audio Hardware
• Apple Keeping iTunes To Itself, For Now

• Major Appliances
• Niche Players Provide Product Panoply At K/BIS

• Mobile Electronics
• LEDs Lighting Up Sales
• Navigation Sales Up, But Still Struggling
• Audi/Volkswagen Offer Digital Audio From PhatNoise
• Delphi SKYFi Moves Into Wal-Mart; XM Home/Portable Sales Hit 65K

• News
• XM Q1 Revenue Jumps, EBITDA Loss Narrows
• Transamerica Exec Sounds Off On Choosing Financial Providers
• Gateway Unveils Overhaul Plans
• Neil Terk, Terk Technologies Head, Dies At 55
• Luce Bows Integrated Flat-Panel HDTVs
• Multiroom DVR Slated For Cable Test In Philly Market
• Toshiba America Names President
• Kodak Ends HP Deal, Acquires Applied SciFi
• Thomson Takes Tough Precautions On SARS Crisis
• Hybrid SACD Production Ramps Up
• Sony Surprises E3 With Handheld Game Plans
• Sirius Reports Q1 Revenue Climbs, As Subs Increase
• Sirius Says Ford To Offer Service In Ten '04 Cars
• Toshiba Bows 'MultiDrive' DVD Recorder

• Retailing/E-tailing
• April Sales Mild In Wake Of War
• Extranet Site For Olympus
• Live From Eden Prairie, It's ShopNBC CE!
• CE Industry Keeps A Wary Eye On SARS

• Video/Home Satellite
• Runco Readies Long-Awaited June Vidikron Launch
• Sony Unveils New MiniDV Camcorder
• Toshiba Re-Enters Integrated High-Definition Market

• Viewpoint
• CE's Fear, Anxiety Of SARS