TWICE - December 8, 2003

Monster Cable has developed a turnkey merchandising and sales-training program designed to reverse the fortunes of the audio-component business and boost the declining attachment rate of home-theater-in-a-box (HTiB) systems to flat-screen TVs. "If salespeople don't present what you can do with audio, what do you expect?" founder and "head monster" Noel Lee told TWICE.

• Accessories
• Point RCA A/V Connectors Toward Home Theater Use
• Peerless Speaker Mount Geared For Home Theater
• Sennheiser Intros Gaming Headset
• Verbatim Ships Printable DVD-R Media
• Monster Hooks Older TVs To New DVD Players
• Richard Gray Bows Pole Pig
• Flexible Conductor Speaker Cable Debuts
• Ultralink Ships Cable For High Bandwidth DV
• Fellowes Intros Bluetooth BlueSport Wireless Headset
• Protective Cases For Satellite Dishes Debut
• Duracell Disposable Battery Powers Digital Cameras

• Business News
• Rex Sales Flat, Earnings Lower In Fiscal Q3
• Electronics Boutique Sales Up 15% In Q3
• TiVo Revenue Climbs 73% In Fiscal Q3
• Ultimate Electronics Profit In Red For Fiscal Q3

• By the Numbers
• Video Industry Sales Scorecard

• Communications
• NCI Kits Expand Wireless-Phone Usability
• Carriers Maintain Handset Share
• Manufacturers Boost 2.4GHz, 5.8GHz Advertising

• Computer Technology
• PC-Related Products Performing Well In 2003
• LCD-Panel Shortfall Boosts Prices
• Digital River To Handle Targus Online Sales

• Home Audio
• The Undersold Custom-Audio Market
• HTiBleed: The Wrong Solution?
• Raters Of The Lost Art: Is The Demo Dead?
• Speaking To Young Consumers
• Home Audio: How Do We Get Out Of This Mess? (Part 1)
• Can Today's Retailers Handle Step-Up Selling?
• Getting The Message Out

• Major Appliances
• Oct. Majap Shipments Up 12.4%
• BSH Bows New Cooking, Laundry Lines

• Mobile Electronics
• Dual Offers CD Receiver With TV Tuner
• JVC Leads With $99 Head Unit
• Mobile Video Vendors Get Early Jump On CES

• News
• Jacobs Selected To Be President Of Klipsch Audio
• Analog Device's SHARC Will Get A Q1 Ramp-Up
• Dell Added to CES Speaker Roster
• Tweeter Sales Flat, Posts Loss In Fiscal Q4
• Conn's Goes Public With IPO At $14
• Nov. Retail Sales Flex Some Early Seasonal Muscle
• Bose Says It Tried To Resolve Issues In CEDIA Dispute
• Compton Retires, Mondry Becomes CompUSA's CEO
• Stern To Become DirecTV CEO When News Corp. Deal Is Final
• U.S. Gov't Sets Antidumping Penalties
• Large-Screen TV Shortages May Hamper Holiday
• Yamaha Names Osawa U.S. CE Unit President
• DirecTV Inks Licensing Deal With Gemstar-TV Guide

• Retailing/E-tailing
• It's Premature To Write Off Picture Tubes
• What's In A Name? Try A 20% Discount
• HTSA Elects Board Members
• Buying Groups Celebrate Their Staying Power
• MEGA Cruise Marks 20th Year
• Black Friday Promos Herald Holiday Season

• Video/Home Satellite
• HD-DVD Format Passes DVD Forum
• DirecTV Grows HDTV Bundle Promos
• Haier, Legend, TCL Top China OEM List

• Viewpoint
• Black Friday's Underside