TWICE - January 19, 2004

Monster Cable Products honored its top dealers of the year last night at the Paris Hotel ballroom, here, citing seven retailers for their contributions of the past 12 months to the consumer electronics business as well as to the party's host. Ultimate Electronics, based in Thornton, Colo.

• Accessories
• European Battery Maker, Uniross, New To U.S. Market
• Memorex Enlarging Computer Accessories Family
• Wireworld Debuts 'First' High-End HDMI Cable
• Winegard Antenna Made For Urban Locations
• Verbatim Delivering 8x DVD+R Media
• Fellowes Body Glove Line Debuts At CES

• Business News
• Business Notes
• Chains Report Soft Holiday Sales
• Apple's Q1 Revenue Up 36%, Net In Black
• PalmSource Revenue Rises 13% In Fiscal Q2
• Samsung CE Div. Oper. Profit Turns Black In Q4

• Communications
• Verizon To Invest $3 Billion In Broadband Rollout
• Service Integration And Content Seen As Keys To Wireless Market
• Audiovox Unveils Its First EV-DO, PTT Phones

• Computer Technology
• HP, Philips To Ship Dual Layer +R Drives
• DSL Subscribers Fall Farther Behind Cable
• Motorola Upgrades Its Digital Video Line

• Home Audio
• Pioneer Demos Latest A/V Network Concept
• Audio In Vegas: A Place To Hook Up

• Major Appliances
• Builders' Show Barrels Into Vegas This Week

• Mobile Electronics
• Embedded Gaming Among Hot Mobile Video Offerings
• XM, Sirius Add Trafffic, Weather, Preview Video
• Kenwood Bows Wi-Fi Music Keg
• Satellite Video Beams To The Car

• News
• FCC's Powell Previews Tech Issues For '04
• Digital TV Sales Increase 61.7% To 4.12M In '03
• LG Centralizes U.S. Operations, Names Ahn President
• Epson Launches Home Theater PTV Lineup
• Dell To ExpandLine Of Printing, Imaging Items
• Philips' Kleisterlee Says 'Keep It Simple' At CEA's CES Dinner
• Gates Reports Media Center Due In 2004
• HP Reports iPods, Flat-Panel TVs, Are In Its Future
• Fiorina Courts Content Providers In CES Keynote
• Changes Made At Good Guys As Weller Leaves
• CES Attendance Of 129K Sets Record
• DXG To Enter U.S. Market With Digicams Under Own Brand
• DirecTV To Be Sold Under One Brand

• Retailing/E-tailing
• HTSA Celebrates Successful Holiday Selling Season
• TWICE Roundtable Retailers Hash Out Holidays
• Retailers Report Volatile Mix Will Drive '04 Sales
• Ultimate Earns Top DVD Dealer Award
• PRO Group Pleased With Member Mix, 2003 Sales
• HTSA Sets Spring Meeting

• Video/Home Satellite
• Video Industry Sales Scorecard
• Pinnacle Studios Unveils Studio 9 Software
• Toshiba Embraces DLP RPTVs, Drops LCoS
• Hitachi Unveils 55W" PDP, DVD Recorders
• Runco Unveils Advanced Gen 3, Vidikron D-ILA Projector

• Viewpoint
• Déjà vu And 'Convergence'