TWICE - February 9, 2004

Sales of flat-panel televisions, DVD recorders and digital cameras helped Sony register break-even sales figures in its consumer electronics segment during the company's fiscal third quarter. Segment sales reached $13.8 billion in the three months, about flat with the dollar volume reported in the third quarter of last year.

• Accessories
• EarHugger Headphone Introduction Keys To Price
• Sakar Debuts 15-Min. Battery Charger, Card Reader/Writer
• APC Intros Computer Fingerprint Scanner
• Universal Remote Control Debuts 'Custom-Level' Remote Line
• AVAD, Universal Team For Home Theater Remotes
• Jabra Enters Mobile Speakerphone Category
• Duracell Offers Added-Capacity Battery

• Business News
• Duracell Q4 Biz Sales At Gillette Rise 5%
• Toshiba CE Sales Off 2% In Fis. Q3
• Energizer Battery Sales In N.A. Climb 6%
• Business Notes
• Retail Sales Improved In January
• Amazon N.A. CE Sales Grow 22%

• By The Numbers
• PDA Sales Fall Worldwide
• CEA's Consumers To Watch: The Teen Market

• Communications
• New Wireless Service Reduces Navigation Cost
• Kyocera Adds PTT, Plans 2nd Model
• NPD Tracks Rising Adoption Rate Of Highly Featured Cellphones

• Computer Technology
• Computer Briefs
• Gartner, IDC: Good PC Sales Seen For 2004
• Gateway Alters CE, Retail Plans With eMachines

• Digital Imaging
• Digital SLRs Share Spotlight
• Faster Flash For PMA
• Canon Courts Retailers With Wide-Format Printing
• Digicam Battle Lines To Be Drawn At PMA
• New Printers Promote Portability
• Imaging Briefs

• Home Audio
• Aiwa Targets PC-Music Listeners
• DVD Recorders Flow Into HTiB Mainstream

• Major Appliances
• Hoover Hurts Maytag Earnings
• Samsung Restructures Major Appliance Unit
• Whirlpool Sales, Income Rise

• Mobile Electronics
• Eclipse, Audiovox Grow Nav Lines
• GMRS Combos Include Text, MP3

• News
• Sirius Boosts Q4 Sales, Subscribers
• Sonance Co-Founders Return To Manage Company
• Eton Maintains Grundig Brand In U.S. For Now
• Gemini's Sandy Garfinkle Dies At 67
• Retailers Plan For Convergence
• Sirius Grows OEM; XM Adds MSNBC
• JVC Pushes Video Displays, Discs
• EchoStar, Sprint 'Formalize' Deal For One Bill Plan
• Sears' 4Q Retail Revenue Rises 3.6%
• Pioneer Inks Deal To Buy NEC's Plasma Production
• DirecTV, Verizon Team Up To Offer Bundled Services
• Hughes Cuts Jobs, Ups DirecTV Prices
• Gateway Q4 Revenue Slides 17%, Loss Widens
• TWICE PEOPLE
• FISH Swims Into Flash Format War

• Retailing/E-tailing
• Best Buy Debuts Connectivity Demo Areas
• Nationwide Gathers In Big Easy
• Making Warranty Management A Competitive Advantage
• Vibrant CES Offers Up Simplicity Message
• RadioShack Revamps Operations To Boost Bottom Line
• High-End Or Low, Consumers Want Warranty Plans
• Good Guys Talks Post-Merger Plans
• Tweeter's Sales Rose 2% During Fiscal Q1
• Warranty Firms Have Enough Repairmen, For Now

• Video/Home Satellite
• Planar Introduces Sub-$4K Plasma TV
• Daewoo Expands High-End TV Offerings
• Pixa Bows $1,999 30W" LCD TV
• Akai Announces DLP Rear-Projection TV Plans

• Viewpoint
• Connected Changes