TWICE - March 22, 2004

Consumer Electronics Association (CEA) president/CEO Gary Shapiro received the 2004 Lifetime Achievement Award from Lighthouse International at its Winternight 2004 gala, held at Cipriani 42nd Street, here, earlier this month. Ranking members of the consumer electronics industry and members of the CEA board were on hand to congratulate Shapiro during the festivities, and as these...

• Accessories
• Microsoft Makes A 'Better' Mouse
• RhinoSkin Offers Leather Cases For Two Sony Handheld Models
• DH Labs Adds High-Definition Cable
• Monster Unveils Apple iPod Accessories
• Imation Teams To Retail Napster Optical Media Products
• Verbatim Ships 8x DVD+R Media
• Studio RTA Offers Entertainment, Home Office Collections
• Bush Prepares For Flat-Panel TV Growth
• TDK Expanding Recordable DVD Media Offerings
• Maxell Offers Color DVD Media
• Headsets Provide Wireless Phone Solutions
• Memorex Debuts Mini DVD-R/-RW Discs Line
• Inverter Provides Mobile Power For Laptops, Cellphones
• Sony Debuts 8x DVD-R/+R Consumer Media
• Fujifilm Introduces Movie Box DVD-R/+R Disc Six-Packs
• Tributaries Offers High-Performance Speaker Cable

• Business News
• Philips Reorganizes Business Group
• Voom Kickoff Leads To Cablevision Q4 Oper. Loss
• TiVo Adds Record Number Of New Subscribers
• Staples N.A. Comps Rise
• Harvey Reports Slightly Lower Sales
• Gemstar-TV Guide Q4 Platform Revenue Drops 12.8%

• By The Numbers
• Wireless Data Use Still Limited In U.S.
• Video Industry Sales Scorecard

• Communications
• A/V, Games Share Wireless '04 Spotlight
• Sony Ericsson Adds PTT, EDGE
• Retailers Testing Voice-over IP Waters
• LG Sees Dough In EV-DO, Megapixels, Expanded GSM Line
• Kyocera To Step Up Phone Selection, Promotion

• Computer Technology
• Income Tax Software Tops NPD List
• Gateway Closes eMachines Merger
• Gateway Refreshes Wireless DVD Player
• Lexmark Bows New Printers

• Custom Networking
• Sonance Making Changes Under New Management
• Custom Briefs
• Z-Wave Takes On Home-Automation Market

• Digital Imaging
• Kodak, Fujifilm Duke it Out For Retail Printing Dollars
• Casio, Pentax Bow New Digital Cameras

• Home Audio
• Over-Air TV Networks Expanding 5.1 Content
• More Digital Television Viewers Getting The High 5.1

• Major Appliances
• BSH Adds U.S. Plants
• Frigidaire Fridges Lead Print Ad Pack In Feb., 11 Of Past 12 Months
• Whirlpool Files Second Suit Against LG
• Maytag, Whirlpool Cut Deals With Asian OEMs

• Mobile Electronics
• New Portable Monitor From KARVIEW
• MERA Talks Tough In Effort To Rescue Car Audio's Future
• New Radar Detectors Pushing POP, Blue LEDs
• In Car Monitors, The Visor Is The New Headrest

• News
• Thomson Closes CRT Picture-Tube Production In U.S.
• FOX To Air HDTV Sports During Q3
• SanDisk Targets Cellphones For T-Flash Cards
• Kenwood Begins Brand Campaign
• HES Adds Brands, Warehouse Plan At First-Ever Fair
• Lenmar's Kathleen Morgan Dies At 45
• Dual-Layer DVD Drives To Spur Category
• Samsung, CTAM Combine Efforts To Promote HD
• Linear Buys OmniMount Systems
• TWICE PEOPLE
• Sony Accelerates Custom Installation Effort
• USDTV Expands Alternative Choices To Cable TV

• Retailing/E-tailing
• Good Guys Opens Convergence Prototype
• 'Tech-Speak' Confuses Consumers, Curtails Sales
• Maintaining Brand Value Is Vital In Tough Times
• NATM Holds Spring Meet
• MARTA Declares Value of Independents
• P.C. Richard Launches New Offensive
• MARTA Adds 12 Members
• NARDA Holds 'Big' Institute

• Video/Home Satellite
• Flat-Panel Dealers Brace For 2nd Half
• 3M Entering Home LCD Projector Market

• Viewpoint
• Too Much Of A Good Thing?