TWICE - May 17, 2004

Whirlpool'a chairman/CEO David Whitwam will retire June 30 after 17 years in that role. He will be succeeded on July 1 by president/chief operating officer Jeff Fettig, a 23-year company veteran... Ron Stone, former Pioneer Electronics Customer Support Division president, appointed as a DTS director… Best Buy has promoted VP/strategy Kal Patel to senior VP/strategy and international, repo...

• Accessories
• Ambico Case Integrates Media, DVD Player
• SoundKase Expanding Visor, Wallet Selection
• Atlantic Offers Dual-Disc Storage
• 'Out Of This World' Storage
• Tux 'Shuttles' Onto Cellphone Case Stage
• RoadWired Debuts Rivet Carrying System
• Backpack Transports Handheld Digital Gear
• Case 'Rolls Out' With Detachable Compartment
• Lowepro Tropolis Protects Notebooks, Saves Space
• Case Logic Case Takes DVD Players On The Road
• Sakar Linking Value, Styling With Function
• Laserline Fashions Durability, Value
• Rayovac/Sanyo Developing Battery
• CD3 Storage Sports A New Portable Unit
• Vanguard USA Introduces Laptop/Business Case Line
• Mobile Edge Cases Geared To Women
• Allsop Albums Add New Dimension To CD Housing
• Fellowes Cases Offer Fashion, Protection
• Belkin Offers Top-Load Biz-Type Notebook Line
• EarHugger Enters Portable Storage
• Targus Notebook Cases Optimize Storage Space
• Bogen Kata Bags Combine Hard, Soft Qualities
• Motion Systems Debuts Computer Case Line

• Business News
• EchoStar Q1 Earnings Move Into The Red, Revenue Rises 16%
• DirecTV U.S. Revenue Rises 22% In Q1 To $2.1B
• Cablevision's VOOM Garners 8K Subs
• Business Notes
• XM Q1 Sales Soar 230%, Subs Double

• By The Numbers
• InfoTrends: Ease Will Drive Digital Printing
• Video Industry Sales Scorecard

• Communications
• Videophones Get Broadband Upgrade
• Interoperable MMS Seen In Summer
• Audio Briefs
• AT&T Unveils Top-End 5.8GHz Cordless Phone
• BenQ To Enter U.S. Cellular Phone Market

• Computer Technology
• IT, CE Sales On Upswing Baker Says At RetailVision
• Levin's Advice To Vendors: Treat Retailers Individually

• Custom Networking
• HomePlug-Based Multizone Audio Due
• Cable Industry Sets Sites On Home-Network Market
• Gefen Sends HD Over CAT-5 Wire

• Home Audio
• Sunshine, Advice Rain On PARA Dealers At Conference
• iRiver Adds 1GB Flash Player

• Major Appliances
• Tina Sets The Case For Sears' Majap Supremacy

• Mobile Electronics
• Top 25 Retailers Ring Up Nearly $2B In Sales
• Dual To Support XM
• Best Buy Leads, Wal-Mart Looms
• The Top 25 Mobile Electronics Retailers
• NetEnforcers Fight Internet Piracy

• News
• Ira Bakst, STORIS Founder, Dies At 60
• PRO Optimistic About CE Sales For Second Half
• Leo Imperial Of Electrograph Dies At 36
• Sony Plans HDD Music Portables In U.S.
• Retail Sales Cool Down During April
• Tweeter Outlines New Business Strategy
• CEA To Use Sands For 2006 Int'l CES
• TWICE Revises CE Top 100 List
• Next-Generation HD Cable Boxes Premiere
• Cathy Stauffer Joins Gateway As Senior VP
• Sharp Picks Sony Veteran Bill Fox As A/V Senior VP, Group Gen. Mgr.
• Conn's Fiscal Q1 Sales Increase
• Defunct CrazyEddie.com Lives On, Connecting With Best Buy.com
• Upbeat PRO Group Outlines Plans At Meeting
• Notebooks Pounce On New Intel Processors
• Scant Details On Next-Gen Games During E3 Show
• DirecTV Names Thomson Principal Supplier
• Sirius' Clayton Hires Two New Presidents
• PCs, Flat-Panel TVs Abound At RetailVision
• Thomson Bows Cable-Ready Digital TV Line
• Best Buy Tops In Mobile Market
• Best Buy Unveils 'Consumer Centricity'
• Belkin, KiSS Among RetailVision Awardees

• Retailing/E-tailing
• A Reporter's View Of Best Buy's 'Consumer Centricity' Strategy
• Spencer's Rejoins Nationwide
• HDTV Brand Study NearsCompletion

• Video/Home Satellite
• Runco Sets Sales Record, Looks For More
• VOOM And O'Rourke Ink Distribution Deal

• Viewpoint
• Heroes Or Bums