TWICE - August 9, 2004

Bill Gates, chairman of Microsoft, and Craig Barrett, CEO of Intel, will be keynote speakers at the 2005 International CES, to be held Jan. 6 to 9 in Las Vegas. Gates will give his traditional Pre-Show Keynote Address on Wednesday, Jan. 5, at 6:30 p.m., while Barrett, who has also been a CES keynoter before, will deliver the Opening Keynote Address on Thursday, Jan.

• Accessories
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• Business News
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• Sharp CE Segment Sales Increase By 13.9%
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• Computer Technology
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• HP To Ship Dual-Format, Layer DVD Burner

• Digital Imaging
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• Megapixel War Rages On
• Camera Phones Loom But Impact Uncertain
• Digital Cameras In The Networked Age
• Savvier 2nd-Timers Driving Digital Growth
• The Impact Of The Digital SLR

• Home Audio
• Rio Planning Janus Support, New Channels
• Rave On Track For Return To MP3 Market
• Sonos Plans Wireless Multizone Audio

• Major Appliances
• Cool Sales Season For Room Air

• Mobile Electronics
• Sport Compact Accessories Shifting Down
• Two Show New Removable In-Car Navigation
• 1,000 Stations To Offer HD Radio

• News
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• Broadband MSN TV Device On The Way
• Sixth Ave. To Open Eighth Location
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• Motorola Expands MP3 Portable Line
• Fujifilm Expands DigiCam Lineup
• Tweeter's Q3 Sales Lower, Loss Widens
• Matsushita Reports CE Sales Rise 9% In Quarter
• Digital CameraVendors Tackle Growth
• Sony Unveils HD PVRs, More HDTVs
• Arras To Head TCL-Thomson Joint Venture

• Retailing/E-tailing
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• Retailing Briefs

• Viewpoint
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