TWICE - December 6, 2004

Traffic declines, driven by residual impacts from last year, as well as shifting competitive pressures, drove fiscal third-quarter sales at Ultimate Electronics down 1.3 percent to $157.2 million, compared with $159.7 million in the year-ago period. Comp-store sales dropped 8 percent in the three months.

• Accessories
• Thomson Accessories 'Enhance' Home Entertainment Experience
• Sakar Debuts 'First' 8.5-Minute Charger
• Terk Ships XM Direct Adapter/Tuner System
• Sanus Debuts Platinum Furniture Plasma TV Pedestal
• Jabra Bows New Bluetooth Headset
• Duracell Ads Assail Battery Misconceptions
• Sennheiser Intros SO/HO Wireless Headset System
• Lewis Urry, 77, Developed Alkaline Battery
• Universal Rebate Program To Take Control
• Koss Offers Portable Surround Sound Technology

• Business News
• Rayovac Q4 N.A. Battery Sales Increases 14%
• Business Notes
• Rex Sales Off 1% In Fiscal Q3, Comps Rise 1%
• Electronics Boutique Revenue Rises 37.4% During Quarter
• Conn's Total Quarterly Revenue Climbs 13.2%

• Communications
• Multimegapixels To Be In Samsung's Wireless Road Map
• Thomson Introduces First RCA-Branded Consumer Telecom Product
• Most Camera Phone Users Take, Send Pictures: NPD

• Computer Technology
• Alienware Introduces New Low-Priced PC
• Tech Depot Picks Up Pelham Sloane
• Gateway Sets Holiday Lineup
• Matrix 3-D Memory Eyeing Flash's Turf
• Correction
• SimpleShare To Bring High-Tech Storage Into The Home
• Computer Briefs

• Custom Networking
• Report: Demand To Grow For Fatter Wireless Pipes
• Sonance Unveils First In-Wall iPod Dock
• Bluetooth 2.0 To Redline Speeds With New Data Rates
• CEA Plans Distributed-Audio Install Standards

• Home Audio
• B&W Celebrates Gains At Bling Bling Fling
• Philips Readies Wireless Audio Distribution
• Sony: SACD Disc Sales Not That Bad

• Major Appliances
• H.H. Gregg Opens Concept Store For Premium Majaps
• October Majap Shipments Up 2.9%

• Mobile Electronics
• Satellite Radio To Move Into Car Security
• Good Winter Expected For Remote Starters

• News
• Best Buy Evaluates Photo Processing Effort
• Four More Studios Back HD-DVD
• Nintendo Reports 500K Systems Sold
• Terk To Distribute Vogel's Mounting Line
• Satellite Briefs
• Olympus Updates Stylus Digicam
• Karmazin-Sirius Move Draws Good Reviews
• RCA's Frank McCann Dies At 71
• 'Into Tomorrow' To Celebrate 10 Seasons At CES
• Poll Says Men Want TVs Over Peace
• Weather Woes Hurt Tweeter's Sales In Qtr.
• Cingular To Go National With 3G In 2 Years
• TiVo Subs Climb While Net Revenue Dips
• Sluggish Nov. For Major Chains

• Retailing/E-tailing
• Maximize Your Return On Investment In Membership Dues
• Amazon, Tweeter Top Customer Satisfaction Surveys
• 2004: A Black Friday Odyssey
• Kmart Revamps E-Commerce Site

• Video/Home Satellite
• Akai Sees Growth In New TV Lines
• Harvey Opens Aquos LCD TV Gallery
• Pioneer Offers PDP Power Supply Replacement
• VOOM Plans Major HDTV Channel Expansion
• Mitsubishi Is Bringing DLP Projector To Retail
• Sharp To Ship Blu-ray Recorder In Japan
• Starz! Ticket Eyes Video Portables
• Quixel Research: Q3 Microdisplay Sales Are Surging

• Viewpoint
• Spinning Black Friday