TWICE - August 7, 2006

Peter Weedfald, Samsung's sales and marketing senior VP, who was instrumental in the multimillion dollar marketing and promotional campaigns that thrust the manufacturer into leading market-share positions in many of the categories in which it competes, has left the company to join Circuit City.

• Accessories
• First 8cm Dual-Layer Blank DVD-R Discs On Way To Market
• Aquatic AV Bows Remotes For Harsh Environments
• RCA Introduces NaviLights
• ANYCOM Announces Bluetooth Adapter For iPod nano
• Sony Remotes Control Up To 8 Components
• Next-Generation Handheld Portable Scanners Launch
• OmniMount Mounts Wall Furniture Move
• Philips' Debuts Pronto Line, New Universal
• URC Introduces Two Button-Friendly Remotes
• Mobile Edge SecurePack Keeps Notebooks Protected

• Business News
• Cobra Reports Q2 Loss, Plans Wi-Fi GPS
• Sony Posts Higher Q1 CE Sales, Profits
• Toshiba, Hitachi Report Strong CE Sales In Qtr.
• Matsushita Reports CE Sales Increased 4%
• LCD Drove Up Sharp's Sales In Qtr.

• By The Numbers
• PC Biz Posts Strong Q2 Shipment Numbers

• Computer Technology
• AMD Rakes In Chipset Maker ATI
• Averatec Journeys Into CE World
• Brother Intros Multifunction Devices
• Pegasus Demos Wireless High-Def Streaming
• Flash Set To Make Inroads Into Mobile Storage Market
• Iomega Broadens REV Line
• Gateway, Wal-Mart Launch Back-To-School Deal

• Digital Imaging
• Repeat Buyers To Buoy Cooling Digicam Market
• Profits Move Beyond Prints
• E-Commerce Shrinks As Second Timers Get Touchy
• TWICE 2006 Digital Imaging Roundtable

• Home Audio
• Denon Enhances Connectivity, Video In Receivers, DVD Players
• Changes Kick In At D&M As Denon, Boston Launch Products
• ADA Adds New Capabilities To Lineup

• Major Appliances
• Cooking Category On Fire As Induction Technology, Pro Looks Propagate
• Electrolux, Sharp Team On Majap Technology

• Mobile Electronics
• XM, Garmin Pursue Motorcycle Market
• CEA Sets Car Speaker Standard
• Sony Joins In Music Streaming From Cellphones To Car Audio
• Remote Radar Market Goes Wireless

• News
• CompUSA To Shut 15 Stores In 11 Markets
• LG Adds Two HDTVs, 'Chocolate' Cellphone
• Retailers Report Single-Digit Comp-Store Sales Increases
• Sharp LCD TV Cuts Hit $700
• TWICE People
• Sony Expands HDD Camcorder Lineup As It Debuts 60GB Unit
• Sony Sets New E-Commerce Sales Policies
• Circuit City Adds Mitsubishi 1,080p TVs
• Office Depot's Sales Increase 4%
• Sirius' Karmazin Downplays NAB Recall Request
• Investor Group, O'Mara Acquire Phoenix Gold
• RadioShack Adds TiVo DVRs
• TEAC Names President, Promotes Execs
• Caldero Named Senior VP/COO At Ken Crane's
• Tweeter Reports Reduced Q3 Loss
• Garmin Opens Store In Chicago

• Portable Digital Devices
• WiMAX Seen Complementing, Competing With Cellular Service
• PMPs To Play Movies From Guba Site
• Wherify Launching Kids-Locator Service
• Style, Music Get Phone Makers' Focus
• Opening-Price Opening Salvos
• Vendor Influx Points Way To Lower Prices, More Ads

• Retailing/E-tailing
• Ultimate Electronics: Back In The Black
• Community-Minded TV Authority Creates Multipurpose Showroom
• Focus On Services Fuels Sixth Avenue Expansion

• Video/Home Satellite
• LG Offers Portable DVD Burner
• Syntax-Brillian Unveils 3 LCD TV Lines
• Samsung Cams Go Wireless

• Viewpoint
• Top Execs On The Move