TWICE - October 9, 2006

Tom McLoughlin, president of Harman Kardon, retired on Oct. 1 from HK after 10 years and will remain as consultant until June 2007. Paul Bente, president of Harman Consumer Group's loudspeaker division, will assume McLoughlin's responsibilities... William T. Fox, former senior VP of sales for Brillian and a 25-year CE industry veteran, joins D&H Holdings as sales and marke...

• Accessories
• Tributaries Shipping Wide-Bandwidth Solution For Distributing Component Video
• VXI Ships Bluetooth Headset, USB Accessory
• Next-Gen Headphones Debut From Logitech
• Jabra, GN Parent Names Bouten CEO
• Fossil, Sony Ericsson Partner to Launch Caller ID Watches
• Lovan Unveils Lift Cabinet For Flat Panels
• Sanus A/V Line Back In Black
• Bell'O Adds Modular Home Theater Chair
• Comprehensive Bows HD Cables

• Business News
• NuVision Gets 2nd Funding From Mitsui
• Harvey's Losses Deepen; Liquidity 'Strained'
• Business Notes
• Best Buy To Offer Music Downloads
• HP Acquires VoodooPC

• By The Numbers
• Cellular Penetration Hits Record Despite Net New Subscriber Drop

• Communications
• Vonage Debuts New Hardware, Installation Services
• Thomson Announces Skype Cordless Phone
• Communications Briefs
• Uniden Announces First DECT Products

• Computer Technology
• HP Enters NAS Market With Media Vault
• Fujitsu Joins Sony Battery Replacement Program
• eMachines Readies For The Holidays
• HP Revamps Support System With Remote Access

• Custom Networking
• JVC Adds To iPod Dock Flock
• SpeakerCraft Unveils 46 For '06
• HK Enhances Music Server
• Speakers' Future: The Writing Is On (And In) The Wall
• Integra Adds To Its A/V Focus
• Definitive Adds Home Theater Custom Speakers

• Major Appliances
• MARTA Re-Ups With Warrantech
• Whirlpool Bears First Fruits Of Maytag Merger At Home Depot
• October Majap Shipments Flat

• Mobile Electronics
• Alpine Promotes $699 Systems
• OEM Integration Slow Out Of Gate
• Fall Head Unit Launches Led By $79 Sony CD Player
• Delphi Readies XM's SkyFi3

• News
• Next Generation Slingboxes Bow
• TomTom, Johnson Could Link Nav To Radios In Cars
• NPD, Gartner Don't See Happy PC Holiday
• September Sales Reported Mixed For Nat'l Chains
• Michael O'Hara Leaves Thomson
• Blu-ray, HD DVD, SED Star At CEATEC
• Deluge Of Portable GPS Debuts For Fall
• Mobile ESPN Pulls Plug On Its MVNO Service
• More 1,080p Plasma, Blu-ray From Panasonic
• JVC Showcases A/V Skill At CEATEC
• Sharp Shows 3-Way LCD Display

• Portable Digital Devices
• Dash Unveils 'Always On' Online Portable GPS Model
• Disney Enters PMP Market, Adds Players
• Nokia Pushes Convergence With New CellularLine

• Retailing/E-tailing
• Dell Named Best Vendor Dealer
• TWICE/Campaigners Survey: Shoppers Prefer Show And Tell
• TWICE Announces 2006 Excellence In Retailing Winners
• Motorola Testing Vending Machines
• MVNO Launching Wireless Boutiques
• Warranty Companies Contend With Influx Of Third-Tier Brands
• Abt Cops CE/Majaps Kudos
• Crutchfield Captures Consumer Direct
• Tweeter Named Best A/V Specialist
• Holiday Shopping Expected To Slow
• Best Buy Wins Best National Retailer
• Dell Debuts New Web Site To Enhance Online Sales And Service

• Video/Home Satellite
• Fujitsu Previews AVIAMO
• Panasonic, Sony Tops On Shelves

• Viewpoint
• An Open Letter To Our Readers