TWICE - May 21, 2007

Toshiba is offering a one-month promotion for an instant, in-store rebate on select HD DVD players that will bring the purchase price on some models down to as low as $299. The effort will coincide with the HD DVD Promotional Group's new national marketing and retail campaigns launching this month in support of the Warner Home Video HD DVD releases of "The Complete Matrix Tr...

• Accessories
• RhinoSkin Ships Aluminum Laptop Shell
• Belkin Bows Komen Cases
• Ultra Products Bows USB Hubs, Card Reader
• Otterbox Debuts Latest Treo Case
• Accessories Briefs
• Memorex Biz Units Reunited In $60M Buyout By Imation
• Monster Seeks To Conquer HDMI Confusion Through Education
• Speck Unveils iPod, Mac Cases

• Business News
• Syntax Sales Jump 257% In Qtr.
• Tweeter Posts $35M Q2 Loss, Mulls Chap. 11
• Audiovox Posts Profit, Reduced Fiscal Yr. Sales
• Directed Posts Higher Q1 Sales, Lower Net
• Pioneer Reports Higher Revenue Reduced Loss
• Analysts See Downturn As April Discounter Sales Are Dismal

• Computer Technology
• D-Link Bows 2.0 Upgrades For Its 802.11n Products
• Gateway Reports $8.6M Net Loss In First Quarter
• HP Plans Instant Care Remote Support Service Expansion
• Averatec Intros Its First Vista-Based Notebook
• HP To Offer BD/HD DVD PC Drive

• Digital Imaging
• Retailers Get Online Partners To Help Drive Photo Revenue
• Canon Adds Pair Of PowerShots
• HP Changes Consumables Strategy

• Home Audio
• iPod Audio Systems Add Video, Separate Speakers
• Pioneer's Elite AVRs Connecting With New A/V Content Sources
• ZVOX Adds 4th TV-Audio System
• Yamaha HTiBs Get New Features
• Neural-THX Decoding Spreads To All Audio Inputs On AVRs
• Audio Briefs

• Major Appliances
• At K/BIS, Smaller Vendors Share Spotlight In Absence Of Top Two

• Mobile Electronics
• Car Briefs
• Panasonic Ships Its 1st U.S. GPS Device
• View Base Puts Portables On The Dash
• FM Multicasts Expand To Top 100 Markets
• Bluetooth Sales Look Promising
• CEA: Car Stereo Sales Surge 13% In First Quarter

• News
• Wal-Mart's CE Strategy Doesn't Faze Industry
• GE Recalls 2.5 Million Dishwashers
• Canon: We'll Stay No. 1 In Digital Cameras, MFPs
• TWICE People
• Amazon To Sell DRM-Free MP3s
• Sony Q4 Loss Due To 'Price Competition'
• N.Y. State Says Dell Deceived Its Consumers
• Panasonic Cuts Price, Upgrades Blu-ray Player

• Portable Digital Devices
• Cellphone Users Get VoIP Service
• IAC Unveils Ask Mobile GPS
• Free Navigation Service Unveiled For BlackBerry
• Free Email Redirection Available Via Cellphone Text Messaging
• Motorola Debuts '07 Lineup Topped By Slimmer RAZR2

• Retailing/E-tailing
• Harvey Buys MyerEmco In $10 Million Deal
• PRO's Workman Outlines Issues Facing Group, Specialty Channel
• Flat Panel Seen As Main Culprit In Retail Woes

• Video/Home Satellite
• Pioneer Unveils Next-Gen PDPs, Branding Effort
• Mitsubishi 1080p Lineup Expands With DLP, LCD
• Quixel: Life Ahead For MD RPTV
• Westinghouse Digital Expands 1080p

• Viewpoint
• Hectic Time In CE Retailing