TWICE - June 2, 2008

Sprint Nextel will launch its iPhone-competing music phone, the Samsung-made Instinct, on June 20 through its direct and indirect retail channels. The launch will come almost two weeks after the expected launch of Apple's first 3G iPhone, expected to be unveiled June 9 at Apple's worldwide developers' conference.

• Accessories
• New Mounts For Larger Screens, Lower Profile Installs Proliferate
• Mobility Electronics Is Now iGo
• JVC To Spin Off Media Business
• Monster Going Wireless, Lee Says At Dubai Show
• Chief/Sanus CEO: Business As Usual After Acquisition
• Thalheimer Talks RichardSolo, Sharper Image

• Business News
• D&M Sees Gain In Fiscal Year
• Target Reports Lower Q1 Sales
• Home Depot, Lowe's Q1 Earnings Drop
• Sears Reports $56M Loss In Fiscal 1st Qtr.
• TiVo Reports Record Income For Fiscal Q1
• Staples Posts Record Sales In Fiscal Q1

• By The Numbers
• NPD: Q1 Cellphone Sell-Through Dips 22%
• Consumer Confidence Hits 16-Year Low
• TV Survey: Consumer Misconceptions Abound

• Custom Networking
• Surround Sources Proliferate In Home Theater
• Denon Targets 10% Growth, Top AVR Share

• Digital Imaging
• Ritz Rolling Out New Fujifilm Dry Lab
• PMA Takes Printers' Pulse
• Suppliers Hike Photo Paper Prices
• Digital Frames Downsizing For Novelty Niches
• As Sales Swell, Digital Frame Makers Try to Stand Out
• Fidelity, Sungale Add New Frames

• Major Appliances
• April Majap Shipments Fall 14%
• GE's Immelt Cites Several Suitors For Appliance Unit

• Mobile Electronics
• Fusion Offers 'Inside' iPod Docking
• In-Dash Navigation Up 25%, But Still Not As High As Expected
• JVC Mobile Launches Viral Ad

• News
• iBiquity Develops Retail HD-Radio Demos
• Wal-Mart Rolls Out Annual CE Dept. Changes
• 12-Volt Summit Gets Support, Speakers
• TWICE People
• SDI's iHome Line Introduces 'Works With iPhone' Radios
• Digital Downtown To Be Held In N.Y. June 12-14
• Sony Inks Two-Way Cable Agreement
• Samsung Change Won't Affect U.S.
• Harman To Retire From Company He Founded
• Pioneer Plans To Add Three More Company Stores
• PC Sales Soar To $46B For Top 25

• Portable Digital Devices
• Inrix's Enhanced Traffic Coming To 2nd-Half PNDs
• ABI: Bluetooth Over Wi-Fi Is Stepping Stone
• AT&T Nears 3G HSUPA Milestone
• PDD Briefs

• Retailing/E-tailing
• Distribution Briefs
• Retail Briefs
• Distributors Discuss Consolidation Within The Segment
• Almo, Climatic To Carry Samsung Majaps
• Down But Not Out: A Guide To Surviving The Retail Slump
• Slow Traffic, But High Hopes For CES/Hometech In Dubai
• Q&A: Distribution Execs Comment On The Economy
• Amazon Opening New Dist. Center
• PC Club Acquired By Investment Group
• Funai Electric, The Japanese Mouse That Roars
• Macy's Rolling Out CE Vending Machines
• DBL Hosts Charity Golf Tournament, Vendor Expo
• D&H's Brothers Looks Back On 35 Years Of CE Change

• Video/Home Satellite
• Panasonic Launches Internet-Ready Plasma Line
• Sony Looks To Broaden PSP Appeal

• Viewpoint
• The Shadow $4 A Gallon Casts
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