TWICE - July 7, 2008

Target's electronics chief Steve Eastman has been promoted to president of Target.com and has been succeeded in CE by Nik Nayar. Eastman headed the discounter's CE business for the past eight years, most recently as divisional electronics VP. He joined the company in 1982, was named senior audio buyer in 1994 and became divisional merchandise manager for electronics in 2000.

• Accessories
• Imation Acquires XtremeMac
• Innotech Intros Voice-Control Device For iPods
• Alesis Debuts ProTrack
• Lowepro Parent Acquires Made Products
• Audiovox Launches Flat TV Antennas

• Business News
• Circuit Questions Linger After Blockbuster Exit

• Communications
• MagicJack Climbs VoIP Ranks; Will Sell Through QVC Next Month
• Snom Adds DECT Repeater To VoIP Phone
• 8x8 Unveils New Business Service

• Custom Networking
• HD Radio Alliance Adds New Marketing Approaches
• FM Stations Seek HD Radio Power Boost
• NETWORKING BRIEFS

• Major Appliances
• Haier Hits The Road To Demo Refrigerators
• GE Leads In Major Appliances Floor Presence: IFR
• Amana Repositioned As 'Affordable Luxury'

• Major Applicances
• GE Leads In Major Appliances Floor Presence: IFR
• Amana Repositioned As 'Affordable Luxury'

• Mobile Electronics
• Taking A Lesson From Happy Cows
• 12-Volters To Get Advertising Crash Course
• Car CE Players Set For Summit
• CAR BRIEFS

• News
• UTStarcom To Sell Off U.S Handset Division
• D&M Saga Finally Ends With Bain Capital Deal
• AT&T's $199 iPhone 3G Price Not For Everyone
• TWICE People
• Best Buy Says Int'l Will Double Its Sales By '12
• Sony's Glasgow Sees 2nd-Half Sales Growth
• Virgin To Expand Helio; Brand May Be Dropped
• Disney Blurs Lines Between Toys, CE

• Portable Digital Devices
• T-Mobile Adds More Cell/Wi-Fi Phones
• SonyEricsson Expanding HSDPA Line, Plans 8.1-MP Camera Phone
• Sprint Expands QChat PTT Selection, Readies Windows Mobile Upgrades
• Sprint Instinct Sets Sales Record At $129
• Verizon Adds Dare, Centro And Decoy

• Retailing/E-tailing
• Tweeter Positioned To Ride Out Economic Malaise: Granoff
• TWICE On The Scene: Tweeter's New Store Prototype
• Caldero On His Dealer, Supplier Career At Summit

• Video/Home Satellite
• Mitsubishi To Roll Out 3-D DLP Packages
• JVC, Panasonic, Sony Expand HD Video Camera Field

• Viewpoint
• TWICE.com
• 1st-Half Stories Still In Spotlight