TWICE - August 4, 2008

New York — Along with its Blu-ray player that will feature Netflix streaming service (see p. 1) LG Electronics unveiled the latest additions to its flagship "Scarlet" LCD TVs — a pair of 1.8-inch deep 1080p LCD TVs. LG showed its 47LG90 1080p LCD TV with TruMotion 120Hz frame-rate processing and LED backlighting.

• Sonos Upgrades Multiroom Audio System

• Accessories
• Gunnar's Glasses Tackle Computer Vision Syndrome
• VMP Adds Flat-Panel Ceiling Mount
• iSuppli Eyes Market Penetration Growth For DisplayPort Products
• Panasonic Fuel-Cell Initiative Heats Up In Japanese Homes
• 3G Accessories Hit The Market
• Antennas Direct Intros Compact Digital Antenna

• Business News
• Mixed Fiscal Q1 Results For Japanese CE Makers
• Panasonic Has Huge Fiscal Q1 Profit Increase
• Target.com To Offer Home Installation
• Office Depot Reports Loss, Lower Sales
• Sony Posts Q1 Double-Digit Income Drop
• Garmin Reports Record 2nd-Quarter Revenues

• By The Numbers
• Worldwide PC Market Sees Double-Digit Q2 Shipment Growth
• IFR: Three PND Makers Grab More Than 75% Of Shelf Share

• Communications
• 8x8 Expands Virtual Office Distribution, Hardware
• Communications Briefs
• Vonage Adds New Service, Secures Funding

• Home Audio
• KEF To Add Entry-Level Series
• Keeping It Simple
• Lessons Learned
• Harman Reflects On 70-Year CE Career
• Home Audio Prospects

• Major Appliances
• Whirlpool's Q2 Sales Up, Earnings Down
• Samsung Adds Roomier Laundry, Refrigeration At 'Holiday' Show
• June Majap Shipments Up 3.1%: AHAM

• Mobile Electronics
• Kenwood Says Garmin Alliance Bears Fruit
• New 12V Campaign Could Launch Before CES

• News
• Panasonic's Redoubles Green Efforts
• LG's BD Player Streams Netflix
• Sony Style Enhances In-Store Services
• Samsung Adds A Third Blu-ray HTiB To Lineup
• Cambridge Exits Retail, Makes Direct Decision
• SKU, Marketing Details Next For Sirius XM
• TWICE People
• DirecTV, Dish Adding More HD Channels

• Portable Digital Devices
• Traffic Service Nets 500,000 Subscriptions
• PDD Briefs
• Samsung Cell Launch To Include More Touchscreens
• TomTom Beating PND Drums

• Retailing/E-tailing
• TWICE Retail Roundtable Redux: Outlook Mixed On CE's 2nd Half
• PRO Imaging Buying Group Turns 50
• Abt Deploys BoldChat Live-Chat Features
• NRF: Back-To-School Spending Mixed For Consumer Electronics
• Costco Hurt By Rising Costs
• Back-To-School Period Starting Earlier
• Clarification
• Wal-Mart Testing Home Services With Dell
• NPD Offering Store-Level Sales Data
• CEA Kicks Off Free-Trade Tour At J&R
• LG Consolidates Data Systems

• Video/Home Satellite
• Samsung Expands Fall 'ToC' Flat-Panel TV Line
• Standard Sought For Wireless HD
• SIM2 Ships $5K Domino D60 Projector

• Viewpoint
• Now The Hard Part Begins
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