TWICE - September 29, 2008

Brian Bauer was promoted to area development manager by the Resource Dealer Group, a unit of service plan provider The Warranty Group … Robert Ekle has joined retail merchandising display maker Vanguard Products Group as an account executive and wireless industry specialist covering the Southeast and Northeast… Greg Lew has been promoted to business unit director for SoundGate, rep...

• Accessories
• Iogear Intros Desktop For Messy Users

• Business News
• RadioShack Will Upgrade Stores

• By The Numbers
• Display Search: Acer Struggling After Deals
• TVs, Notebooks Drove Back-To-School Sales
• 17% Of Households Cut Landlines For Cellphones

• Car Electronics
• Fusion Offers 'Inside' iPod Docks At Best Buy
• New Kits Are Required For Latest iPods
• Kenwood Adds Two Receivers
• Spot Emergency Handheld Pre-Sells 70K Units

• Custom Networking
• Wireless HD Product Plans Are Expected At CES
• Crestron Planning To Tap New Markets

• Digital Imaging
• Kodak Adds Wi-Fi to New Printers
• Pentax Introduces Photokina Products
• Faster Flash Debuts At Photokina
• Olympus Shows Prototypes At Photokina

• Major Appliances
• Brand Source Exec Says Majap Outlook Improving
• Majap Shipments Fall 6.2% In August
• Whirlpool Leads In Ads

• News
• LG Plans Oct. Shipping For New Blu-ray Deck
• Mitsubishi Sets LaserVue Price At $7K
• Nero To Bring TiVo To PCs
• GPS Features Gain Spotlight At Photokina
• NATM Importing Private-Label LCD TV
• Casio Introduces 2nd High-Speed Digicam
• Panasonic Eyes More A/V Receivers
• Reaction Mixed To Schoonover's Ouster
• GE Brand Returns On New TV Line
• Samsung Pursuing Reluctant SanDisk

• Portable Digital Devices
• Music Industry Plans Albums On SD Cards
• T-Mobile's Android Invades Oct. 22
• Slacker Updates Internet Radio Portable

• Retailing/E-tailing
• ServiceBench Holds User Conference
• Levin Event Hosts Varied Dealer Lineup
• Best Buy Revamps ESP Under Geek Squad Brand
• WARRANTY ROUNDUP
• Holiday Outlook: ESPs Predict Strong Sales, Falling Prices For CE
• GreenUmbrella Offering Retroactive Coverage
• Electrograph Emphasizes Line, Services At CEDIA Expo
• Best Buy To Acquire Napster In $121M Deal
• Tweeter, Car Toys Join InstallerNet
• Brand Source Service Inks With Marcone, Adds 285th Member

• Special Report
• Demand For ESPs To Rise With Weak Economy, Warrantors Say

• Video/Home Satellite
• Sanyo Introduces 1st 1080p Projector For CE Retail Channel
• Panel: Analog-Shut Off-Test Offered Insights For Feb. 17

• Viewpoint
• How Circuit City Got Here
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