TWICE - January 26, 2009

Samsung Electronics implemented a major restructuring of its management teams here last week in an effort to streamline operations to better address worsening economic conditions. Under the move, the company consolidated five business units into two, and is reassigning two-thirds of its executives and relocating some 1,200 staff members, the Korean Herald reported.

• Accessories
• S1 Audio Introduces Listening Devices At CES
• Vizio Adds To TV Accessories Lineup
• Mobile Edge Expands Reach With Bluetooth
• Griffin Enters Bluetooth Headset Category

• Business News
• Top CE Makers Reeling From Recession
• TomTom Lays Off 115 Workers
• Sony Ericsson Reports Lower Q4 Unit Sales
• Apple Posts Q1 Sales Gains
• Bose: No Closings In Wake Of Layoffs
• Logitech Eliminates 550+ Jobs After Sales, Profits Flag In Q3
• B&O Cuts Costs, Issues Layoffs

• By The Numbers
• NPD Offers New Economic Tracker Report
• Q4 PC Reports Indicate Economy Hurt Market

• Car Electronics
• Mobile DTV Seen In Cars By 2010
• Rockford Bows 'Bass Shaker’
• MERA Cancels KnowledgeFest 2009
• Blaupunkt Shows Internet Radio

• Custom Networking
• Avega Platform Set For More Wireless Systems
• Networking Briefs
• Wireless In-Room, In-Home HD Video Readied

• Major Appliances
• House Calls For $300M In Energy Star Rebates
• BSH Recalls Bosch, Siemens Dishwashers
• Turnout Dicey For Builders’ Show In Vegas

• News
• Sirius XM Raises Some Sub Fees
• Sanyo Debuts ’09 Camcorder Line
• Chambers Talks About Emerging Nations At CES
• iSuppli Eyes LED Growth
• Harman Consumer Audio To Move West
• Best Buy’s Anderson To Retire
• Activision CEO Optimistic On Games’ Future
• Dolby, DTS Add Height To Surround Sound

• Portable Digital Devices
• New Year Sees New PND And PDA Phones
• PCD Forecasts Dollar, Unit Growth In '09
• PND Inventories High, Sales Fell Short In Q4

• Retailing/E-tailing
• Circuit City: A Brief History In Time
• Circuit Fire Sale Seen Having Limited Fallout
• SEN Names Membership Director
• DVD, Blu-ray Spending Slips 5.5%: DEG
• MARTA 'Renews Vows’ At Member Meeting At CES
• Circuit's Demise Augurs Big Changes For CE

• Retailing\E-tailing
• Circuit City: A Brief History In Time

• Small Office/Home Office
• Lenovo Bows Atom-Based Desktop
• VTech Adds Bluetooth to ’09 DECT Line
• ViewSonic Debuts Three Low-Cost, Web-Centric PCs
• AMD To Cut 9 Percent Of Workforce: AP
• EMTEC Bows Linux-Based Netbook

• Video/Home Satellite
• Digeo Unveils Moxi HD DVR, Inks Amazon Partnership
• 63 TV Stations Pledge Mobile DTV Support
• 3-D, IPTV Dominate CES Future Tech
• Toshiba Expands LCD/DVD Combos
• GDT Shows GE-Branded TV Line

• Viewpoint
• Circuit's Demise Changes The Rules