TWICE - April 20, 2009

Steve McNally, national accounts VP for LG Electronics, has left the company, according to LG. McNally, who joined LG as sales and channel marketing VP in February 2007, headed national accounts for the company since its restructuring in January which put CE and major appliance sales functions into one operation.

• Accessories
• Microsoft Adds Mouse To SideWinder Line
• Peerless Rolls Out Mounting Solutions
• Bell’O Bows Wall System For Flat-Panel Televisions
• 3M, Skinit Team For PC, Portable Accessories Line
• JBL Teams With Roxy For Headphones, Audio
• Volo Cables Hit Market In Eco-Friendly Package
• Griffin Debuts Spring Lineup Of iPod Cases
• Accessories Briefs

• Business News
• eMachines Co-Founder To Acquire InFocus
• hhgregg Raises Q4 Sales, Profit Guidance
• March Retail Sales Are Disappointing
• Sony Consumer Changes Sales, Marketing Units

• By The Numbers
• Growth Of Netbooks, AIOs Seen Impacting LCD Market
• U.S. Q1 PC Shipments Better Than Expected
• Economy Pushing Netbook Adoption

• Car Electronics
• Audiovox Ready To Go With The FLO
• Motorola To Expand PNDs This Fall
• Portable GPS Prepares For Market Shift
• Mio Cuts Its Workforce By 60%
• NASCAR GPS Debuts Under RightWay Brand

• Custom Networking
• Networking Briefs
• Russound Expands Multi-Room Series
• RealDVD Software Gets Next Court Date

• Digital Imaging
• Nikon Debuts Much-Anticipated, Midrange d-SLR
• Kodak Rolls Out Trio Of Digital Cameras

• Major Appliances
• GE Bringing Good Things To Atlanta
• Economy Hits Kitchen/Bath Show Hard This Year

• News
• 30 New Recycling Centers Added To MRM
• Reigncom Now iRiver, Names New Pres./CEO
• Systemax Bids $6.5M To Buy Circuit Brand
• Maingear Readies Itself For The Mainstream
• Rex Posts Fiscal 4th-Quarter Loss, Lower Sales
• CEA: Multi-Room A/V Owners Would Recommend Systems
• Siemens Updates Flagship Gigaset Home Phones
• P.C. Richard Takes 5 Circuit Stores
• One More Time: hhgregg Renews Circuit Promo
• Best Buy Revamps Store Operations
• RadioShack Takes CE Exchange Plan To Stores

• Portable Digital Devices
• AT&T Envisions Wireless-Embedded World
• Garmin-Asus PND Phones Coming To U.S.
• Real Promotes New Model For Over-The-Air Downloads
• MediaFLO Gears Up For New Markets, New Device Types
• SonyEricsson Cyber-shot Line To Grow
• PDD Briefs

• Retailing/E-tailing
• Industry Upheaval: The Ultimate System Reset
• Capitol’s Kussard Pushing 'No New Wires’ Approach
• Houston Was Hottest Holiday Market For CE: NPD
• TWICE/Compete Survey: Shoppers Will Pay More For 'Green’ CE

• Small Office/Home Office
• Panasonic Goes All DECT With Phone Line
• Acer Lines Focus On Mobility, Efficiency
• Grandstream Debuts Multimedia IP Phone

• Video/Home Satellite
• New DXG Lines Target Women, Action Seekers
• Mitsubishi Unveils Premium LCD, DLP TV Lines

• Viewpoint
• What's In A Name Dept.