TWICE - September 21, 2009

Pioneer used the CEDIA Expo to tap into multiple new home entertainment markets, including iPod-docking speaker systems and sound bars. The introductions accompanied the company’s demonstration of a concept technology called EntertainmentTap, which appeared in a component-style device that plays Blu-ray discs, copies and stores CD music to an embedded hard drive, streams an...

• Accessories
• New iPods Cue Accessories Scramble
• A/V Furniture Options Grow
• Targus Rolls Out New Brand ID, Accessories

• Business News
• Audiovox Has 'Turned Corner’ To Profitability
• Best Buy Touts Share Growth, Q4 Prospects
• Best Buy Posts Lower Profit
• Office Depot Pares CE Mix

• By The Numbers
• July Majap Shipments Sank 19%
• NPD: Video Games Sales Down; Accessories Eke Out 2% Gain
• iSuppli: PC Market Takes First Step Toward Recovery In Q2

• Car Electronics
• TomTom Intros Its 1st 5-Inch PNDs
• Dual Introduces iPhone Slot For Car Radio
• Parrot Intros CD-Less Car Radio
• BMW Upgrades Speech Input

• Custom Networking
• Bowers & Wilkins Steps Up Custom Efforts
• Control4 Allies With More CE Brands
• Broad Integra Launch Adds 9.2 AVRs
• Classe Touts High-End Components For Hot Racks
• WirelessHD Group Cites Product Gains
• Zvox Expands TV-Audio System Selection

• Digital Imaging
• AVID Unveils New Video, Audio-Editing Collections
• Pentax Intros K-x d-SLR, Updates Industry On Reorganization

• Home Video
• THX Adds Blu-ray, 'Big Room’ Standards
• Sim2 Unveils LED Projector, LCD TV
• NuVision Unveils DLP Projector Line
• Optoma Unveils 1080p Projector Pair For AVAD

• Major Appliances
• MEGA Concludes Upbeat Convention
• J.D. Power: Samsung Majaps Satisfy

• News
• Manning Kicks Off Samsung Contest
• Longtime Silo Exec Sotoloff Dies At 78
• SanDisk Debuts 64GB CF Card
• Sharp Unveils Next-Gen Blu-ray Player
• Yamaha Expands iPod Speaker Lineup
• Frank Leaves Conn’s Board
• Bose Expands SoundDock 10 iPod Speaker Line
• Hewlett-Packard Gets Green With Envy ... Notebooks
• Fewer Attendees, But New Products Abound At CEDIA Expo 2009
• Nokia CEO To Be CES Keynoter

• Portable Digital Devices
• Sat Radio Reaching Consumers In New Ways
• Palm Readies Pixi, Reduces Pre Price
• Motorola Joins HTC In Offering Android Phones
• Nano’s Camera, 64GB Touch Are Top iPod Debuts

• Retailing/E-tailing
• NATM Dealers Coping With Strained Margins
• RadioShack Targeting Mobility Biz
• Q4 Optimism, Concern The Talk Of CEDIA
• R’Shack Taps AT&T For In-Home Services

• Viewpoint
• CE Pricing: An Open Letter To The Industry