TWICE - November 9, 2009

The Consumer Electronics Association (CEA) inducted the 2009 Consumer Electronics Hall Of Fame class during a gala dinner at the CEA’s Industry Forum, here (see TWICE, October 26, p. 6). 2009 Hall of Fame inductees Dr. Joseph Flaherty, Dr. Irwin Jacobs, John Shalam, Walt Stinson and Dick Wiley were in attendance, as well as family members of those award winners who received...

• Accessories
• Sanyo Will Spin Off Some Of Its Battery Operations
• e.Digital Names 19 In Lawsuit
• iSkin Introduces Solo FX SE For iPhone
• Dane-Elec Readies USB 3.0 Drives
• Scosche Ships PowerFuze Charging System

• Business News
• RadioShack’s Q3 Sales, Net Slips
• Sirius Kicks Off Its Most Aggressive Ad Campaign
• Asian CE Makers Offer Glimmers Of Hope
• Cobra Reports Q3 Loss, Lower Sales
• DirecTV Posts Revenue, Profit Gains For Q3

• Car Electronics
• Ford Considers Open App Development For Sync
• 'New MERA’ Launched For 12-Volt Industry
• 12-Volt Industrywide Campaign To Launch Nov. 20
• AT&T CruiseCast Ceasing Operations
• Pioneer Drops Premier Brand
• Correction
• MSN Direct To Cease Jan. 12

• Custom Networking
• Invisible In-Walls Appear In Triad Line
• Crestron Opens Experience Center
• Best Buy Expands Wireless Multi-Room Audio Selection

• Digital Imaging
• Olympus E-P2 Camera Adds EVF, Art Filters
• Sony Unveils Digital Frame/Printer Combo
• Snapfish Adds Pickup Through Walmart, Duane Reade

• Home Video
• LG Targets Cheap OLED TVs By 2016
• Roku Adds Video-Streaming Boxes
• Apple TV 3.0 Enhances Menu Selections
• JVC Adds Sub-$200 Entry Blu-ray Player

• Major Appliances
• Sears Takes Jenn-Air From Lowe’s, Home Depot
• Electrolux Q3 Profits Soar 93%
• Whirlpool Gets $19M Grant
• LG Taps UL To Confirm Ratings For CE, Majaps

• News
• CEA Urges Cooperation On Proposed Power Rules
• hhgregg Reports Profits Up 46% In Q2
• Verizon’s Adds 2nd Droid, More PTT, Prepaid Broadband
• Panasonic Makes Its Long-Awaited Offer To Sanyo
• Toshiba Starts Major ESPN Media Effort
• Oct. Retail Sales Up; Conn’s Q3 Vol. Falls
• Best Buy, Sonic Solutions Team On CinemaNow Offering
• States Challenge CEA’s Electronics 'Take-Back’ Suit
• Sony Refreshes Retail Promotional Material
• RadioShack To Run Target’s Mobile Biz
• Walmart Holds Week-Long Sale On CE Products
• TWICE Contributor Brent Felgner, 57

• Portable Digital Devices
• U.S. Cellular Rebound Seen In Fourth Quarter
• First Wi-Fi e-Readers Expected At CES
• New Smartphones Race Into Stores For Q4

• Retailing/E-tailing
• OfficeMax Posts Q3 Profit, Lower Sales
• Sears Launching Pre-Black Friday Promos
• Microsoft Opens First Store, Sells PCs Online
• PRO Group Partners With CExchange
• Mobility, Flat Panel, Digital Imaging Will Spur Holiday Sales: D&H
• HES Outlines Battle Plans For Q4
• Office Depot Reports $413M Loss In Fiscal 3rd Quarter
• Service-Plan Providers Mixed On Holiday Forecasts

• Small Office/Home Office
• Sprint Stores Get 3G-Embedded Netbooks
• CA Offers PC Fix-It Software
• Computer Vendors Eyeing The Smartphone Market
• Maingear Shifts Into A New Gear
• Aspire To Launch Laptop For Holidays

• Viewpoint
• In CE, Innovation Is A Given