TWICE - December 21, 2009

Tom Harvey has joined Xantech, a provider of whole-house entertainment and automation systems, as sales director. Harvey will be responsible for driving sales for Xantech and its dealer network by working closely with Xantech dealers, distributors and sales representatives, the company said in a prepared statement.

• Accessories
• Audio-Technica Unveils NC Headphones
• Power-Saving Solutions Add To CES's Green Theme

• Business News
• Costco Reports Flat Q1 Profits
• Best Buy Posts Buoyant Fiscal Q3 Earnings
• Logitech Closes LifeSize Deal
• Nortek Gets Chapter 11 Approval, Reports Q3 Operating Profit
• Rex Reports $2.7M In Warranty Revenue
• Panasonic Completes Sanyo Purchase

• By The Numbers
• Acer Takes Over As No. 2 PC Shipper
• NPD Market Magnifier: Top Photo Ink Cartridge Markets
• HTiBs With Blu-ray, Wireless Gain Shelf Share: IFR Survey

• Car Electronics
• YTD Sales In Double-Digit Decline
• Azentek Targeting March For Car PC
• Car Electronics Sales By Category, Year Over Year
• Scosche Offering Free 'Fit Guide' iPhone App

• Home Audio
• WHDI Spec Set For Multi-Room HD Streaming
• iPod Speaker Systems To Get High Profile At CES
• Components, Systems CES Focus: Networking, Blu-ray, Convenience
• Stillwater Expands Its Docking-Speaker Lineup

• Home Video
• Nvidia Prepares To Take '3D Ecosystem' To Mainstream
• XStreamHD To Use Jennic Remote, ZigBee PRO Technology
• Kodak To Sell OLED Business To LG

• Major Appliances
• Majap Malaise: A Mixed Remembrance Of 2009

• News
• Stinziano Exits D&M, Joins Samsung As VP
• GE To Produce Premium Laundry Line In Ky.
• Best Buy To License Wireless Audio Vendors
• Bitzer To Head Whirlpool N.A.
• Margins Take A Holiday, But CE Sales Grow
• World Wide To Join PRO Group Effective Jan. 1
• HDBaseT System Alliance Looks For Standardization
• TVs To Push 3D, Green Design, Interactivity At CES
• Public Wants Mobile DTV, Claims OMVC
• Google Phone Carrier Subsidies Are Expected

• Portable Digital Devices
• TomTom, 4-Inch Screens Gain PND Shelf Share: IFR
• Nokia PND Phone Offers Free Connected Service
• Portable Devices Market To Get More Diverse At CES

• Retailing/E-tailing
• That Was The Year That Was: A 2009 Retail Retrospective

• Viewpoint
• A Decade's Changes