TWICE - January 23, 2012

A few years ago, as this industry and its main event, International CES, were both changing, I suggested in a column that producer/owner the Consumer Electronics Association (CEA) might eventually change the name to the “Consumer Technology Show.”

• Accessories
• For Monster, The Beat Doesn't Go On  
• Fry's Takes Top Title At Monster's Annual Awards  
• House Of Marley Expands Headphones Lines  
• New HDMI Spec Due In 2nd Half  
• First FullHD 3D Glasses Displayed At CES  
• Stream TV Debuts Glasses-Free 3D Conversion Technology  
• Marchon3D Enters Japan Market  

• By The Numbers
• CEA Delivers Annual 'Trends To Watch' Report  
• Global CE Sales Near $1 Trillion  
• CES Sets Records, Predicts Milestone Sales  

• Home Audio
• THX Adds Certification For Compact Speakers  
• NAD Adds Products For 3-Series Strategy  
• Bang & Olufsen Unveils B&O Play  

• Home Video
• UltraViolet Content System Picks Up Support  
• Sim2 Joins ProSource, Unveils M.150  
• Sensio Builds 3DGO! Streaming Service  

• Major Appliances
• Samsung Stresses 'Smart' Appliances At CES  
• Haier Intros Full Kitchen Suite At CES  
• Thermador Shows Induction Cooktop  

• News
• Panasonic's Taylor Outlines Near Future  
• Best Buy's Dunn Endorses Multichannel Strategy  
• Sony Execs Detail TV, Content Strategies  
• Genachowski: 'We Need Incentive Auction Law, Now'  
• Gibson To Make Onkyo Investments  
• Ericsson's Vestberg: Networked Society Not Far Off  
• TWICE People  

• Portable Digital Devices
• 4G LTE Gets Cellular Focus At International CES  
• Huawei Readies Two Flagship U.S. Phones  

• Retailing/E-tailing
• ProSource Pushes For Profitability At Annual CES Soiree  
• La Curacao Joins NATM  
• CE Holiday Sales Fall 6% On Softness In GPS, Digital Imaging: NPD