TWICE News

• Bankers Warranty Gets ISO 9001 Certification
  
  TWICE Staff, May 6, 2011
  St. Petersburg, Fla. - Bankers Warranty Group (BWG), a leading extended service plan provider, has received ISO 9001:2008 accreditation.
  
• Samsung Cuts Prices On More 3D Eyewear
  
  Greg Tarr, May 6, 2011
  Ridgefield Park, N.J. -- Samsung Thursday cut pricing on additional models in its active-shutter glasses lineup.
  
• SonyEricsson To Upgrade Xperia Mini Phones
  
  By Joseph Palenchar, May 5, 2011
  London - SonyEricsson is upgrading its Xperia mini and Xperia mini pro smartphones to offer the latest Android OS (Gingerbread 2.3.
  
• Mazdas Get iSimple Integration Kit
  
  By Joseph Palenchar, May 5, 2011
  Clearwater, Fla. - AAMP of America expanded its selection of iSimple-branded GateWay integration kits to include the first kit that connects to Mazda factory radios.
  
• AHAM Names Board, Salutes Industry Leaders
  
  By Alan Wolf, May 5, 2011
  Washington, D.C. - The Association of Home Appliance Manufacturers (AHAM) announced its newly elected board of directors and honored five industry figures at the trade group's annual member meeting here this past weekend at The Ritz-Carlton.
  
• EchoStar Renews TruVolume License
  
  By Greg Tarr, May 5, 2011
  Santa Ana, Calif. -- SRS Labs said Thursday that EchoStar has renewed its multi-year contract to license SRS TruVolume volume leveling technology within multiple set-top box models.
  
• Best Buy Picks Up GoPro Vid Cam Line
  
  By Greg Tarr, May 5, 2011
  Minneapolis, Minn. - Best Buy said Thursday it is now carrying GoPro's wearable high-action video camera products.
  
• Sprint Adds Enterprise-Grade Motorola Android Phone
  
  By Joseph Palenchar, May 5, 2011
    Overland Park, Kansas - Sprint released two new business-oriented 3G Android smartphones.
  
• CEA Launches Spectrum Crunch Clock
  
  By Greg Tarr, May 5, 2011
  Arlington, Va. - The Consumer Electronics Association's (CEA) Innovation Movement launched Thursday a "Spectrum Crunch Clock" to help Americans visualize the economic costs of delay in spectrum reform.
  
• CE Sales Sank In April: Discounters
  
  Alan Wolf, May 5, 2011
  New York - Discount chains reported weak CE sales in April as consumers directed their spending on Easter.
  
• Xantech Pitches Products For New Market Realities
  
  By Joseph Palenchar, May 5, 2011
    Carlsbad, Calif. - Xantech is launching new products designed for what it says are the new realities of a downsized custom-installation market.
  
• AT&T Gets First 4G WebOS Phone
  
  By Joseph Palenchar, May 5, 2011
    Dallas - AT&T will expand its selection of Hewlett-Packard phones based on Palm's WebOS operating system with the launch of the diminutive Veer 4G, the first 4G WebOS smartphone announced to date.
  
• PMA '11 To Co-Locate With CES 2012
  
  By Steve Smith, May 4, 2011
  New York - The Consumer Electronics Association (CEA) and Photo Marketing Association International (PMA) have announced a partnership to move the September 2011 PMA International Convention and Trade Show to co-locate at the 2012 International CES, scheduled for January 10-13 in Las Vegas.
  
• Rockford Ships Helix-Brand Car Amp/DSP
  
  By Joseph Palenchar, May 4, 2011
  Tempe, Ariz. - Rockford has begun shipping a Helix-branded amplifier/digital signal processor (DSP), which is designed to upgrade factory sound systems by adding higher power and by tuning the sound to a car's interior.
  
• Petra Holds Car Audio Expo
  
  TWICE Staff, May 4, 2011
  Edmond, Okla. - Petra Industries held its 9th Annual Car Audio Expo this past weekend at company headquarters here.
  
• Nintendo Cuts Wii Price To $150
  
  By Greg Tarr, May 4, 2011
  Redmond, Wash. - Nintendo said Wednesday it is cutting the price of its Wii game console by $50 to $150, in advance of the launch of its successor next year.
  
• Study: Flat-Panel TV Owners Have More TVs
  
  By Greg Tarr, May 4, 2011
  Santa Clara, Calif. - A new global TV replacement study from DisplaySearch found that households in developed countries own 28 percent more TVs on average than households in emerging countries.
  
• Califone Debuts Washable Headphones, Headsets
  
  By John Laposky, May 4, 2011
    San Fernado, Calif. -- Califone International will launch its new Titanium Series of washable headphones and headsets next month.
  
• Wireless Zone Makes Upper Management Changes
  
  TWICE Staff, May 4, 2011
  Middletown, Conn. - Wireless Zone, the 440-store cellular franchise chain, has restructured its upper management ranks to increase its focus on planning and future strategy while improving company operations, the company announced.
  
• Lenbrook To Keep Two Rep Firms
  
  By Joseph Palenchar, May 4, 2011
  Sharon, Mass. - Lenbrook America will retain only two independent rep firms as part of its plan to begin selling its NAD and PSB home audio brands direct to retailers.