TWICE News

• Acoustic Research Ships Power Stations, Conditioners
  
  TWICE Staff, May 17, 2012
  Hauppauge, N.Y. - Acoustic Research said it has begun shipping its PW1000 Home Theater Power Station with SpeedPass, along with a new line of power solutions for home-theater and home-office users.
  
• iHome Launches Bluetooth Tower
  
  TWICE Staff, May 17, 2012
    Rahway, N.J. - iHome, a division of SDI Industries, introduced a Bluetooth iPod speaker tower that can change colors.
  
• April Majap Shipments Fall 7.6%
  
  By Alan Wolf, May 17, 2012
  Washington - To borrow from T.S. Eliot, April was the second cruelest month for major appliances this year.
  
• Wal-Mart Reports Higher Sales, Earnings
  
  TWICE Staff, May 17, 2012
  Bentonville, Ark. - Wal-Mart Stores reported higher net sales and net income in its fiscal first quarter ended April 30.
  
• Sears Turns Profit, But Sales Lower
  
  By Steve Smith, May 17, 2012
  Hoffman Estates, Ill. - Sears Holdings turned a profit during its fiscal first quarter based on sales of stores, but revenue was lower with major appliances and CE sharing the blame.
  
• HES Adds Nine Vendors
  
  TWICE Staff, May 17, 2012
  Anaheim, Calif. - Home Entertainment Source (HES) has added nine more manufacturers to its vendor roster.
  
• Customs Review Holds Up 2 HTC Phones
  
  By Joseph Palenchar, May 17, 2012
  Taoyuan, Taiwan - U.S. customs officials have blocked imports of HTC's One X 4G phone for the AT&T network and the Evo 4G LTE for the Sprint network to determine whether they infringe on an Apple patent.
  
• Alpine Posts Profit Drop In 2012
  
  By Joseph Palenchar, May 17, 2012
  Iwaki, Japan - Alpine Electronics ended fiscal 2012 with a sales gain of 0.8 percent to 202.9 billion yen ($2.53 billion), a 49.4 percent decline in operating income to 11.2 billion yen ($139.6 million), and a 24.2 percent decline in net income to 4.6 billion yen ($57.3 million).
  
• Russound Calls In Consultant
  
  By Joseph Palenchar, May 17, 2012
  Newmarket, N.H. - Russound, the multi-room audio supplier, has hired consulting company OAC Group to step up marketing, product development, and dealer and customer relations.
  
• Sony Adds NEX-F3, A37 Cameras
  
  By Greg Tarr, May 17, 2012
    San Diego - Sony introduced Thursday additions to its NEX mirrorless compact system camera (CSC) and DSLR lines, in time for the spring/summer selling period.
  
• iLuv Ships Sync Cables
  
  TWICE Staff, May 16, 2012
  Port Washington, N.Y. - iLuv Creative Technology has begun shipping a variety of cables it debuted at International CES.
  
• Elan and Sunfire Join Azione Unlimited
  
  TWICE Staff, May 16, 2012
  West Chester, Pa. - Azione Unlimited (AU), the new buying group for integrators and custom retailers, has added Elan and Sunfire to its roster of vendor members.
  
• Audiovox Hires Tegerdine
  
  TWICE Staff, May 16, 2012
  Hauppauge, N.Y. - Audiovox Electronics announced it has added Joe Tegerdine as location-based products and service director.
  
• Samsung Ships Specialized Camcorder Pair
  
  By Greg Tarr, May 16, 2012
  Ridgefield Park, N.J. - Samsung Electronics America said it is now shipping its QF20 Smart camcorder and weatherized W300 pocket camcorder to retail partners across the country.
  
• Denon Unveils Networked-AVR Trio
  
  By Joseph Palenchar, May 16, 2012
    Mahwah, N.J. - Denon unveiled its next generation of IN-Command A/V receivers (AVRs), all featuring networking capabilities and, for the first time, 4K by 2K passthrough and up-scaling.
  
• Sony Mobile Taps New Sales, Marketing Chief
  
  By Joseph Palenchar, May 16, 2012
  London - Personnel changes continued at Sony Mobile Communications, where Dennis van Schie has been named corporate VP, head of sales and marketing worldwide.
  
• Staples Reports Flat Sales, Lower Income
  
  By Steve Smith, May 16, 2012
  Framingham, Mass. - Staples reported relatively flat sales and slightly lower net income in its fiscal first quarter, ended April 28.
  
• Target Reports Higher Sales Earnings
  
  By Steve Smith, May 16, 2012
  Minneapolis - Target reported higher net earnings and sales in its fiscal first quarter, ended April 28.
  
• Stream TV Deal Advances Glasses-Free 3D
  
  By Greg Tarr, May 15, 2012
  Philadelphia, Pa. - Stream TV Networks said Tuesday it has reached a manufacturing partnership agreement with Unihan (Pegatron) Corp. to produce Stream TV's 3D without glasses devices.
  
• Rockford Launches Loaded Sub Enclosures For Trucks
  
  By Joseph Palenchar, May 15, 2012
  Tempe, Ariz. - Rockford Fosgate has expanded its Punch selection of loaded subwoofer enclosures, all designed for shallow mounting depths behind truck seats.