TWICE News

• Microsoft Hardware Adds To SideWinder Line
  
  By Lisa Johnston, August 20, 2008
  Leipzig, Germany — Microsoft Hardware used the Games Convention, being held here Aug. 20-24, to add two products to its SideWinder line of PC accessories.
  
• HP Reports 10% Net Revenue Increase In Q3
  
  By TWICE Staff, August 19, 2008
  Palo Alto, Calif. — Hewlett-Packard today announced it ended its fiscal third quarter with a net revenue of $28.0 billion, up 10 percent from a year earlier, or 5 percent when adjusted for the effects of currency.
  
• DXG Intros $200 1080p Camcorder
  
  By Greg Scoblete, August 19, 2008
  City of Industry, Calif. — Camera maker DXG will ship a flash-memory-based 1080p HD camcorder with a $200 price tag to dealers this month.
  
• Antec Targets System Builders With Laptop Component Line
  
  By TWICE Staff, August 19, 2008
  Fremont, Calif. — Antec is launching a line of components for the mobile computing market to allow system builders to build their own customized laptops.
  
• Epson Debuts Workforce Printers
  
  By Greg Scoblete, August 19, 2008
  Long Beach, Calif. — Epson will ship a new printer family this month targeted toward micro businesses.
  
• Directed Promotes Marketing Managers
  
  By Amy Gilroy, August 19, 2008
  Vista, Calif. — Directed Electronics promoted three long-time marketing managers to new posts.
  
• Archos Boosts Web Capabilities  With Internet Media Tablets
  
  By Joseph Palenchar, August 19, 2008
  Denver — Archos, the portable media player (PMP) supplier, is using the term Internet media tablet (IMT) to describe its latest generation of touchscreen-equipped, Wi-Fi-enabled handheld devices.
  
• Nielsen Analyzing Nationwide’s Customers
  
  By Alan Wolf, August 19, 2008
  Winston-Salem, N.C. — Nielsen Claritas is conducting a sweeping segmentation analysis of more than two million customer records for the Nationwide Marketing Group.
  
• Dell Makes More Ming Designs
  
  By TWICE Staff, August 19, 2008
  Round Rock, Texas — Dell is introducing more Special Art edition designs created exclusively by artist Mike Ming, this time for the Dell Studio 15 and 17 laptops.
  
• Consumer Cellular Purchases Continue Down In 2008: NPD
  
  By Joseph Palenchar, August 19, 2008
  Port Washington, N.Y. — Mobile phone handset sales to U.S. consumers continued to head down in 2008, with second-quarter sales declining 13 percent to 28 million units, The NPD Group said.
  
• HES Signs Sunfire
  
  By Alan Wolf, August 19, 2008
  Anaheim, Calif. — Sunfire will begin selling its line of innovative luxury home theater and audio products to qualified members of the Home Entertainment Source (HES) buying group this fall.
  
• Logitech Bows Latest Wireless Mouse, Wave Keyboard
  
  By John Laposky, August 19, 2008
  Fremont, Calif. — Logitech will begin shipping its new MX 1100 cordless laser mouse featuring a contoured shape that naturally conforms to a user’s hand.
  
• Circuit City Names Wattles Nominee Vice Chairman
  
  By Alan Wolf, August 19, 2008
  UPDATED! Richmond, Va. — James Marcum, one of dissident investor Mark Wattles’ original nominees to Circuit City’s board, has been appointed vice chairman of the company.
  
• Howe Sees Opportunities For Specialty A/V Dealers
  
  By Steve Smith, August 19, 2008
  Las Vegas — The Nationwide Marketing Group’s Specialty Electronics unit is diverse enough to tackle the challenges facing custom installers in the period leading up to the holiday selling season.
  
• Nationwide Sees Growth In Turbulent ’08 Market
  
  By Steve Smith, August 19, 2008
  Las Vegas — If attendance at the Nationwide Marketing Group’s PrimeTime! show is an illustration of its business, the buying group had a healthy first half.
  
• New HD Radio Chip Debuts For Portables
  
  By Amy Gilroy, August 18, 2008
  Santa Clara, Calif. — Starting next month, HD Radio suppliers will be able to purchase a new lower power, smaller form factor chip solution that can deliver HD Radio in many types of products including portable products.
  
• Krillion CE Search Site Adds New Categories
  
  By Alan Wolf, August 18, 2008
  Mountain View, Calif. — Krillion, a product search index that provides shoppers with real-time inventory availability at 20,000 big-box storefronts across the country, has added 96 product categories to its database.
  
• Lenovo Bows Latest Thin ThinkPad
  
  By Colleen Bohen, August 18, 2008
  Research Triangle Park, N.C. — Lenovo has introduced its ThinkPad X301 notebook.
  
• FCC Slates DTV Outreach Tour
  
  By Greg Tarr, August 18, 2008
  Washington — The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Monday unveiled plans for a nationwide outreach program to hasten its public educational efforts on the Feb. 17, 2009 transition to digital television.
  
• Kensington Announces Wireless USB Hub
  
  By TWICE Staff, August 18, 2008
  Redwood Shores, Calif. — Kensington's computer products group will ship what it is calling the industry’s first USB-IF certified wireless universal docking station.