TWICE News

• B&W Adds Speaker Dock
  
  By Joseph Palenchar, September 16, 2009
    North Reading, Mass. - High-end speaker supplier Bowers & Wilkins (B&W) launched its second iPod speaker system as part of a plan to expand farther beyond its core home- and car-speaker markets into new product categories, including stereo headphones and PC speakers.
  
• TomTom, Sanyo Team Up On OEM GPS
  
  Amy Gilroy, September 16, 2009
  Concord, Mass. - TomTom confirmed reports it has teamed with Sanyo to jointly produce built-in OEM A/V-navigation products for automobiles.
  
• Leap Wireless To Tap More National Chains
  
  By Joseph Palenchar, September 16, 2009
  San Diego - Leap Wireless will partner with more national retailers with new, exclusive service plans in the coming weeks.
  
• Nokia CEO Will Deliver A Keynote At 2010 CES
  
  TWICE Staff, September 16, 2009
  Arlington, Va. - Olli-Pekka Kallasvuo, Nokia's CEO, will make a return engagement to International CES as a keynote speaker during the 2010 event in Las Vegas this January.
  
• Audiovox said It Has ‘Turned Corner'
  
  By Amy Gilroy, September 16, 2009
  New York - Audiovox said it believes it has turned the corner to profitability after losses last year due to the recession.
  
• Brother Revamps Home, SO/HO Lines
  
  By Doug Olenick, September 16, 2009
    New York - Brother International has introduced three inkjet all-in-one printers and a new family of LED-based color and all-in-one printers.
  
• NATM Dealers Coping With Strained Margins
  
  By Alan Wolf, September 16, 2009
    Dallas - NATM dealers are learning to live in a low-margin marketplace.
  
• Higher Power, Modular Design Come To Bose SoundDock Line
  
  By Joseph Palenchar, September 15, 2009
    New York - Bose is expanding its selection of iPod-docking speakers systems to three with the launch of the top-of-the-line SoundDock 10, said to deliver the sound quality of a "primary music system.
  
• Dual Unveils iPhone-Docking Car Radio
  
  By Amy Gilroy, September 15, 2009
    Heathrow, Fla. - Dual Electronics unveiled its 2010 car radio lineup which features a "mechless" car radio (without a CD player) with a unique docking cradle for an iPhone or iPod.
  
• Best Buy Touts Share Growth, Holiday Optimism
  
  Steve Smith, September 15, 2009
  Minneapolis - Best Buy pushed its market share gains during its fiscal second quarter and opportunities to take more share, as well as holiday sales optimism during its earnings conference call.
  
• Sakar Debuts Kodak Web Cams
  
  TWICE Staff, September 15, 2009
  Edison, N.J. - Sakar introduced a line of Kodak Web cams today with plug-and-play connectivity to VoIP and instant messaging.
  
• V7 Grows PC Input Line
  
  By John Laposky, September 15, 2009
  Santa Ana, Calif. - V7, the house brand of distributor Ingram Micro, today announced a new line of computer input accessories for value-added resellers, small to medium businesses and systems integrators.
  
• Logitech Gives Lap Luxury
  
  By Lisa Johnston, September 15, 2009
    Fremont, Calif. - Logitech introduced a portable lapdesk today with a retractable mouse pad.
  
• Best Buy Posts Lower Profits, Higher Sales
  
  By Steve Smith, September 15, 2009
  Minneapolis - Best Buy reported lower net earnings and comp-store sales, but higher net revenue for its fiscal second quarter that ended Aug. 29.
  
• HP Gets Green With Envy
  
  By Doug Olenick, September 15, 2009
    New York - Hewlett-Packard's fall product lineup stresses highly styled, eco-friendly thin and light laptops bent toward enticing the high-end consumer.
  
• Archos Adopts Android For U.S. Launch
  
  By Joseph Palenchar, September 15, 2009
    Greenwood Village, Colo. - Archos continues to broaden its portfolio of mobile devices beyond portable media players (PMPs) with the launch of an Android-based mobile Internet device (MID) and its first ultramobile PC (UMPC). Both are Wi-Fi-equipped.
  
• Frank Leaves Conn's Board
  
  By Alan Wolf, September 14, 2009
  Beaumont, Texas - Former Conn's chairman/CEO Thomas Frank Sr. has resigned from the company's board of directors due to ongoing health issues.
  
• SanDisk Debuts 64GB CF Card
  
  By Lisa Johnston, September 14, 2009
    Milpitas, Calif. - SanDisk launched a new line of high-capacity, high-speed CF cards today that are aimed at professional photographers.
  
• NuVision Unveils DLP Projector Line
  
  By Greg Tarr, September 14, 2009
  CEDIA 2009 Atlanta - NuVision introduced at CEDIA Expo here its first line of DLP-based FullHD front projectors for the custom installation market.
  
• TomTom Intros Its First 5-inch PNDs
  
  By Amy Gilroy, September 14, 2009
    Concord, Mass. - TomTom announced today its first portable GPS devices with 5-inch screens.