TWICE News

• DBL Adds Personnel
  
  By Colleen Bohen, February 12, 2008
  Scottsdale, Ariz. — DBL Distributing made a number of personnel announcements this week.
  
• CEA Promotes Oxman, Three Other Executives
  
  By Steve Smith, February 12, 2008
   Arlington, Va. - Consumer Electronics Association CEA has announced several staff changes, including the promotion of Jason Oxman as industry affairs senior VP, a new position.
  
• Cellular Surround Abounds Around Show
  
  By Joseph Palenchar, February 12, 2008
  Barcelona, Spain — Now that cellphones are turning into portable media players (PMPs), at least three technology companies here at the Mobile World Congress are focusing on ways to coax the best possible sound out of them.
  
• TigerDirect Partners With American Heart Association
  
  By Colleen Bohen, February 12, 2008
  Miami — TigerDirect has teamed up with the American Heart Association this month to donate a minimum of $100,000 and promote heart health through its catalog, retail stores and Web site.
  
• Digital Frames Diversify
  
  By Greg Scoblete, February 12, 2008
  Las Vegas — New digital frames introduced at PMA earlier this month promise to bring new functionality to the hot-selling category.
  
• The NPD Group's Market Magnifier
  
  By TWICE Staff, February 12, 2008
  Port Washington, N.Y. - Fastest-Selling Notebook PCs
  
• Tivoli Appoints New President/COO
  
  By Joseph Palenchar, February 12, 2008
  Boston — Lenbrook America’s Bob Brown has been appointed president and COO of Tivoli Audio, said Tivoli chairman/CEO Tom DeVesto.
  
• Q4 Plasma Unit Sales Up, Revenue Down
  
  By Greg Tarr, February 12, 2008
  Portland, Ore. — Sales of plasma display panel (PDP) TVs in the United States hit “an all-time quarterly high” in fourth quarter of 2007, as overall sales grew 5 percent from the same period a year earlier, according to Quixel Research.
  
• Android Appears At Mobile World Congress
  
  By Joseph Palenchar, February 12, 2008
  Barcelona, Spain — Mobile World Congress attendees got a glimpse of the first public demonstration of a cellular phone based on Google’s Android platform.
  
• Harvey’s Creditors Delay Bankruptcy Loan
  
  by Alan Wolf, February 12, 2008
  New York — A U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Manhattan put off approving a $1.5 million loan to Harvey Electronics after the chain’s unsecured creditors raised doubts about ever recovering their debts.
  
• Panasonic Prices 32GB SDHC Card At $699
  
  By TWICE Staff, February 12, 2008
  Secaucus, N.J. — Panasonic said today that the 32GB SDHC card it announced at International CES will retail for $699.
  
• MSN Direct Expands to Smartphones
  
  By Amy Gilroy, February 11, 2008
  Barcelona, Spain –Microsoft said its MSN Direct real time traffic and weather service used in navigation devices is now available for smartphones.
  
• Best Buy To Push Blu-ray Over HD DVD In Stores
  
  By Greg Tarr, February 11, 2008
  Updated! Minneapolis — Best Buy stopped short of announcing exclusive support for Blu-ray Disc, but starting in March the chain will begin “prominently showcasing” Blu-ray Disc hardware and software in its retail stores and online.
  
• HP Notebooks To Offer Cellular Choice
  
  By Joseph Palenchar, February 11, 2008
  Barcelona, Spain — Hewlett-Packard announced plans to offer its first notebook PCs with embedded cellular technology.
  
• Sony Ericsson Adds Phones And New Xperia Sub-Brand
  
  By Joseph Palenchar, February 11, 2008
  Barcelona, Spain — SonyEricsson launched its first phone under the new premium Xperia sub-brand here at the Mobile World Congress, where it also showed three new models under the Walkman and Cyber-shot sub-brands.
  
• Bluetooth Headsets Bow At World Congress
  
  by Lisa Johnston, February 11, 2008
  Barcelona, Spain — Plantronics and Sennheiser Communications each announced additions to their headset lines.
  
• Wal-Mart Selling Magnavox Converter Boxes
  
  by Alan Wolf, February 11, 2008
  Bentonville, Ark. — Wal-Mart has begun selling digital converter boxes one week before the first wave of $40 coupons is expected to reach consumers.
  
• Kodak Cites Wilhelm Research For Inkjet Print Longevity
  
  By Greg Scoblete, February 11, 2008
  New York — Kodak’s inkjet all-in-ones deliver the “highest level of print permanence” of any photo printer currently on the market, according to Wilhelm Imaging Research (WIR).
  
• Netflix Announces Blu-ray Exclusivity
  
  By Greg Tarr, February 11, 2008
  Los Gatos, Calif. — Online movie-rental firm Netflix said Monday that it is now throwing its exclusive support in the high-definition disc format war to Blu-ray Disc.
  
• Don Bouchard, Audio Industry Veteran, Dies At 58
  
  By TWICE Staff, February 11, 2008
  Houston — Don Bouchard, 58, sales and VP for Ultralink/XLO Products, died on Thursday, Feb. 7, here, due to severe injuries involving a motorcycle accident.