TWICE News

• Sony’s Bob Weissburg Exits
  
  By Steve Smith, March 1, 2004
  Park Ridge, N.J. - Another top Sony Electronics executive will not make the company’s planned move from here to San Diego later this year.
  
• PMA Briefs
  
  By Greg Scoblete, March 1, 2004
  Las Vegas —Umax Technologies used PMA to announce its re-entry into the scanner market with two new USB 2.0 scanners.
  
• Casio Debuts Energy Saving Exilim DigiCam
  
  By Greg Scoblete, February 27, 2004
  Dover, N.J. — Casio announced a new addition to its Exilim line of ultra-compact digital cameras yesterday saying the newcommer is far less power-hungry than its predecessors.
  
• Viken: Turnover No Concern To Sony
  
  By Greg Tarr, February 27, 2004
  East Rutherford, N.J. - Despite the spate of upper echelon executive resignations induced by Sony Electronics’ pending move of its marketing operations to San Diego, dealers can expect business as usual from the market leading “player.”
  
• Sony Portable Playstation Slated For ‘05
  
  By Greg Tarr, February 27, 2004
  San Diego – Sony Corp. said the North American launch of its first handheld video game player, dubbed the PlayStation Portable, will come in early 2005. Although no firm launch dates were announced, most in the industry had expected the device before the 2004 holiday season.
  
• Sony Bows 12 Model CableCARD TV Line
  
  By Greg Tarr, February 27, 2004
  East Rutherford, N.J. – Looking to tap into 'the emergence of cable opportunities at retail,' Sony Home Products Division senior VP Tim Baxter unveiled one of the industry’s most expansive lines of fully integrated/CableCARD-enabled digital television sets at its annual East Coast line review for the media, here.
  
• Sony Expands SACD Selection, Upgrades Systems, Receivers
  
  By Joseph Palenchar, February 26, 2004
  East Rutherford, N.J. — Home audio had its ups and downs here during Sony’s East Coast line show, where the company upsized its selection of SACD players and ATRAC3plus CD Walkman portables but downsized its selection of two-channel shelf systems.
  
• Sony Updates DVD Handycam Line
  
  By Greg Scoblete, February 26, 2004
  Seacacus, N.J. — Sony announced two new DVD camcorders, the DCR-DVD101 and DCR-DVD201, to serve as replacements for the DVD100 and 200.
  
• Sony Adds Three SKUs To Notebook Line
  
  By Doug Olenick, February 26, 2004
  New York - Sony continued the spring refresh of its Vaio notebook line with the introduction of its K-Series notebook.
  
• ZVOX Intros Audio Set Top Box
  
  By Joseph Palenchar, February 26, 2004
  Swampscott, Mass. — Start-up ZVOX Audio has begun marketing a set-top TV-sound system that amplifies, widens and deepens an areas sound stage at $199.
  
• ZVOX Intros Audio Set Top Box
  
  By Joseph Palenchar, February 26, 2004
  Swampscott, Mass. — Start-up ZVOX Audio has begun marketing a set-top TV-sound system that amplifies, widens and deepens an areas sound stage at $199.
  
• Samsung Unveils Online HDTV Interactive Guide
  
  By TWICE Staff, February 25, 2004
  Ridgefield Park, N.J. — Samsung Electronics has produced an online guide to educate consumers about HDTV called the ‘Interactive Guide to Digital & HDTV.’
  
• Samsung Unveils Online HDTV Interactive Guide
  
  By Greg Tarr, February 25, 2004
  Ridgefield Park, N.J. — Samsung Electronics has produced an online guide to educate consumers about HDTV called the ‘Interactive Guide to Digital & HDTV.’
  
• Panasonic, PNY To Ship miniSD
  
  By Greg Scoblete, February 25, 2004
  New York — The miniSD format gained two large patrons with the recent announcements by Panasonic and PNY to support and ship the diminutive flash card in 2004.
  
• Panasonic, PNY To Ship miniSD
  
  By Greg Scoblete, February 25, 2004
  New York — The miniSD format gained two large patrons with the recent announcements by Panasonic and PNY to support and ship the diminutive flash card in 2004.
  
• Curitel Bids For Majority Ownership Of Audiovox’s Cell Biz
  
  By Joseph Palenchar, February 25, 2004
  Hauppauge, N.Y. — Audiovox Corp. signed a non-binding letter of intent to sell a majority stake in its Audiovox Communications subsidiary to South Korean handset supplier Curitel after Curitel made an unsolicited bid for the company.
  
• Curitel Bids For Majority Ownership Of Audiovox’s Cell Biz
  
  By Joseph Palenchar, February 25, 2004
  Hauppauge, N.Y. — Audiovox Corp. signed a non-binding letter of intent to sell a majority stake in its Audiovox Communications subsidiary to South Korean handset supplier Curitel after Curitel made an unsolicited bid for the company.
  
• Mitsubishi Inks Gemstar License
  
  By Greg Tarr, February 24, 2004
  Irvine, Calif. – Mitsubishi Digital Electronics America has agreed to license Gemstar-TV Guide International’s TV Guide On Screen interactive program guide (IPG) technology for use in digital televisions and digital recorders in North America, the companies announced.
  
• Mitsubishi, Pioneer Ink Gemstar License
  
  By Greg Tarr, February 24, 2004
  Irvine, Calif. – Mitsubishi Digital Electronics America and Pioneer Electronics have agreed to license Gemstar-TV Guide International’s TV Guide On Screen interactive program guide (IPG) technology for use in digital televisions and digital recorders in North America, the companies announced.
  
• Audiovox CE Segment 2003 Sales Soar
  
  By Jeff Malester, February 24, 2004
  Hauppauge, N.Y. — Fiscal year-end sales in the Audiovox Electronics (AEC) subsidiary of Audiovox Corp. increased in all three of its categories, with growth in the consumer electronics and mobile sectors driven primarily by new product introductions.