TWICE News

• Canon Intros Digital Camera With HD Video Recording
  
  By Greg Scoblete, February 22, 2007
  Lake Success, N.Y. — Canon introduced a digital camera capable of recording 720p video.
  
• Canon Unveils 1D Mark III d
  
  By Greg Scoblete, February 22, 2007
    Lake Success, N.Y. — Canon will ship the successor to its high-end EOS-ID Mark II digital SLR this spring, the company said today.
  
• DivX Hosts Online Video Festival
  
  By Greg Tarr, February 22, 2007
  San Diego — DivX, a developer of digital video compression technologies, said it will sponsor an online video festival, which will solicit entries devoted to creativity, storytelling and improving digital media.
  
• Pandigital Adds Entry-Level Digital Frame
  
  By TWICE Staff, February 22, 2007
  Lafayette, Calif. — Digital frame maker Pandigital added a 6-inch model to its lineup today.
  
• Pentax Updates Waterproof, DiVX Cameras
  
  By Greg Scoblete, February 22, 2007
    Golden, Colo. — Pentax added a pair of point-and-shoots to its 2007 line up yesterday alongside a pair of high-end lenses for its digital SLRs.
  
• Canon Ships Value LCD Projectors
  
  By Greg Tarr, February 22, 2007
  Lake Success, N.Y. — Canon is now shipping three video projectors in its value LV series of business and entertainment LCD projectors, with suggested retails of $999, $1,199 and $1,499.
  
• D&M Sets Nine-Month Operating Profit Record
  
  By Steve Smith, February 22, 2007
  Mahwah, N.J. — D&M Holdings reported operating profit of $36.5 million for the nine-months ending Dec. 31 in its fiscal year, a gain of 103 percent, the highest nine-month performance for the company in its history.
  
• CE Sales Growth Slowed In 2006: NPD
  
  by Alan Wolf, February 21, 2007
  Port Washington, N.Y. — The good news: retail sales of consumer electronics grew 3.6 percent last year to $111 billion. The not so good news: sales growth slowed from the 7.2 percent gains of 2005.
  
• Cellular Loses Voice
  
  By Joseph Palenchar, February 21, 2007
  Barcelona, Spain — Navigation, music, PC applications and high-speed data were on the minds of cellular handset suppliers here at the 3GSM World Congress as carriers and handset vendors try to raise their revenues with sophisticated non-voice features and services.
  
• Best Buy To Open 90 New Flagship Stores
  
  by Alan Wolf, February 21, 2007
    Minneapolis — Best Buy plans to open about 90 new flagship stores and will relocate eight others over the next 12 months.
  
• New Standard Would Connect Portables to Cars
  
  By Amy Gilroy, February 21, 2007
  Arlington, Va. — The Consumer Electronics Association (CEA) said it is working on a new standard to connect portable devices such as MP3 players to cars that use the MOST network.
  
• Kodak Ties Gallery Site To Mobile Phones
  
  By Greg Scoblete, February 21, 2007
  Rochester, N.Y. — Kodak announced a new application to connect mobile phones with its online EasyShare Gallery.
  
• Industry: XM, Sirius Must Help Avoid Market Confusion
  
  By Amy Gilroy, February 21, 2007
  New York — The proposed XM and Sirius merger received a generally favorable reception by industry members, under the proviso that steps are taken to prevent market confusion in the near term.
  
• Vista Stimulates PC Sales
  
  By Doug Olenick and Alan Wolf, February 21, 2007
  New York — The initial sales data on Microsoft Windows Vista indicates the new operating system did not sell as well as Windows XP, but it did spur PC hardware sales in the days following Vista’s Jan. 30 launch.
  
• Universal, Vizio Extend Pact
  
  By Greg Tarr, February 21, 2007
  Cypress, Calif. — Vizio has selected Universal Electronics to supply universal remote controls for a new line of large-screen plasma TVs, called MAXIMVS, which are slated for delivery later in 2007, the companies said.
  
• DTS To Sell Pro Business Units
  
  By Greg Tarr, February 21, 2007
  Agoura Hills, Calif. — Surround sound technologies developer DTS said it has received the approval of its board of directors to sell its professional cinema and digital images business in order to focus exclusively on electronic components, including licensing branded entertainment technology to the large and evolving audio, game console, PC, portable and broadcast markets.
  
• Lexar Intros High-Speed CF Card, SDHC Readers
  
  By TWICE Staff, February 21, 2007
  Fremont, Calif. — Flash-memory maker Lexar will add a 300x speed CF card to its professional lineup in April, alongside a pair of high-speed card readers.
  
• Circuit City Assigns Mathews New Title
  
  by Alan Wolf, February 21, 2007
  Richmond, Va. — David Mathews, Circuit City’s new operational point person, has been given the title of merchandising, services and marketing executive VP.
  
• NPD: CRT TVs Win Super Bowl XLI
  
  By Greg Tarr, February 20, 2007
  Port Washington, N.Y. — Despite the huge growth in flat-panel TVs in recent months, direct-view CRT sales paced all other display technologies in the weeks leading up to the Super Bowl, according a report just issued by market researcher The NPD Group.
  
• SanDisk Cuts Jobs, Pay
  
  By Greg Scoblete, February 20, 2007
  Las Vegas — Citing an “industrywide” deterioration in flash-memory component pricing, SanDisk announced job cuts and pay reductions.