TWICE News

• Kodak Acquires Applied SF Assets
  
  By Greg Scoblete, May 12, 2003
  Rochester, N.Y. - Kodak announced today that it reached a definitive agreement to acquire Applied Science Fiction's proprietary dry film processing technology, image correcting software and other key assets.
  
• Multi-Room DVR Slated For Cable Test
  
  By Greg Tarr, May 12, 2003
  New York - Comcast, Samsung Electronics, and Ucentric Systems announced plans for a joint field trial of a multi-room, Multi-TV Digital Video Recording (DVR) system.
  
• Toshiba Goes HD Integrated
  
  By Greg Tarr, May 9, 2003
  Hilton Head, S.C. - A re-entry into fully integrated HDTV sets, and the announcement of a TiVo 'home media server' with a free basic subscription offer, highlighted Toshiba's 2003-04 product line review here.
  
• Toshiba Goes HD Integrated
  
  By Greg Tarr, May 9, 2003
  Hilton Head, S.C. - A re-entry into fully integrated HDTV sets, and the announcement of a TiVo 'home media server' with a free basic subscription offer, highlighted Toshiba's 2003-04 product line review here.
  
• April Sales Mild In Wake Of War
  
  By Alan Wolf, May 9, 2003
  New York - Sales were mixed for retailers reporting sales for April and the first quarter.
  
• Gateway Unveils Overhaul Plans
  
  By Doug Olenick, May 9, 2003
  La Jolla, Calif. - Gateway fleshed out plans to revamp its retail operation and product mix with new Gateway branded CE products and a new store format that are expected to result in almost half the company's sales being generated by non-PC products by 2005.
  
• XM Home/Portable Unit Sales Hit 65,000
  
  By Amy Gilroy, May 8, 2003
  Washington - In a financial conference today, XM Satellite Radio said it is rapidly gaining subscribers in the home and portable markets.
  
• Onkyo Outlines Additional Product Features
  
  By Joseph Palenchar, May 8, 2003
  Upper Saddle River, N.J. - Onkyo USA offered additional details about new Onkyo- and Integra-branded products shown at CES.
  
• Audi/Volkswagen Offer PhatNoise digital Audio
  
  By Amy Gilroy, May 8, 2003
  Los Angeles - PhatNoise reported that Audi and Volkswagen will offer its hard drive based audio system as a dealer option at 850 car dealers beginning this month.
  
• XM Q1 Revenue Jumps, Signs Wal-Mart
  
  By Jeff Malester and Amy Gilroy, May 8, 2003
  Washington - XM Satellite Radio Holdings increased first quarter revenue to $13.1 million for the period compared with the same three months in 2002, when the company notched $1.8 million in revenue.
  
• Leviton: OnQ Deal Off
  
  By Joseph Palenchar, May 7, 2003
  Little Neck, N.Y. - Leviton Manufacturing said it backed out of its deal to buy structured-wiring supplier OnQ Technologies 'after lengthy investigation and for mutual business reasons.'
  
• HP To Ship 200 Millionth Inkjet
  
  By Doug Olenick, May 7, 2003
  Palo Alto, Calif. - Hewlett-Packard said it has produced its 200 millionth inkjet printer.
  
• Duracell Q1 Battery Sales Increase 16%
  
  By Jeff Malester, May 7, 2003
  Boston - Due to the heightened security alerts preceding, and at the start of the Iraqi war, consumers stocked their homes with batteries, helping first quarter sales at Duracell climb 16 percent, to $384 million.
  
• Duracell Q1 Battery Sales Increase 16%
  
  By Jeff Malester, May 7, 2003
  Boston - Due to the heightened security alerts preceding, and at the start of the Iraqi war, consumers stocked their homes with batteries, helping first quarter sales at Duracell climb 16 percent, to $384 million.
  
• Audio Briefs
  
  By Joseph Palenchar, May 6, 2003
  Riverside, Calif. - SpeakerCraft's Starlets will shine in June, when the company ships three tall, narrow in-wall Starlet speakers for home theater and critical music-listening applications.
  
• EchoStar Q1 Moves Into The Black
  
  By Jeff Malester, May 6, 2003
  Littleton, Colo. - DISH Network satellite television provider EchoStar Communications moved into the black during the first quarter, posting net income of $58 million, compared with a net loss of $35 million in the year-ago period.
  
• EchoStar Q1 Moves Into The Black
  
  By Jeff Malester, May 6, 2003
  Littleton, Colo. - DISH Network satellite television provider EchoStar Communications moved into the black during the first quarter, posting net income of $58 million, compared with a net loss of $35 million in the year-ago period.
  
• Tapwave Launches Wireless Gaming Handheld
  
  By Amy Gilroy, May 5, 2003
  Mountain View, Calif . - Tapwave, a new company launched by former Palm executives, last night unveiled a wireless gaming handheld with music and organizer capability code named Helix.
  
• CEA/Hannover Faires Cancel Shanghai Trade Show
  
  By TWICE Staff, May 5, 2003
  Arlington, Va. - The Consumer Electronics Association (CEA) and Hannover Faires have canceled the CeBIT CES Home Electronics Show scheduled to take place in Shanghai next week due to the outbreak of severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS).
  
• CEA/Hannover Faires Cancel Shanghai Trade Show
  
  By TWICE Staff, May 5, 2003
  Arlington, Va. - The Consumer Electronics Association (CEA) and Hannover Faires have canceled the CeBIT CES Home Electronics Show scheduled to take place in Shanghai next week due to the outbreak of severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS).