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Twice - May 09,2005

Sky-high energy prices and apocalyptic weather patterns couldn't keep consumers away from CE stores last year, where shoppers flocked for iPods, affordable flat-panel TVs and home-theater installations

News

Accessories

Gentec Bows Bluetooth Car Speakerphone For Mobile Phones

Gefen Discounting HDTV Cables For HD Video Extension

Lost Found Registry Tracks Forgotten Portable CE Devices

Wireless Accessories Expand At foneGear

Vantage Point Mounts Ballpark A V Line

D Box Offers Motion Simulated Home Theater Seating

QuietSpot Extends The Shure Mobile Phone Headset Lineup

Logitech Mouse Introduction Keys On Gamers

WireTracks iCove Integrates Portable CE Home

LTB Audio Systems Intros High End Headphones

Home Audio

Last Of Top 10 Radio Groups Adopts HD Radio

Blu ray Boosting Dolby MLP

HD Radio Gets New Option For Surround Sound

CEA Multiroom Audio Standard To Boost Builder Adoption Rates

Major Appliances

Indesit To Debut Ariston Brand at K BIS

AHAM Addresses Legislative Issues At Annual Meeting

GE Majap Segment Earnings Sales Rise

Electrolux Q1 N A Shipments Off 6 5

Maytag Appliance Sales Drop 2 8 To 1 11 Billion

Whirlpool North American Revenue Rises 4 5

Business News

Communications

Sprint PCS Introduces First U S 2 Megapixel Camera Phone

Communications Briefs

Multihandset Cellular Households Proliferate In U S

Computer Technology

AOpen Looks To Create A New Computer Niche For Retailers
Averatec Intros Two Ultra Portable Notebooks
Toshiba Celebrates 20 Years In Notebook Market

Mobile Electronics

Pioneer Garmin Launch Ads For Nav Systems
New Nav from Dual and Crimestopper
New Nav With Embedded Maps Gaining Ground
Correction
Where Have All The High End Installers Gone
Mobile Briefs

Video/Home Satellite

TTE s Mass Market Strategy Includes DLP LCD TV
NAB Sees Various Codependent Synergies With CE
Samsung Introduces 1 080p DLP Models

Viewpoint
HDTV Drove Top 100 Sales In 04
Digital Imaging
Nikon Unveils New Consumer Digital SLR
Canon Bows Ultra Zoom Powershot
Fujifilm Casts Net For Camera Cam Phone Printers
Retailing/E-tailing
GameStop Picks Up Elec Boutique
2005 JVC Jazz Festival Announced At Supper Club
OfficeMax Retail Sales Dip 2
PRO Group Expects Expansion From Existing Members In 2005
Tweeter Sales Dip 1 Earnings Slide
Sales Growing For PRO In Audio Custom Sat Radio And iPod Sales
Nintendo Opening 1st World Store
Office Depot N A Q1 Sales Grow 6 To 1 7 Billion
Tweeter Closing 19 Stores Cutting Workforce By 6
PRO Marks 20 Years Changing CE Market
RadioShack s Sales Up 3 But Profit Off
Amazon CE Segment Sales Rise 25