Kramer introduced the model 900 stereo amplifier. Just 4.75 inches wide by 2 inches deep and 1 inch high, the model 900, part of the Kramer TOOLS line, is designed as a no-frills, economical solution. It accepts either unbalanced stereo audio on RCA inputs or balanced stereo audio on terminal block connectors, and delivers a […]

Peerless announced the company developed a new mount for Panasonic’s 103-inch plasma display. The mount has hook-on attachment brackets compatible with the plasma’s pre-installed spacers. It also has a vertical adjustment to help place the screen on the wall. The company also has new outdoor environmental enclosures for flat panels, which were shown at CEDIA. […]

Media Décor has been dressing up flat-panel TVs for a while with some nice looking frame solutions. Now, the company has two more, one of which features tilt and swivel via remote control. The QFX Robotic Frame is the designer picture frame with a remote controlled robotic arm for tilt and swivel. The arm guides […]

Dukane introduced the LeaderBoard & AirSlate, two new products for education and training. The LeaderBoard is an interactive whiteboard, and the AirSlate is a wireless annotation and mouse control pad that lets the instructor roam around the room while giving a presentation. The LeaderBoard features electromagnetic technology. All computer controls are transferred to the multimedia […]

Christie supplies CP2000 digital projectors to Toronto Film Festival, and announces that Ball Aerospace standardizes on Christie with contract for 70 conference room projectors…Barco demonstrates at SIGGRAPH new VR Workroom for projecting info from multi-source, multi-window high-res mono and 3D stereo on large screens, and 21 Barco 2K digital cinema projectors used for “Monster House […]

The new Performance Gear Wireless system from Shure lets you set up as many as nine compatible Performance Gear systems at once, operating them across multiple bands by selecting from ten tunable frequencies in each unit. Each receiver has an internal 1/4-wave antenna, an LED channel display, and rear panel output for both 1/4-inch and […]

Canon announced the LV-7575, an LCD projector specified at 5500 ANSI lumens, 8900:1 contrast ratio and XGA resolution. Canon also put its lens expertise to use with a standard 1.3X Canon Optics lens and four optional high quality interchangeable lenses including the Ultra Wide Angle, Wide Angle Zoom, Long Focus Zoom, and Ultra Long Focus […]

We’ve already been covering the Toshiba TDP-ET20U for probably six months, partly because this is the only DVD-projector combo that rivals Optoma’s MovieTime for a fantastic design. Well now, Toshiba is officially announcing the product and also a ship date of September and that the company is targeting both home and office users. Also new […]

A new report from Pacific Media Associates indicates that sales of front projectors are still going strong worldwide. In fact, the company’s research showed that second quarter 2006 shipments grew 28 percent over the same quarter last year. Both ProAV and HomeAV markets showed “healthy gains.” Growth in the Americas was the highest, with 42 […]

Industry pub Tradeshow Week named InfoComm International one of the 50 fastest growing tradeshows in the U.S. The 2006 Fastest 50 Tradeshows are based on growth in square footage and exhibiting companies from 2003 — 2005. In this time frame, InfoComm grew from 561 exhibitors in 303,600 net square feet of exhibit space to 725 […]

Planar Systems, which for 23 years has provided display technologies to the commercial market, is the latest ProAV company to enter the growing custom HomeAV market. The Planar Home Theater business unit is headed by Scott Hix, who assumes the role of vice president and general manager after being appointed Planar’s vice president of business […]

As an executive or owner of your company, you must make decisions that affect your workplace daily. InfoComm International is proud to debut its 2006 Executive Business Conference to help guide you with tools and techniques to offer you a real competitive advantage. Subject areas include hiring and developing mid-level management, addressing legal issues, managing […]

By Steve Sechrist One of our European contacts sent over a news tip today confirming rumors that HP is exiting the digital projector market. According to David Edwards, an HP Image and Print Group spokesperson, the company has decided to “shift focus” of its commercial projector business from projection to display solutions. He went on […]

Da-Lite, the world’s leading screen manufacturer, announced the company has three new VESA standard mounts for flat panel monitors. Available as static, tilt or an articulating mount, these models will accommodate flat panels with the VESA 75mm and 100mm hole pattern. Each model is load rated to 40 lbs. and, depending on the monitor’s weight, […]

The SonicWave Pro Audio Cables from Impact Acoustics are available in coaxial audio and twisted pair, shielded audio configurations. Coaxial audio cables enable the connection of line or mic level outputs from mixing consoles to recorders and amplifiers with unbalanced inputs, and the CU Shielding Technology is designed to ensure interference-free audio transmission, says the […]

Nigel B Design introduced a new range of Quarter Rack Sized Miniature 45 Watt Amplifiers. These amplifiers, certified by AMX, feature built-in two-way RS 232 and automatic on/off using an Audio Detection Circuit. These units can be used in five different modes, Balanced or Unbalanced, Stereo or Mono, or Bridged Mono. Because they are small, […]

Teq Gear promises you can receive SVGA to SXGA resolution computer-video and audio from any wireless computer via the standard 802.11g/a/b with the company’s new wireless XGA receiver. The WID101 lets users put wireless AV on a display up to 250 feet away. Select 802.11 g/a/b, LAN cable, or local DVI-D input port, to output […]

The TV One-task brand added three high performance video/audio routing switchers — the MX-3141PCA, MX-3141CSVA and MX-3141HDA. The MX-3141PCA switches YPbPr Component HDTV and PC Video as well as Stereo Analog Audio. The MX-3141CSVA switches NTSC or PAL Composite or S-Video plus Stereo Analog Audio while the MX-3141HDA switches YPbPr Component HDTV Video and Analog […]

LifeSize announced that LifeSize Team, an HD video communications system for conference and board rooms, is now available in more than 20 countries. This system is specified at video resolution of 1280 x 720 at 30 frames per second and HD audio with wide-band audio up to 16 kHz. This is an integrated system that […]

Listen Technologies is shipping the Stationary IR line, which includes a transmitter, infrared radiator (emitter), two types of receivers, and a variety of accessories. The radiators are powered from the transmitter, so you won’t have to locate power supplies near the radiators. The radiators are powered using standard CAT5 cabling. There is also a delay […]

LiveOffice Corp, which markets on-demand conferencing systems, announced that the company will offer podcast recording services at no charge. LiveOffice Free Conferencing’s new Record & Playback service gives any individual or business a simple way to leverage podcasting as a mainstream marketing, training and relationship management tool. The company says doing this is easy: by […]

Samsung says the company developed a 70-inch LCD HDTV panel, which bests the current largest size of 65 inches (Sharp). Samsung will show this display for the first time at the International Meeting on Information Displays (IMID) 2006, which will open in Daegu, Korea on August 23. The company says this high definition panel has […]

High End Systems announced the new Collage Generator for DL.2. The DL.2 is a unit that combines a media server loaded with digital content with a high output 3-chip light engine, a highly sensitive HAD sensor camera, and an infrared illumination system. The company says the DL.2 mounts like any other intelligent moving luminaire, and […]

The AV industry is mourning the passing of AV veteran Jeffrey E. Bollinger. He was the Director of Audio Visual and Sound System Design at Acentech, Inc. of Cambridge, MA (formerly Bolt, Beranek, and Newman, Inc.) where he had worked for the past 32 years. He was a member of the Acoustical Society of America […]

Has there ever been a product phenomenon like the iPod? Think about it. Here’s this device that costs either $100, $200, $300 or $400, depending on which model you choose to get, that I see Generation X, Y and even little-old-ladies wearing at the gym — all to make tunes portable. My daughter has one, […]

This is pretty nice —simple installation providing lots of tabletop connections. Kramer Electronics introduced the Power Tower Plus, a connection management system designed for conference tables. This system is constructed of black anodized aluminum and rugged ABS plastic and does not employ any mechanical mechanisms. Once installed, a user presses the rocking cover, pulls up […]

BroadSign announced the company upgraded its network management software to include reporting how many times each ad was played on each screen. Proof of Performance Reports will then compare achieved exposures against the planned ones, so advertisers will not be billed for the ads not delivered due to a technical problem. The new software version […]

Panasonic Broadcast announced that the company’s 103-inch professional plasma will ship by the holidays. The TH-103PF9UK monitor is specified at HD 1920 x 1080 resolution and 4000:1 contrast ratio. Panasonic also announced the same shipping dates for the company’s consumer television version of the 103-inch plasma — at the same $69,995.95 price point. Both the […]

HDMI is already the champ when it comes to consumer (and even Pro) electronics, and now the technology gets a boost with the release of a major enhancement to the spec. It was signed off by the HDMI founder companies (Hitachi, Ltd., Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. (Panasonic), Royal Philips Electronics, Silicon Image, Inc., Sony […]

InFocus told company employees last week that the 30 people working in the company’s call center will lose their jobs due to a decision to contract that work to India, reported bizjournals.com. The news came five days before InFocus reported second quarter revenues Tuesday. On revenues of $97.6 million, the company posted a net loss […]

Chief’s new RPA Elite series of custom and universal mounts has the same independent roll, pitch and yaw, with integrated cable management and security. But the new series has a new design and adds MicroZone adjustments for micro adjustment with a No. 2 screwdriver, macro adjustment with Centris technology which allows movement with a touch […]

Panasonic Broadcast announced an agreement with Partners Equity Capital Company (PECC) for financing and leasing programs to business customers buying Panasonic professional video equipment. The Panasonic Finance Solutions program is administered by PECC through Panasonic’s current professional video reseller network. Panasonic Finance Solutions’ goal is to make acquisition of Panasonic pro video equipment easier and […]