Sanus Systems announced the company is shipping two new models and two newly enhanced models within the Component series of its AV Foundations furniture line. The new products that are shipping are the CFA56 five-shelf audio cabinet and CFAV34 three-shelf AV cabinet, as well as the enhanced CFV69 and CFV47 video stands. All models feature […]
We’ve talked about pro-active service agreements for custom installation for a long time and finally, here is a solution that does just that! It will be interesting to learn the pricing models. Atomoo is bringing to CEDIA its new Managed Home solution, which lets you actively monitor and manage a client’s network to be sure […]
Signature Wire Corp. announced the company is showing for the first time at CEDIA the new InCite brand of DPL-certified HDMI cables. There are two InCite series — Gold and Platinum. The Gold, says the company, features high speed, 24 AWG TC OFC conductors with 24K gold contacts, black cable with mesh overlay, (UL) CL3-rated […]
The more competition that enters the 3D market, the quicker this technology can get to mass market (and we are FINALLY seeing something beyond just Philips!) Now, another player is making a major play. It is Epson, announcing a high-resolution 3D LCD panel in development. Epson says the resolution is equivalent to QVGA and it […]
Distributor DBL is offering current customers increased credit lines, with an extension of $58.5 million in credit for 2,800 current DBL customers. DBL says the company has increased current customers’ financing with value added solutions to accommodate the current growth trends within the consumer electronics industry. Basically, this will allow customers to increase the amount […]
Group Gerhardt, Lutron, and D-Tools will offer a free eight-hour course at CEDIA that covers the strategy and tactics of selling integrated systems. Normally priced at $495, this training can offer up to four CEUs if you attend both sections. The full day, Wednesday September 3 in Ballroom 2, is divided into two sections: I […]
It’s time for the event you’ve been waiting for all year – CEDIA EXPO! Register online. Don’t miss the exciting opportunities that this four-day tradeshow has to offer including; hundreds of education courses that will be taught in the five CEDIA University colleges (be sure to check out the FREE courses CEDIA is offering for […]
Creative announced the ZEN X-Fi and ZEN X-Fi with Wireless LAN. These are digital media players for music, video and photos. The ZEN X-Fi and ZEN X-Fi with Wireless LAN bring a new sound technology for playing MP3, WMA and unprotected iTunes music. The technology is X-Fi Crystalizer, a proprietary audio technology developed at Creative’s […]
Coby Electronics introduced an all-new range of receivers with access to hundreds of new HD2 and HD3 channels and 1,700 clear AM and FM HD Radio stations. These are offered subscription-free. The new HDR-700 Portable HD Radio System is a cordless HD Radio receiver. This is obviously a portable, and it also has splash-proof housing, […]
Sony is shipping its new Blu-ray player and finally, the price is coming within reach of more consumers. The BDP-S350 is priced around $400 and is now available across the country at Sony Style retail outlets, sonystyle.com and other authorized Sony retailers. The BDP-S350 supports BonusView (picture-in-picture), which is featured on select new Blu-ray Disc […]
TiVo announced that they have teamed up with Amazon to provide consumers with the ability to purchase physical products from Amazon.com on their TV sets, using the TiVo remote control. With this new Product Purchase feature, television advertisers will have the unique ability to market products sold through Amazon.com on any broadcast or cable network, […]
Dish Network announced the company plans 17 national HD channels, which will take the company past 100 national HD channels five months ahead of their schedule. In addition, Dish Network introduced TurboHD, the first 100 percent, all-HD programming package in the pay-TV industry, with advanced equipment that works on all TVs. TurboHD offers the most-watched […]
Sears plans to sell Dish Network’s DTVPal digital-to-analog converter box in its full-line of 511 stores nationwide and at 194 Sears Dealer stores. DTVPal converter boxes are eligible for the TV Converter Box Coupon Program and have a retail price of $59.99. The DTVPal has analog pass-through to accommodate for the lower power of some […]
NETGEAR just announced the Wireless-N Upgrade Kit for simple, plug-and-play addition of Wireless-N protocol to existing networks. The kit includes includes the NETGEAR 5GHz Wireless-N HD Access Point (WNHDE111) and RangeMax Dual-Band Wireless-N Adapter (WNDA3100). This kit lets you add 5GHz 802.11n to an existing wired or wireless network. To incorporate it, you plug the […]
Extron is introducing a new range of HDCP-compliant HDMI and DVI matrix boards for the SMX System MultiMatrix, Extron’s modular, field-configurable matrix switching platform. These new matrix boards, available in I/O sizes from 4×4 to 8×8, bring the total number of SMX matrix boards to 35, covering all common analog and digital A/V signal types […]
1. NEW Exhibitors: As of July 15, 83 new exhibitors have been added to the tradeshow floor. Click here to view a list of the current 2008 exhibitors. 2. NEW Product Introductions: EXPO provides you access to the best industry network, by offering hundreds of manufactures and their latest & greatest products. 3. Best Networking […]
By Steve Sechrist Editor/Analyst Insight Media Editor’s Note: While some of this article generously contributed by Insight Media is oriented to ProAV, there is much to be learned for HomeAV as well. Business, marketing, and technology leaders from all levels of the big screen display value chain gathered again this year for the seventh annual […]
IPhone: The Musical David Pogue ditches his old cellphone for the iPhone in this sing-along sequel.
