Minneapolis, MN, USA — (November 30, 2007) – www.chiefmfg.com – Chief® Manufacturing, the industry leader in flat panel TV and projector mounts, introduces a new series of state-of-the art in-wall swing arm mounts. Designed for 26-63” flat panel TVs up to 200 lbs (90.7 kg), the new MIWRF™ and PIWRF™ Series allow perfect TV placement during installation without the need to retrofit existing wall structures. Simply cut out the drywall at the desired wall location and install the new in-wall box. more

RICHARDSON, Texas – Nov. 30, 2007 – AMX® announced today that Gary Schafer has joined the company as vice president of regional sales for the central United States. Schafer is a software industry veteran with more than 20 years of experience in sales and customer relationship management. more

Miramar, FL–November 29, 2007–SIM2, the Italian manufacturer whose striking high-performance HD home theater projectors are known worldwide for their pristine video and dramatic cabinet designs, showcases the “Glamour of Technology” with its exciting new-generation design of the award-winning Grand Cinema C3X projector. SIM2‘s C3X 1080 is the smallest and highest-performing Full HD 3 Chip projector on the market, and is one of the first to use Texas Instruments DLP Products‘ latest DarkChip™4 chip to integrate superior contrast and benchmark-quality 1080p video display with the functions and features required to power today‘s sophisticated home theaters–all within the dramatic industrial design for which SIM2 is justly famous. more

New York, November 29, 2007–SIM2 Multimedia and Dolby Laboratories, Inc. (NYSE: DLB) are proud to announce that SIM2 is working with Dolby to develop new prototype high dynamic range (HDR)-enabled liquid crystal display (LCD) flat screens using Dolby‘s new light-emitting diodes (LED) local dimming technology. In addition, SIM2 will provide Dolby with manufacturing reference designs. more

EDEN PRAIRIE -Williams Sound customers now have the option of charging, storing, and transporting their Williams Sound FM and infrared receiver/transmitter equipment with the release of the CHG 3512 PRO.

The CHG 3512 PRO features 12 drop-in-style charging bays, and is compatible with any Williams Sound receiver or transmitter in the new “R35” design enclosure. LED’s illuminate red to show when the units are charging; and conveniently flash to indicate when the units are fully charged. A unique protective foam insert will store up to twelve Williams Sound units. For transporting, the CHG 3512 PRO safeguards your Williams Sound equipment in a rugged, hardened plastic exterior carry case with metal lining. more

London, UK Telex Communications (UK) Ltd can add another major UK broadcaster to their impressive client list: Independent Television News has installed RTS intercom for critical communications at their Gray’s Inn Road headquarters in London. Stage 1 has already begun with the installation of a 176 square ADAM matrix system for ITN’s master control room. Providing facilities for some 6 studios 16 edit suites, graphics and content managers, master control is the hub of the ITN operation. As a live news broadcaster, ITN takes feeds from numerous outside broadcasts every day, so an essential part of their intercom requirement was a system to route incoming and outgoing lines at the touch of a button. The new RTS ARP (Audio Routing Panel) developed for ITN achieves this with simplicity and elegance, allowing speedy switching with visual confirmation and reverse interrogation of routes throughout the complex. more

Robert Trent Jones II-designed course with architecturally-acclaimed clubhouse places highest emphasis on littlest detail: requiring advanced system design and ultra-effective, highly reliable audio technology.

BEAVERTON, OREGON, November 27, 2007 — Acknowledged as the preeminent centerpiece of the Four Seasons Golf Club Dubai Festival City, Al Badia Golf Course is a testament to perfection in every detail from golf course design to AV system design. The new clubhouse, itself a work of design genius, features advanced audio distribution through more than 52 zones in a system designed and installed by BCL Business Communications LLC. The systems features Biamp AudiaFLEX CM module at its epicentre to create the optimum decentralized audio network for the club and grounds. more

BEAVERTON OREGON, November 29, 2007 — Demonstrating how systems integrators can provide restaurant and hospitality outlets with audio systems that advance the atmospherics and branding of an enterprise, leading UK integrator Blaydon Communications recently deployed Biamp® Nexia® digital sound processors at the new Pan-Asian restaurant ‘Fat Buddha‘ in Durham City. The AV design for the £1.4m, 220-seat restaurant needed to be visually discrete, highly intelligible and scalable for future expansion. more

Middleton, WI- Intelix LLC, U.S. manufacturer of audio/video equipment and software, recently announced the release of the AVO-A4-WP-F wallplate balun, which distributes two channels of high-fidelity stereo audio up to 2,500 feet over standard twisted pair cable, such as Cat 5 or Cat 6.

The front panel of the AVO-A4-WP-F features four gold-plated female RCA connectors on a white decora face-plate. The rear panel features an RJ45 connector and optional grounding screw. The installed unit fits in a standard depth wall-box. more

LAKE SUCCESS, N.Y., November 29, 2007 – Canon U.S.A., Inc., a world leader in optics and image quality, has made it easy for projector buyers who demand High-Definition-quality images with exacting detail; highly accurate color; and crisp, readable small type to compare various resolutions online in one easy-to-use Web site.

The www.usa.canon.com/details Web site, also known as “Where Are The Details?,” provides a user-friendly interface for side-by-side comparisons of XGA, SXGA+ and Canon REALiS SXGA+ projector displays using market-specific images for education, business, medicine, engineering, professional photography and government. more