A new Home Theater Scaler Plus from Gefen delivers multiple audio/video functions in one streamlined box. Not only does it scale video signals in high definition resolutions from 480i to 1080p, it supports legacy and high definition formats, converts analog A/V to digital, and enables source switching so the user can connect and access several sources from the same display. more

Bluffdale, Utah, USA — Listen Technologies announced the winners of its 2007 Rep Awards during at its annual winter sales meeting. Winterfest 007 was held in Salt Lake City, Utah on December 6-7. Top honors for Representative of the Year went to PCM Marketing headquartered in Walnut Creek, California. The award recognizes the rep firm that demonstrates the most outstanding passion and commitment in representing Listen and its products. more

Miramar, FL–December 2007– SIM2, the Italian manufacturer whose striking high-performance HD home-theater projectors are known worldwide for their unmatched video quality and dramatic designs, is pleased to announce that, last week in New York City, legendary Hollywood filmmaker, painter, composer, and performance artist David Lynch participated as a special guest – via video conference – in the launch event for SIM2‘s new Grand Cinema C3X 1080 projector. more

Miramar, FL–December 2007–Italian manufacturer SIM2, perhaps as famous for the dramatic, designer exteriors of its high-end home theater projectors as for their matchless performance, is announcing an important upgrade to its most accessible 1080p front-projector model. The new DOMINO D80E single-chip DLP®-based model builds on the success of the very popular award-winning original D80, by integrating key technology advancements trickled down from SIM2‘s renowned Grand Cinema series. Perhaps just as important, the new DOMINO D80E carries no price premium over the original D80, with its M.S.R.P. remaining unchanged at $8495. more

Solid State Logic is extremely pleased to announce the installation of thirteen AWS 900+ Analog Workstation Systems and thirteen XLogic X-Rack Modular Rack Systems at Full Sail Real World Education, one of the most prestigious and innovative colleges in the field of entertainment media. This is the largest single installation of AWS 900+ consoles and X-Racks in the world. more

Opened to the public in September 2007, the Lightbox in Woking, Surrey, is a brand new art gallery and museum which features education at its heart. Supported by the Heritage Lottery Fund, Arts Council England and a range of companies, charitable trusts and individuals, the building was designed by a team led by the creators of the London Eye. more

The high bandwidth, professional quality AV Toolbox AVT-3900 takes in both analog and digital video signals and up or cross converts them to a 1080p HDMI signal.

ERLANGER, KY, December 11, 2007– The AV Toolbox AVT-3900 is a professional series Scaler that will take both analog and digital formats and output them in a fully compliant HDMI output with up to 1080p resolution. The specific inputs that it accepts are: HDMI, DVI (via DVI to HDMI cable), PC generated RGB (up to WUXGA), HD Component (YPbPr/YCbCr, 480i up to 1080p), S-Video and Composite Video. The AVT-3900 retails for $695 and is currently available. more

December 2007–Sound reproduction specialist Bowers & Wilkins has developed a new Spiral Diffuser tube that will help vehicle manufacturers increase sound system performance within the current and limited package restrictions that speakers occupy. more

NHL Hockey greats, the Tampa Bay Lightning, were looking for a new cutting-edge video scoreboard/display at their home arena, the St. Pete Times Forum in Tampa, Florida. The 2005 Stanley Cup Champions selected HiTech Electronic Displays, a leading manufacturer and designer of LED displays, to supply a first-of-its-kind center-hung, circular scoreboard, along with video display boards around the perimeter and behind each goal in the arena. At the heart of this ground-breaking system is the Vista Systems‘ Spyder. more