“The Voice of the West” since 1865, the six-time Pulitzer Prize winning San Francisco Chronicle is now the eyes and ears as well, with online video on its SFGate.com Web site further expanding its comprehensive coverage of the Bay Area. Among the top five newspaper Web sites nationally for daily visitors, the Chronicle‘s staff photographers capture their SFGate.com online video reports using Canon‘s XH A1 HD camcorders, which do double-duty shooting still images for the paper as well. more

LAKEWOOD, NJ - FEBRUARY 12, 2008 - A student-run, project-oriented organization at Michigan State University (MSU), the Audio Enthusiasts and Engineers (AEE), have jumped full-force into their ongoing project, Revolution Audio. Through generous donations from Neutrik USA, designer and manufacturer of the XX series XLR cable connector, along with several other manufacturers, the students are able to begin construction on a high-quality turntable, low-noise RIAA phono stage, a hand built tube microphone, rebuild several power amps, as well as redesign the universal power supply and the preamp.

Revolution Audio is an ongoing project that began with the creation of a one-of-a-kind stereo system that allows options of source selection, volume control and audio panning from an LCD touch screen on the preamp. An audiophile type turntable and the phono stage are this semester‘s addition to the Revolution Audio project. AEE will also build an enclosure for a 24-inch subwoofer that will complement Revolution Audio for frequencies as low as 10Hz. Other sponsors include Advanced Circuits, Microsoft, Electric Interconnect, and Linear Systems. more

Auralex Acoustics, Inc., the industry leader in innovative sound control solutions, recently outfitted ClearView Baptist Worship Center with its best-selling Custom ProPanels.

The ClearView Baptist Worship Center, located in Franklin, TN, is a multi-purpose building housing: worship services; worship band and choir practices and performances; social meetings and events; bible school studies; and a preschool. The facility has a wood gym floor and a dry wall finish on all walls, which created slap echoes and an excessive sound decay, specifically within midrange frequencies. more

Versatile New KP-900 Custom Keypad Mounts on Walls and Doubles

As a Handheld Remote; Ideal for Both New Homes and Retrofits

HARRISON, NY, Feb. 11, 2008 — Universal Remote Control, Inc., the leader in control system design and manufacturing for home and professional entertainment systems, will introduces the wireless, dual-use KP-900 Wireless Keypad at this Spring‘s Electronic House Expo, beginning Mar. 13 in Orlando, Florida.

The KP-900 is a powerful keypad remote that controls all audio and video equipment in a home, simplifying and automating the operation of even the most complex Home Theater system to achieve an extraordinary combination of power and flexibility. It can be mounted on a wall AND used as a handheld remote, making it ideal for retrofitting into homes with existing entertainment systems, as well as for new homes. more

MOUNTAINSIDE, New Jersey, U.S.A. (February 12, 2008) - In direct response to client requests for global support of their AV objectives, Verrex Corporation, a leading audiovisual, videoconference and sound systems integrator, today announced plans for international expansion lead by former AllianceBernstein Global AV Manager, George Massey. more