Tripp Lite’s Backup Power Block is Honored with 2008 Mark of Excellence Award

Chicago, IL (April 1, 2008) – The Consumer Electronics Association (CEA®) announced that Tripp Lite has won a 2008 Mark of Excellence Award, presented by CEA’s TechHome Division. CEA’s Mark of Excellence Awards honored Tripp Lite’s AV550SC Backup Power Block for outstanding achievement and innovation in trend-setting custom home electronics. The AV550SC was recognized as “Best Structured Wiring Product.” Award entries were reviewed by a panel of industry experts and submitted in two categories: Supplier and Systems Integrators. more

MARCH 31, 2008: ST. LOUIS, MO – When Richard Schneider, president of Antennas Direct, decided to hold a contest to see who had the worst cable horror story, he never expected the playful competition to reveal a tragic tale.

But, unfortunately, that’s what happened.

Among the many hundreds of funny and whimsical stories Antennas Direct received during the contest, one stood out from the rest. It was not funny; it actually troubling. more

March 26, 2008: NOVI, Mich. – Detroit-based electronics retailer Solid Signal has been identified as one of only three online retailers and one of only two telephone retailers certified by the federal government to distribute coupon-eligible converter boxes to consumers for the digital transition in 2009. more

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va.-March 27, 2008-The home electronics experts at Domes Audio Video Environments have learned first-hand that today’s consumers want their homes to be well-appointed, fully automated, and completely wired. For this reason, Domes has opened a new design center in Virginia Beach that allows visitors to experience the endless ways they can integrate technology into their homes. more

NEW YORK CITY – “Late Show with David Letterman” on CBS will soon be the proud owner of a Solid State Logic C296 Digital Production Console, representing the largest C200 Series console in the world. The new console, which will handle all of the music production requirements for the show, will be installed in the legendary Ed Sullivan Theater this summer, replacing the SSL analog SL 4000 G Series console that has served the show for 15 years. more

Prism Sound, manufacturer of premium-quality interfaces and converters for the recording and broadcast markets, has acquired the business and intellectual property rights of SADiE, formerly owned by Studio Audio and Video Ltd. more

Attendees of NAB Show 2008, the “…ONE GLOBAL EVENT for content creators, managers and distributors”, will have the opportunity to scope two brand-new Electrosonic product intros: The ES7000 IPTV Transport Products series and the MS9600 JPEG 2000 2K server. Electrosonic will be exhibiting in booth # SL14708. more