At the recent New York Times Travel Show in New York, Innovative Markets used Skyview promotional spheres to promote South Africa Tourism and the 2010 World Cup. To bring this unique form of advertising to life, Innovative Markets turned to the Hitachi CPX5 LCD Projector.

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Furman Brings Solutions for Every Pro A/V Requirement to InfoComm 2008:
New Merit-x Series
For the first time at InfoComm, Furman will be showing its new Merit-x Series, an upgrade to Furman’s existing Merit line. For the value-conscious contractor, the new Merit-x Series provides convenient, heavy-duty, rack-mountable power-conditioning solutions at a low cost. The three new units feature a more robust chassis with wall-wart spacing on the rear panel to accommodate bulky power transformers; increased AC noise filtration for a lower noise floor; and a higher joule rating for superior protection. more

Following its acquisition of the business and intellectual property rights of SADiE, formerly owned by Studio Audio and Video Ltd, Prism Sound has signed a three year contract with the BBC to maintain all of its SADiE PC-based digital audio workstation products. more

HOLLYWOOD, CA – Producer/mixer Brad Gilderman relies on Solid State Logic AWS 900+ consoles at Westlake Studios’ Production Rooms 1 and 2 to capture the golden tones of the weekly hopefuls for “American Idol.� The AWS provides Gilderman with signature SSL SuperAnalogue™ sound and integrated control of Westlakes’ Pro Tools™ systems. The productions end up on iTunes every week. more

IRVINE, Calif., May XX, 2008 — Mitsubishi Digital Electronics America’s Presentation Products Division, known for award-winning, high-quality, high-definition presentation and display products, today announced its new XD211U data projector. The XD211U is a native XGA (1024 x 768 pixels) resolution projector that uses the latest DLP® technology from Texas Instruments, and its new DDP 2230 DMD chip with BrilliantColor®. more

Their screaming fans didn’t know it but the hot pop-rock band The Jonas Brothers took grandMA along on their most recent tour. A.C.T. Lighting is the exclusive distributor of the grandMA in North America. more

Cloud Electronics, UK-based manufacturer of high quality audio mixers, amplifiers, zoners and specialist audio distribution systems, has aligned the launch of its new cUL-approved “MPA Series� of single zone mixer amplifiers with this year’s InfoComm (June 18-20, 2008), where the company will be exhibiting on stand C3460. Reaching more than 31,000 AV professionals, the Las Vegas-based exhibition, incorporating the NSCA Expo, provides the biggest and most relevant launch platform for the “MPA Series� – the first ever single-zone offering from the Cloud stable. The range responds to the increased demand for higher quality, mixed impedence, output amplifiers for general installer applications. more

SAN DIEGO —HME is pleased to announce the DX300, a wireless headset solution designed for high school football coaches and audio professionals requiring 2-channel operation. Featuring the smallest and most lightweight beltpac, the DX300 allows hands-free, simultaneous communication for up to 20 users. more

PARK CITY, UT – SoundTube Entertainment has announced the addition of Ben Hansen to the company’s Park City staff and has expanded the corporate marketing role of Robin Fish, based in the parent corporation office in the Kansas City area. more

Company Background
Echolab Corporation is a leading provider of video production switchers and tools that offer flexibility and on-air reliability for the production and distribution of digital media in a variety of formats. The company’s products include the Overture1™ and Overture2™ video production systems, MultiPlayMD™ multichannel instant-replay system, MegaKeyMD™ clip player/mixer/keyer, and Conductor™ control integration system, all of which provide functionality and ease of use critical to professional-quality production. Echolab is online at www.echolab.com. more