Today at InfoComm 08, AKG Acoustics announced the release of the new D7 vocal microphone. Like its popular predecessor the D5, the D7 is a dynamic microphone that delivers incredibly clear sound for lead and backing vocals for live sound applications. The D7 additionally features an improved capsule design with a humbucking coil and a high-pass filter along with a sleek new look. more

LAS VEGAS, NEVADA – June 18, 2008 – AKG’s legendary C 414 microphone needs no introduction. It’s a tool found in most recording studios and has been used on thousands of hit records; it has been onstage with artists across every musical genre and is also used by leading broadcast facilities the world over. Today, AKG announced an important addition to the C 414 family: the new C 214 Recording Microphone. more

The grandMA hobnobbed with royalty at the Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival where it was the console of choice for programmer Demfis Fyssicopulos and lighting designer Garry “Sport� Waldie who helped headliner Prince light up the stage. A.C.T Lighting is the exclusive distributor of the grandMA in North America.

The three-day annual Coachella Festival was held April 25-27 in Indio, California. It was founded as the first major independent festival of all-rock, electronica and hip hop and has since grown into a top showcase for indie bands. This year Prince headlined day two of the event. more

Businesses Can Strategically Place Digital Signs to Best Address Customer Traffic Patterns and Needs

InfoComm 2008 – LAS VEGAS, Nev. – June 18, 2008 – DT Researchâ„¢, Inc., an industry leader in the development of information appliances for vertical markets, today announced the expansion of the WebDT Signage System to include 12-inch, 42-inch and 65-inch displays. With the addition of these three sizes, DT Research provides a comprehensive line of digital signage displays, including 15-inch and 17-inch all-in-one systems for interactive digital signage and kiosks, and 26-inch, 37-inch and 47-inch signage systems. The WebDT Signage System offers businesses the ability to strategically place digital signs – whether in a retail product aisle, in an open space at an airport or hotel, in an elevator, or on a restaurant table – and take advantage of customer traffic patterns to better address their needs. more

WebDT Appliances Enable the Creation of a Professional Digital Signage Network at a Low Cost of Ownership

InfoComm 2008 – LAS VEGAS, Nev. – June 18, 2008 – DT Researchâ„¢, Inc., an industry leader in the development of information appliances for vertical markets, today announced the immediate availability of a line of WebDT Signage Appliances. The SA1000, SA2000 and SA1004 digital signage appliances are now part of the WebDT Digital Signage product family. The WebDT digital signage appliances offer an affordable, low power-consumption, space-saving alternative to using dedicated PCs and enable a professional digital signage network that can be centrally managed through web-enabled software to ensure optimal uptime. more

InfoComm 2008—Las Vegas, NV—Fort Wayne, IN-based Attero Tech announced that its new InBox and OutBox CobraNet Audio Interfaces use the power of networked audio to make sound system installations simpler and less expensive. Each Box is a fully capable, true-CobraNet component: just one CAT5 Ethernet cable connects to every speaker, mixing console, audio processor, or other CobraNet-ready product in the larger system.

InBox and OutBox products offer small, convenient, wall-mounted audio connectors—RCA, XLR, and TRS jacks—that connect easily with standard powered-network switches to build a flexible and cost-effective audio-distribution system. more

InfoComm 2008—Las Vegas, NV—Fort Wayne, IN-based Attero Tech has released its new VoiceBox 4 I/O CobraNet Audio Interface, the easy and cost-effective way to connect many audio inputs and outputs to a digitally networked sound system.

VoiceBox is a true, stand-alone CobraNet component, meaning that it needs only power and one CAT5 Ethernet cable to connect to every speaker, audio processor, mixing console, computer, and other digitally networked product in the larger sound system. It’s also a powerful four-in, four-out microphone and line-level preamplifier that fills the roles of several conventional devices. more

InfoComm 2008—Las Vegas, NV—Fort Wayne, IN-based Attero Tech has unveiled the MatchBox USB, a simple, low-cost solution for connecting desktop-computer audio to a CobraNet sound system.

Able to send up to eight channels of digital audio from a computer to a CobraNet network, or receive up to six channels from the network back to the computer, MatchBox USB is a one-box, one-connection solution for bridging the gap between computer-generated audio and flexible, networked sound. more

InfoComm 2008—Las Vegas, NV—Fort Wayne, IN-based Attero Tech has introduced its Outside-the-Box Series, four distinct products that make installing sophisticated CobraNet digital audio networks easy, accessible, and affordable.

The InBox, OutBox, MatchBox and VoiceBox give audio-system designers a simple way to place the mainstay components of most sound-system installations, and eliminate the logistical issues and time-consuming work of running analog-audio cables throughout an application. more

OLD LYME, CONNECTICUT – JUNE 2008: Klein + Hummel will expand its innovative K8 digital audio distribution system at InfoComm08. With the addition of four new components – including the K8-ESB EtherSound Bridge, K8-AO2 Analog Audio Output, K8-AESI16 AES3 Audio Input and K8-AESO16 AES3 Audio Output – the K8 system achieves even greater flexibility and compatibility for a multitude of sound reinforcement applications. more