Rock music, circus, and carbon offsetting were all part of the Rothbury festival held in Michigan this summer. Sandwiched between performances by headliners including Dave Matthews, Snoop Dogg, and Widespread Panic, promoters inspired attendees to think about waste management, biofuel and other solutions for climate change. Taylor, Mich.-based Thunder Audio was on hand to provide self-powered Meyer Sound systems for the largest venues at the inaugural event. more

This summer at Prospect Park in Brooklyn, N.Y, the Metropolitan Opera delivered an outdoor concert to a 50,000-strong crowd with an impressive Meyer Sound system. Organized by America’s largest classical music organization, the mammoth spectacular was headlined by operatic superstars Angela Gheorghiu and Roberto Alagna, who were accompanied by the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus under the baton of Ion Marin. The repertoire of arias and choruses by Verdi, Donizetti, Bizet and Puccini was performed for the audience over a nearly half-mile-long grassy expanse of the park. more

The newest addition to London’s Heathrow Airport, Terminal Five is a massive £4.3 billion (US $8.5 billion) project as large as the city’s Hyde Park, and is designed to handle 35 million passengers a year. With glass walls offering a fantastic view of Windsor Castle, the Terminal boasts modern technology including advanced baggage handling and a state-of-the-art Meyer Sound audio system which enhances the traveler’s experience at the World Duty Free stores throughout the terminal. more

When Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II formally opened Stadium MK last year, it represented the culmination of six years’ hard work on the part of Pete Winkelman – the man whose football (soccer) team, MK Dons F.C., calls the stadium home.

It was in 2002 that Winkelman controversially moved Wimbledon Football Club 60 miles north from the London suburbs to Milton Keynes, a ‘new city’ founded in the late 1960s as a partial solution to southeast England’s population boom. Wimbledon fans refused to support the team in their controversial new location, so Winkelman effectively gave it a fresh start: new team; new city; new fans; new stadium. more

Network Add-on Brings Local DVD, Video, and Music Playback and Archiving to Multiroom Systems

Ballston Spa, New York-August 28, 2008-Digital media server trendsetter ReQuest will seize the opportunity at the 2008 CEDIA Expo in Denver, CO, to unveil a groundbreaking new product that will bring online streaming content and DVD movies into living rooms of owners of the ReQuest iQ and F-Series media servers. The ReQuest Intelligent Media Client (IMC) is a powerful network device that creates an expandable media platform and a new level of convenience and functionality for mutliroom enjoyment of music, videos, photos, and information widgets, and it provides upscaled 1080p HD playback of local and archived DVD movies. more

“It was a complex piece of engineering�. That’s what Bill Moore of Techniarts said about the clamp system, custom designed by Polar Focus, that he used to install a Renkus Heinz Iconyx IC24 loudspeaker in the Great Hall of Justice. The Robert F. Kennedy Department of Justice Building in Washington D.C., where the Hall is located, is listed on the National Register of Historic Places as part of the Pennsylvania Avenue National Historic Site. No part of the installation could be allowed to penetrate the building, nor its decorative stone and metalwork. more

Scottsdale, Ariz., Aug. 28, 2008 – NuVision® U.S. Inc., a Scottsdale, Ariz.-based manufacturer of high performance 1080p Deep Blackâ„¢ LCD displays, is proud to announce it will showcase its new MultiView NCMVIR46 High-Definition Amplified Cat-5 Distribution and Control System at the 2008 CEDIA Expo, held in Denver from Sept. 4-7 at the Colorado Convention Center, booth 950. The NCMVIR46 is a six zone, four high-definition source amplified distribution, matrix, and control system scheduled to ship Q1 ‘09. more

ALAMEDA, CALIFORNIA/STATE COLLEGE, PENNSYLVANIA — While AccuWeather.com® was busy covering the solar eclipse on August 1, another eclipse worked its magic at the acclaimed weather broadcaster’s headquarters in State College, Pennsylvania. There, the Eclipse Median Digital Matrix intercom system, along with a CellCom® digital wireless network from Clear-Com®, a Vitec Group brand, form the heart of AccuWeather.com’s intercom network, enabling flexible and crystal-clear communications. more

CARSON CITY, Nev., August 28, 2008 — Wisdom Audio (www.wisdomaudio.com), the leader in planar magnetic technologies, is proud to announce that it will debut its new L150i reference line source in-wall speaker system at the 2008 CEDIA Expo, held in Denver from Sept. 4-7 at the Colorado Convention Center, booth SR-16. The L150i is the tallest line source within the new award-nominated Sage Series. more

North Reading, MA—August 28, 2008—For nearly five decades, home audio electronics manufacturer Rotel has been known worldwide for creating components that deliver serious audio and video performance at affordable prices. Now the multinational company has chosen September’s 2008 CEDIA Expo, in Denver, CO, to debut an all new product range. The launch of the 15 Series will unveil a broad range of home theater and custom-installation electronics sure to enhance Rotel’s already highly regarded reputation. more