LANCASTER, Pa. — Jan. 8, 2009 — In a move to help broadcasters prepare for the DTV transition, Linear Acoustic, acknowledged experts in loudness control and upmixing for digital television, today announced broadcasters will receive a LAMBDA™ Professional Digital Audio and Metadata Monitor for $100 when they purchase an AERO.air (5.1) Transmission Loudness Manager. The offer is valid until the February 17, 2009 DTV deadline. more

Coopersburg, PA (January 8, 2009) – Lighting control manufacturer Lutron Electronics, known for its expansive line of award-winning lighting and shade control products, announced today a wireless light and shade control solution for single-room applications. more

Canon’s New REALiS SX800 Multimedia Projector Allows Professionals to Upgrade to a High-Resolution SXGA+ (1400 x 1050) LCOS Projector that Supports Widescreen Notebook and Desktop Computers

LAKE SUCCESS, N.Y., January 8, 2009 – Responding to the higher resolution and widescreen transition in all forms of visual display, and to the affordability requirements of many professional users, Canon U.S.A., Inc., a leader in digital imaging, today introduced the REALiS SX800, the latest advancement in Canon’s acclaimed line of REALiS Multimedia Projectors. more

Clark Wire & Cable is proud to announce the hiring of Chris Lordots as it’s Outside Sales Manager. Chris is a graduate of Columbia College in Chicago where he holds a B.A. with a concentration in Audio Arts and Acoustics. He began at Gepco International in 1996 as the termination manager and eventually Midwest inside sales, then later the Western Region. In 2002 he was hired at Switchcraft, Inc. as a sales engineer and marketing director where he developed products for the Broadcast division. In 2005 he returned to Gepco as the Central Regional Sales manager until 2008. Chris recently returned to his Alma Mater as an instructor and now joins Clark Wire & Cable as Outside Sales Manager.

LONDON, United Kingdom / 8 January, 2009 / — Verrex Corporation, the leading videoconference, digital signage and audiovisual integration firm serving clients in the Americas and Europe, announced today industry veteran, Michael Hood, has joined the company’s European office as Senior Sales Executive EMEA. more

Perry Celia takes charge of Western sales for QSC

COSTA MESA, CA—QSC VP of Global Sales Greg McLagan has announced that industry veteran Perry Celia has been named as the company’s Director of US Sales-Western Region. Now making QSC’s Southern California headquarters here in Orange County his home base of operations, Celia comes to the post following a career path marked by stops at JBL, where he served as Director of Eastern Sales; independent rep firm Sound Marketing West, where he was a VP and principal; and Alesis Corporation, where he also wore the title of Director of Eastern Sales. more

QSC’s Bob Lee elected secretary

COSTA MESA, CA—Respected across the industry as the man with answers to all the really tough technical questions, Bob Lee has spent the last nine of a 15-year career at QSC within the Costa Mesa, California-based manufacturer’s Tech Services Group. An active member of the Audio Engineering Society as well, Lee was elected to serve as the professional organization’s secretary in 2008. He officially took more

PIPERSVILLE, PA – January 7, 2009 – SurgeX, a leading manufacturer of AC surge elimination and power conditioning products for the professional audio, video, broadcast and multimedia industries, announced today that it has merged its North American operations with Electronic Systems Protection, Inc. (ESP), a leading original equipment manufacturer of power protection technology. more

CERRITOS, Calif., January 7, 2009 — Elite Screens, Inc. an innovative company that specializes in affordable high quality projector screens, is exhibiting a wide range of professional projections screens designed for home theater, business, commercial and educational use at the 2009 International CES Expo, January 8-11 in Las Vegas. Each of its screens come with a two-year limited warranty, which is twice the industry standard. more

CERRITOS, Calif., January 7, 2008 — Elite Screens, Inc. an innovative company that specializes in affordable high quality projector screens, today announced its StarBright 7 ultra high 7-gain material in a wide range of its best-selling projector screens for home theaters, houses of worship, conference rooms and educational applications that are affected by the presence of ambient light. Using its patented High Contrast Filter (HCF) surface coating, StarBright 7 absorbs ambient light while boosting color resolution and black level contrast. more