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IRVINE, Calif., March 3, 2009 — Mitsubishi Digital Electronics America’s Presentation Products Division, known for award-winning, high-quality, high-definition presentation and display products, today announced its new XD221U classroom projector. With a 10-watt speaker and audio mix capability, closed captioning decoder, user-friendly menus, and low cost of ownership, Mitsubishi’s XD221U offers a rich combination of audio-visual features that makes teaching more effective with technology that is easy to use. more

When Kanye West released his fourth solo album, “808’s and Heartbreak,� recently, Scharff Weisberg provided lighting and video support to lighting designer Jonathan Goldstein for the artist’s many media appearances, including a guest shot on “Saturday Night Live.� All of the events took place within a two-day period demonstrating Scharff Weisberg’s ability to respond quickly to venues with very different requirements. more

Karekare Recording, the New Zealand studio made famous by bands such as Crowded House, Pearl Jam, Radiohead and Killing Joke, has upgraded its facilities by installing a Fairlight Constellation XCS, powered by the company’s revolutionary Crystal Core Engine (CC-1) processor. more

WOODBURY, MN, March 2, 2009 — With investing in K-12 classroom technology dramatically rising, A/V control solution manufacturer Calypso Systems is experiencing tremendous growth. To meet the increased demand for 21st Century classroom technology, Calypso Systems has hired Greg Wright as vice president of sales and marketing to help the company put technology integration and control into more schools nationwide. more

GLOUCESTERSHIRE, ENGLAND – MARCH 2009: As of February 8, 2009, Fred Vogler became a multi-Grammy award-winning recording engineer and producer. With one Grammy earned in 2007, the audio veteran added two more Grammys to his list for his role as audio producer of the Los Angeles Opera’s rendering of Kurt Weill’s “Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny.” The stereo recording, originally conceived and ultimately realized as a 5.1 DVD release for PBS’s Great Performances series and released on the Euroarts label, earned Grammys for both Best Classical Album and Best Opera Recording. Vogler relied on a pair of ATC SCM50A reference monitors in the acoustically-compromised control room at the opera house and a 5.1 array of ATC SCM150A and SCM50As at his mix room to create the winning recording. more

ANN ARBOR, Mich. ― March 2, 2009 ― Leon Speakers Inc., a manufacturer of custom-built, audiophile-grade loudspeakers for flat-panel displays, today introduced its new Vault In-Wall Series, a redesigned family of high-fidelity in-wall speakers. Designed as both in-wall mains or as timbre-matched rear channels to perfectly complement the Leon Horizon or Profile Series speakers, these fully sealed and acoustically dampened handcrafted cabinets are available with paintable metal grills or custom-colored fabric grills to perfectly match any room’s décor. more

MONTREAL and CHICAGO — March 2, 2009 — HaiVision Systems Inc., the world’s leading vendor of high-performance H.264 encoders and codec systems, and Video Furnace Inc., the market leader in IP video delivery software solutions, have signed a definitive agreement to merge and become HaiVision Network Video. Each company brings industry-leading technology to the merger, and together they offer the only end-to-end high-definition (HD) H.264 IPTV platform for education, corporate, medical, and military video-over-IP distribution systems. more

Miramar, FL—March 2, 2009—SIM2 will showcase its newest addition to the award-winning the Grand Cinema C3X Series during the 2009 Spring EHX Show in Orlando, FL, March 11-13, 2009. SIM2 will partner with Thiel, Vutec and PS Audio to deliver a stunning theater presentation in its booth (232A) in Demo Alley.

The Grand Cinema™ C3X LUMIS HOST, the latest addition to SIM2’s award-winning Grand Cinema™ C3X series, takes a modular theme for its design, by dividing the projector into its two major constituent parts: the projector itself and the processing electronics. This modular design approach not only allows for one simple fiber-optic connection between the units, but also eliminates the detrimental signal losses suffered when using long cable runs from the source components in a home theater system. The HOST module incorporates superbly flexible video switching with no less than six HDCP-compliant HDMI inputs, three HD-capable component-video inputs, and multiple legacy composite and S-video inputs as well as RGB and the SDI professional format. Add to this, the wide choice of control options on offer: IR, RS232 and IP addressable, and C3X LUMIS HOST becomes a very potent proposition for installers and customers alike. more

Austin, Texas, March 2, 2009 – SI (www.sicreens.com) is proud to announce that it will launch the new Black Diamond™ II projector screen during the Spring 2009 Electronic House Expo, held in Orlando, Fla. from March 12-14 at the Orange County Convention Center, demo alley room 230D. Black Diamond II is scheduled to ship in March 2009 (SI is currently taking pre-orders). more

TAMPA, Florida─ESI Audio, formerly E-Tech Systems of Tampa, Florida, recently purchased 24 NEXO GEO T line array speakers and eight S2 subs bringing their total arsenal of NEXO speakers to 72. Founded in 1996, ESI Audio provides audio production for live events, concerts and corporate events. The company recently provided full audio production for SeaWorld (Orlando) New Year’s Eve celebration supplying two hangs of seven Geo-T 4805′s with two Geo-T 2815 downfills and four S2′s (two per side), as well as the ‘Bud & BBQ’ event for Budweiser supplying seven NEXO 4805s, two 2815s, and four CD18s per side. more