Van Nuys, Calif. – October 12, 2009 – AVAD LLC, North America’s leading distributor of custom electronics, has announced Wally Whinna will retire from his position of Executive Vice President of Sales and Marketing at the end of 2009.

Whinna is one of the original founders of AVAD, serving on the distributor’s Executive Committee and as Vice President of Marketing since its inception in 1997. Over the course of his tenure with AVAD, Whinna has been integral in developing AVAD from a simple concept to the custom electronics industry’s leading distributor with 28 North American locations, hundreds of vendor partners and thousands of dealers. more

ATLANTA, GA (OCT 12, 2009) – Digital Projection International an Emmy Award-winning manufacturer of high-performance projection systems, was recently recognized with a Best New Product award in the CEDIA 2009 Manufacturers’ Excellence award ceremony. Each year CEDIA recognizes the best of the best in the residential electronic systems industry. DPI’s TITAN 1080p Dual 3D, the most efficient Active-3D enabled projector in its class, was the only projector to win an award at this year’s banquet. more

Effortlessly Dynamic Floorstanding Speaker Now Also Available in Light and Dark Alternatives — Madrone Burl and Natural Black Ash
FORESTHILL, CA, Oct. 9, 2009 — Pass Laboratories, Inc., an audio innovator renowned for its unique high-performance products, introduces two new finishes for its groundbreaking SR1 Loudspeaker, a high-performance listening system using the highest quality drivers available. more

WAYNE, NJ, October 9, 2009 – Fujinon, a major manufacturer and distributor of optics and lens assemblies for the broadcast, digital cinema, and industrial markets, will showcase several HD lenses at the upcoming HD World Conference and Exposition, which runs Oct. 14-15, 2009, at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center in New York City (Booth #1317). The company will feature its XA22x7BES Compact Studio HD Lens, HA42x9.7BERD Telephoto Lens, and ZA series of lenses for 2/3-inch HD cameras. more

H4 SuperMINI and PortaMic Line Now Available with Software Bundle

NEW YORK — Holophone®, the leading manufacturer of surround microphones, announces an exclusive deal to offer its Dolby Pro Logic II licensed microphones, the H4 SuperMINI, PortaMic 5.1 and PortaMic Pro, exclusively bundled with Minnetonka Audio’s SurCode™ for Dolby® Pro Logic® II software at AES 2009 (Booth 868). A Holophone representative will be at the Minnetonka booth space at AES to showcase how each company’s products can work seamlessly together, side-by-side. more

Custom electronics installers throughout the Northeastern U.S. are invited to attend a series of one-day workshops designed to educate technicians, installation companies, manufacturers and newcomers to the industry learn on topics such home networking and project management. The interactive events, hosted by d a v i d (Digital Audio Video Integration Distributors) at its Westbury, N.Y. and Pine Brook, N.J. branches, will utilize comprehensive materials developed by Bedrock Learning, a globally recognized leader in residential technology training and business support products. more

G-Star

The chill of fall was definitely in the air but hints of spring and summer at the beach reigned at the G-Star Raw show at New York City Fashion Week where the Dutch apparel company presented its spring/summer collection with lighting and audio support from Scharff Weisberg for the third year in a row. Scharff Weisberg partnered with event production company Dizon Inc. on the show at the Hammerstein Ballroom. more

Sony SRX-T420 4K SXRD Projector

Sony has expanded its line of ultra-high resolution 4K SXRD® projectors with a new model that provides 8.8 million pixels at more than 20,000 lumens — the highest brightness to date of any Sony projector. The new SRX-T420 projector is designed to deliver enhanced performance and flexibility in large-venue commercial applications such as entertainment, auditorium/lecture hall presentations, virtual reality, simulation, and more.
The new model incorporates the same 4096 x 2160 resolution of its successful SXRD counterparts with many similar design and control elements for user-friendliness. However, in addition to its high brightness, it delivers an enhanced contrast ratio of 3,000:1, as well as a range of new improvements in performance, interface capability, control software and installation capabilities. more

SCTE Cable-Tec Expo® ’09 Show Preview
Triveni Digital Inc.
Booth 2053 more

MONTREAL and CHICAGO — Oct. 8, 2009 — HaiVision Network Video’s MAKITOâ„¢ video encoder was selected by Canada’s Olympic Broadcast Media Consortium to deliver high definition (HD) H.264 program return video feeds for the venues at the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Winter Games from Feb. 12-28. more