ANAHEIM, CA, JANUARY 14, 2010 — No longer reserved exclusively for the professional broadcaster, Holophone is now making its PortaMic 5.1 and PortaMic Pro camera-mountable surround microphones, both currently shipping, available to the M.I. market. more

With industry (Tradeshow and Event Services) revenues down thirty (30%) to fifty (50%) percent, real unemployment closer to twenty (20%) percent (BLS rate (10%) PLUS short-term and long-term “discouraged workers�), and GDP down four (4%) percent, it’s extremely important to consider how one’s organization is going to adjust and overcome these issues.

Unfortunately, the talk of coming out of the recession is still just an emotional response. Capital investment and lending (aka GROWTH) have come to a near standstill. Instead companies (aka clients) are still contracting; shrinking sales, layoffs, budget cuts, etc. New product development (and “introduction�) has also slowed dramatically (lack of capital investment) or is being “stretched� over longer periods with fewer products coming to market. Sales and marketing budgets are also being trimmed. The emotional influence driving these actions/decisions is FEAR. more

RapcoHorizon’s Cables Feature Neutrik’s crystalCON Connector

ANAHEIM, CA -The RapcoHorizon Company (RHC), a leading manufacturer of audio/video interfacing and cable equipment, unveils its Dominator Diamond Crystal Series at Winter NAMM 2010 (Booth 4558 Hall C). An expansion of the company’s Dominator line, this limited edition series of guitar and microphone cables adds sparkle to any performance with an RHC-exclusive pink Neutrik crystalCON XLR embellished with Swarovski crystals. more

16X16 or 8X8 High Defintion Router for 3G-SDI

Huntsville, Alabama – January 14, 2010- PESA, a major provider of broadcast and Pro AV distribution and router transport solutions is now shipping the new Ocelot-3 series for affordable small scale 3Gb/s routing. Based on the flexible architecture of PESA’s popular Ocelot series of router solutions, the compact 1RU frame accommodates up to 16 inputs and 16 outputs and supports both SMPTE and ITU digital video standards for 3G-SDI, HD-SDI, SDI, and DVB-ASI formats. Data rates from 270Mbps to 2.97Gbps can be transported up to 80m with perfect signal performance. Inputs are equalized and outputs are automatically reclocked to SMPTE/ITU data rates or will automatically revert to bypass mode for non-standard video data rates. more