ATLANTA, GA – Digital Projection International (DPI) an Emmy® Award-winning manufacturer of high performance projection systems, announced the appointment of Mark Stephens as Senior Applications Specialist. With over 18 years of experience in numerous facets of the projection industry, Stephens brings a wealth of knowledge to DP’s already robust applications support team. Stephens has already commenced working directly with DP’s extensive dealer and end user network across the US and more

ATLANTA, GA – Digital Projection International (DPI), an Emmy® Award-winning manufacturer of high performance projection systems was recently chosen as Official Provider of Video Projection for the 2010 Sundance Film Festival.

The Sundance Film Festival is the world’s largest and most influential festival for independent films. This year’s festival is under the guidance of new director John more

With SnapAV’s Holy Snap! Program, 2010 Can Be Both Fun and Profitable for Dealers

SnapAV is so excited about its new Episode® Architectural and Bookshelf Loudspeaker line, that this month it kicked-off a truly mind-blowing dealer incentive promotion! Called Holy Snap! the promotion rewards dealer loyalty with luxuries like sports car leases (Porsche, BMW, Audi), to ownership of motorcycles (Harley Davidson) and Wave Runners, to vacation getaways, to business solutions like computers, truck wraps, website design, and much more. more

Morgan Hill, CA (February 4, 2010) – The SC-602 dual-mono amplifier, available from Velodyne Acoustics, controls up to two SC-600 Series in-wall, in-floor or in-ceiling subwoofers. The two-unit high, rack-mount SC-602 is the newest addition to the SC-600 Series which includes the SC-600 IW (In-Wall) and SC-600 IF/IC (In-Floor/In-Ceiling) subwoofers and the single-sub SC-600 amplifier. The SC-600 Series are affordable, easy-to-use subwoofer systems designed for the custom installation market. more

Show attendees can expect a whole new suite of solutions from X2O Media that take digital signage to the next level, including the latest version of the company’s Xpresenterâ„¢ digital signage platform, new cost-effective versions of the Xpresenter Xe digital signage system, the X2Oâ„¢ enterprise communication platform, and the innovative Ad Production Services. In addition to DSE booth 2021, X2O Media will be showcasing its solutions in booth C6 at the co-located Digital Content Show. Furthermore, attendees can experience Xpresenter live powering the digital signs at the Las Vegas Convention Center (LVCC). more

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The magnificent seven-star Emirates Palace Hotel in Abu Dhabi, with its grand marble entrance and gold leaf atrium overlooking the Persian Gulf, is one of the world’s most impressive looking buildings.

Operated by the Kempinski Hotel Group, among its many corporate conference and meeting room facilities is a giant ballroom. Measuring approximately 265 by 80 feet, it can accommodate up to 2,800 people. more

The Revolutionary Clarity LED Series Offers Reliable 24/7 Operation and Superior Visual Performance

BEAVERTON, Ore., Feb. 2, 2010 – Planar Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:PLNR), a worldwide leader in specialty display solutions, today announced its Clarityâ„¢ LED Series rear projection video wall displays, ideal for government, military, energy, utilities, traffic and broadcast control room video walls that require 24/7 reliability and brilliant life-like images. Combining Planar’s exclusive Clarity NaturalColorâ„¢ for a superior visual performance and maintenance-free solid state illumination, with up to eight times the life of traditional lamps, the new Clarity LED Series supports the Company’s strategy to deliver innovative display solutions for mission-critical environments. more

San Clemente, CA—Dana Innovations, parent company of Sonance, iPort and TRUFIG, is pleased to announce the promotion of Jason Sloan to Chief Sales Officer. In his new role, Jason is responsible for overseeing sales of all Dana Innovations brands worldwide.

Jason joined Dana Innovations as Vice President of Business Development in 2006 and was appointed Vice President of Sales later that year. In 2008 Jason assumed a leadership role in Dana Innovations’ newest endeavor, TRUFIG. He has been an integral part of crafting the Dana Innovations outreach strategy and in working towards connecting the CEDIA community with the leading architects and designers in every market. more

Hyundai

Despite the trials and tribulations of the past year, encouraging signs about the future of the automotive industry were to be found at the North American International Auto Show (NAIAS) in Detroit’s Cobo Center where Unlimited Visibility Lighting Design (UVLD) participated in a Hyundai Motor America press event, January 11-12.

UVLD lighting designer and programmer Gregory Cohen and master electrician David Rees teamed with Nathan Murphy and James Rossi of Martin Brinkerhoff Associates on the event that marked the US debut of the Hyundai Blue-Will concept car. The revolutionary four-seat sedan serves as a test bed of new ideas that range from roof-mounted solar cells to drive-by-wire steering, lithium polymer batteries, and touchscreen controls and foreshadows future-focused hybrid production vehicles from Hyundai. more

SADiE equipment in the shape of the LRX2 location recorder and the PCM-H64 multi-channel recorder/editor has been at the forefront of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation’s recent recordings at The Falls Festival.

Held annually in two locations over the New Year period, The Falls Festival is one of Australia’s biggest music events and this year featured artists as diverse as Wolfmother, Seasick Steve, DJ Yoda, Yeah Yeah Yeahs and Moby. Chris Thompson, Steven Schram, Dave Manton, and Richard Girvan travelled to Lorne in Victoria to record 24 bands in the ABC’s OB1 recording van, commissioned in late 2008. more