BEAVERTON OREGON, November 29, 2007 — Demonstrating how systems integrators can provide restaurant and hospitality outlets with audio systems that advance the atmospherics and branding of an enterprise, leading UK integrator Blaydon Communications recently deployed Biamp® Nexia® digital sound processors at the new Pan-Asian restaurant ‘Fat Buddha‘ in Durham City. The AV design for the £1.4m, 220-seat restaurant needed to be visually discrete, highly intelligible and scalable for future expansion. (more…)

Middleton, WI- Intelix LLC, U.S. manufacturer of audio/video equipment and software, recently announced the release of the AVO-A4-WP-F wallplate balun, which distributes two channels of high-fidelity stereo audio up to 2,500 feet over standard twisted pair cable, such as Cat 5 or Cat 6.

The front panel of the AVO-A4-WP-F features four gold-plated female RCA connectors on a white decora face-plate. The rear panel features an RJ45 connector and optional grounding screw. The installed unit fits in a standard depth wall-box. (more…)

LAKE SUCCESS, N.Y., November 29, 2007 – Canon U.S.A., Inc., a world leader in optics and image quality, has made it easy for projector buyers who demand High-Definition-quality images with exacting detail; highly accurate color; and crisp, readable small type to compare various resolutions online in one easy-to-use Web site.

The www.usa.canon.com/details Web site, also known as “Where Are The Details?,” provides a user-friendly interface for side-by-side comparisons of XGA, SXGA+ and Canon REALiS SXGA+ projector displays using market-specific images for education, business, medicine, engineering, professional photography and government. (more…)

PARADIGM REFERENCE‘S STUDIO ESPRIT BRINGS A FRESH PERSPECTIVE TO ON-WALL SOUND

Designed to complement a range of aesthetics, the advanced feature set of the Esprit offers multiple placement options without sacrificing sonic excellence.

ONTARIO, CANADA – November 29, 2007 – Paradigm Electronics Inc., an international leader in speaker design and manufacturing, introduces the Paradigm® Reference Studio Esprit L/R and Esprit C center channel, which provide unmatched flexibility and performance for on-wall applications. (more…)

Minneapolis, MN. — (November 29, 2007) – www.chiefmfg.com – New to Chief Manufacturing‘s line of automated flat panel and projector mounting solutions, the CM2C40™ Automated Ceiling Lift allows users to raise and lower a flat panel from the ceiling at the press of button. This innovative lift is the perfect solution to disguise flat panel TVs in high-end residential or business installations, providing quick and smooth screen movement with customizable stops. (more…)

GLENDALE, California – November 2007 — Built in 1925, the historic Alex Theater is a landmark on Glendale’s Brand Boulevard, with its magnificent 100-foot-tall Art Deco neon column topped by a glowing starburst towering above the street. The Alex’s interior design is a marvel as well — its ‘atmospherium’ auditorium with open-air illusion and Greek and Egyptian motifs creates a unique ancient garden-like environment. Several restorations over the years have kept up the interior and exterior decor of the Alex, which is now a performing arts center. The latest addition to the theater is an L-ACOUSTICS KUDO™ line source array system, installed in July to optimize the venue for musical performances. (more…)

San Clemente, CA–November 2007–Sonance (www.sonance.com), the leading provider of high performance audio design solutions has been awarded the 2007 Audioholics Consumer Excellence Award for its new Visual Performance Series in the in-ceiling speaker category. (more…)

PARK RIDGE, N.J., Nov. 26, 2007 – Sony is expanding its line of video projection systems for commercial applications with two new LCD models for larger-venues.
The new VPL-FW300L (7,000 lumens) and the VPL-FH300L (6,000 lumens) projector models are designed to deliver outstanding images while in the same room as the audience. This makes them ideal for smaller auditoriums, large classrooms and meeting rooms, museum exhibits, event centers, ballrooms and movie theaters for displaying pre-show content. (more…)

Plumbing wholesaler offers specials, training notices over television monitor…
SHELTON, Conn. – Nov. 28, 2007 – Plumbing and heating wholesaler, Shelton Winnelson, a member of the WinWholesale group of companies, has installed a digital signage system from StrandVision LLC to inform customers of price specials, events and training seminars. (more…)

NEW YORK CITY – November 2007 — As a fitting cap to Crown International’s 60th anniversary year, the DC 300 amplifier, first introduced 40 years prior in 1967, was inducted into the TECnology Hall Of Fame on the opening day of the 123rd AES Convention in New York City. Gerald Stanley, Crown International’s senior VP of R&D and the original designer of the DC 300, was on hand to accept the award. (more…)