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Intelix Ships HD-Over-Coax Extender

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Intelix, which makes audio/video equipment and software, recently debuted the DIGI-HD-COAX, an HDCP-compliant extender that distributes 1080p HDMI over a single coaxial cable....

Guitar Center Pro Hires Former Digidesign Manager

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Guitar Center Professional (GC Pro), the outside sales division of Guitar Center that focuses on the needs of professional users, has appointed industry veteran Jerry Antonelli as GC Pro account manager, based in the company's Sherman Oaks, Calif., location....

Audio-Technica Appoints Installed Sound Engineer

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Audio-Technica announced the appointment of Mark Donovan to the newly created position of sales engineer for installed sound, reflecting the company's continuing dedication to the installed sound market sector, company officials said....

Earthworks Creates, Fills COO Job

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Earthworks, a manufacturer of high-definition microphones, appointed Bill Norton to the newly created position of chief operating officer....

Community Pro Meets Military Specs

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Community Professional's weather-resistant WET and R-Series loudspeakers have been certified by an independent testing laboratory to meet stringent military-level durability specifications, the company announced recently....

Whitlock Group's Thompson to Retire

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AV integration firm the Whitlock Group announced that co-founder K?vin Thompson will retire after 35 years in the AV industry....

JVC Upgrades Analog Surveillance Cameras

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JVC Professional Products upgraded its four latest high-resolution, 1/3-inch CCD analog surveillance cameras....

NEC Ships 16:4 Display

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NEC Display Solutions of America announced a new addition to its X Series LCDs, the 43-inch X431BT bar-type display....

RGB to Offer New Mix-and-Match Switchers

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RGB Spectrum said it is expanding its Linx family of switchers....

Crestron Certs Now Good for Continuing Ed Credits

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Crestron announced that its DMC-D and DMC-E certification classes have been accredited for continuing education units by the InfoComm International Certified Technology Specialist (CTS) and CEDIA Certification programs....

Wiremold Debuts Cisco WAP Enclosures

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With Wi-Fi wireless communications playing an increasing role in AV installations, Legrand/Wiremold introduced three new enclosures designed for use with the widespread Cisco 1250 Aironet wireless access points....

Clear-Com Adds New Modes to Tempest Intercom

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Clear-Com said its shipping its Tempest2400 digital wireless intercom with a new firmware update that introduces two new modes of operation?Shared and Split Mode?to improve workflow efficiency, according to the company....

Harman Names GM of Loudspeaker Group

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Harman Professional announced the appointment of Mark Ureda as vice president and general manager of the Harman Professional Loudspeaker Group, which includes JBL Professional and Selenium....

WorxAudio Names Midwest Manufacturer's Rep

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WorxAudio Technologies, a manufacturer of loudspeaker systems for the pro touring and install markets, announce it has selected Plus 3 Marketing, headed by Phil Jost, to represent the company's sales efforts in the Midwestern states of Missouri, Kansas, Iowa, Nebraska, and Southern Illinois....

Panamax Appoints Director of CI Sales

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Panamax/Furman announced that Jimmy Paschke has been promoted to the position of director of custom install sales....

What's Really Behind the Next Analog Sunset

Brad Grimes

Starting in 2011, it's possible that certain high-definition content won't play in HD if the playback device uses an analog output. In 2013, it might not play at all. Which HD content and why?...

Flat-Panel TV Shipments Heat Up Again

Brad Grimes

After anemic growth in 2009, LCD TVs are apparently hot again, according to research firm DisplaySearch, which is exactly what purveyors of 3D and LED-lit flat-panels were aiming for....

Q&A With Dan Fulmer, Fultech Solutions

Brad Grimes

As a member of CEA's TechHome division board, Dan Fulmer is a well-respected residential installer. But his company, Fultech Solutions, recently branched out into commercial work. Here's how....

Modeled to Perfection

Dan Daley

What better opportunity to incorporate the guidance of 3D modeling software into an AV design than when the client is Autodesk itself and the project is a new LEED Platinum corporate briefing center?...

Blinded By 3D

Thom Mullins

Over-promising and under-delivering. We've seen that movie before. Now with clients clamoring for technology that companies insist is ready, are we setting ourselves up for disillusionment?...

Lessons Learned In the White Spaces

Linda Seid Frembes

When the FCC set June 12, 2010, as the deadline for vacating the 700-MHz premises, AV integrators and wireless microphone manufacturers faced a flood of new orders to swap out old 700-MHz equipment in time. Then June 12 came. And went. Little seemed to happen....