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Columbus, OH – September 20, 2007 – Life|ware™, the industry pioneer in Windows® Media Center-based digital entertainment and home automation, proudly announces a variety of compelling new hardware, led by the launch of the Life|media™ Servers with Quad CableCARD™ tuners. In addition, Life|ware also launched their Life|point™ touch panels with the new Life|slide function, Life|controller™ Web Services-enabled controllers, Life|point thermostats, Life|storage server and an entry level Life|media Server.
The new Life|media media servers include the LMS-654 and LMS-754. The quad CableCARD™- tuner Media Center implementation allows users to simultaneously access multiple forms of broadcast content, including high definition digital cable in four zones. As the flagship Life|media model, the LMS-754 delivers a premium feature set, including an Intel® Core™ Extreme Quad-Core processor, 4 GB DDRAM and 4 TB hard drive in RAID 5 Array. Also added to the line–up is the Life|media LMS-200, a $3500 entry-level media server that is ideal for smaller Life|ware installations and single-room applications. Life|media Servers are currently shipping with the newly announced models available in the fourth quarter. With a total of 12 SKUs available, the Life|media line ranges in price from $3500 to $15,000.
Life|point’s 8.9-inch and 12.1-inch models are all-digital, 16:9 widescreen, 720p high definition in-wall touch panels designed for use in Life|ware home networks. New to Life|point is a feature called Life|slide, enabling a user to gesture right or left to quickly navigate the Life|ware gallery. The touch panels can be upgraded with Life|vision™, a digital TV tuner server that streams video from any of its four tuners simultaneously over an IP network, creating the most advanced TV distribution system available. Life|point is available now and has an MSRP of $6,000 for the 8.9-inch model and $7,000 for the 12.1” model. Life|vision will be available in the fourth quarter of 2007 with an MSRP of $6,000.
Life|controller™ is a Web Services-enabled, dedicated home automation system controller. Its presence in a Life|ware home network ensures that communications among all subsystem components are direct and secure. Available in set-top, rack mount or structured cable box models, Life|controller features eight RS-232 ports for optimized third-party integrations. Life|controller is priced at $3,750 for the enclosure mount and $3,500 for the rack mount units and is now shipping.
While some products on the market help consumers backup and restore their data; others provide data storage or media streaming; some allow homeowners to access their files from outside of the home. Life|storage™ with Windows® Home Server will be the first to provide all of these benefits in the connected home in a one-unit solution. Life|storage is Life|ware’s digital media storage server with four hot-swappable drives providing from two to four terabytes of RAID 5 storage all in a 4-space rack mounted unit. Running either Windows® Home Server or Windows Storage Server 2003 operating systems, and powered by an Intell® Pentium™ D processor, Life|storage is a premium digital media server with ample redundant storage for all of a home’s videos, CDs and MP3 music files, recorded TV and digital photos.
Another substantial hardware entry for Life|ware fills the void of an easily retrofitable thermostat that doubles as a Life|ware point of control. The Life|point Thermostat is a native device in a Life|ware home network that is embedded with Web Service for Device technology and can be set to textually display any Life|ware menu making whole home control as natural as raising the temperature.
Logos and images are available at www.life-ware.com.
About Life|ware, from Exceptional Innovation
Based in the Westerville suburb of Columbus, Ohio, Exceptional Innovation produces Life|ware™ home control software and hardware for digital living. Life|ware creates a lifestyle experience that allows consumers to enjoy their digital entertainment, wherever and whenever they want, as well as manage their lighting, multi-room audio, HVAC, security, appliances and other subsystems, through a single interface by integrating the digital entertainment functionality of Media Center with whole-house automation and control. Led by software industry professionals with extensive experience with distributed computing based on open standards and open architecture, Exceptional Innovation combines Microsoft development expertise with years of home control experience to deliver simple, seamless, life-enhancing solutions for the digital home.
North Reading, MA—September 2007—The British maker, whose designs for home audio and home theater systems are an accepted reference standard worldwide, adds the new CCM818 to its impressive lineup of installed speaker options. With technologies derived from B&W’s world-famous Nautilus family, the new model offers an exceptionally high standard of performance from an in-ceiling location.
The round CCM818 combines an 8-inch version of B&W’s acclaimed woven-Kevlar® cone bass/midrange driver with an offset 25mm aluminum dome tweeter—another B&W icon—with cleverly integrated Nautilus™ tube-loading. To eliminate reflections from projectors or other bright light sources the bass/midrange cone in the CCM818 utilizes Blue Kevlar. The unique tweeter “enclosure” eliminates coloration and “smearing” artifacts from the driver’s back wave, with the audible result of startlingly clear, dynamic, and transparent reproduction—from a ceiling speaker.
Of course, a custom-install speaker is much more than simply the sum of its drivers. The CCM 818’s angled bass/midrange baffle permits designer/installers to orient it for optimum coverage and tonal accuracy at the listening position, even when less-than-ideal speaker locations must be used. The B&W design’s new flush-mount format, including recessed tweeter, provides an unobtrusive look.
And B&W’s simple but effective swing-out “fixing dogs” make installation fast, secure, and efficient. Frame diameter is 11 inches, with cutout requirements of 10 inches by 5.4 inches mounting-depth.
The new B&W’s 8O impedance delivers a stable, easily driven load making it “friendly” even to less powerful distributed-sound installations. Just the same, with careful installation and suitable system components, the CCM 818 is a true rarity: a ceiling-type custom-installation loudspeaker that can truly achieve sound quality rivaling that possible from high-end freestanding speakers.
The B&W CCM818 is finished in matte, paintable white, with perforated-aluminum grille. It will be available in September 2007, at a manufacturer’s suggested price of $800 each.
About Bowers & Wilkins
Bowers & Wilkins (B&W) is Britain’s leading exporter of loudspeakers, and is also the number-one imported brand in North America. Since 1966, B&W’s 'Quest for Perfection' has resulted in a succession of technical loudspeaker innovations that have satisfied the world’s most demanding listeners. B&W’s rave reviews and universal acceptance as the monitor for classical music recordings have helped B&W become the dominant premium loudspeaker company throughout the world.
For additional information visit www.bowers-wilkins.com
North Reading, MA—September 2007— Bowers & Wilkins’ Custom Theater lineup, which brought the world-standard performance of B&W’s 800-series Nautilus™ designs to high-end custom-installed home theaters, created quite a stir upon its introduction two years ago. Now the British maker will unveil a new, more widely accessible Custom Theater lineup at the 2007 CEDIA Expo in Denver, Colorado. B&W’s CT700 Custom Theater lineup is more modest in enclosure size, and considerably more modest in price than the frankly cost-no-object Custom Theater 800 range—yet it delivers precisely the same kind of jaw-dropping sonic impact, timbral and dialog integrity, and sonic transparency as its larger siblings.
The CT700 comprises three different front/surround-channel options, 10-inch and 12-inch subwoofers, plus an outboard, rack-mounted subwoofer amplifier of 1,000 watts. All five 700-series loudspeaker elements are finished in a durable matte black, being intended for custom-installed concealed locations behind acoustically transparent screens, in custom cabinetry, or built into custom theater partitions. (To facilitate such designs, maximum depth of all CT700 models is 10.5 inches.)
The new CT700 models uniformly employ B&W’s well-known, proprietary woven-Kevlar® materials technology in their midrange and low-frequency drivers. There, its unique acoustic properties inhibit unwanted vibrations, for impressive freedom from the colorations that degrade transparency and realism.
To eliminate reflections from projectors or other bright light sources all cones in the CT700 models utilize Blue Kevlar. Similarly, all CT700 models (save the subs) employ B&W’s famous Nautilus™ tube-loaded tweeter design to absorb the unwanted back wave from their high-frequency drivers, greatly promoting clarity and detail, as well as its FlowPort™ turbulence-canceling cabinet vents for improved bass definition and dynamic agility.
There are three options for CT700-series front and surround channels. The CT7.3 LCRS is a three-way layout using dual 8-inch Kevlar woofers, a 6-inch Kevlar midrange, and 1-inch cloth-dome, Nautilus-loaded tweeter. The two-way CT7.4 LCRS employs dual 6-inch Kevlar mid/bass drivers with the same tweeter system, while the generally similar CT7.5 LCRS substitutes a single 7-inch Kevlar mid/bass unit. All three CT700 variants are rigorously engineered for precisely matching timbre and overall transient and dynamics characteristics, so that a system may be freely laid out between any combination of models.
The 700-series Custom Theater subwoofers are compact, closed-box designs to facilitate installation in cabinetry or partitions. The CT SW12 utilizes a single very long-throw 12-inch driver composed of a paper/Kevlar composite, while the CT SW10 is proportionately identical using a 10-inch cone. Both CT700 subs are intended for use with their new companion, the SA1000 Subwoofer Amplifier. This deceptively compact (2U rackmount) unit less than 4 inches tall and barely 17 pounds in weight nonetheless produces an astounding 1,000 watts of subwoofer-range power, thanks to its ultra-efficient ICEpower™ Class D amplifier design. The SA1000 also incorporates extensive crossover flexibility, including equalization custom-tailored to the CT700 woofers, delivering deep-bass extension all the way to 18 Hz (CT SW12). Designers may easily specify multiple subwoofers, using each SA1000 to power as many as two units.
All of the Custom Theater CT700 models are supplied in matte black finish, with acoustically transparent, magnetically affixed grilles.
Also at Denver’s CEDIA 2007, Bowers & Wilkins will simultaneously introduce a new addition to the Custom Theater 800 series. Like its forbearers, the new CT8.4 LCRS, incorporates the legendary technologies of B&W’s 800 Series stand-alone speakers to achieve literally reference-standard performance. The CT8.4 LCRS packs the power to function excellently in front-, side- and rear-channel duties within a complete 800-series custom system. It is also a more compact alternative to the range’s CT8 DS side/rear channel speaker for use where space is at a premium. The CT8.4 LCRS’ 8-inch Kevlar/paper woofer, 6-inch woven-Kevlar FST midrange, and 1-inch aluminum Nautilus-loaded tweeter yield precisely the same authentically three-dimensional listening experience as its larger siblings.
B&W’s newest Custom Theater models will be available from October 2007, at the following manufacturer’s suggested prices:
CT7.3 LCRS $1,500
CT7.4 LCRS $1,000
CT7.5 LCRS $600
CT SW10 $tba
CT SW12 $tba
SA1000 Subwoofer Amplifier $tba
CT8.4 LCRS (Custom Theater 800 Series) $4,000
About Bowers & Wilkins
Bowers & Wilkins (B&W) is Britain’s leading exporter of loudspeakers, and is also the number-one imported brand in North America. Since 1966, B&W’s 'Quest for Perfection' has resulted in a succession of technical loudspeaker innovations that have satisfied the world’s most demanding listeners. B&W’s rave reviews and universal acceptance as the monitor for classical music recordings have helped B&W become the dominant premium loudspeaker company throughout the world.
For additional information visit www.bowers-wilkins.com
Bowers & Wilkins [B&W Speakers] takes its quest for true sound to a new level. Zeppelin is the first integrated iPod® speaker system designed by Bowers & Wilkins and will provide a level of sound quality usually available only through dedicated hi-fi separates.
Zeppelin is the product of Bowers & Wilkins 40-plus years of experience and know-how in speaker design in a single package; technologies developed for dedicated high-end speakers applied as iPod speakers for the first time. Zeppelin is an entirely new creation, designed according to principles pioneered on high-performance B&W models, from the extraordinary shape of its shell to the specially tailored studio-standard technologies within.
To learn more about the B&W Zeppelin click here.
Allwired Technologies is an authorized B&W Speakers Dealer.
Binghamton, NY September 5, 2007—McIntosh Laboratory, a world leader in high-quality home entertainment systems for over 56 years, today announced it has begun shipping the VP1000 Video Processor, a no-compromise luxury component that gives discriminating home entertainment enthusiasts a new way to experience true cinema-like video performance, including the ultimate in image quality and resolution, as well as total flexibility and convenience. Most notably, the VP100 allows users to perform essential video processing tasks in two separate home entertainment zones simultaneously, allowing video from any connected source in either zone to be scaled up to and including 1080p resolution.
Designed for Use with McIntosh’s Acclaimed MDLP1 Video Projector Designed as the ideal complement to McIntosh®,’s acclaimed reference-quality MDLP1 video projector (soon to be available with a McIntosh LK1 Anamorphic lens for true 2.35 to 1 “Scope” format image reproduction), the VP1000 is the first McIntosh Video Processor developed as a line-rate scaler, dual-zone processor and video switcher all in one, and engineered for use with today’s advanced video source components and higher resolution displays such as plasma, LCD, DLP and HD video displays.
Multi-Source Command and Control, Fine Image Adjustments and More… In addition to its dual-zone processing capabilities, the VP1000 features dual scalers, allowing users to make image adjustments from many separate sources to two different displays in independent zones. For added flexibility and convenience, the VP1000 performs video adjustment functions such as color, sharpness and contrast. The VP1000’s inputs include 4 HDMI, 6 Component, 6 S-Video and 6 Composite; outputs included Composite, S-Video, Component and HDMI up to 1080p. An RS232 port provides control of other systems, and a large 2 x 20 character alphanumeric florescent display and advanced OSD setup menus add to the VP1000’s flexibility and user-friendliness.
Adding even more convenience and flexibility, McIntosh’s UEI HR057 dedicated remote control combines the functionality of both the VP1000 and MDLP1. For maximum flexibility and installation convenience, all inputs on the VP1000 are assignable and include 4 HDMI, 6 Component Video, 6 S-Video and 6 Composite Video. The VP1000 provides one output for each input type for each of two video displays (zones). Control either or both zones via the front panel or IR remote and an RS232 port enables interface with various other control systems.
In order to provide the best quality video from all sources and with all types of displays, the VP1000 first up-converts all incoming video to 1080p then, if necessary, down-converts to match the native resolution of the video display. All scaling is performed entirely within the digital domain which prevents addition of artifacts.
About McIntosh Laboratory In an era where the rate of change is as amazing as the changes themselves, McIntosh is all the more remarkable. Even after celebrating its 56th anniversary, the McIntosh brand continues to represent high performance, superlative engineering and limitless pride of ownership. State-of-the-art technology infused with hand craftsmanship and the details McIntosh is famous for continue to be the key values found in every piece of equipment. Products built to last for decades of flawless performance demand nothing less than an equal level of commitment to customer support and service as well. Its no wonder satisfied customers the world over view their McIntosh products as investments worthy of being passed down through generations. McIntosh Laboratory, Inc. is a D&M Holdings company.
DENVER, September 5, 2007—Anthony Gallo Acoustics (AGA), an award-winning manufacturer of high-end stereo and home theater speakers, will unveil its newest and most powerful subwoofer, the TR-3, at CEDIA 2007 in booth #418. Based on its high-output, high-performance TR-2 predecessor, the TR-3 expands upon an already powerful and dynamic subwoofer by recalibrating the amplifier and adding an aluminum cone woofer, which will improve linearity.
“The TR-2 is a great subwoofer and we’ve gotten a lot of great feedback on that product,” states Derek Covin, vice president of national sales for AGA. “The new TR-3 blends incredibly well with the satellites and creates a big, enveloping sound that allows you to get completely lost in your television and movies. This new sub is certainly not for the faint of heart.”
The TR-3 improves upon many of the existing popular characteristics of the TR-2, such as an integral bass equalizer that goes up to 6dB of low bass boost, with a total output of 300 watts RMS. The cylindrical steel enclosure mirrors AGA’s spherical technology that allows for smooth, yet powerful, bass from 22Hz to 180Hz. The TR-3 has a continuously variable low pass filter from 50Hz to 180Hz, with a fixed 80Hz high-pass filter on high-level output. The new sub is available in black and silver, weighs 36 lb. and is 10.75” W x 12” H x 13.5” D.
About Anthony Gallo Acoustics:
Anthony Gallo, who created his first loudspeaker at the age of 14, has been raising the bar in loudspeaker design for more than 25 years. He formed Anthony Gallo Acoustics (AGA) in the early 1990’s in order to bring his creations to the marketplace. His first commercially available product, the Nucleus™ Solo loudspeaker, went on sale in 1994. The speaker, which contained the unique blend of creative industrial design and top-quality sound components that quickly became an AGA trademark, was an immediate success. Today, AGA’s products are sold in over 40 countries, including a complete line of stereo speakers, home theaters speakers & systems, powered subwoofers and installation accessories to complement their award-winning speaker systems.
For more information visit: www.roundsound.com
Allwired Technologies is Anthony Gallo Acoustics authorized dealer.
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