Monthly Archives: December 2008

World’s First HRX Optical Player Unveiled

PS Audio, the 35-year-leader in innovative audio products for Consumer Electronics, unveils the world’s first CD transport capable of directly playing high resolution WAV files recorded on both DVD and CD at the 2009 CES.

PS Audio, the 35-year-leader in innovative audio products for Consumer Electronics, unveils the world’s first CD transport capable of directly playing high resolution WAV files recorded on both DVD and CD at the 2009 CES.

The CES event, (Thursday, January 8th through Sunday January 11th – suite 29-136 – Venetian Towers, Las Vegas), will feature PS Audio’s ground breaking PerfectWave™ Transport Memory Player, the PerfectWave™ DAC, and Reference Recordings’ high definition HRX format DVD’s, played for the first time directly in a player at 24 bit 176kHz.

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Ethereal Introduces HDM-SP Surge Protector For HDMI Interface

The Ethereal HDM-SP is the first in-line surge protector specifically designed for the HDMI interface. Its overall design is the result of examining all the qualities necessary for a dynamic and robust interface.

The Ethereal HD-SP withstands up to and including 8KV of voltage surge. It is active on all balanced line TMDS channels, including the clock channel. The device acts as a final defense against voltage spikes that may damage HDMI Components.

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B&W Announces Groundbreaking New Product at CES

B&W launch into a new market and classic products receive a dramatic makeover.

Bowers & Wilkins is using CES 2009 to announce a groundbreaking new product that will redefine an area of the market in the same way the Zeppelin shook up the iPod® speaker world. As you’d expect, far from simply producing a ‘me too’ product, B&W is introducing a completely new premium category, where sound quality and style blend seamlessly.

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Colorado vNet Provides Worldwide Weather Information On Their Vibe Touchscreen

Users view weather information using the same Vibe™ Touchscreen that controls the company’s award-winning home automation and distributed audio systems.

Loveland, CO – December 17, 2008 – Colorado vNet has integrated worldwide weather information into their award-winning home automation and distributed audio systems. With the Colorado vNet Weather Application, homeowners quickly view current weather conditions and hourly or 5-day forecasts on the same award-winning Vibe™ Color Touchscreen used for controlling whole-house audio, lighting, climate, CCTV and security systems. Users choose from a list of previously viewed cities and easily add new locations by entering a zip code or browsing by country/state/city. In addition, homeowners have the flexibility to make any location the default or rename locations—for example, “Aspen Ski Lodge.” A Weather Application Module and an Internet connection are the only requirements for adding weather to an existing Vibe system.

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Meridian Audio Acquires Sooloos

New York City, USA and Cambridge, England - December 4, 2008: Meridian Audio Ltd - British manufacturer of the finest digital audio and video systems has announced its acquisition of US company Sooloos LLC, the innovative media-server manufacturer. The closing which took place today was for an undisclosed amount.

According to Meridian CEO Tim Ireland, “Meridian supplies the very finest audio and video installations. As the market evolves toward download and streaming content and more sophisticated forms of control, we have been seeking the right partner to widen our scope and enable us to further excite our customers. Combining Meridian and Sooloos takes both over many hurdles; the two companies share striking similarities in culture, product philosophy, pursuit of excellence and market approach.”

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