Can The Home Theater Business Re-price Itself Back Into The Hearts and Wallets of Consumers?

This recession is a bitch. The talking heads on the Sunday morning shows were shooting off this weekend about the fact that the American economy was headed into recession no matter what, but the collapse of the real estate market......Read More

CEDIA 2009 Show Report - Andrew Robinson

While not quite as jammed packed or exciting as previous years, CEDIA 2009 still proved to be the place to be for new product launches, as understated as those launches may have been. Before I get into what excited me......Read More

CEDIA 2009 Show Report - Ken Taraszka, MD

CEDIA has been blowing up with new video technology over the last few years. 1080p was the big news just years ago, and while talk of 2K, 1440p and other formats have been thrown around and to some extent even......Read More

Control4 Unveils New Operating System - OS 2.0

Control4 just showed its second-generation operating system ("OS 2.0") at CEDIA EXPO 2009. Control4's OS 2.0 will enable new levels of customization for the installer and personalization for the homeowner. This next-generation release offers new home-control functionality, easy-to-access whole-home systems,......Read More

GreenPeak Makes a Universal Remote That Needs Barely Any Batteries Ever?

GreenPeak recently announced the launch of a new wireless radio technology for home remote control devices based on RF (radio frequency). GreenPeak is a semiconductor company offering ultra low power wireless and battery-free data communication technologies for sense and......Read More

New Two-Way Interface from RTI to Debut at CEDIA Expo 2008

New Graphical User Interface Provides Two-way Communication for Intuitive Control of Media and Environmental Management Systems. Remote Technologies Inc. (RTI), a control systems manufacturer, has introduced a new interface which will incorporate two-way communication into its wide array of control......Read More

NILES ZR-6 MULTIZONE SYSTEM NOW SHIPPING

Six-Source, Six-Zone Multizone System Features One-Touch Operation, Plug-and-Play iPod® Integration and Weather-Resistant Keypads. Niles Audio Corporation has announced that the company is now shipping the ZR-6 MultiZone Receiver and related keypad interfaces. The ZR-6 is a six-source, six-zone whole-house audio......Read More

NuVo Technologies' Slick New Wireless Control Pad

NuVo Technologies just announced that its eagerly anticipated Wireless Control Pad is now fully shipping. The Wireless Control Pad is a new option for user control of NuVo's Grand Concerto and Essentia E6G multi-room audio systems, as well as the......Read More

Radio Shack Earns New Sales With Green Trade-in Program

If you thought sex sells then wait until you see how green sells. Radio Shack is the latest player in the consumer electronics space to cash in on the opportunity to open a sales dialog with consumers by suggesting that......Read More

RTI Introduces New Line of Electronics at CEDIA Expo 2008

Control System Manufacturer to Unveil New Audio and Video Matrix Switcher and MultiChannel Audio Amplifier at CEDIA Expo 2008. Remote Technologies Inc. (RTI), a control systems manufacturer, will introduce its new line of electronics in booth #128 at CEDIA Expo......Read More

Russound To Unveil New Collage System At 2008 CEDIA Expo: Multizone/Multisource Entertainment In Any Home with AC Wiring

New PLC-based Series Distributes Home Audio Via AC Wiring, Minus the Need for an Existing System Russound, a provider of multiroom audio, will soon ship a new IP-based system that utilizes the Home Plug Alliance's Power Line Carrier technology for......Read More

Russound's IP-Based TSV-E5 Touchscreen To Ship in November

Customizable TSV-E5 Offers Dynamic Interaction, Cameras, Web Widgets and More, All from a High-Resolution Display Russound, a provider of multiroom audio, today announced that the TSV-E5 E-Series Color Touchscreen (MAP: $2999) will become available in November 2008, with its debut......Read More

Russound's New CA4 Multizone Controller Amplifier Kit

CA4 Features Digital Amplification Russound, a provider of multiroom audio, today announced a new four-source/four-zone controller amplifier that offers an array of features. The CA4 kit, with a MAP of $1100, includes a CA4 Controller Amplifier, four CA4-KP keypads, a......Read More

Russound's New iPhone Home Theater Control

Russound just announced its first control solution designed to work with Apple's popular iPhone and iPod touch products. The new RNET Touchpoint user interface allows end users to control zones and source components in a Russound multiroom installation wirelessly, from......Read More

Russound's New ZXP-E5 Zone Expander Expands Reach of E-Series Controller/Amp

ZXP-E5 Zone Expander Simplifies E-Series Upgrade Russound, a provider of multiroom audio, is adding to its E-Series selection a new zone expander that enhances the reach of the eight zone/twelve source ACA-E5 multizone controller/amplifier, providing an additional six zones of......Read More

Universal Remote's PSX-2 "Personal Server" An iPod Dock on Steroids

Universal Remote Control announced today the PSX-2 Personal Server, which enables custom installers to deliver slick iPod docking functionality to consumers who seek truly integrated home entertainment experiences. With the PSX-2 Personal Server, users can control iPods like never before,......Read More