Audio/Video

DENVER — Now under the stewardship of Planar, Runco International will use CEDIA 2007 (booth 510) to present its line of Video Xtreme 1080p...

In a move to place greater focus on sales and marketing of Philips-branded flat-panel TVs in an increasingly competitive marketplace, Philips has realigned the...

Single-family housing starts are falling for the second consecutive year, and the custom channel’s 2007 revenues might fall for the first time ever, but...

High-end speaker maker Bowers & Wilkins unveiled its first iPod speaker system/dock, which borrows design elements from the company’s high-end speakers to deliver what...

Integra plans August shipments of the final two A/V receivers in a second-half model lineup that marks a series of Integra firsts, including the...

Yamaha is updating its selection of A/V receivers priced at more than $1,000 with the introduction of its first three models with HDMI 1.3a...

Little change was seen in the top spots for TV shelf share in the month of July as Samsung remained the shelf leader in...

A group of independent cable TV operators has approached Congressional leaders about expanding the DTV converter box program with a proposal to provide free...

The change in product direction at Boston Acoustics will be accompanied by changes in advertising, promotion and support, the company announced. To go with...

Denon expanded its networked audio selection, announced at its dealer/rep show last month. In other product developments, the company: added the following features to...

The value of electronic amenities sold by builders of new single-family homes will grow 7 percent in 2007 to account for $10.1 billion in...

The Digital Living Network Alliance (DLNA) has made great strides in certifying the interoperability of many media-sharing home network devices, but not enough consumers...

CEDIA (the Custom Electronics Design and Installation Association) plans to operate two trade shows per year starting in 2008, when the association’s first spring...

There’s an iPod speaker system, or hi-fi station, for every application. Consumers can choose among iPod-docking clock radios, AC/DC boomboxes, AC/DC travel speakers, DC-only...

Sony has placed two new high-definition camcorders onto its Sony Style e-commerce store. The models — the SR5C and the SR8 — were not...

Tivoli Audio entered the networked-audio age with the launch of its first two network connected radios, both of which stream Internet radio via built-in...

Seventy-two percent of online adults are using their home PC to listen to audio content, and 77 percent of them are listening to music...

Sangean America is expanding its home HD-Radio lineup with its second component HD Radio tuner, due around mid-June. The $249-suggested HDT-1X is a step-up...

MusicGiants became the first download site to sell unprotected music in WMA lossless format with the debut today of the Paul McCartney’s “Memory Almost...

Digital Delivery Group (DDG), a network of 14 distributors serving the custom-install channel, partnered with the Z-Wave Alliance to promote awareness of wireless Z-Wave...

More rack-style Media Center PCs for the custom install channel will hit the market with the summertime launch by Exceptional Innovation (EI) of five...

Cellular amplifier and antenna supplier Wilson Electronics has shipped its first in-building cellular repeater for SO/HO applications. The 50dB-gain 800/1,900MHz repeater, or amplifier, requires...

Some audio/video receivers (AVRs) equipped with Neural Surround technology have applied Neural decoding only to their XM Satellite Radio inputs, but that is changing...

Westinghouse Digital put the world on notice that it will be as aggressive in 1080p LCD TV this year as it has historically been...

Worldwide retail sales of networked home audio products will rise to $7.2 billion by 2012, from only about $500 million in 2006, an ABI...

New DLP offerings were a key part of Samsung’s recent New York line review, as the company showed expanded 1080p and LED-based model offerings....

Sony announced its first high-definition camcorder capable of recording to flash memory and added a trio of 100GB hard disk drive (HDD) models to...

DENVER — The number of music servers that directly download losslessly compressed CD-quality music in stereo and multichannel from the MusicGiants site grew to...

Mitsubishi Electric said it has entered a three-year HDTV marketing partnership with the Professional Golfers Association (PGA), which will include the use of Mitsubishi-branded...

AQUOS LCD TVs will be prominently featured in a new joint racing sponsorship by Sharp and 3M’s Vikuiti division. The two companies are teaming...

Yamaha is brining custom-oriented features and other technologies to lower price points with the launch of four new A/V receivers. The four receivers have...

Custom-speaker manufacturer Triad Speakers is venturing into two-channel audio electronics now that it has obtained exclusive U.S. rights to distribute Lyngdorf Audio products. The...

Sony Electronics introduced a pair of high-definition 3LCD BRAVIA home theater front projectors with retails starting at about $1,000. The BRAVIA 3LCD VPL-AW15 and...

Russound will step further up into the high end of the multiroom audio business with the summertime launch of its E Series, which includes...

Quarter-to-quarter global sales revenue for LCD TVs surpassed that of plasma TVs for the first time in fourth quarter of 2006 following strong sales...

High-end home theater display manufacturer Vidikron has added a 65W-inch 1,080p plasma monitor to its expanding flat-panel TV lineup. Model VP-6500VHD ($19,995 suggested retail)...

A wireless surround-speaker system developed by KEF promises full-bandwidth CD-quality PCM audio with no interference. KEF Wireless consists of a transmitter and two 50-watt...

Russound plans to enter the PC market in a custom sort of way. The company’s Smart Media Console incorporates Windows Vista OS, Intel Viiv...

Retail placements of advanced digital television displays began 2007 much as they finished 2006 — with Sony holding onto the top brand positions in...

Digital FM radio stations plan to launch multicast programming by the end of the month in 17 more markets, bringing the number of markets...

Preparing for the July 1, 2007, deadline when cable operators are required to separate conditional access security systems from set-top boxes, Digeo used International...

Sonos’ DIY wireless multiroom audio system now lets consumers stream protected WMA downloads around the house from their PC, thanks to a software update....