New York, NY--Nestled in Manhattan’s ultra-hip Meatpacking District, the plush Library room of the Soho House hotel set the scene for the NuVision Lucidium FX5 Series flatscreen preview on May 19. The new range of displays, which are being introduced throughout 2009, seemed right at home among the dark woods and vel

It’s always nice chatting with an industry friend away from the hustle and bustle of a trade show environment. Such was the case yesterday when I received a call from Polk Audio product line manager, Al Baron, an industry veteran focused on the custom installation channel for the Baltimore-based audio company. The ma

I’ll admit something to you. When the Atlanta Chamber of Commerce offered CEDIA’s PR department the opportunity to invite a few members of the trade press to the home of CEDIA EXPO for the next three years I thought, “Oh boy, they’re going to really have to do some convincing here, because I’ve never liked the place

Denon announced so many new products at its New York City press conference on Monday that I could hardly keep up with all them. As I sat in my home office, dialed into the presentation taking place for other remote reporters around the country and a live audience in Manhattan, I thought to myself, "Doesn't this compan

My visit to Minnesota last week, along with my colleague Kirsten Nelson editor of Systems Contractor News, provided a thorough update of Remote Technologies Incorporated’s latest product developments and an inside look at that company’s relatively new corporate headquarters in Shakoppe. For a slideshow of my visit, p

Morgan Hill, CA -- In 1995, long before reducing the carbon footprint entered the public consciousness, Velodyne Acoustics Inc., a manufacturer of powered subwoofers for home theater and consumer audio, developed a patented Class D digital switching amplifier. This new design gave birth to an amplifier that used energ

My behind-the-scenes tour of the massive Lucas Oil Stadium in downtown Indianapolis, Indiana, began with a preview conversation with Alpha Sales Corporation’s VP Cal Ealy, whose rep firm served as the liaison between HH Gregg’s commercial division and the manufacturer OmniMount. I met Ealy on the northside of Indy and