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SIM2 Multimedia and SIM2 USA Inc. celebrated the launch of its worldwide ad campaign starring the five-time Academy Award-winning film director Francis Ford...

In a new white paper, Kordz managing director David Meyers offers an entertaining and refreshing perspective on what ESCs and consumers need to know...

I spoke with my friend Ari Supran this week about his newest brand, TRUFIG, the flush-mounting system designed to integrate every-day devices and...

When it comes to video, bigger and more is almost always better. But traditional technologies can run into technological limitations when trying to...

At the end of 2009, AV retailers, integrators, and manufacturers learned that they had another option in two-step distribution, when a national network...

Audio Concepts, New England’s resource for premier audio and video components for more than 30 years, hosted a grand opening reception at its...

It’s tough to summarize the content from a two-day CEDIA Management Conference that was good as the one I attended last week in New...

Fear can paralyze you, but can also serve as an excellent motivator. Motivation was the answer for Russ Pritchard, owner of...

An unusual challenge has led to an opportunity for increased sales at Maine-based New England Hi-Fi, a provider of high-end audio and home...

This past October, Niles Audio invited 30 of its top dealers and distribution partners to share their thoughts about current products and to make...

At the high end of the market it is simple enough to configure a home theater PC and integrate it into a system,...

I have to admit that in between all of the wise cracks about Apple’s unfortunately named tablet PC, the iPad, one thought really...

SnapAV is so enthusiastic about its new Episode Architectural and Bookshelf Loudspeaker line, that beginning this month, the company is offering a dealer...

ELAN has taken its lumps in recent years, particularly as a result of an overly long product development cycle for its...

With James Cameron's 3D extravaganza, Avatar , purported to have made $232 million from worldwide box office sales over the past weekend,...

You might have heard about this strangely named home construction project in Rhode Island called Green Life Smart Life. We’ve run articles about it...

I’ve been writing and reading about CEDIA’s Industry Outreach Education and Registered Outreach Instructor Programs over the past couple years, but wanted to...

CEDIA’s 2009 Electronic Lifestyles Idea Book is now available while supplies last. ...

I learned two things during my visit with Runco in Beaverton, Oregon, last week. The first was to stay away from...

I recently learned how an electronic systems contractor used out-of-the-box thinking to market itself and introduce its showroom to a group of local...

Rick Komendera, former president of Richard Gray’s Power Company, has been hired by SurgeX to serve as its VP of sales. According to...

I’ve never been a big fan of the outsourcing trend in our country. Yet, the notion that electronic systems contractors can offer more...

I don’t review a lot of AV products in my day-to-day role as editorial director, but when a product offer is particularly intriguing...

The theme of next week’s IPRO Conference is “Survive and Thrive,” which couldn’t be any more appropriate than it is right now as...

Lutron is one of the pioneers from the CEDIA-channel manufacturing community behind the whole “experience center” demo facility concept. Now other companies in...