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HiddenWires ezine - 5 April 2004

Welcome to the HiddenWires ezine - a free newsletter designed to keep you up-to-date with high-end home automation and home entertainment news, as well as developments at HiddenWires.co.uk.

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Traffic to the site continues to increase - in March 2004, 33,801 visitors requested 229,414 pages and generated 548,796 hits.

The CEDIA UK Expo is fast approaching. We'll be producing a preview newsletter, so if you're exhibiting make sure you send us your show news by 30 April 2004.

The feature this month is Installation and we have five articles covering the use of custom installers, working with interior designers, tools, bespoke furniture and mountings and an update on what custom installation is.

And on the news front, we bring you over 106 releases.

Finally, we would like to welcome the following new advertisers:

Articles and Whitepapers @ HiddenWires

Feature: Installation
Sponsor: Smartcomm Ltd
Specialists in planning, design and installation of home automation systems

When and How to Use a Custom Installer (1/4/2004)

Interior Designers - a Love/Hate Relationship (1/4/2004)

Bespoke Furniture and Mountings for Custom Installation (1/4/2004)

Time to Get Tooled Up (1/4/2004)

In The Realm of the Sensors: What is Custom Installation? (5/4/2004)

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News @ HiddenWires

Optoma are giving away a FREE Ceiling Mount with every purchase of the ThemeSceneTM H56 Video projector (5/4/2004)

SIM2 First Manufacturer to Bring HDMI to Full Range of Projectors (5/4/2004)

SIM2 Introduces HDMI input to the DOMINO Line (5/4/2004)

Outlaw Audio Teams with Dr. Hsu for its 1st Subwoofer (5/4/2004)

Future Horizons Predicts Consumer Robotics Will Fuel Electronics Growth (5/4/2004)

Nokia and Matsushita Electric Join UPnP Forum Steering Committee (5/4/2004)

Arcam Announces DiVA DV79 HDMI DVD Audio and Video Player (5/4/2004)

Entropic to Detail 270Mbps Home Networking Over Coax (1/4/2004)

Applied Data Systems Demonstrates Gibson Audio's Breakthrough "Wurlitzer" Digital Jukebox (1/4/2004)

New InFocus ScreenPlay 7205 Is The Ultimate High-Definition Home Theater Projector (1/4/2004)

IDC Forecasts 56% LCD Panel Revenue Growth in 2004 (1/4/2004)

Demand for Wireless Solutions Gives Home Networking a Boost, But Inroads to the Living Room Remain Elusive, IDC Says (1/4/2004)

1394/FireWire/i.LINK Expands into New Consumer Products (1/4/2004)

Adimos' New Wireless Video Module Adopted By Toshiba for Integration Into Its Consumer Entertainment Appliances (1/4/2004)

Total US Advanced TV Market Surpasses $4.3B In 2003 (1/4/2004)

US Flat TV Sales Top The $3 Billion Mark In 2003 (1/4/2004)

ISE Announces Selection Of Amsterdam RAI Centre as 2005 Show and Congress Site (30/3/2004)

Optoma announce longer lamp-life for the Multi Award-Winning ThemeScene H56 Video projector (30/3/2004)

Lutron Introduces New Bang & Olufsen Keypads for HomeWorks Lighting Control System (30/3/2004)

Apex Digital Adds PVR Features, Faster CPU to its Revolutionary ApeXtreme DVD Player/PC Game Console (30/3/2004)

Parks Associates: Making Entertainment via The PC An 'Outside-of-the-Box' Experience (30/3/2004)

Concertino Home Concert Acoustics To Debut Computer Enhanced System That Recreates the Acoustics of Carnegie Hall and Other World Class Live Venues (25/3/2004)

BAFO Technologies Introduces Line Of Cables For High-Definition Multimedia Interface Standard (25/3/2004)

U.S. Robotics Boosts 802.11g Wireless Speeds up to a Blazing 125 Mbps (25/3/2004)

Introducing the THIEL ViewPoint Coherent Source loudspeaker (25/3/2004)

JVC Unveils 2004 Line-up (25/3/2004)

NetStreams and Vantage Controls Continue to Make Beautiful Music Together (24/3/2004)

TDK to Join Blu-ray Disc Founders (24/3/2004)

Bush Furniture Industries And Eric Morgan Case Goods Introduce Innovative, New Home Theater And Home Office Furniture Designed To Accommodate New Technologies in TV's, Computers, and Electronics (24/3/2004)

Sony Offers Pre-integrated, Customized Home Theater Solutions Ideal for Installers and Home Builders (24/3/2004)

Sony Unveils Multi-Zone Distribution And Control System For A/V Specialty And Custom Installation Market (24/3/2004)

Screen Research Announces Its Wing Range (23/3/2004)

CinePanel Distribution Targets Europe (23/3/2004)

Kell Systems launches its soundproofed, 19" rack cabinet furniture (23/3/2004)

Sigma Designs and CinemaNow Enable Movie Streaming to Connected DVD Players (23/3/2004)

New designs, 12 screensizes and 25 new models in the Philips FlatTV range for 2004 (23/3/2004)

Rock your garden with APart loudspeakers (18/3/2004)

Elac CINEMA 24 CM Home Cinema Speakers for Plasma and LCD Screens (18/3/2004)

BARCO honored with prestigious Home Cinema Choice Magazine Award for 'Best High-End Projector over £6,000' (18/3/2004)

HSA Conferences and Junction Ltd are working in Partnership to deliver The Connected Home 2004 (18/3/2004)

NETGEAR Presents Europe's Latest Affordable, Business-Class Networking Solutions at CeBIT 2004 (18/3/2004)

NetStreams Cooperates with Polk Audio to Introduce IP Networked Loudspeakers (18/3/2004)

Microsoft Vying for Title of "King of All Media" (18/3/2004)

Panther Studios announces the release of Music! (18/3/2004)

Furnitora Launch The Home Cinema Range At The Ideal Home Show (16/3/2004)

Abrocour offers free home entertainment systems for 50,000 new homes (16/3/2004)

Abrocour joins forces with technology industry leaders at Ideal Home Show to create the digital home for the 21st Century (16/3/2004)

The Space Air Show House Combating the problem of 'Sealed Box' syndrome in the modern home (16/3/2004)

Bylaw meets 21st century challenge with 17th century solution (16/3/2004)

Siltech Signature 'G6' series (16/3/2004)

NEC Sets New Price Performance Standard for Widescreen Home Entertainment With HT1100 Projector (16/3/2004)

Phase Technology Upgrades Rectangular In-Walls with QuickMount System (16/3/2004)

HomeLogic Integrates Lighting Control Systems from EDT with its OneHome Solution (11/3/2004)

First Impressions Unveils Eight New CineLoungers (11/3/2004)

BetterCables.com introduces new HDMI cables (11/3/2004)

NetStreams Displays IP-Based, Networked Audio Distribution System-DigiLinX (11/3/2004)

NetStreams Expands the Musica Product Line (11/3/2004)

Niveus Media Announces the Availability of the Fanless Niveus AVX Media Center PC, featuring Windows XP Media Center Edition 2004 (11/3/2004)

Boston Acoustics Introduces Three-Way In-Ceiling Speaker System (11/3/2004)

Boston Acoustics Expands Outdoor Speaker Offerings With Addition Of Voyager Metro (11/3/2004)

Boston Acoustics Expands Designer Line With New 3-Way In-wall Speaker (11/3/2004)

Connected Hearth Provides Website With Ability To Monitor and Control Home (11/3/2004)

Smarthome Launches Stand-Alone Home Automation Controller at Electronic House Expo East (11/3/2004)

BizLink Technology Announces the Availability of High-Definition Multimedia Interface Cable Assemblies (11/3/2004)

Nobu to Showcase Innovative In-Wall Touch Screen PC at the Electronic House Expo 2004 (11/3/2004)

Definitive Technology returns to UK with Mythos Loudspeakers (11/3/2004)

Homega Research Unveils Dates & New Venue for Net-atHome2004, the Premier International Conference and Exhibition covering the Connected Home markets (11/3/2004)

Strategy Analytics: Microsoft Battles Linux For 40 Million Unit Advanced Set-Top Box Market (10/3/2004)

1394 Trade Association Creates Latest Home Entertainment Network for Demonstrations at EH Expo (10/3/2004)

Brand new Adding Value Sales Training Initiative for AV Dealers (10/3/2004)

REL Announces Two New Sub-Bass Designs (10/3/2004)

HRH The Princess Royal Opens Linn's Extended HQ (10/3/2004)

DKT Freeway Unites Multiroom A/V With Ethernet Control (10/3/2004)

New Toner and Probe Series from Fluke Networks Delivers Breakthrough Improvements in Cable Identification and Validation (10/3/2004)

WeatherHawk Announces Apple OS User Software (10/3/2004)

WeatherHawk Announces NetCam Image Integration (10/3/2004)

WeatherHawk Announces e-Control 2 and Premise Drivers Available (10/3/2004)

Knoll Systems Balanced Video and Stereo Baluns (9/3/2004)

Knoll Systems Announces New Amplifiers (9/3/2004)

The Bus Rolls on for USB (9/3/2004)

Micro Linear to Demonstrate Interactive Digital Wireless Audio and Video at Wireless Systems Design Expo (9/3/2004)

Kaleidescape Whole House Networked Video System Complements Crestron Whole House Networked Control Solutions (9/3/2004)

Nordost Silver Screen HD Super S-Video Interconnects High Definition Cable (9/3/2004)

Nordost Silver Screen Component Video Cable: A Cable for the Serious Home Cinema Enthusiast (9/3/2004)

Nordost Siler Screen 21 pin SCART Video cable: A new standard in high performance SCART video cables (9/3/2004)

Nordost Silver Screen High Definition Composite Video 75 Ohm Cable - See The Difference (9/3/2004)

Steljes Trade "Home A Loan" for resellers (8/3/2004)

Steljes projects success in the Home Cinema market with an addition to its Epson range (8/3/2004)

Pre-wire kit saves cost of offering intelligent lighting (8/3/2004)

Super Vision Acquires Key Color Changing Patent from High End Systems (8/3/2004)

Neil Wilson Takes Over As Lenbrook UK MD (8/3/2004)

Omwave's DH1: A Groundbreaking Step In Family Rooms (8/3/2004)

Cocom Accelerates the Digital Media Home with Aphelion Technology Ventures (8/3/2004)

Invision UK forge new partnership with Vantage (8/3/2004)

Revolutionary Multi-Room Home Media Entertainment System (8/3/2004)

O'heocha D1-F4 RF - The first high-end wireless hi-fi component speaker system (8/3/2004)

Strategy Analytics: 9.5 Million European Homes Have Installed Home Networks; New Pan-European User Survey Results To Be Presented At CeBIT (4/3/2004)

M J Acoustics Reference I MkII comes with Twin DAMP crossover controllers (4/3/2004)

Arcam redefine high-end stereo and launch the first multichannel music solution (4/3/2004)

ARCAM FMJ P1 Monobloc Power Amp (4/3/2004)

Sony Provides Sound and Vision at the Bristol Show (4/3/2004)

Fujitsu General Launches New '30 Series' Plasmavision Screens (4/3/2004)

Survey Finds Consumers Don't Want Wireless Devices That Try to Be All Things to All People (4/3/2004)

Leviton and Bose Bring 'Structured Sound' to Mainstream Residential Construction Market (4/3/2004)

Leviton Introduces Award-Winning DHC APTitude (4/3/2004)

Leviton Introduces New DHC Products for Convenient Control of Household Lights and Appliances (4/3/2004)

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Books @ HiddenWires

Save up to 30% on the titles in our book store.

Speed! Understanding and Installing Streaming Media Home Networks

Residential Network Cabling

CEBus Demystified: The ANSI/EIA 600 User's Guide (E-Book)

Build Your Own Home Theater

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HiddenWires-supported events

Connected Home Conference
21-22 April 2004
Holiday Inn, Central London
The 2nd Annual 'The Connected Home' event brings together all sides of the equation - builders, installers, content suppliers, product manufacturers and service providers. The preliminary line up includes speakers from GE Interlogix, Intel, BBC, Windows eHome, Samsung, and Whirlpool.

CONNECTIONS 2004
5-7 May 2004
Wyndham Anatole, Dallas, USA
The Digital Home Conference and Showcase, produced by Parks Associates in partnership with the Consumer Electronics Association, is the largest international executive conference for digital home technologies.

CEDIA UK Expo 2004
1-4 June 2004
ICC, Birmingham
Architects, housebuilders, contractors, specifiers and custom installers visiting this year's Expo will be able to see the latest hardware and product demonstrations from over 100 exhibitors.

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