HiddenWires ezine - 2 November 2004

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We are currently compiling the editorial calendar for next year. If you have any suggestions about what you would like to see then please let us know asap.

We have been busy forging partnerships with a growing number of event organisers - visit our events page to keep up to date - and are pleased to be exhibiting at Integrated Systems Europe in Amsterdam in January 2005. We will produce a special news section for ISE, so if you are exhibiting please let us know what you will be showing.

October 2004 saw traffic to HiddenWires continue to increase with 53,352 visitors, 355,413 pages and 954,846 hits.

The feature this month is Video and we have four articles covering video processing, video quality, media centre systems and broadband AV.

We would like to welcome BBG Distribution & Vogels as a Gold sponsor.

Finally, Twofour Broadcast is still looking for participants - particularly anyone interested in having a home cinema - for its new TV series called Lads Pads. If you are male, aged between 20 and 50, and interested, call Tom Weston or Leah Harris on 01752 333900, or email tomweston@twofour.co.uk.

Articles and Whitepapers @ HiddenWires

Video Signal Processing in the Home By Nick Mawer, Kramer Electronics UK (1/11/2004)

The Need for Video Scalers By Udo Ratai, cinemateq (1/11/2004)

Doorway or Destination? Media Centre Systems in the Home By Ed Moore, Moore Innovations (1/11/2004)

Broadband Audio and Video for the Home By Horst G. Sandfort, Corinex Communications Corp (1/11/2004)

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News @ HiddenWires

Ferguson Hill Launches FH002 Bass Units and FH003 Bass Amplifier (2/11/2004)

Arcam are pleased to announce their new website (2/11/2004)

Powered Speakers And In-Wall Audio Systems Drive the Launch of D2Audio's New MXS Mini Amplifier (2/11/2004)

NEC widens Home Cinema horizons with stylish new range of residential plasmas and projectors (2/11/2004)

Tymphany Packs Subwoofer Sound into Less Space and Totally New Shapes (2/11/2004)

Ten Million SA-CD players and rising! (2/11/2004)

ZVOX Audio Unveils Its Unique One-Box Surround Loudspeaker System in Silver - Ideal for LCD TVs (1/11/2004)

DTS Unveils DTS-HD Brand for High Definition Media Formats; DTS Renames DTS++ for the Consumer Market And Announces Branding Campaign (1/11/2004)

2004 CEA Industry Forum Celebrates Industry Growth - More Than 600 Leaders in Technology Come Together to Talk About the State of the Industry (1/11/2004)

Pioneer Celebrates Marriage of HD and Plasma with Opening of PureVision Loft in Manhattan; Ultimate in HD Experience Showcased at Innovative Chelsea Technology Showcase (1/11/2004)

UPnP Forum and UPnP Implementers Corporation Launch Standard for Remote User Interfaces (1/11/2004)

ThemeScene Launches World's largest HD2+ DLP Television - The RD-65! (29/10/2004)

Already a classic design: Loewe presents Spheros R 37 Masterpiece (29/10/2004)

iRobot's Roomba Robotic Floorvac Surpasses 1 Million In Sales; Consumer Robotics Reaches Key Inflection Point in Popularity (29/10/2004)

Multiroom Product Opens Doors To Untapped Market (29/10/2004)

Keep an eye on your world wherever you are! (29/10/2004)

DF Solutions announces increased systems compatibility and features (29/10/2004)

NEC Makes It Easy and Affordable to Enjoy Vivid, Adaptable and Reliable Large Screen Technology at Home (28/10/2004)

Strategy Analytics: Next Major Technology Wave Is Multimedia Home Networking (28/10/2004)

cinemateq Picture Optimizers For HDTV Compatible Plasmas And Projectors (28/10/2004)

ABI Research Sees IP Set-Top Box Shipments Ready to Outpace Cable and Satellite Boxes by Factor of Four (28/10/2004)

Digital Satellite Set Top Box Market Continuing to Expand (28/10/2004)

Sony Targets Television Growth With Three New Flat-Screen Super Slim-Line Models (27/10/2004)

Broadband is to this Decade What Cable TV was to the 1980s (27/10/2004)

Better Bezels Make All The Difference (27/10/2004)

Report Underscores Continuing Growth of DVD Recording (27/10/2004)

ClearPix Black Backing And Masking Material Gets The THX Ultra Certification (27/10/2004)

RGB Communications win AV Distributor of the Year Award for the second time (26/10/2004)

Denon DVD-1910 DVI DVD Player Caters For All Video Standards Including Digital Video (26/10/2004)

Denon voted a Cool BrandLeader by the UK Superbrands Cool Council (26/10/2004)

Denon DHT-550SD Slimline Home Cinema Component System (26/10/2004)

Dell Delivers Plasma TVs, Printers and Music Players for Home Entertainment (26/10/2004)

BenQ Introduces The PE5120 Digital Home Theater Projector (26/10/2004)

Velodyne Wins Prestigious EISA Award for European Subwoofer of the Year 2004-2005 (22/10/2004)

New Echelon Tool Opens a Window into the Operation, Performance of LonWorks Automation Systems (22/10/2004)

AWE Announces Distribution Of E-Vision, Aluminium LCD And PLASMA Brackets (22/10/2004)

Meridian Announces Partnership with Crestron (22/10/2004)

The Meridian 800 Version 4 Reference Series Optical Player Adds HDMI, Video Inputs/Switching (22/10/2004)

CinemaNow Premieres High-Definition Movie Downloads (22/10/2004)

XIMETA Introduces All-in-One Storage and Wireless Networking for the Digital Living Room (22/10/2004)

Intel Reveals First Entertainment PCs Signaling New Era of Digital Home Entertainment (22/10/2004)

Gateway Takes Entertainment Prime Time With Its First Media Center PC for Retail (22/10/2004)

Home Director and HomeLogic, LCC Team up to Deliver the Next Generation of the ControlPoint Home Automation Solution (22/10/2004)

Dell Expands Digital Home Portfolio With Microsoft Media Center 2005 Offerings; Company to Offer Software Across Wide Array of Dimension Desktops (20/10/2004)

HomePlug AV Specification Enters Final Stage; The First Global Specification for a 200-Mbps-class Powerline-Networking Technology is Now Ready for Final Industry Input (20/10/2004)

Logitech Unveils Harmony 680 Remote: Maestro of the Living Room Media Center PC (20/10/2004)

Opus Launches Innovative Active Speaker Pair for Even Easier OCTOPUS Multi-Room Installation (20/10/2004)

Home Entertainment 2004 West To Showcase The Finest in Home Audio & Home Theater Entertainment (20/10/2004)

InstaCoustic chosen for Broadway Plaza apartments (18/10/2004)

Linksys New Wireless A/G Media Center Extender Delivers Media Center PC Entertainment Content to the Living Room (18/10/2004)

Niveus Media Announces High Definition Television Support for the New Niveus 'Denali' Media Center, Featuring Microsoft Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005 (18/10/2004)

Marquis Jet Turns Up the Volume With Bang & Olufsen (18/10/2004)

Alienware's DHS 5-Series Systems Deliver Revolutionary Advancements Like Plug-and-Play PC Gaming and Dual TV Tuners (18/10/2004)

Niko offers wireless 2, 4 and 8-fold push buttons (15/10/2004)

Two new compact Nikobus output modules (15/10/2004)

Niko presents new access control product line (15/10/2004)

Niko GOOZE: access control made to measure (15/10/2004)

Niko presents Axend with emphasis on design (15/10/2004)

The Best In Digital Home Entertainment On Display At The 2005 International CES (14/10/2004)

Helius Delivers High Definition Video Marketing Platform for Retailers; Integrated New Product Enables 'Side by Side' Comparison of Televisions (14/10/2004)

Wi-Fi versus WiMAX: ABI Research Considers Their Future (14/10/2004)

Silicon Optix's Realta HQV Chip Takes Insight Media's Best Buzz Award At CEDIA (14/10/2004)

D-Link Launches New Wireless Media Player Across Europe (14/10/2004)

Integrated Systems Europe 2005 Announces its Business Conference and Educational Program (13/10/2004)

The Max Distribution Lets You See Through Walls With The ProVision In-Wall Scope Kit (13/10/2004)

Cinemateq Offers High End DVI Components for the Fully Digital Chain in Home Cinemas (13/10/2004)

Sony AIBO Gains New Skills With AIBO MIND 2 Software and Steps Out in Pearl Black Style (13/10/2004)

Research And Markets: Expected 150 Million Houses Will Have Broadband Globally By 2005 (13/10/2004)

Arcam DiVA AVR250 New Generation Home Cinema And Music Receiver (12/10/2004)

Blu-ray Disc Association Launches With More Than 70 Companies; Industry Leaders Choose Blu-ray Disc as the Format for High Definition Optical Disc (12/10/2004)

Builder And Real Estate Experts To Discuss Latest Technology Trends At CEA's Industry Forum (12/10/2004)

Cirrus Logic's Intelligent Room Calibration Software Optimizes Audio Receiver System, Speaker Response for Ideal Sound Experience (12/10/2004)

Strategy Analytics: HDTV Into 37 Million U.S. Homes By 2008 (12/10/2004)

Video Without Boundaries Announces Development of MediaREADY 5000 PVR+RW Media Center (11/10/2004)

New REVO In-Car DAB Digital Radio Device Brings Digital Radio To The Motoring Masses (11/10/2004)

New Stewart Filmscreen material offers highest quality (11/10/2004)

DisplaySearch/Insight Media HDTV Forum Sells Out for Second Consecutive Year; HDTV Gains Momentum Despite Obstacles (11/10/2004)

Universal Electronics Acquires SimpleDevices, Extending UEI's Growing Strength in Digital Media Control (11/10/2004)

ASTRA launches its HDTV demo channel (8/10/2004)

'ProSiebenSat1 Produktion' And SES ASTRA With First HDTV/SDTV Simulcast in Commercial Free-TV (8/10/2004)

The Multi-Room Company Wins Top Award (8/10/2004)

Discard All Your Old Remotes And Replace With The RTI Universal T2+ (8/10/2004)

Denon AVC-A1XV - Breakthrough AV Receiver Features Unprecedented 16-Channel Multi-Zone Audio And Video (8/10/2004)

Net-atHome2004 : key announcements for a promised successful event! (7/10/2004)

2005 International CES To Showcase The Networked Home Market (7/10/2004)

Research and Markets: LCD TV Sales Are Expected to Reach Ten Million Units by 2005 (7/10/2004)

Linksys Unveils Groundbreaking New Products and Company Relationships for Home Networking and Consumer Voice over IP (7/10/2004)

ADB Introduces a 17" MHP LCD TV With PC Connectivity (7/10/2004)

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HiddenWires-supported events

Fall Focus: On-Demand Digital Entertainment
10-12 November 2004
San Diego, CA, USA
This event will examine the strategies, challenges, and technologies for on-demand digital entertainment.

Hi-Tech House 2004
24-27 November 2004
Gostinuy Dvor. Moscow, Russia
Hi-Tech House 2004 is the third international exhibition and forum for intelligent technologies in building construction and operation. It is the main annual event in Eastern Europe featuring the latest technology achievements in the field of automated life-supporting systems in buildings and houses.

Net-atHome2004
30 November - 2 December 2004
Palais de la Méditérranée, Nice, France
Net-atHome2004 is the 7th edition of the event annually hosted by Homega Research and targeting organizations and industry associations already active in the field of Home Networks and Gateways, Connected Appliances and Integrated Services, or interested in penetrating European or worldwide markets in this field.

Integrated Systems Europe
26-28 January 2005
RAI, Amsterdm, The Netherlands
With the focus on different industry segments and experience of each of the organisations, CEDIA on home theater, networking and automation, ICIA on audio visual systems integration for the professional market and NSCA on integrated electronic systems for the construction market, ISE will again be the only European umbrella platform for the professional systems integration market covering both residential and commercial solutions.

Northern Sound & Vision 2005
Radisson SAS, Manchester
Now in its 6th year, Northern Sound & Vision is the biggest show outside of the south of England. It covers the whole home entertainment spectrum and you can see and buy on both days.

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