HiddenWires ezine - 4 January 2005

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Happy New Year! We hope that 2005 finds you safe and well, and ready for what will undoubtedly be another year of rapid technological development. HiddenWires will endeavour to keep you informed with the latest news and in-depth articles. Let us know what you'd find useful.

If it's January, then it must be time for the International CES - the world's largest annual technology tradeshow. Our inbox is groaning with press releases about products to be launched, some of which we have posted already, but check back over the next week for further details.

Also on the event front, if you are attending Integrated Systems Europe at the end of this month, please come and visit us at stand 4315. Registration is also now available at www.iseurope.org and you can use our invitation code of 18319 for free entry, or for the direct link click here.

December 2004 saw traffic to HiddenWires continue to increase, with 60,499 visitors, 370,838 pages and 1,054,471 hits.

The feature this month is Automation and we have five articles covering the evolution of remote control, the popularity of home automation, retrofitting, automated window treatments and costs/benefits.

Articles and Whitepapers @ HiddenWires

The Evolution of the Remote Control By Petra van Meeuwen, Crestron UK (4/1/2005)

The Increasing Popularity of Home Automation By Rashid Skaf, AMX (4/1/2005)

Retrofitting Home Automation By Willi Neumeier, Gooroo (4/1/2005)

Switching on to Curtains and Blinds: Understanding Automated Window Treatments By Samantha Shervill, Silent Gliss (4/1/2005)

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News @ HiddenWires

New DisplaySearch Report Provides TV Shipments for All Regions and Technologies by Brand (4/1/2005)

Entropic, Avtrex Demo Advanced Digital Entertainment Networking (4/1/2005)

Intel Boosts Investment in the Digital Home (4/1/2005)

Ethereal Introduces HDMI-to-DVI Adaptor (4/1/2005)

Ethereal Introduces HDMI-to-HDMI Cable (4/1/2005)

Ethereal Introduces High-performance Cable For All DVI Connections (4/1/2005)

Ethereal Introduces Deluxe 6.5" 2-Way Ceiling Speaker (4/1/2005)

McIntosh Laboratory Introduces The MX119 A/V Control Center (4/1/2005)

LG.Philips LCD Highlights Full Line-up of TFT-LCDs for LCD TVs (4/1/2005)

Vifa International Presents Its Home Theatre Systems (4/1/2005)

McIntosh Laboratory Introduces The XLS Series of Loudspeakers (31/12/2004)

Give Your Speakers A Place Of Their Own With Atlantic's New Speaker Stands And Shelves (31/12/2004)

NETGEAR Announces Wireless Digital Media Player Bringing Digital Entertainment to the Living Room (31/12/2004)

Runco International Amasses Show Stopping Line-up (31/12/2004)

The New Designer ToolBox from Vantage is the Most Advanced and Customizable User Interface Creation Tool Available (31/12/2004)

NXT to showcase latest technologies and prototypes (29/12/2004)

Mitsubishi Digital Electronics America Launches Interactive Home Theater Web Site (29/12/2004)

CopperGate and Ucentric Team Up for Home IP Network Entertainment Applications Solution (29/12/2004)

Salton Offers Connectivity And Entertainment In The Home (29/12/2004)

Denon DHT-M330DV DVD Micro - The world's smallest quality home cinema system (29/12/2004)

"Home Theater Hacks": The Insider's Guide to A Great Home Theater Setup (23/12/2004)

Niko 2, 4 and 8-fold push buttons, also available in Wireless (23/12/2004)

The Nikobus sms modem (23/12/2004)

Niko offers orientation lighting (23/12/2004)

Niko offers Comfort at home or at the office (23/12/2004)

Two new compact Nikobus output modules (23/12/2004)

IDC Finds Selling TV's to Consumers a Game of Numbers (22/12/2004)

MBOA Ultrawideband TechZone Showcases UWB Products And Applications At CES (22/12/2004)

Bowers & Wilkins Debuts New 800 Series (22/12/2004)

Myryad joins Armour Home Electronics (22/12/2004)

Net-atHomeTM2004: A Milestone in the Evolution of the Connected Home Area (22/12/2004)

European Broadband Subscriber Numbers Rise To 38 Million In 2004 (21/12/2004)

Ketchum to Host Panel on 'What Women Want: Connecting With the New Technology Consumer' (21/12/2004)

Comcast Cable HDTV Survey: Americans High on High-Definition Television (21/12/2004)

CEA Survey Gives Insight Into Generation Tech - Exploring The Illusive Teen Consumer (21/12/2004)

BINAURA Audio Research Corporation Introduces New Generation of Home Entertainment Surround-Sound Technology (21/12/2004)

Airbee Announces Platform Independent ZigBee-Ready Network Software (20/12/2004)

CEDIA UK Expo Space Is Fast Selling Out (20/12/2004)

Ember Announces Industry's First Single Source ZigBee Wireless Network Platform (20/12/2004)

ZigBee Alliance Finalizes Specification And Reaches Major Milestone Toward A Global Interoperable Standard (20/12/2004)

eSommelier Introduces the First Residential, Integrated Wine Management Server (20/12/2004)

InFocus and TCL Announce Strategic Alliance for Global Expansion and Leadership in Digital Projection (17/12/2004)

Smartvue Earns Prestigious Innovations Award from 2005 Consumer Electronics Show (17/12/2004)

Business as usual for new-ownership iLight (17/12/2004)

Naim launches n-SERIES loudspeakers (17/12/2004)

Tumultuous Period for Wi-Fi as Residential Market Grows (17/12/2004)

Ucentric and Entropic to Show IP Network for Whole-Home Entertainment at CES (16/12/2004)

Cypress Ships WirelessUSB Sensor Network Development Kit (16/12/2004)

Research and Markets: Analysis of the Worldwide LCD TV Market for the Years 2004-2008 (16/12/2004)

'Tis the Season for Notebook PCs; Notebooks as Popular as TVs This Season (16/12/2004)

Hush Technologies announces the addition of a Dual-Tuner option for the Hush E-Series with Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005 (16/12/2004)

Loewe and Sharp agree on the enhancement of LCD TV collaboration and Sharp's additional investment (15/12/2004)

Thomson to Support Next-Generation DVD Formats (15/12/2004)

Retailers stock up as global consumers look to NXT this Christmas (15/12/2004)

InfoComm Academy Announces Design School in Netherlands (15/12/2004)

The Walt Disney Company to Support Blu-ray Disc Format (15/12/2004)

Projecta At The ISE 2005 Exhibition (14/12/2004)

AVolution Powers Sight and Sound In 2005 NextGen Home (14/12/2004)

D-Link Unveils First Gigabit Gaming Router (14/12/2004)

Airbee Displays First Wireless Thermostat (14/12/2004)

Epos Announces The Release Of Its First Sub Woofer (14/12/2004)

NetStreams' Musica Audio Distribution System Offers Seamless Integration with Imerge's XiVA Tacta - The Next Generation in Media Control Software (13/12/2004)

Improved Performance at an Affordable Price Introducing the Mission m3i series (13/12/2004)

Max launches The Validator - an unbeatable test and certification tool (13/12/2004)

Meridian's Flagship 800 Version 4 DVD Player Now Shipping (13/12/2004)

The 21st Century Living Room - Digital Media Moves from The PC to The TV (13/12/2004)

Consumer Electronics Association Recognizes Cirrus Logic for Excellence in Design and Engineering (10/12/2004)

Nero Digital Supported DVD Player Now Available - A Premiere In Home Movie Entertainment (10/12/2004)

Hitachi America Introduces Performa CP-RS55 High-Performance, Dual-Use LCD Projectors (10/12/2004)

Artcoustic Debuts Small Subwoofer With BIG Sound (10/12/2004)

Silicon Optix Introduces The Optiscale Video/Graphics Sxaler/Switcher (10/12/2004)

Matrix Audio Designs' New Series Receives 2005 International CES Innovations Design and Engineering Honoree Award (8/12/2004)

Denon AVC-A1XV High-end Home Cinema And Multi-zone Entertainment: Without The Multi-components! (8/12/2004)

ICIA Announces Strong Sales of Exhibition Space for InfoComm 05 (8/12/2004)

Introducing Mission's New Compact Home-Theatre System: Bringing Style To Audio (8/12/2004)

Two Preamp/Processors Join Classé Audio's New Delta Series (8/12/2004)

NetStreams DigiLinX Perfect Partner for ReQuest Multimedia's Audio ReQuest (6/12/2004)

mp3 SURROUND Set for Launch -- Fraunhofer IIS, Thomson, and Agere Systems Unveil Free mp3 SURROUND Evaluation Download (6/12/2004)

Parks Associates: The Digital Home Highway to Feature Latest Consumer and Industry Analysis at International CES 2005 (6/12/2004)

Interact-TV Announces Affordable 1.2 Terabyte Home Entertainment Server (6/12/2004)

Small Is Beautiful And Functional With Crestron's New MT-1000 Mini Touch Panel (6/12/2004)

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Books @ HiddenWires

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Home Theater Hacks

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HiddenWires-supported events

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. [register]

Northern Sound & Vision 2005
29-30 January 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.

Smart Home Show
14-17 April 2005
NEC, Birmingham
*NEW* show integrating entertainment, technology and automation into your home. Ticket hotline: 0870 730 0964.

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