HiddenWires ezine - 2 March 2006

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HiddenWires-supported events

Vogel's product portfolio from BBG includes award winning mounting supports, featuring state-of-the-art materials, advanced design concepts and patented innovations for audio and visual products.

What's new?

Wanted - yet another high tech batchelor pad! Independent production company, Endemol, is making a major new primetime, terrestrial BBC series, due to air later in the year and want to feature a high tech batchelor pad. For more information, call Dan Marshall on 0208 222 4565 or email dan.marshall@endemoluk.com. One day we'll hear from an enlighted TV company that realises women are intersted in smart home technology too!

The resources at HiddenWires are free to use thanks to sponsorship and advertising, so we'd like to welcome Sensible Heat and Monster Cable as new sponsors.

Our feature this month is New Technology and is sponsored by Acoustic Energy. We have six articles covering voice recognition, sound reproduction, iPod technology, holophony, SED technology and networked gaming.

Articles and Whitepapers @ HiddenWires

Feature: New Technology Sponsor: Acoustic Energy Acoustic Energy is one of the UK's leading audio manufacturers, including the world's first WiFi Internet radio. "Some day all radios will be made this way" - Sunday Times.

Voice Recognition for Home Control By David Milward, Linguamatics (1/3/2006)

Sound reproduction in the 21st Century By Chris Metalle, The MAX Distribution (1/3/2006)

iPod Technology in the Home By Neil Farrow, Monitor Audio (1/3/2006)

Whitepaper: Holophony - A New Sound Perception System By Alita Howe, Holophonic (1/3/2006)

SED technology for flat screens By Canon (1/3/2006)

Whitepaper: The Future of Gaming is Networked By Yuanzhe (Michael) Cai, Parks Associates (1/3/2006)

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Combining sleek styling with award-winning sound and images, Meridian offers unique, fully integrated systems carrying pristine digital quality from the studio to the living room.

Casestudies @ HiddenWires

Period Home Renovation Delivers Ultra-Modern Living By TechniQuest and AMX (1/3/2006)

News @ HiddenWires

Mac mini and miniStack Combo Now the Hub of Modern Home Media Center (2/3/2006)

Apple Announces iPod Hi-Fi (2/3/2006)

Unipalm catches home networking bug with Global Caché (2/3/2006)

Unipalm signs exclusive distribution agreement to bring affordable smart home technology to the UK and Ireland (2/3/2006)

Cortexa Teams Up with SmartLabs to Offer Home Control Lighting Solutions (2/3/2006)

Panamax Acquires Furman (2/3/2006)

European Independent Programmers Council is Born (2/3/2006)

CSE Shows New Products at Bristol Sound & Vision (2/3/2006)

Glenair Introduces Modern Styling for Tannoy Prestige Loudspeakers (2/3/2006)

Tannoy Launches Two Entry Level Home Theatre Packages (2/3/2006)

OmniMount Announces Stellar G3FP-M flat panel floor stand (2/3/2006)

OmniMount's A/V furniture, loudspeaker stand/brackets and flat screen mounts available in the UK from API (2/3/2006)

New from Vogel's: Online Guide to Finding the Ideal Support System for Your Flatscreen Quickly and Easily (2/3/2006)

ColorVision by Datacolor Launches All-New Portfolio of Products (1/3/2006)

Marata Announces Aquavision Series 3 Arrival (1/3/2006)

The Light Corporation launch new handbook (1/3/2006)

New M3100 Active Monitor Speakers From Meridian (1/3/2006)

Silent Gliss Offers Wood Venetian Blinds (1/3/2006)

IP Homenet demonstrate new switch for home entertainment systems at Smarthome 2006 (1/3/2006)

Latest Yamaha Home Cinema Projectors from AWE (1/3/2006)

RGB Communications win projectiondesign 2005 Distributor of the Year Award (1/3/2006)

Eye Q IR Repeating System from Asheridge Gives Custom Installers a Discreet Advantage (1/3/2006)

SIM2 Sets Benchmark Standard for Single-Chip Projectors with New HDTV 1080P DLP Design (1/3/2006)

Vity Launches CUSTO LAN Series of Automation Interfaces (28/2/2006)

Light Fantastic for Lutron at ISE (28/2/2006)

Cortexa Technology Pumps Up the Volume on Whole Home Audio (28/2/2006)

The CableDart Push-Pull Rod Systems From Dart Systems Just Got Bigger (28/2/2006)

Bluedelta Design launches new 'Milestone' Video over Cat5 system (28/2/2006)

AMX Expands Mio Modero Product Line with New RF Remote Control and IR Sensor (27/2/2006)

New AMX Controllers Improve Programming Process While Increasing Power and Memory (27/2/2006)

Light Blue Optics demonstrates matchbox-sized PVPro projector evaluation kit (27/2/2006)

QED answers the HDMI input dilemma (27/2/2006)

Screen Research Introduces the CMask (27/2/2006)

First-Ever Showing for Xperinet Entertainment Servers at Smart Home Show 2006 (27/2/2006)

Invision UK Launches Polk Audio's SurroundBar at Smart Home Show 2006 (27/2/2006)

Vantage-HD Scaler To Make its UK Debut at the Smart Home Show 2006 (27/2/2006)

Mitsubishi Makes a Big Impression (27/2/2006)

Furman Sound Begins Shipping IT Reference 16 E To International Home Theater Market (27/2/2006)

Russound's life-like online demos help pros market multiroom audio-video systems (27/2/2006)

devolo streams HDTV from Computer to Couch Over Household Wiring (27/2/2006)

Asheridge Brings Telecrafter Cable Enclosures, Markers and Clips to UK Market (27/2/2006)

JVC Introduces LT-32A61 and LT-26A61 "HD Ready" LCD TVs (27/2/2006)

JVC Introduces the LT-20DA6 20" LCD Wide TV with Integrated Digital Tuner (27/2/2006)

Sony's RC-Series: The Ultimate Personal Digital Studio (27/2/2006)

Endemol Want a High Tech Batchelor Pad for New BBC Series (23/2/2006)

Philips and Samsung spearhead new CEA-2014 (Web4CE) HTML-based standard for remote user interfaces to UPnP home-networked applications and Internet services (23/2/2006)

Ethernet Alliance Forms to Promote IEEE 802 Ethernet Technologies (23/2/2006)

The Unveiling Of IS China 2006 (23/2/2006)

CEDIA UK Introduces Prestigious Awards (23/2/2006)

Armour Group Acquires Alphason Designs (23/2/2006)

CEDIA Expo 2006 Awarded RIBA CPD Accreditation (23/2/2006)

Sharp awarded energy-saving accreditation for LCD TV range (23/2/2006)

1394 Standard Set for Expanded Performance, Multi-Market Growth in 2006 (23/2/2006)

CONNECTIONS announces early Keynotes and Sponsors, featuring experts in Digital Living (23/2/2006)

Crestron opens office in the North of England (23/2/2006)

"Clarkson Effect" Tackled as Merseyside and Cheshire Bang & Olufsen Franchise Recruits Women (23/2/2006)

CEA Announces Finalists for 2006 Mark of Excellence Awards (23/2/2006)

Pioneer Electronics "I Want My Plasma TV Survey": Move Over Sports and Chocolate - America's Newest Love Affair Is With Plasma TV (21/2/2006)

Packaged Facts The U.S. Market for Women and Technology Products and Services: Tech Savvy Women Wield Purchasing Power of $55 Billion Annually (21/2/2006)

Kagan Research The State of High Definition Television 2006: HD Sets to Comprise Majority Of Total Set Unit Sales for First Time in 2006 (21/2/2006)

Bourne Research: Next-Generation Technologies Moving Smart Homes into the Mainstream (21/2/2006)

Strategy Analytics: US Digital Home Market Will Be Transformed By IP-Enabled Devices (21/2/2006)

Verdict Research e-Retail 2006: Online shopping accounts for half of retail sector growth (21/2/2006)

DTS / Nielsen Entertainment Research Study Highlights The Importance Of Surround Sound To The DVD Marketplace In Europe (21/2/2006)

Strategy Analytics Connected Home Devices report: Cisco Must Pursue Further Acquisitions to Meet Digital Home Targets (21/2/2006)

TFCinfo's New Brand Strength Report Highlights Movers and Shakers in the Projection Industry (21/2/2006)

In-Stat Reports New Software Setting Stage for Mainstream Consumer Media Networking (21/2/2006)

Picture House Launches New Napoli Marble Patent Pending Plasma Fireplace at Smart Home Show NEC Birmingham 2 to 5 March, 2006, on stand 2420 (20/2/2006)

Smart Home Show: The UK's Only Consumer Showcase for Home Technology (16/2/2006)

Onkyo unveils its THX Select 2-certified receivers, the TX-SR803E and TX-SR703E (16/2/2006)

Onkyo Introduces Compact Audiophile Loudspeaker (16/2/2006)

Bohlender Graebener makes UK debut (16/2/2006)

Gefen Delivers All-Fiber DVI and HDMI Cables for Shielded HD Video Play (16/2/2006)

Furman Sound Begins Shipping ELITE-10 E and ELITE-16PF E To International Market (16/2/2006)

Cortexa Technology Introduces Premium Quality Touchscreen at Affordable Price (16/2/2006)

The Canon XEED SX60 projector performs in the conference room and the living room (16/2/2006)

Canon launches complete XEED range of projectors (16/2/2006)

Mode Lighting Launches SceneStyle4 (14/2/2006)

Audio Purchasers Seek Sound Quality, Price, Says New CEA Study; Audio Consumption Research Study Reveals Opportunities for Retailers (14/2/2006)

EPC launches a new high-end Media PC that does what it is supposed to do... brilliantly! (14/2/2006)

New Panasonic HD-PLC Ethernet Adaptor uses home electrical wiring to establish internet connection (14/2/2006)

Armour Home Electronics introduces Filtered Mains Distribution Hubs to the QED Qonduit range (14/2/2006)

UWB Forum Focuses on Commercialization of High-Rate Wireless Technology (10/2/2006)

UPA Welcomes New Members and Declares 2006 Plan for Powerline Standards (10/2/2006)

New UStec Home Network Realizes Goals of HANA Alliance (10/2/2006)

Ubicom Shows New Home Networking Capabilities in Windows Vista (10/2/2006)

Wisair and Intellon Team to Demonstrate Distribution of High-Definition Content Via Hybrid Ultra-Wideband and HomePlug Powerline Networks (10/2/2006)

MoCA Milestone Achievements Build Momentum for Video over Coax in Home Networks (10/2/2006)

DS2 Joins Samsung to Demonstrate PLC-Enabled Digital Living Network (10/2/2006)

Echelon and Nearmedia Show Consumer Friendly Home Automation (10/2/2006)

Sling Media Develops PAL Version of Award-Winning Slingbox (10/2/2006)

ZyXEL Announces New Home Networking Products Featuring Unparalleled Performance for Networking Devices Over Phone and Power Lines (10/2/2006)

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Books @ HiddenWires

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Home Networking: The Missing Manual

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HiddenWires-supported events

Smart Home Show
2-5 March 2006
NEC, Birmingham
Visit the Smart Home Show and discover how today's, and tomorrow's, technology can revolutionise your life... Meet select exhibitors showcasing the latest innovative solutions for your home. Learn how to integrate entertainment, technology and home automation in the free daily seminar programme and get advice from leading industry experts.

Integrated Systems China
12-14 April 2006
Shanghai Everbright Convention & Exhibition Centre, Shanghai, China
Integrated Systems China (IS China) is set to take China by storm again in April 2006 following two successful presentations! Representing companies and solutions from the entire integrated electronic systems industry, it is designed to meet the growing communication needs of the AV trade and industry.

Shanghai International Audio & Visual Exhibition and High End Hi Fi Show
21-23 April 2006
Shanghai, China
Every year the SIAV exhibition attracts more than 20 countries and hundreds of exhibitors. Dealers and associations from around the world will be invited to visit and to share the effective experience. With more than one hundred thousand attendees every year, SIAV reaches not only China but also all over Asia. This provides the best platform for exhibitors to show their new products and to meet potential dealers.

CONNECTIONS The Digital Home Conference and Showcase
May 2-4, 2006
Santa Clara Convention Center Santa Clara, CA, USA
Now in its tenth year, CONNECTIONS is the largest executive conference and showcase dedicated to advanced digital lifestyle solutions for residential and mobile environments. Recent research from Parks Associates, the leading market research firm in this area, points to significant growth opportunities within these industries in the coming years.

Hometech Middle East 2006
14-16 May 2006
Hometech Middle East 2006 is the regions leading exhibition for home appliances, home entertainment, home automation, electrical and white goods manufacturers and exporters to source business in the Gulf States.

INSTALL China
31 May - 3 June 2006
China International Exhibition Hall Beijing, China
Together with PALM Expo, Install China boosts of cutting-edge installation and integration technologies for residential and commercial projects. Based on increasing demands for high-end lifestyle choices, Install China aims to convene international manufacturers, installers and integrators from the professional audio visual and projects industries on a common platform with architects, design and build consultants, engineers, contractors, venue and property owners and end-users.

InfoComm06
Conference: 3-9 June 2006
Exhibition: 7-9 June 2006
Orange County Convention Center, Orlando, Florida, USA
InfoComm is the leading business-to-business marketplace for display, projection, audio, video-conferencing, Internet streaming and networked presentation and communications systems. More than 28,000 professionals from over 80 countries will gather to explore new products, learn the latest trends and techniques and interact with peers.

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