14 Hidden Gems at CEDIA Expo 2009: Did You Miss Them?

Did you catch the 100-disc Blu-ray ripper, PetVac, $100 IP speaker, virtual remote control, Z-Wave flood sensors and other under-exposed products on the CEDIA show floor?

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By Julie Jacobson
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10.04.2009 — Sony, Crestron, SpeakerCraft, Mitsubishi, Toshiba, JVC, Lutron ... those and other top brands have been covered fairly extensively since CEDIA Expo 2009, where they all announced important new products.

But there were some gems on the show floor that integrators might have overlooked as they ogled the haptic remote from URC or the 3D images on multiple TVs.

We like to think we put Just Add Power on the map. They have a product that enables HDMI distribution over an IP network. Nearly 100 dealers have commented on that story.

We also took care of the sleeper SonarGuard, which claims to have "the only swimming pool security system in the world that can integrate with home automation."

And then there was the tiny section of the Philips booth, where Emulinx demo'd its AMX emulator for Pronto.

Now we've compiled even more CEDIA hidden gems.

Have some hidden gems of your own? Please post them in the Comments section below. You too, manufacturers ... what did people miss?

Julie Jacobson, Editor-at-large, CE Pro

As a co-founder of EH Publishing in 1994, Julie has edited and contributed to all of the company's publications at one time or another. An authority on home automation, networking, integration, digital convergence and the CE pro channel, Julie speaks often about these subjects at industry events. She graduated with a B.A. in Economics from the University of Michigan, and received an MBA from the University of Texas at Austin. Julie is a washed-up Ultimate Frisbee player.

Comments

Posted by Don Davis on 10/06 at 10:55 AM

HD Communications Corp’s Award winning InWwap’s-In wall wireless Wi-Fi access points that solve wireless range problems by allowing the installer to locate the InWwap in the room where the user is attempting to connect with their low power Wi-Fi enabled devices like Laptops, Iphones, and control tablets. Even though we were lost in the remote hall of Cedia we generated well over 500 leads for the product.