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Wednesday, March 07, 2007

A-BUS Gets U.S. Patent After 7-Year Legal Process
Ending a tumultuous seven-year legal process, Australia-based LeisureTech Electronics announces that it received a U.S. patent for its Cat 5-based A-BUS technology on February 20, 2007. View this story
Posted by CE Pro Editors on 03/07 at 09:40 AM
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Tuesday, March 06, 2007

The Aggressive HDMI Design Spec
In unbalance signaling, both signal and noise are common to the interface. However, in a balanced world the signal is transported by two conductors and a ground compared to one conductor and a ground on an unbalanced system. View this story
Posted by Jeff Boccaccio on 03/06 at 06:12 AM
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Friday, March 02, 2007

The Secrets of HDMI
Have you come across DVD players at $29, or even as low as $19, and wondered why cables to connect them to HDTVs are 10 times as expensive? View this story
Posted by Raj Nair on 03/02 at 07:37 AM
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Thursday, March 01, 2007

Best Buy Exits Structured Wiring Business
The retailer will focus on higher-margin installations, like its no-new-wires $15k ConnectedLife package. Best Buy cited commoditization, labor intensiveness and “constant price cut demands from builders” for the pullout. View this story
Posted by Julie Jacobson on 03/01 at 08:40 AM
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Study: 87% of Builders Offer Structured Wiring
CEA, NAHB Research Center study reveals strong increases in penetration and prices for all technologies in new homes built in 2006. View this story
Posted by Jason Knott on 03/01 at 05:10 AM
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Thursday, February 15, 2007

10 Cool Wireless Products from CES 2007
image From motorized doors to wireless HD projectors, CES had something for every retrofit. View this story
Posted by Julie Jacobson on 02/15 at 12:16 PM
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Wednesday, February 14, 2007

Best Buy Tells Builders: ‘Forget Pulling Structured Wiring’
We’re all for Best Buy’s ConnectedLife.Home package, featuring a wireless solution for whole-house media distribution and automation. But the retailer errs in telling builders they need not prewire. View this story
Posted by Julie Jacobson on 02/14 at 03:18 AM
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Sunday, February 04, 2007

HDMI Correction: Before or After?
As the demand for HDMI increases so does a commitment to move it faster and further beyond its critical zone. Just about every video product produced today has HDMI capabilities, stimulating a huge growth in digital video applications. View this story
Posted by Jeff Boccaccio on 02/04 at 08:37 AM
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Monday, January 22, 2007

After UStec: Who Will Buy Channel Vision?
UStec’s acquisition by On-Q/Legrand marks the end of an era ... almost. There is still one leading provider of residential structured wiring systems—Channel Vision—that has yet to be gobbled up. When will Channel Vision succumb, and to whom? Make your guesses here. View this story
Posted by Julie Jacobson on 01/22 at 12:56 PM
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On-Q/Legrand Acquires UStec
In a move that further consolidates the structured wiring market, On-Q/Legrand has acquired UStec. Financial details of the purchase are not immediately available. View this story
Posted by Julie Jacobson on 01/22 at 09:00 AM
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Wednesday, January 17, 2007

Panasonic Demos Control over HDMI
image There is a little-known feature of HDMI called CE Control (CEC) that enables connected devices to control each other using the same HDMI cables that deliver high-definition video. Panasonic demonstrated the technology at CES. View this story
Posted by Julie Jacobson on 01/17 at 09:49 AM
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Friday, December 22, 2006

Starting the HDMI Engine
The HDMI interface needs power to get started. Think of your automobile for which power is applied by your car battery. The same thing happens with HDMI. View this story
Posted by Jeff Boccaccio on 12/22 at 05:15 AM
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Wednesday, December 20, 2006

Hubbell Enters Resi Structured Wiring Market
The residential product launch represents the largest single product development program in the company’s history. View this story
Posted by Jason Knott on 12/20 at 07:12 AM
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Friday, December 01, 2006

HDMI Corner: Power on the Buss?
Many believe that the power so graciously provided on the HDMI interface is there for anyone to use or abuse. What they fail to realize is that the power on the buss was not really intended to power HDMI accessories. View this story
Posted by Jeff Boccaccio on 12/01 at 09:37 AM
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Tuesday, November 14, 2006

[EHX] Avocent Point-to-Multipoint Wireless HDMI
EHX attendees can check out what Avocent Corporation calls “the industry’s first wireless high-definition (HD) media extender providing both wired or wireless connectivity in one product.” View this story
Posted by Tom LeBlanc on 11/14 at 09:40 AM
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