Screen Media Expo Europe 2009 Show Daily – Issue 4

In eight days time, the doors will open for Europe’s biggest digital signage and DOOH media event.

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Shure’s Dennis Harburn (1950-2009)

Pro Audio Industry Mourns Loss of a “True Gentleman”

Shure Incorporated today announced the passing of Dennis Harburn, Managing Director of Shure Distribution UK. A native of South London, Dennis had been with the Company for 36 years.

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Minicom Digital Signage and RGB Communications Holding Joint Exhibition at Screen Media Expo Europe

Minicom Digital Signage, the leader in “last mile” player-to-screen connectivity platforms for the digital signage marketplace, will be presenting its award winning solutions, together with its exclusive distributor in the UK – RGB Communications, right at the entrance to Screen Media Expo Europe 2009 on April 7th – 8th at the National Hall, Olympia, London (booth E02).

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Panasonic Shipping AW-HE870 2/3-INCH 3-CCD High Defiinition Convertible Camera

Extensive Compatibility with Existing Control Systems and Lenses Helps SD Customers Make an Easy Transition to HD

The versatility, high video quality, and cost effectiveness of the HE870 makes it ideal for use in education, government, houses of worship, corporate, rental and staging, and other applications. The HE870 is the latest addition to Panasonic’s best-selling lineup of HD convertible cameras, which includes the native 1080i resolution AK-HC1800N and the high-performance AK-HC1500G.
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Keywest Technology makes extending digital signage signals easy, affordable with new MediaXtender

The new MediaXtender allows digital signage system designers and users to separate controller/player devices from panels by as much as 1000 feet with Cat-5 cable without any image degradation.

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Penteo Announces Breakthrough Technology to Convert Any Stereo Audio into 5.1 Surround Sound

new direct stereo-to-5.1 surround sound re-mastering system. In a recent presentation to the Bay Area Chapter of the Audio Engineering Society (AES), Wheeler and his team demonstrated their new technology using unprocessed audio and music from CDs, MP3s, and even an iPhone

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Epson Unveils 4 New Affordable Projectors – for K-12 Educators

New Sub-$1,000 Epson PowerLite 84, 85, 825, and 826W Deliver Extended Lamp Life, Flexibility and Ease of Use for Today’s Classrooms

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Screen Media Expo Europe 2009 Show Daily – Issue 3

With under a month to go, Europe’s biggest digital signage and DOOH media event is anticipated to see 50 per cent growth, with over 90 exhibitors and 3,000 projected visitors, demonstrating positive and encouraging signs for the industry. Visit the show web site at www.screenevents.co.uk/screenexpo2009.
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Sennheiser Launches Installed Sound Academy

Sennheiser is pleased to announce the expansion of its popular Sound Academy seminars to also include the new Installed Sound Academy. The seminar series, which began in 2006 with courses focusing on RF wireless techniques and studio recording tips and tricks, is being re-launched with additional courses, more instructors and a new price

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Fujinon Introduces Three Megapixel Half-Inch Format Vari-Focal Lenses

DV Series Designed for C and CS Mounts; Ideal for a Broad Range of Security Applications

At the ISC West convention this April in Las Vegas, Fujinon (Booth #8141) will introduce three megapixel, vari-focal lenses designed for half-inch camera formats. Realizing the current trend of megapixel camera manufacturer’s use of half-inch format imagers, Fujinon has come up with a series of four lenses to help customers meet all their megapixel half-inch camera needs.
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