All Articles Tagged Wireless Av

Tom LeBlanc | 10/12 09:04 AM, 0 Comments

I was in the middle of catching up with season 5 of "Lost" when I got an Iogear Wireless Audio/Video kit to review. Talk about perfect timing. The kit is designed to let people wirelessly connect their PC (fully compatible with Windows XP and Vista) to their TV to stream audio and video up to 720p HD. Long story short: It was easy to set up, "Lost" episodes on ABC.com looked great, and my iTunes library sounded good through my NAD receiver and Energy speakers. Setup is Easy Setup took… View this story

Tom LeBlanc | 08/18 10:03 AM, 5 Comments

Sony and Best Buy have teamed up to launch a new product line — Altus — that includes a Blu-ray home theater system, iPod docking systems, wireless PC audio systems and a "plug and play" speaker system. The line will be available in Sept. at Best Buy, select retailers and Sony Style stores. All the products are currently available for preorder at http://www.sonystyle.com. BDV-E500W Blu-ray home theater system: This system features wireless surround speakers, streaming music wirelessly to up to 10 Altus and S-Air receivers. It also includes an iPod… View this story

Julie Jacobson | 07/14 05:39 AM, 0 Comments

Not sure if a home's AC wiring is fit for powerline-based audio? NuVo Technologies takes the guesswork out of the equation with the new Site Analysis Tool, a companion to the company's Renovia system, which uses the home's existing powerlines (via HomePlug) to deliver multiroom audio.. "The key is giving confidence and assurance to installers that the product [Renovia] is going to be right for the installation," says NuVo president David Rodarte. "One of the things we found is that installers are asking: Is this X10? The new tool will… View this story

Steve Crowe | 02/24 07:52 AM, 0 Comments

Gefen is now shipping its UWB (ultra wideband) Wireless for HDMI Extender. The unit, designed for ceiling mounted displays and outside applications, sends HD resolutions (up to 1080p, 24fps) and 5.1 surround sound up to 33 feet (10 meters.) It has three video inputs (two HDMI, one component) with two-channel audio. With support for three A/V sources, it also acts as a source switcher between three devices from the same flat-panel TV. The sources are selected by using the IR blaster. The Wireless for HDMI Extender also features: Built-in interference… View this story

Julie Jacobson | 01/10 11:39 AM, 0 Comments

At last, at last, wireless HD is now shipping from Gefen. The company is now selling its "Wireless for HDMI" transmitter and receiver for $999 retail. The solution is based on technology from Tzero, which uses Ultra Wideband (UWB) as its basis. Wireless HD products – promised for two years from a variety of vendors – has been plagued with delays due to the cost of technology and technical challenges. But I surmised in my 2009 "6 Trends" story that this would be the year of wireless HD. Indeed, it's… View this story

Avi Rosenthal | 01/10 07:39 AM, 0 Comments

Channel Vision has dropped its plans create a HomePlug powerline-based audio system, and instead is going with wireless. At CES 2009, the company is demonstrating 2.4-Ghz transceivers with eight selectable channels. Channel Vision claims the products transmit "crystal clear" sound over 300 feet. Two models will be offered: one for stereo sound, and another for whole-house audio. The company claims that multizone synchronization is not an issue. "Latency is ridiculously low, under 2 milliseconds," says Channel Vision's Jack Urrutia. The products include both line level and speaker level ports. "The… View this story

Jason Knott | 01/06 08:30 AM, 0 Comments

If you want find out if WiMax technology will replace the need for fiber optic networks and structured wiring, keep your eyes on Baltimore and Portland, Ore. Those two cities are the first two big U.S. metropolitan areas with WiMax deployments from Sprint. The technology is already in Baltimore, and Sprint is expected to announce at the Consumer Electronic Show that Portland, Ore. will be the next area of deployment. According to an article in the Chicago Tribune, Baltimore was selected because Sprint wanted to see how the signals would… View this story

Julie Jacobson | 12/12 08:55 AM, 0 Comments

Samsung and Panasonic have increased their stake in wireless HD with an investment in SiBeam, developer of WirelessHD technology. The announcement was made just about the same time Amimon, a SiBeam competitor, announced it had sold its 100,000th wireless HD chipset. CE manufacturers seem to be going back-and-forth and hedging their bets on several of the new purveyors of wireless HD solutions, including SiBeam (WirelessHD), Amimon (Wireless Home Digital Interface or WHDI), Tzero, Radiospire, Pulse-Link and others. In the past, Samsung has put itself in both the Amimon and SiBeam… View this story

Julie Jacobson | 12/09 04:40 AM, 0 Comments

Amimon, developer of wireless HD technology, announced today that it has shipped its 100,000th Wireless Home Digital Interface (WHDI) chipset. The company says that Sony is now shipping (or is about to ship) WHDI-enabled LCD TVs in the U.S. Mitsubishi, Sharp and Sony are now shipping such products in Japan. In addition, Amimon-enabled dongles are now being shipped by Sony in the U.S. (Bravia Wireless Link). Gefen and Belkin (FlyWire) will be "shipping soon," according to an Amimon spokesperson. On the commercial side, IDX is selling WHDI-enabled cameras for HD… View this story

Julie Jacobson | 11/21 06:00 AM, 0 Comments

My Uncle "A", who lives in Beverly Hills, is a technology geek, but he has virtually no electronics in his home except for a security system. So, at the recent Electronic House Expo in Long Beach, Calif., I spent a few hours on the show floor with him, suggesting products that make sense for retrofit. He went gaga over Russound's Collage, which uses the home's existing powerlines to deliver music, video (CCTV) and intercom functionality through retrofittable touchpanels. It all sounded perfect to Uncle A, except for one thing: In… View this story