Armour Home Appointed as Exclusive UK Distributor of RedEye…
WALTHAM, MA and HERTFORDSHIRE, UNITED KINGDOM–(/ – September 8, 2010) – ThinkFlood ( http://thinkflood.com/ ), maker of RedEye remotes for iPhone, iPod touch and iPad, / the appointment of Armour Home ( http://www.armourhome.co.uk/ ) as its exclusive UK distributor. RedEye products allow the iPhone, iPod touch and iPad to be used as convenient universal remote controls, offering high-end functionality at a very affordable price. Users can operate any equipment controlled via infrared signals: televisions, set top boxes, DVD and Blu-ray players, home cinema receivers, game consoles and more. Commenting on the appointment, ThinkFlood Vice President of Sales Phil Davis said: /With an outstanding reputation, and a customer list that includes leading custom installers as well and retailers like Argos, Asda, Comet, Harrods, John Lewis, Marks & Spencer and Tesco, our decision to appoint Armour Home as RedEye’s exclusive UK distributor was the easiest we’ve ever made./ Glenn McClelland, Armour’s Managing Director, added: /Everyone at Armour Home is very excited about the prospect of distributing these new RedEye models because they’re so obviously brilliant, well thought out products, with absolutely huge market potential./ The RedEye application, which powers both RedEye products, is a free download from the App Store. RedEye mini hardware is priced at £49.95 (including VAT)
Digital Commitment: Liberty AV Helps Make the Switch from…
As part of the continuing evolution of Liberty AV and its commitment to helping customers make the transition from analog to digital as easy as possible, the company is calling new attention to its role as a master distributor for the entire catalog of Intelix products. /AV professionals have relied upon Intelix for well over a decade,/ says Liberty AV President John Dace. /Now, as we all try to navigate the tricky waters of the analog-to-digital transition, Intelix has engineered a new generation of products designed to make the journey a much safer and easier one./ While there is something for virtually any application to be found within the Intelix catalog ranging from traditional matrix mixers to analog-to-digital converters, the fastest growing segment among the company’s product groups revolves around HDMI. /It’s certainly not a secret that manufacturers of AV components are rapidly standardizing with HDMI,/ notes Cameron Smith, Intelix’s national sales and marketing manager. /The role of many of our new products is to help systems integrators adapt to this reality quickly and in a pain-free environment. Our technology delivers real world solutions that will help them successfully integrate legacy technologies, extend the distances signals can travel, manipulate encryptions, provide the proper handshakes required between gear, and manage all of the other elements important to HDMI./ Designed and built expressly to serve within professional applications—i.e., ones in which signals need to be transported more than 15 feet and multiple outputs are used—the current generation of Intelix HDMI products includes the company’s award-winning 8 x 8 HDMI matrix switcher, an 11 x 2 analog-to-digital converter/upscaler, and a variety of other devices that enables video, audio, IR, and RS232 to be easily routed over single twisted pair cabling. /Many have gotten into HDMI recently,/ Smith adds, /but that doesn’t always mean they understand the standard fully
Sony Takes Top Share Position for Flat Panel TV Shipments in…
Sony increased its unit share of flat panel TVs to 27.1% in Q2’10 and took top share position in the Indian market, according to the newly published in the DisplaySearch Quarterly India TV Shipment Database . The total TV market in India for 2009 was around 13.8M units, making it the third-largest country market for TVs in the world, ahead of Japan and Brazil, and accounting for 37% of the Asia Pacific TV market. In Q2’10, the unit penetration of FPDs was 45% in Asia Pacific, the lowest of any region, according to the recent data published in the DisplaySearch Quarterly Global TV Shipment and Forecast Report. In India, FPD unit penetration was only 18% of the total shipment of 3.7M units, as CRT TVs are still the primary TV technology. /LCD TV sales in India are growing Y-O-Y at nearly 100%,/ noted Indrajit Ghosh , DisplaySearch’s Director for India and South Asia.
CALGARY, ALBERTA–(/ – 7 sept. 2010) – Le Groupe…
CALGARY, ALBERTA–(/ – 7 sept. 2010) – Le Groupe Forzani Ltée (TSX:FGL), (GFL ou la Société), le plus important détaillant d’articles de sport au Canada, a annoncé aujourd’hui ses résultats de l’exercice 2011 pour les 13 semaines du deuxième trimestre et les 26 semaines du premier semestre terminées le 1er août 2010. /L’exécution fructueuse de nos initiatives stratégiques ainsi que l’économie plus vigoureuse ont sensiblement contribué aux progrès des ventes des magasins ouverts depuis plus d’un an, de la marge et des frais d’exploitation au deuxième trimestre de l’exercice 2011/, a déclaré M. Bob Sartor, chef de la direction de GFL. /Notre solide présence sur le marché et les conditions climatiques favorables dans l’est du Canada ont également joué un rôle dans ces gains./ /Nous avons modifié nos dépenses de publicité dans le but de soutenir les efforts de repositionnement de nos magasins Atmosphere, le lancement de la collection de chaussures, de vêtements et d’accessoires Livestrong ainsi que notre gamme de produits de la Coupe du monde de la FIFA 2010. Parallèlement, nous avons exercé un contrôle serré des dépenses dans les magasins qui a contribué à une hausse de 70% de notre bénéfice net par rapport à l’an dernier/. /Nous amorçons notre deuxième semestre le plus vigoureux de l’année sur le plan saisonnier et nous croyons qu’il semble subsister une certaine incertitude autour de la reprise économique
ViewRight Web Security Clients and ViewRight LIVE…
ViewRight Web Security Clients and ViewRight LIVE iPhone/iPad App Provide Cross-Platform Support for Secure OTT Delivery IBC2010, Amsterdam – Verimatrix, the specialist in securing and enhancing revenue for multi-screen digital TV services around the globe, today announced the availability of its ViewRight® Web client family, a robust package of portable security applications that provide authentication services for the growing range of devices supporting the HTTP Live Streaming video standard. As an integral component of the Verimatrix Video Content Authority System (VCAS) for Internet TV solution, ViewRight Web technology is designed for operators that want to deploy secure over-the-top (OTT) video content services using this advanced adaptive rate streaming protocol. Using a security single client, this new breed of video service can offer a seamless mix of live, catch-up and on-demand content. ViewRight Web enabled clients are currently available in a number of variants, with more in development, including support for PCs, iPhone OS 3.0+ (iPhone, iPad, iPod touch), Android OS and set-top boxes (STBs). ViewRight Web applications automatically adjust to use a device appropriate video format and dynamically switch between bit-rates to maintain a smooth consumer video experience
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