The following is a statement issued by Meridian Audio.
It is with great sadness that we announce that Allen Boothroyd died recently.
Allen graduated ...
We have been talking about training a lot recently at EI and here Gordon Innocent, highly experienced Chairman of RGB Communications, one of the industry’s gre...
Denon has announced the industry’s first 8K-ready AV receivers. Building on its line of X-Series AVRs, the Denon AVC-X6700H, AVC-X4700H, AVC-X3700H, and AVR-X2...
Created as a premium upgrade compared to the Beam, Sonos has staked a hell of a lot on this launch. It’s asking this new product to do an awful lot and do it w...
French music streaming service, Qobuz has entered into a financial and industrial partnership with Québecor, a Canadian leader in telecommunications, entertain...
Essence Group has joined the Zigbee Alliance as a member in the Project Connected Home over IP initiative. In doing so, the company will contribute to developi...
CEDIA is announcing two advances in its ongoing strategic mission to boost industry education, grow the workforce, enhance global accessibility, and raise the ...
ProKNX has announced the launch of its fully offline voice controlled smart home assistant, PRATGLAD.
PRATGLAD by ProKNX is described as a world-first offli...
Silence Electroacústica S.L was commissioned to design and install the audio, lighting and DMX control systems into the new Khalijia Lounge & Restaurant in...
TP Vision has confirmed that the new 800 Series of Philips OLED TVs will officially be on sale in the UK from July 2020 in 55in and 65in versions.
All of th...
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