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vNet Outlines Product Roadmap
By Joseph Palenchar

A variety of new products is in the Colorado vNet roadmap over the coming weeks and months.Here’s what the brand has revealed so far:Wireless lighting system: An upgraded system shipping in November will use wireless ZigBee Pro technology, replacing the current syste,s ZigBee technology. The new system will upgrade support to 1,000 watts while offering the same design aesthetics as before. Additional details weren’t revealed.Touchscreen/amplifier: September shipments are planned of the 7-inch TSI-7/70 with built-in 2x35-watt amp. It will replace another 7-inch model and add a higher ...

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Russound Persevering in Down Market
By Joseph Palenchar

Russound plans to ship a variety of new multiroom-audio products in the coming months despite what it said was a 27 percent drop in industrywide factory-level multiroom-audio sales, including speakers, during the two years ending in 2009. Here’s what the brand revealed so far:Collage updates: In a couple of months, Russound will offer a firmware update to add Radiotime’s Internet-radio-station aggregation service to its Collage Media and Intercom system, which already streams the Rhapsody on-demand music service. Next year, the company plans to offer an iPod/iPhone dock for its ...

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Denon Outlines 2010 Initiatives
By Joseph Palenchar

Denon will use its 100th anniversary as a platform to expand its share of the $1,000-plus AV receiver and premium-headphone markets, promote a bolstered entry-level AVR lineup, drive step-up Blu-ray player sales, and boost support for authorized online retailers, said Phil Cohn, senior sales and marketing VP.  Denon's Phil Cohn says his company will revamp its authorized online dealer policies to “partner with the right people” whose web sites meet a content “benchmark.”At a press conference in New York yesterday, Cohn also said the brand will revamp its authorized online dealer ...

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ELAN Readies Staggered Launch of IP-Based Home-Control System
By Joseph Palenchar

ELAN Home Systems plans April shipments of the first components in its g! series of IP-based home-control systems as part of a staggered rollout continuing throughout the year.  ELAN’s g!-series home-control systems will deliver the same user interface to multiple types of display devices, including TVs and iPhones.Systems built from ELAN's g!-series components will cost consumers 25 percent to 30 percent less per zone than the HomeLogic-brand systems they will replace. HomeLogic, a manufacturer of IP-based home-control systems, was acquired by Elan in 2007, and the brand is being ...

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