Wren Sound Systems earlier this month announced an updated version of their popular V5 wireless speaker system called the V5US. The “US” in the model designation does not refer to the United States, rather, it stands for universal system – and it represents a significant upgrade of the company’s popular system.
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Further Turmoil at Nortek – Nemchev is Out
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Multiple sources are reporting – and we have confirmed – yet another management shake-up at Nortek, Inc…Denise Nemchev has abruptly left the company. Nemchev was brought in as Nortek’s Vice President of Business Transformation in April 2013. In August of this year, and in the wake of the dismissal of Sean Burke as head of the Technology Solutions Segment, Nemchev was promoted to President of the AV Tech segment.
Now, about 90-days later, she too is gone.
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Autonomic Tells Us Not All Streaming Providers are the Same; Launches New Mirage Model
It seems like there is a new gold rush – the rush to provide streaming services to satisfy the seemingly insatiable level of demand from consumers. Almost every day, some new hardware company announces they will provide streaming services through their device. But in a meeting with Autonomic at CEDIA Expo last month, we learned that some things may not be what they seem…
See how Autonomic’s streaming services are different & learn about the Mirage MMS-2A… [Read more…] about Autonomic Tells Us Not All Streaming Providers are the Same; Launches New Mirage Model
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Thought for the Week – May 27, 2014
The DaVinci Group Names 2013 Rep of the Year
The DaVinci Group, a recently launched manufacturer and marketer of largely custom integration oriented products, announced that it has named Aim High Audio Sales and Distribution as its 2013 Rep of the Year. Aim High Audio represents The DaVinci Group products in the Southeast and Florida regions.
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Japan’s TDK to Launch R&D Facility in N. Cal’s Silicon Valley
Tokyo-based TDK Corp., a diversified tech manufacturing company, announced this week it would launch a high-tech “product development center” in California’s Silicon Valley to develop next generation electronic parts. TDK is mostly known in this country for its past dominance in the magnetic tape business, but is actually quite diversified and one of the leading electronic component manufacturers (i.e. capacitors, sensors) in the world with revenues in excess of ¥8.5 billion ($83.7 million).









