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Customers get new capabilities, more options, and a better digital cable experience in Windows Media Center. ATLANTA, Sept. 9 — Today at CEDIA EXPO 2009, Microsoft Corp. discussed key Windows Media Center features for Windows 7 and announced a series of initiatives that enhance the digital cable experience in Windows Media Center. With the addition of native support for additional international broadcast TV standards, including QAM and ATSC, there will now be support for switched digital video (SDV), a new tool that will make it possible for end customers to add a digital cable tuner with CableCARD to their PC, … Continue reading Microsoft Enhances the Digital Cable Experience and Names 2009 Windows Media Center Ultimate Install Winner

Co-sponsoring this year’s contest with Media Center Integrator Alliance, Microsoft again seeks best residential project design based on Windows Media Center in custom installation industry. ORLANDO, Fla. — March 12, 2009 — Today at the Electronic House Expo in Orlando, Microsoft Corp., in cooperation with co-sponsor Media Center Integrator Alliance, announced the 2009 Windows Media Center Ultimate Install Contest. This industry design contest, now in its third year, seeks to recognize the residential integration business that best utilizes Windows Media Center in a custom home installation project. With the support of the newly formed Media Center Integrator Alliance (MCIA), a … Continue reading Microsoft, Media Center Integrator Alliance Announce 2009 Ultimate Install Contest

Westbury, NY – March 11th – VidaBox is proud to announce support for LiteTouch®, an innovator in residential lighting controls, on their vAutomation™ control and integration platform.  All of the standard lighting controls can be integrated onto a single VidaBox TouchClient™ or vPad™, providing the convenience of whole house lighting control from any location. “Not only did we develop a driver for LiteTouch®,” says Steven Cheung, President of VidaBox LLC, “but we’ve created a semi-automatic, integrated solution where virtually no programming is needed.  First, every lighting station and button can be configured within the LiteWare software. Next, by running a … Continue reading VidaBox vAutomation adds Powerful, Semi-Automatic LiteTouch Lighting Integration

VidaBox Releases New vPad8, an Enhanced Ultra-Mobile Tablet Designed for Automation VidaBox LLC, a manufacturer of digital entertainment and control solutions, is proud to present the vPad8™, a thin and light ultra-mobile tablet PC.  Running on Windows XP embedded, it features a full-color touch screen with 800×600 resolution and comes standard with WiFi connectivity, making it an ideal control interface device. “We’re excited to release the new vPad8™ panel,” exclaims Steven Cheung, President of VidaBox. “This is a smaller, less bulky version of our original vPad10™.  We’ve also added some improvements like a brighter screen for easier legibility in direct … Continue reading VidaBox Unveils new Products at CES 2009

Las Vegas, NV – CES 2009 – January 9-11 – Hilton Suite H22-121 – VidaBox LLC, a manufacturer of digital entertainment and control solutions, is excited to announce the availability of the TouchClient8™, a full-color, 8.4″ in-wall touch panel with an XP embedded computer. “From the first day of offering the TouchClient12™, we kept getting asked, ‘Do you have a smaller version?’” says Steven Cheung, President of VidaBox LLC. “As always, we listen intently to our integrators, and created this new, smaller version called TouchClient8™.  It has the same great features & connectivity options of the original design without any … Continue reading VidaBox Releases new TouchClient8 In-wall PC Touch Panel‏

VidaBox now offers pre-packaged whole house audio solutions complete with multi-room distribution systems Las Vegas, NV – CES 2009 – January 9-11 – Hilton Suite H22-121 – VidaBox LLC, a manufacturer of digital entertainment and control solutions, is proud to offer complete whole house audio packages.  Based on the VidaBox line of multiroom audio servers, these packages include NuVo® multiroom distribution and amplification equipment. “These new packages are a natural progression of delivering new features and better value for our dealer base,” states Steven Cheung, President of VidaBox LLC. “Most of our integrators are already using NuVo® and Russound® in … Continue reading VidaBox Now Offers Pre-packaged Whole House Audio Solutions with Multi-room Distribution Systems‏

New VidaBox Touch3.6™ touch pad provides truly customizable controls in a full color double-gang sized touch screen Las Vegas, NV – CES 2009 – January 8-11 – Hilton Suite H22-121 – VidaBox, a manufacturer of digital entertainment and control solutions, is proud to debut the Touch3.6™, a full-color touchpad capable of presenting an interactive, fully-customizable interface.  This 320×234 resolution screen will allow control of any device via RS-232, TCP/IP, IR, and other control protocols through the vAutomation™ platform. “We’re absolutely thrilled to offer our dealers the new Touch3.6 panel,” exclaims Steven Cheung, President of VidaBox LLC. “Integrators can finally install … Continue reading New VidaBox Touch3.6 Touch Pad Provides Truly Customizable Controls

VidaBox releases new vPad8™, an enhanced ultra-mobile tablet designed for automation & customizable controls Las Vegas, NV – CES 2009 – January 8-11 – Hilton Suite H22-121 – VidaBox LLC, a manufacturer of digital entertainment and control solutions, is proud to present the vPad8™, a thin and light ultra-mobile tablet PC.  Running on Windows XP embedded, it features a full-color touch screen with 800×600 resolution and comes standard with WiFi connectivity, making it an ideal control interface device. “We’re excited to release the new vPad8™ panel,” exclaims Steven Cheung, President of VidaBox. “This is a smaller, less bulky version of … Continue reading VidaBox Releases New vPad8, an Enhanced Ultra-Mobile Tablet Designed for Automation

Embedded Automation keeps adding significant value to their mControl home automation software.  Just this month just have added support for Lutron RadioRA and HACS AB8SS Speaker Switch Box, released a new mControl driver for remote control of their mPanel in-wall touchscreen, updated their mPanel Software which includes new digital media and digital control capabilities, and showed mPanel running other HA software applications. RadioRA is a big addition to mControl and might represent things to come for Embedded Automation.  Up until now mControl has mainly been limited to control of lower end lighting control systems.  These systems (Z-Wave, INSTEON, X-10) are … Continue reading Embedded Automation Updates mPanel, Adds RadioRA Support

With a stunning implementation of Windows Media Center technologies in an eco-friendly Northern California home, cyberManor captures this year’s title. DENVER — Sept. 8, 2008 — Microsoft Corp. announced the winner of the 2008 Windows Media Center Ultimate Install Contest at CEDIA EXPO 2008 in Denver. CEDIA EXPO 2008 is an annual show for the residential electronic systems industry put on by the Custom Electronic Design and Installation Association. The winning installation for the design contest was submitted by Gordon Van Zuiden, president of cyberManor and noted innovator in the custom installation channel. Founded in 1999 and based in Los … Continue reading cyberManor Named 2008 Windows Media Center Ultimate Install Contest Winner