Monthly Archives: September 2009

Sony debuts new AV receiver for multi-room content

Sony is a big name in the consumer electronics industry and makes some great HDTVs, receivers, and Blu-ray players. Sony has unveiled a new AV receiver designed to help users get HD video and content throughout the home. The new receiver is the STR-DA5500ES. The STR-DA5500ES receiver has the capability of full IP network control allowing custom installers to integrate it into Control4 home automation systems. The receiver also supports Control4 IP network applications for configuration Continue reading

NAD Announces Automation Module with Control4 IQ for AV Receivers with Modular Design Construction

New Control Simplifies Use While Adding Home Automation Capability; Ideal for Home Theaters, Multiroom Music, Smart Lighting, Security, More CEDIA EXPO, ATLANTA, GA, Sept. 10, 2009 — NAD Electronics, the highly regarded manufacturer of high-performance audio/video components, announces its strategic relationship with Control4 , a leader in automation for the broad market, to embed control capability in NAD’s line of Modular Design Construction (MDC) AV Receivers and Processors. Continue reading

operating systems

WorkFive Features We Want To See In UbuntuBy Kevin Purdy on September 10, 2009 at 10:00 AM Ubuntu isn’t the only Linux operating system, but it’s where the dream of a usable, completely free desktop is closest to reality. If everyone Ubuntu developer were assembled at one place, here are five things we’d ask them to accomplish.Image by Andrew Mason.Ubuntu’s not a single service or application developed by a single-minded team, so our wish list is a bit broader than just asking for five features Continue reading

Definition Throughout the Home

New Sony AV Receivers Drive Multi-Room High-Definition Throughout the Home ATLANTA, Sept. 9 /PRNewswire/ — (CEDIA Booth #1409) – Sony today introduced two new “Elevated Standard” (ES) audio/video receivers, including its first to offer control over an IP network, the STR-DA5500ES. Both the STR-DA5500ES and new STR-DA3500ES are designed as easy-to-use solutions for expanding high-definition entertainment to multiple rooms of the home. “For over 25 years, ES has represented the most technolo Continue reading

the rising threat of the bnp: the underlying causes, its present nature and prospects

by Dan Jakopovich In this paper, I will try to provide an integrated analysis of the British National Party as a political organisation and a political movement. I will begin by analysing its political evolution after the split from National Front, through the long period of John Tyndall’s neo-Nazi leadership of the party, to its current modernising phase under the leadership of Nick Griffin. This second part of my analysis will deal with the causes of the BNP’s relative success (which I will Continue reading