Atlona presents a means to provide your customers with greater remote control distance and better IR rejection from sources such as plasma, CFL and LCD panels-- the Captive Screw Ready IR Receiver (AT-IRX-CS).

Compatible with all Atlona IR captive screw HDBaseT extenders, the receiver allows longer signal range, better off angle reception and better IR rejection from IR emitting devices.

Customers in want of content for their 4K/UHD TVs get a Sony option in the shape of the FMP-X5, a 4K media player allowing one to stream video content using the HEVC (H.265) standard.

The device is designed for use with the Bravia KDL-84X9005, KD-65XD9005A and 44X9005A TVs. On launch it enables access to the Netflix 4K streaming service, and the company hopes for compatibility with similar future services.

However Sony gives no word whether its own 4K Video Unlimited movie services will make it to our side of the world.

Remote control maker URC and connected home developer iControl Networks team up to bring "whole-house automation devices with easy A/V integration to the smart home experience."

The URC-developed devices will OpenHome Partner Program certified, providing compatibility with home automation solutions running on the iControl Converge and Touchstone platforms.

iControl-compatible URC products will include a colour display wand-style remote, an in-wall touchscreen and a single-gang button-only keypad.

HomeSeer announces what it claims is the first Android-powered tabletop touchscreen for home automation-- the WFTT07, a freestanding device able to boot automatically to the HomeSeer HSTouch home automation app.

The tabletop form factor makes it ideal for use on coffee tables, counter tops and workbenches, while the Android operating system allows the installation of music streaming, video player and social media apps.

Extron introduces LinkLicense, a simple way for people to use their tablet or laptop as the primary control interface in an Extron control system.

LinkLicense is designed to give integrators the freedom to choose control interfaces based on their customers’ specific needs, and give users a much broader choice of control interfaces. All Extron IPCP Pro control processors may be purchased with or without a LinkLicense.

"The BYOD – Bring Your Own Device trend continues to grow, and Extron has found a way of helping integrators easily add this flexibility to any Extron control system with an IPCP Pro control processor," says Casey Hall, VP Sales and Marketing for Extron. "LinkLicense simplifies deployment and implementation of BYOD system designs by streamlining the purchasing process for this technology, and standardizing a consistent BYOD approach across an organization."

AVnu Alliance announces the first AVnu-certified AVB series of switches from Extreme Networks: the Extreme Networks Summit X440 Series of stackable switches has passed all testing for certification and will now bear the AVnu-certified Logo.

Extreme Networks' AVB Summit X440 Series is a stackable switch that extends the benefits of the ExtremeXOS operating system to intelligent, affordable, edge switching for professional audio/video applications, where data, audio and video co-exist on a single standards-based network.

IT managers and AV integrators benefit from simplified deployments, enhanced quality of service and reduced costs from a converged network.

The Summit X440 Series Switch was demonstrated in the AVnu Alliance Pavilion at ISE 2014.

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