Torus Power announces the TOT AVR series of toroidal isolation power transformers, with models available for use in both Continental Europe (TOT AVR CE) and the UK (TOT AVR UK).

The AVR series builds on the TOT toroidal isolation transformer range with the addition of Automatic Voltage Regulation (AVR) to a robust feature set including Piltron NBT noise-filtering technology and low source impedence enabling instantaneous current delivery for dynamic components.

Installers wanting to determine what infrastructure to put in systems can eliminate the guesswork with the Murideo Fresco SIX-G, a  test tool conforming HDMI 2.0 and HDCP 2.2 compliance at the 18 GBP/sec level.

Current 4K/UHD TVs are a mix of HDCP 2.2 and 1.4, 300MHz and 600MHz, even to the point of varying by port.

In addition the SIX-G acts as a troubleshooting tool for distributed HDMI systems and a reference source for video calibration. It is CalMAN-compatible and provides "absolute" information about HDMI components that work and ID ones that won't.

The Chord Company launches Clearway-- a replacement to the company's previous Carnival SilverScreen cable featuring advanced features within a high-performance speaker cable.

A refinement on recent Chord Company developments, Clearway Cable features 2 contra-wound high-density foil shields allowing for a shielding level effective to high frequencies. Meanwhile a clear protective PVC jacket reduces mechanically induced noise.

YZC Electronics, maker smart home remote control IR extender systems, launches their new, versatile dual frequency-coded IR extender, the Flat IR Blaster.

The maker describes the Flat IR Blaster as “a breakthrough in the AV industry” in the IR Extender sector because you can now power up by a simple DC 3v CR2032 button battery.

Installers and their consumers now no longer need a DC adaptor to power up their IR Extenders. The designed-in low power consumption lets Flat IR Blaster’s replaceable battery last for up to 18 months.

If that isn’t enough to make installers happy, consider that the Flat IR Blaster is the only one of its kind in the market with flat cable features.

Atlas Cables updates the Ascent Ultra interconnect cable with a version promising reduced plug mass and the elimination of potential negative eddy currents found in all metallic plugs and connectors.

The cable features a conductor made out of a single solid core surrounded by 64 interwoven strands of Ohno Continuous Cast (OCC) grain-free copper. In turn the fluorinated ethylene propylene (FEP) is extruded around the bare OCC copper conductors in a thermally stable manner, a process offering greater manufacturing consistency and wider bandwidth.

Epiphan Video launches the AV.io HD-- a device the company describes as an easy-to-use video grabber for customers wanting to capture video from HDMI, DVI and VGA sources.

The AV.io HD allows users to connect any device with an HDMI, DVI or VGA output, including cameras, laptops, tablets, projectors, game consoles and embedded devices to a Windows, Mac or Linux PC without need for any additional drivers on add-ons.