The popular plug-in can now be purchased at Best Buy, Amazon and many other retailers

The iWOW 2.0 software developed by SRS Labs, Inc. is the most advanced audio processing software available for iTunes on the Mac. This iTunes plug-in uses several patented audio enhancement technologies to provide immersive 3D audio that is rich and natural when listening to music, videos and podcasts. more

Noise Industries, developer of visual effects tools for the postproduction and broadcast markets, is sponsoring the John Lennon Educational Tour Bus, a 501(c)(3) non-profit venture dedicated to introducing visitors to the latest audio and video technology. Established more than a decade ago, the Lennon Bus is a mobile state-of-the-art recording and HD video production studio. Covering some 60,000 miles per year, there are 3-4 on-board engineers that travel with the Bus, hosting one day workshops for students from all walks of life at hundreds of schools and other locations across the US. Students spend the day composing an original song, recording it and creating and producing a broadcast quality video using the latest in video and audio solutions such as Apple® Final Cut Studio® and Noise Industries’ FxFactory Pro. more

Santa Monica, CA, and Vancouver, BC (July 31, 2008) – Entity FX, an award-winning visual effects company in Santa Monica, California, and Vancouver, British Columbia, has completed visual effects for the new X-Files motion picture sequel The X-Files: I Want to Believe. Entity FX’s Mat Beck supervised all visual effects for the movie, continuing a 15-year collaboration with co-writer and co-producer Frank Spotnitz and X-Files creator Chris Carter, who co-wrote and directs the film. more

INDIANAPOLIS, IN — Auralex Acoustics, the leader in sound control solutions, recently scored an A+ from Chicago’s Flashpoint Academy when the company outfitted the College’s new Recording Arts Suites with its best-selling acoustical treatment products. more

Talon Data Systems Launches Revolutionary Data Transport Product

July 31, 2008 (Hollywood, CA) Talon Data Systems has announced the launch of NetFlight™,

a groundbreaking communication product poised to revolutionize data transport and storage access for motion picture, broadband and television post production media. As companies involved at multiple points along the creative and technical pipeline grapple with a growing need for high speed collaboration and viewing of full resolution assets, NetFlight™ presents solutions to critical challenges by enabling rapid movement of full 4K data down the hall, across the street or around the world. In addition, NetFlight™ enjoys a considerable competitive advantage as the only solution addressing the problems associated with the transport of large volumes of full resolution entertainment data. more

Cincinnati, OH – (July 30, 2008) – Motion design and production collective Lightborne was recently tapped by ad agency Markham Unlimited to create a series of 12 looping ambient films for IT’SUGAR, a sweet and sassy candy boutique with locations around the world. The videos are currently appearing throughout the newly designed high-end retail spaces, as well as on building exteriors. more

BEIJING, CHINA – As athletes from across the globe are put to the test during the 2008 Summer Olympic Games, Neutrik® will be there to ensure that its broadcast customers won’t miss a moment of the action. Broadcasters will be able to go to the Neutrik Service Center for all their last minute, on site connectivity, including connectors, adapters, cable assembly and repair work.

Beginning July 21st, and located just a few feet from the International Broadcast Center, the Neutrik Service Center will be operational throughout the Olympic Games, which will be held in Beijing, People’s Republic of China from August 8 to August 24, 2008. more

LAKE SUCCESS, N.Y., July 31, 2008 – Canon U.S.A.’s Broadcast & Communications division has been chosen as the exclusive provider of HD lenses to NBC Olympics for its coverage of the Games of the XXIX Olympiad. NBC will also be using the Canobeam DT-150 HD Free Space Optics video transceiver system for transmitting “beauty shots” of Beijing back to NBC’s Olympic broadcast facility. Canon will provide on-site technical support for NBC Olympics throughout the duration of the 2008 Olympic Games. more

Mammoth HD launches a new RM OceanLife/Underwater Gallery - featuring the underwater world of the Maldive Islands.

Featured in the new MHD/RM Ocean Life/Underwater Gallery are Manta Rays. more

Demonstrating the weather durability and output capability of JBL Professional’s Precision Directivity (PD) Series and Application Engineered (AE) Series loudspeakers, systems integrator C.V. Lloyde Music Center utilized WRX weather resistant versions of these speakers in a new scoreboard loudspeaker system at the University of Illinois Memorial Stadium. Home to the University of Illinois football team, Memorial Stadium now holds more than 65,000 fans after renovations over the past few years. more