Octava Inc. has released their new HDMI Audio Converter.  It features one HDMI input, one HDMI output, L/R stereo audio output and optical Toslink output.  It fully supports resolutions up to and including 1080p.

{mosiimage}RTCom has introduced three new systems, RDSEA (SRP: $1,169), OBHD (SRP: $599), and OBCA (SRP: $599), which use fiber optics to extend either DVI or HDMI up to 3,280 feet.  All of these units feature HDCP compliance, detachable DVI/HDMI modules, and a wide range of indoor and outdoor uses.

Neothings is showcasing the LightSpider, a home audio, video and control system that relies on only a single optical wire, this week at EHX Spring 2009.  Most HDMI extenders on the market require Cat 5 cables, signal amplifiers and other obtrusive additions in order to transmit signals.  The LightSpider will be able to reach distances of 300 feet with only a single wire.

QED, operating in the UK hi-fi and video cable industry, has just introduced the Silverline Five – The first audiophile-grade loudspeaker cable rated by Underwire Laboratories (UL) as being fire-resistant.  It has been approved for installation in-wall and between-floor.

Tributaries Cable has announced the release of their two newest home theater AC power managers, the T100 and the T200.  Retailing at a suggested price of $350 and $500 each, these power managers add flexibility and new technology to Tributaries existing line of power management tools.