NXT, maker of SurfaceSound flat panel speaker technology, has announced a partnership with DaimlerChrysler to incorporate their speakers into the Mercedes Benz line of automobiles. DaimlerChrysler is the world’s leading manufacturer of passenger cars. If this proves successful, SurfaceSound speakers may find their way into DaimlerChrysler’s other automobile lines.

Los Angeles (Sept. 25)--Sonic Solutions and Verance Corp. announced at the Audio Engineering Society (AES) convention a strategic relationship to advance the use and integration of the Verance watermarking technology in SonicStudio HD. Sonic Solutions makes some of the most high end professional, digital audio workstations that engineers use to make records. This move is an important political play for Verance to get their controversial watermarking technology into the editing system that many of the best engineers and producers use to make both stereo and 5.1 music on.

As the battle between ReplayTV and TiVo rages on, Time Warner Cable announced a new deal yesterday that will give Southern California residents a reason to choose ReplayTV. Select Time Warner Cable customers in Southern California will soon be provided with ReplayTV digital video recorders and the free ReplayTV Service as part of their cable service. This six month trial which will begin next month will include a special ReplayZone giving Time Warner Cable customers new and powerful ways to find and record the feature programming they want to view.

Simply Home Entertainment, a new custom home theater design firm founded by Christopher Hansen (Christopher Hansen Ltd.) and Timothy Duffy (Ambrosia AV, EggelstonWorks, Theater Design Concepts), today acquired Cello Technologies Los Angeles from Cello Technologies Corporate, which is based in Falls Church, Virginia. Simply Home Entertainment will take on the responsibility of finishing all existing and pending projects underway with Cello Technologies Los Angeles. Simply Home Entertainment will also maintain all of Cello L.A.’s existing clients.

Salt Lake City, Utah-based Evett and Shaw – Flatte Design signed an exclusive agreement with eLuxury.com to sell and distribute their desktop, home theater and music playback products and systems in the United States. Much like the highly successful move by B&O, Evett and Shaw – Flatte Design will be dropping all of their other U.S. dealers in favor of high-end e-distribution. Evett and Shaw – Flatte Design will retain their traditional international distribution channels.