NuVo Technologies is pleased to unveil its new Essentia® Whole Home Audio System. Rich with features that will excite the senses plus expand to offer the same NuVoNet capabilities that made the Grand Concerto such a simple to use programming success story. Essentia E6G will be the first multi-room audio system to boast the EnergyStar® logo, for very low energy consumption during idle time, which is considered the greatest wasted source of energy in electronics in the home today.

Meridian Audio introduces and demonstrates a unique new enabler for the Apple Computer’s hugely popular iPod™ family of personal media devices at the 2007 CEDIA Expo. Like many other iPod “docks,” the Meridian iRIS ™ Universal Dock for iPod accepts the full range of current iPod models and delivers battery charging and home audio-system integration and control. Additionally, the Meridian design features high-end video up-conversion processing (up to 1080p) that produces astonishing images with clarity and detail, delivering true big-screen performance from iPod Video.

Seventy-two percent of online adults in the U.S. are using their home computers to listen to audio content, according to a new study by the Consumer Electronics Association (CEA). Computer-Sourced Audio Consumption in the Home reveals that rapid penetration of the PC in U.S. households (now estimated at 82 percent) has more and more consumers looking to their home computer instead of their TV, DVD player or CD player for a home audio experience.

McIntosh Laboratory, a world leader in home entertainment systems for over 56 years, introduces the MS750 Music Server.

NextAid, an organization dedicated to improving the lives of African children orphaned as a result of AIDS, has launched a new affiliate partnership with eMusic, the #1 independent music site, offering music lovers around the globe the chance to download songs for free, while benefiting a worthy cause. In this on-going promotion, eMusic is donating to NextAid $8 for every person who signs up for a free trial account at www.emusic.com/nextaid. Once registered, users can select up to 50 songs from eMusic’s impressive library of over two million tracks, to download free of charge within a two week period. Songs can be transferred to any MP3 player or iPod.