WFX New Product Awards Winners

The 2006 WFX New Product Awards, presented by a Church Production Magazine, Worship Facilities magazine and Church Sound Magazine recognize the following companies for their most innovative new building and technology products geared toward the house of worship market.

Audio-Visual Award Categories

Best Audio Products: Large-Format Loudspeaker

Renkus-Heinz, Inc.

Booth #1327

Iconyx Steerable Array Systems Iconyx Digitally Controlled Array Systems embody some of the most advanced technologies ever integrated into professional sound systems. A steerable array, Iconyx is designed to deliver clear, intelligible speech and detailed, natural music, even in highly reverberant spaces. The tall, slender Iconyx enclosure blends easily with architecturally distinguished environments.

Best Audio Products: Microphone

DPA Microphones, Inc.

	Booth #429
DPA SMK4061 Stereo Microphone Kit The SMK4061 Stereo Microphone kit has been designed for both live and recording applications specifically for acoustic piano. Two hand-selected 4061 mics and accessories for mounting, including both magnetic and adhesive mounts and a pair of Boundary Layer Mounts, allow for a range of nearly invisible mounting options.

Best Audio Products: Other Audio Product

Westone

	Booth #1305
In-Ear Sound Design (SD1) In-Ear Sound Design is the break though monitor signal processing toolkit for IEM’s that allows performers and sound engineers to custom-mix monitor and ear-level ambient microphone feeds. Custom “sound environments” can be mixed on a PC or Mac, saved and switched on the fly from a belt pack during performance.

Best Overall Audio Product

Westone

	Booth #1305
In-Ear Sound Design (SD1) In-Ear Sound Design is the break though monitor signal processing toolkit for IEM’s that allows performers and sound engineers to custom-mix monitor and ear-level ambient microphone feeds. Custom “sound environments” can be mixed on a PC or Mac, saved and switched on the fly from a belt pack during performance.

Best Video Products: Video Switcher/Scaler/Mixer

Tie

Grass Valley, Inc.

Booth #1022

Indigo AV Mixer The Grass Valley Indigo™ AV mixer is a new high-quality, multi-format audio/video solutions. Indigo creates and delivers broadcast-quality presentations, and streamlines investments in personnel and technology. The Indigo mixer combines features normally found in video production switchers, presentation mixers and audio mixers in a powerful, cost-effective platform for live-presentation environments.

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TV One

	Booth #1001
C2-7200 TV One’s C2-7200 has dual independent scaling engines based on the exclusive CORIO2 technology, 11 Inputs including multiple HD-SDI, SD-SDI, DVI, YPbPr, RGBHV, RGBS, RGsB, YCbCr, Composite and S-Video signals and two independent outputs. Features include seamless switching, edge blending, PIP, chroma/luma keying, and several other effects and transitions.

Best Video Products: Video Camera/Camcorder

Sony Electronics Inc.

Booth #407

BRC-H700 High Definition Robotic Camera The BRC-H700 is a high-definition, all-in-one, compact robotic color video camera system designed for outstanding picture quality and wide-range Pan/Tilt/Zoom performance without complicated cable connections and installation. Its compact size, flexible installation options and capability for remote operation make this camera an ideal solution for discreetly capturing images with a limited staff.

Best Video Products: Video Screen

Stewart Filmscreen Corporation

	Booth #233
All Rise Stewart Filmscreen announces the first seamless rear projection ‘All Rise’ Electric Screen. The unique mechanical properties of the ‘All Rise’ provide a solution for instant viewing in areas with high ceilings or articulate architecture. This new design is brought to you by none other then the projection screen specialists, Stewart Filmscreen Corporation.

Best Video Products: Other Video Product

WTS Media

	Booth #723
WTS Autostart DVD Duplicator The WTS Autostart is a true 16x-speed DVD duplicator, specifically designed for the church market. “The hands-free” menu ensures a volunteer-friendly operation. No tricky menus, no user manuals, just one of the simplest, most economical duplicators on the market.

Best Overall Video Production Product

Grass Valley, Inc.

Booth #1022

Indigo AV Mixer The Grass Valley Indigo™ AV mixer is a new high-quality, multi-format audio/video solutions. Indigo creates and delivers broadcast-quality presentations, and streamlines investments in personnel and technology. The Indigo mixer combines features normally found in video production switchers, presentation mixers and audio mixers in a powerful, cost-effective platform for live-presentation environments.

Best Overall Video Display Product

Stewart Filmscreen Corporation

	Booth #233
All Rise Stewart Filmscreen announces the first seamless rear projection ‘All Rise’ Electric Screen. The unique mechanical properties of the ‘All Rise’ provide a solution for instant viewing in areas with high ceilings or articulate architecture. This new design is brought to you by none other then the projection screen specialists, Stewart Filmscreen Corporation.

Best Lighting Products: Automated Lighting Controller

AC Lighting

	Booth #1215
Jands Vista S3 and Vista APP The Jands Vista APP and Vista S3 lighting console provide a powerful, volunteer-friendly interface in a economical package. The Vista allows you to effortlessly integrate lighting the way you’d create a painting—with broad brush strokes, with all of the power required to run the most sophisticated lighting sequences.

Best Lighting Products: Color Changer

Entertainment Technology

	Booth #1022
Color FX(TM) Color Mixing Downlight Entertainment Technology is proud to announce the Color FX™ color mixing downlight. As the industry’s only interior downlight utilizing the patented VARILITE® CYM color mixing technology, the Color FX gives lighting designers, specifiers and contractors additional flexibility by offering the exact colors they have in mind.

Best Lighting Products: Theatrical Fixture

Selador

	Booth #129
Selador X7xtra-11 Selador X7Xtra-11 is a premium performing three-watt LED light fixture with low power consumption, high light output, long life, and exceptional optical control. The X7Xtra was designed by Lighting Designers for Lighting Designers.

Best Lighting Products: Other Lighting Products

Wybron, Inc.

	Booth #1027
InfoTrace InfoTrace is a system that uses RDM for control and management of DMX-controlled lighting devices. Consists of IT products, InfoGate, InfoChip, and InfoStore. The combination of these products can make it possible for an entire rig of any equipment to be identified, addressed, tested, and monitored from a single laptop.

Best Overall Lighting Product

AC Lighting

	Booth #1215
Jands Vista S3 and Vista APP The Jands Vista APP and Vista S3 lighting console provide a powerful, volunteer-friendly interface in a economical package. The Vista allows you to effortlessly integrate lighting the way you’d create a painting—with broad brush strokes, with all of the power required to run the most sophisticated lighting sequences.

Facilities Award Categories

Best Building Material Products: Church Seating

SERIES USA

Booth #308
Celebration II theater seat
SERIES’ Celebration II theater seat is designed to appeal to the priority of stewardship more than anything else. This product promises more seats per square foot of building, greater traffic flow efficiency, and lower burden of maintenance than any other fixed worship seat in the industry.

Best Building System Products: Digital Signage

Gefen

	Booth #436
DVI CAT5 Extreme The Gefen DVI CAT5 Extreme offers a convenient, plug and play method of delivering HD resolutions using industry-standard category-5 cables. This is a significant achievement because CAT-5 cables are more economical and readily available than fiber optics or DVI copper cabling, yet with the Gefen technology, they are just as reliable.

Best Building System Products: HVAC Product/System

XCI Corporation

	Booth #718
XBUS(tm) Web Controller The XBUS™ Web Controller allows quick and easy access using Internet Explorer to XCI’s network thermostats, allowing point and click control and scheduling to save up to 25% of your HVAC units.

Best Building System Products: Security Product/System

VIDEX

	Booth #1309
CyberLock(R) CyberLock® brings access control and an audit trail to doors and padlocks without the need for expensive hardwiring or structural changes. The locks are pick-proof and keys cannot be duplicated. Each user’s key is programmed to access selected locks on specific dates and times. The system provides a comprehensive audit trail of events.

Thank you to all entrants and congratulations to the winners!