CES 2009: THX and Radiient cut the cable with wireless surround kit

Wireless tech has been a big part of this year's CES. Wireless HDMI. Wireless speakers. If you can name a product that uses wires, somebody is working on getting rid of those wires. THX was showing off its Roomcaster technology, a wireless speaker system developed with Radiient Technologies that can pipe up to 7.1-channel audio through the air.

The companies were mostly demonstrating the tech as a potential feature for speakers and other audio devices, highlighting their credit card-sized THX Roomcaster modules. Of course, this means we won't be seeing said devices equipped with Roomcaster show up for sale for several months at least. Fortunately, Radiient is releasing a kit for early adopters to get a taste of the new wireless system.

THX to Bridge Content-Hardware Divide

THX wants to take the headaches and confusion out of the audio/video/gaming experience for consumers. The company is meeting with journalists and companies at CES to promote its fledgling Media Director program that's designed to take the digital information available on movies and games and make that decipherable to consumer electronics devices. According to THX, Media Director will turn digital media into smart content that communicates directly with A/V components.