I do not own stock in NCTI.
Two points I would like to address: Negroponte's affirmation of electronic noise cancellation is big news yet not new. The fact that noise is present through modems gives insight to the fact that when voice telephony becomes a reality, modem noise will be cancelled. My point is that NCTI will play a role in this market.
Secondly, in the Audio issue this month, p. 14 in the "What's New," page, "Gekko Flat Speaker," the description reads, "Using proprietary flat-panel transducer technology, the Model GK-1114 is said to produce such broad, even dispersion that every listener is in the sweet spot. This virtue, combined with the speaker's ease of wall mounting (it's just 2x11x14 inches), is claimed to make it almost invisible in home theater setups. The standard grille is black, but you have a choice of hundreds of decorative prints like the one shown here (an Ansel Adams photograph). Frequency range is specified at 100Hz to 15kHz, with sensitivity of 85db (at 1watt per meter). Prices: $ 299 each; replacement art-print grille, $ 79 each. (Gekko, c/o Noise Cancellation Technologies, 800-278-3526)
I am a custom audio/video designer. If these speakers really perform according to these specs, they will sell incredibly well. The Holy Grail of speaker technology for home theater is invisibility since there are at least five of them excluding subwoofers.
I have kept my eye on this stock for at least two years, since the Verity agreements, and coupled with the fact that NCTI has patents in noise cancellation, it should do well in the marketplace. In the past, the company has been all hype because it didn't have a product save the NoiseBuster headphones but now with coming voice telephony and multi-uses for these tiny speakers, NCTI may start to reap profit from their R&D.
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