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Rants and rAVes — Episode 286: A Few New Cool August Product Intros
Extron, Crestron, Polycom and FSR have all launched new gear this month. I condense them into one handy three-minute podcast! The post Rants and rAVes — Episode 286: A Few New Cool August Product...
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eyevis Introduces New Touch Roundtable via Partnership
Virtual Sensitive’s interactive touch roundtable, dubbed Coconote, is now integrated with eyevis DLP projectors. The round display table with a 100-point multi-touch system is designed for digital...
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Kramer Intros Wire Optimized for HDBaseT Transmission
Kramer’s new BC-HDKat6a cable is designed to work with its DGKat twisted pair products that output HDBaseT signals. Kramer says that in testing 4K signals sent via HDBaseT transmitters and receivers at...
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AV People: Joel Rollins of Everett Hall Associates
Joel Rollins has been a staple at rAVe [Publications] for years. You’ve read his columns, you’ve heard his voice on rAVe RADIO, and you’ve seen his face in our booth at InfoComm and ISE. He’s the...
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D-Tools 2014 Design Awards Entries Deadline Extended Through Friday, August 29th
CONCORD, CA, USA — AUGUST 19, 2014 — D-Tools, Inc., the worldwide leader in system integration software, today announced the call for entries deadline for its annual contest, the Design Awards, has...
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Ampeg Instagram Takeover with Nikolai Fraiture
The Strokes are giving fans an exclusive glimpse of their concert at the new state-of-the-art performance center The Chelsea at The Cosmopolitan in Las Vegas on August 20, 2014. Strokes bassist Nikolai...
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All the Right Moves? A Perspective on Innovation vs. Acquisition
Last week I published a blog on the Internet of Things and convergence, basically highlighting two companies — Cisco and Google as those leading the way in IoT and IT. However I felt the need to...
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Bad Hoc
Sometimes, in my role as the general manager of a small AV company dealing with large clients, and being part of planning both their permanent installations and their events, I stand at a crossroads...
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Human Projection Mapping
Yesterday I stumbled across an interesting article about an artist combining projection mapping and real-time face tracking. This is demonstrated in a new video called Omote by artist Nobumichi Asai,...
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EPSON Intros New WideScreen ProAV Projector Line
Epson today introduced two new EX Pro series projectors with built-in wireless projection and integrated with the new Mobile High-Definition Link (MHL) connector. The new EX7235 Pro (list for $649) and...
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PowerPoint in Pajamas – The Unified Communications Transformation of Business...
By David Danto Director of Emerging Technology, IMCCA A funny thing happened to me last year. I woke up early at a hotel in the middle of a business trip because I had to give a presentation to a...
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Rants and rAVes — Episode 287: Gary Responds to Carbon Fiber Critics
Last week, Gary posted a blog about making mountains out of carbon fiber and received a lot of positive and some negative feedback. The biggest critics were not in favor of carbon fiber because they...
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Scott’s Crystal Ball?
Recently, I wrote about how integrators should consider providing their technical staff as a service to institutions. I used a couple of examples of when higher ed, in particular, is in need of extra...
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Terra Introduces RGB Color and Dimming to Its LED Light and Sound Bollard
Terra’s LS.32 lighting and sound bollard now has RGB color and dimming options available. Designer and installers will soon be able to give clients the option of choosing white or colored illumination...
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Human Projection Mapping: Behind the Magic
Sara Abrons recently shared a video of Human Projection Mapping done by Omote artist Nobumichi Asai. It is an amazing display of what can be done today in AV if you are able to combine your creative...
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Teufel Audiohas Intros THX Certified Cinebar 52 With Dolby Virtual Speaker...
Teufel Audiohas, a German audio manufacturer, announced a new soundbar — the Cinebar 52 THX. In addition to fulfilling the stringent criteria for THX certification for cinema sound, the new soundbar...
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InfoComm Leads USB in AV Applications Webinar
If it says “interactive” you can bet that USB is being leveraged. From interactive white boards and displays, to teleconference systems and collaborative meeting spaces, they all feature USB...
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Middle Atlantic Unveils New Line of Racks, Power and Accessories
Essex by Middle Atlantic is a new line of what the company is positioning as “affordable” infrastructure products that will make its official debut at CEDIA 2014. Middle Atlantic says Essex is designed...
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Tributaries Launches Series 4 Interconnects at CEDIA Expo
Tributaries’ new Series 4 interconnect cables will officially launch at CEDIA. Claiming that the cables surpass the performance of its predecessors (Series 3 and 5), Tributaries has made major changes...
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A Vision of Future Displays
Wouldn’t you like to know what display technology will look like in 10-15 years? Well according to one visionary, the future of displays, and image for that matter, is light field technology....
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