Color Innovation: Quantum Dot Displays and New Standards for the AV Industry
I was on the road with an AV reseller/partner recently who asked me what companies (excluding my own) I think are the most exciting in the AV space. My answer surprised her — NanoSys and 3M (she’d...
View ArticleCLEAR-COM UNVEILS NEW LINQ PRODUCT LINE AT IBC 2014
ALAMEDA, USA – 12 September 2014 – At IBC 2014 Clear-Com® will introduce the LINQ™ product line. LINQ interfaces are compact devices that enable connection of two-wire partyline with call signaling and...
View ArticleLearning to Think: Android Updates and AV System Topology
As a lover of both words and technology, I take particular notice of word choices in the technical realm. One recent change I noted was when the OS on my phone upgraded itself to Android 4.4.2. In...
View ArticleHow Game Theory Can Change the Industry
I geek out when I find out new ways of using my smartphone — hidden features or undocumented I-didn’t-know-it-could-do-that shortcuts elicit mini-celebrations and a secret calculation of how much more...
View ArticleVESA’s New DisplayPort 1.3 Standard Pushes Bandwidth to 32.4 Gbits/sec
The Video Electronics Standards Association (VESA) announced the release of the DisplayPort 1.3 audio / video (A/V) standard. An update to the widely used DisplayPort 1.2a standard, this latest version...
View ArticleBenQ Adds New SV500 Public Information Display
BenQ America just launched a new 50” digital signage monitor, dubbed the SV500, that’s spec’d at 400 nits of brightness and for videowalls up to 10×10 units. Integrated with BenQ’s Multiple Display...
View ArticleSennheiser adds an interpreter console to its Tourguide portfolio
Old Lyme, Conn., September 16, 2014 – With the new SL Interpreter console, audio specialist Sennheiser expands its Tourguide conference and presentation system with a complete solution for controlling...
View ArticleBenQ Dazzles Digital Signage Marketplace With New SV500 Public Information...
COSTA MESA, Calif. — Sept. 15, 2014 — BenQ America Corp., an internationally renowned provider of visual display solutions, today announced the release of the dazzling new 50-inch SV500 public...
View ArticleThecus Announces Windows Storage Server 2012 R2 Essentials NAS
September 16, 2014, Milpitas, California – Thecus Technology Corp., the creator in NAS and NVR storage, has announced another world first: Windows Storage Server 2012 R2 Essentials is now available for...
View ArticleCEDIA 2014 Takeaways
I’m back from CEDIA 2014, and had a blast. As a video shooter, I had the unique perspective of checking out EVERY booth in my section, no matter how big or little. As usual, I saw more new products and...
View ArticleSennheiser Adds an Interpreter Console to its Tourguide Lineup
With the new SL Interpreter console, audio specialist Sennheiser expands its Tourguide conference and presentation system with a complete solution for controlling language interpreting channels. As a...
View ArticleAV People: Marla Suttenberg of Sapphire Marketing
Although she is very much what we would all consider to be a seasoned AV veteran, Marla Suttenberg of Sapphire Marketing didn’t go to school with the notion that she’d eventually end up working in the...
View ArticleBarco Escape, a New Multi-Screen Theatrical Format, to Debut September 19
At CinemaCon last March in Las Vegas, Barco debuted a new theatrical concept that featured three screens in the theater — a main screen and two side screens. The idea was to offer a more immersive...
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Leonard Suskin: Learning to Think: Android Updates and AV System Topology Christopher Jaynes: Color Innovation: Quantum Dot Displays and New Standards for the AV Industry Anthony Coppedge: Better...
View ArticleLooking At the Medical World #ThroughGlass
With all that we presently know in terms of AV, IT and Internet of Things (IoT), I truly believe we are expanding into a full technology realm of elaborate innovation and boundless potential. As I’ve...
View ArticleAV Phenom’s Definitive Guide to Determining if Your Display is 4k.
There has been a lot of confusion around the term 4k which is currently being used by marketing departments to describe a multitude of screens with varying resolutions. As a public service, I thought...
View ArticleHARMAN’s Studer Introduces New MADI Card to Accompany D23 I/O System
In introducing its D23m I/O system and A-Link 3 Gbit/s optical interface, HARMAN company Studer is announcing the first MADI I/O card specifically designed to fit in the new D23 frame, which works with...
View ArticleAviom Announces New A320 Personal Mixer
Aviom’s A320 Personal Mixer is an affordable personal mixer designed for use with in-ear monitors as well as headphones. The A320 features is reminiscent of the old mixers in that is has no menus to...
View ArticleDigital Signage Is a Game Changer for Advertisers
By David Little Director of Marketing, Keywest Technology Digital signage puts marketers and other communicators in charge of when and where their messages influence consumers. This may also mean...
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