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View Article3D, or not 3D, that is the question.
A favorite scene for any AV geek has to be when R2D2 gets cleaned up by Luke Skywalker on Tatooine. All of a sudden, a light sputters out and projects a holographic image of Princess Leia pleading...
View ArticleAutonomic to Unveil Mirage OS 5.0 New Features at ISE 2014
Armonk, NY. January 6, 2014—Autonomic, known for supplying the custom electronics industry with award-winning high performance cloud-based media solutions, will be demonstrating the Mirage OS 5.0...
View ArticleTHE WEEK – Episode 58: ISE Special: Cisco Focuses on UC at ISE 2014, Wants to...
THE WEEK host Joel Rollins talks to Cisco’s Paul Depperschmidt and Steve Pryor about the company’s plans for the upcoming ISE 2014 show in Amsterdam, as well as their AV dealer programs. Any AV...
View ArticleBlackmagic Design Announces New Low Price for SmartView Duo
Fremont, CA - January 16, 2014 - Blackmagic Design today announced a new lower price on its popular dual rack monitor SmartView Duo to US$495, as well as a free software update SmartView 3.0.1 which...
View ArticleDid Extron Just Get Into Digital Signage Media Player Market with New H.264...
Extron’s new SMD 101 is a compact H.264 streaming media decoder used with Extron SME 100 encoders to provide complete end-to-end AV streaming systems. The SMD 101 is designed specifically for use in...
View ArticleDraper Named America’s Healthiest Workplace
Congratulations to Draper, which was named the healthiest workplace in the United States for 2014. Draper tops a list of 100 companies honored by Healthiest Employers LLC, a national organization...
View ArticleTurn a Good Fan Experience Into a Great One: New Sport Facility Integration...
There’s a new summit event taking place at ISE 2014 on Wednesday 5 February and it’s all about the latest trends and techniques involved in sports facility systems integration, as well as the...
View ArticleOne Firefly Hires Dina Schechter as Marketing Consultant
One Firefly LLC has announced it has expanded its Firefly Creative team to include a new marketing consultant position, and has filled the position with Dina Schechter. To read the complete press...
View ArticleCrestron Announces Training at ISE 2014
Registration is now open for the entire range of complimentary and interactive Crestron training courses that will be co-located at this year’s ISE. Each Crestron training course is designed to keep...
View ArticleSpring 2014 Stampede Big Book of AV Tour Highlights The Internet of Things
2014 will kick-off with a very loud bang on January 23rd in Austin, Texas when the Spring 2014 Stampede Big Book of AV (BBOAV) Tour makes the first of seven scheduled stops at the Woodward Conference...
View ArticleIn My Next Life, I’m Gonna Be a Pharmacist
What a great profession — a pill counter (sort of). Actually, pharmacies now have machines that count pills for them. When my local grocery store added a pharmacy about a dozen or so years ago, I was...
View ArticleIOGear Launches GWHDMS52 Wireless 5×2 HDMI Matrix
IOGear has just announced a 5×2 wireless HDMI matrix switcher that lists for $700 and which the company claims is able to send up to five different HDMI sources to up to two HDTVs (wirelessly) to two...
View ArticleNSCA and FMI Forecast New Construction Starts and Renovations for 2014
NSCA’s newest version of the Electronic Systems Outlook, which is available free to members, provides updated indicators of new business opportunities by tracking new construction starts and...
View Article15 Years Ago: Bluetooth? What’s Bluetooth?
It’s incredible that Gary’s first explanation of Bluetooth is 15 years old! What’s interesting to note is that this year’s CES has finally cemented “The Internet of Things,” which was one of the...
View ArticleGetting Ready for Tomorrow
As we begin 2014, there is always the temptation to write about predictions for the industry. I think that has been done very well by others, so I won’t take that route. Rather, I want to take a moment...
View ArticlePlanar Intros Next Gen Clarity Matrix With Thinner Bezel, 4K Input, Remote...
This week Planar announced the next generation of its Clarity Matrix LCD video wall system, featuring what the company is calling its new G2 Architecture. This new version features several feature...
View ArticleWeekly Wrap-Up January 17, 2014
Take a look back at some of this week’s important stories including blog posts, product news for the upcoming ISE 2014 show and takeaways from CES. Enjoy! Post by rAVe.
View ArticleThe Backlight Behind Samsung’s Bendable LCD TV
By Jimmy Kim DisplaySearch As we reported, Samsung Electronics introduced a bendable LCD TV at CES this month. Other curved LCD TVs were introduced last year, but it was thought that bendable displays...
View ArticleAVnu Alliance Introduces New AVB Education Sessions at ISE 2014
AVnu Alliance, the industry consortium that certifies Audio Video Bridging (AVB) products for interoperability, has announced new networking and education sessions to be held at the AVnu Alliance...
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