Rants and rAVes — Episode 231: Extron’s XTP Systems Line is Complete
Now that Extron is shipping the XTP T UWP 202 wallplate transmitter and receiver, the XTP Systems line is completely available. Listen here to learn more. The post Rants and rAVes — Episode 231:...
View ArticleCABA to Hold Next Forum in Washington, D.C. Next Month
The Continental Automated Buildings Association (CABA) has announced that its next Intelligent Buildings & Digital Home Forum will be held April 1-3, 2014 in Washington, DC. CABA’s event will be...
View ArticleCatalyst AV Signs Distribution Agreement with EnGenius Technologies
Burlington, MA – March 5, 2014 – Catalyst AV, a nationwide distribution network of specialty AV products that serves more than 15,000 integrators from 18-locations in the US, today announced EnGenius...
View ArticleClearOne Acquires Professional Wireless Microphone Solutions Supplier Sabine
SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH (March 5, 2014) – ClearOne, Inc. (NASDAQ: CLRO) today announced the acquisition of Sabine, Inc., solidifying the company’s industry-leading portfolio of professional microphones....
View ArticleClearOne Buys Wireless Mic Company Sabine
ClearOne today announced the acquisition of Sabine, mostly known as a wireless microphone company. Under the terms of the transaction, ClearOne will pay approximately $7.5 million in cash and $1.5...
View ArticleOur 2014 ISE Show Review Video is Out!
Nearly 900 stands, over 51,000 attendees and some 1,300 videos later, last month’s ISE 2014 show was a huge hit — in fact, now the biggest AV trade show ever. Held annually in Amsterdam, the Integrated...
View ArticleCore Brands to Showcase Furman Power Management Products at Prolight + Sound
PETALUMA, Calif. — March 5, 2014 — Core Brands today announced that the company will showcase the latest innovations in its Furman® line of power management products at Prolight + Sound, March 12-15....
View ArticleRead This First: How to Use the rAVe ISE 2014 MicroSite
The 2014 version of Integrated Systems Europe has come to a close, but our coverage here will live forever here — on this ISE 2014 microsite! We have so much coverage — and there’s so much information...
View ArticlerAVe Scoop: Extron Debuts Digital Version of PoleVault Classroom System
Extron is now shipping a digital version of its PoleVault classroom packaged system, appropriately dubbed the PoleVault Digital. Basically, it’s a family of complete AV switching and control system...
View ArticleChanging Landscape of Cable Television
The landscape of cable television continues to change at a dizzying pace. In previous blogs, I have written about both the WWE Network and the striking down of the net neutrality rules. Since then,...
View ArticleBehringer Powers Daft Punk Grammy Performance
3/5/2014 Walking away with a total of 5 trophies at The Recording Academy’s recent 2014 Grammy Awards, French robot rockers Daft Punk are certainly no strangers to success. The duo was recognized with...
View Article4K For Under $2K
By Jeff Hastings CEO, BrightSign True 4K is spectacular — as good as a top quality printed poster. One of the bigger myths out there right now is that 4K is too expensive. That may have been true in...
View ArticleTHE WEEK – Episode 65: InfoComm Live Wrap-up
After this weeks news, we share a conversation between Joel Rollins and Tom Stimson about the InfoComm Live event, its future, and the AV Rental business in general. The post THE WEEK – Episode 65:...
View ArticleRants and rAVes — Episode 232: Extron adds HDMI to the PoleVault System
Extron’s PoleVault is the standard system product used by most K-12 classrooms to route signals to a projector. All the signals go in ANALOG and come out CATx cable. But now, Extron has introduced a...
View ArticleEight Principles for Scaling Educational 3D
By Len Scrogan Display Central 3D in Education — 3D school success stories are well worth your reading time. In this installment, we continue our coverage of 3D in the St. Francis Schools (MN) by...
View ArticleBiamp Systems Brings Customized Network Media Systems to Enterprise Connect 2014
BEAVERTON, Oregon — March 6, 2014 — Biamp Systems today announced that it will be bringing its market-leading AVB audio/video portfolio of networked media systems to Enterprise Connect® 2014, March...
View ArticleDistribute & Display Stunning Signage Powered by Matrox
Maevex H.264 Encoders/Decoders Distribute 1080p60 content over a standard IP network at low, user-definable bandwidth. Use the decoder’s new fail-safe feature to play pre-recorded content if a network...
View ArticleIMS Productions Builds New HD Mobile Unit With Beck TV
AUSTIN, Texas — March 6, 2014 — Beck TV (formerly Beck Associates), one of the United States’ premier design-build systems integrators, today announced that the company has completed a state-of-the-art...
View ArticleIn Ultimate Niche Move, Meridian Intros Component Headphone Amplifier
Listening to music on headphones, while on the move, is certainly the top way we experience music nowadays. But Meridian’s latest product is betting that there are enough of you out there listening to...
View ArticleInteractive Kiosks Are Making an Impact in Schools
By Kisha Wilson Marketing Manager, Slabb, Inc. There is no doubt that technology has infiltrated our schools and I am happy that it did. I’m in my thirties, and the school I attended was vastly...
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