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Weekly Wrap-Up | 100 From the AV Industry, AVPeople: Mark Coxon, Piece of the Pi and More
Another week has come and gone and it is finally Friday or Friyay and it is time for the Weekly Wrap-Up! Every week we give you five or so …
Bryston Introduces the Mini A Loudspeaker
Bryston just launched what it’s calling the Mini A loudspeaker, a three-way bookshelf speaker engineered and balanced for off-axis …
RGB Spectrum Claims First 4K Videowall
RGB Spectrum is claiming to launch the first UHD video wall processor in the form of the MediaWall V. The MediaWall V processor supports up …
AudioControl Ships Architect Model 2660 16 Channel Power Amplifier
AudioControl is now shipping the Architect Model 2660 — a 16-channel amplifier that outputs 65 watts via 8 ohms, 100 watts via 4 ohms …
AV People: Mark Coxon, AVPhenom
A zoologist, an amateur fighter and an AV systems designer all walk into an InfoComm reception… No, that’s not the beginning of a …
The Reality of Virtual Reality
Microsoft recently unveiled a series of commercials surrounding the long anticipated and much rumored HoloLens VR 3-D headset at both IES …
NSCA Releases 2015 Guide to State Licensing for Contractors
The National Systems Contractors Association (NSCA) has announced its 2015 Guide to State Licensing. The report provides the commercial …
Serviceability At The Forefront
If you survey a broad sampling of veteran AV pros you’ll find that they’re united by a common trait: They’re all really good at …
On the Other Hand
Last month, we talked about the idea that the big voice in marketing and product success is now the small voice, the collective voice, and …
Are You Up For a Piece of the Pi?
The Raspberry Pi is a credit card sized computer, developed by a company in the UK. The stated goal of the company is to provide an …
AmpliVox Intros Portable Outdoor Sound System with a Mobile Line Array
AmpliVox Sound Systems’ new SW664 is a mobile Line Array System for sound amplification for large outdoor venues in a portable, totally …
From The BlogSquad
Shomi The Money
This blog will likely be of little interest to readers in the USA, but I’ll take shelter in the fact that rAVe is an international …
The Anatomy of a Great Keynote
I had the opportunity to go to many events over the last several years. The events have ranged to major ones like InfoComm or NAB, to …
The Future of Technology in the Classroom — The Next Gen Raspberry Pi 2
In the AV business, technology in the K-12 classroom has been defined in many different ways. From interactive technologies to educational …
Five Steps to Greener and more Intelligent Parking Decks
Parking Decks are likely one of the last buildings you think of when considering building automation, but they are a prime opportunity …
Texting While Driving: Why?
To those who know me it may seem a tad hypocritical for me to complain about how people today are too plugged in; too intimately and …
Convergent Tech Interview #2: Lifesize’s Video Evangelist Simon Dudley
A question was posed to and answered by a well-known person in the videoconferencing and collaboration industry and here is what Simon …
UHD and Laser Just Killed Your 2×2
Let me start by saying I love video walls and arrays. I’ve sold a few of them, ranging from a 10×1 array that traveled across a …
Joseph Fourier: Father of Digital Audio Processing
All digital audio today has in some way been effected by the research and discoveries of this French Physicist. Ever wonder why simple …
New On rAVe RADIO
Good AV Episode 2: The Ladies of BTX: What’s Trending in AV Tech
This month, I have the pleasure of engaging two smart ladies representing rAVe sponsor BTX in a fun conversation about what is happening in …
cAValry Rides – Episode 14: Sapphires, Fools Gold and Where in the World is AVPhenom!
InfoComm, we have a problem. The host of the AV industry’s popular drivetime comedy and tech talk podcast show has turned up missing. …
Rants and rAVes — Episode 355: Chuck Wilson’s Industry Life Lessons
What have you learned being in our industry? NSCA Executive Director Chuck Wilson shares the 100 things he’s learned over the course …
cAValry Rides – Episode 13: The Lucky Ones
So here we go with what we’re referring to as the “lucky episode” as we don’t believe in unlucky numbers here at cAValry Rides. If …
Rants and rAVes — Episode 354: Why You Should Care About PISCR
PISCR is a projected image system contrast ratio specification developed by InfoComm and ANSI together. It doesn’t specify what the …
Direct From AV Manufacturers
Biamp Systems Product Manager to Participate in InfoComm Connections Panel
BEAVERTON, Oregon — Feb. 26, 2015 — Biamp Systems, a leading provider of innovative, networked media systems, today announced that …
Palm Beach Dramaworks Elevates its Theatrical Performances with K-array
Old Lyme, Conn., February 26, 2015—Palm Beach Dramaworks has been delivering high-quality theatrical content to an eager local audience …
Tightrope Media Systems and BrightSign Evolve Partnership at Digital Signage Expo
PAUL, MINNESOTA, February 26, 2014– Tightrope Media Systems and BrightSign are evolving their partnership throughout 2015, with new …
NSCA Announces Inaugural Excellence in Product Innovation Award Winners
CEDAR RAPIDS, IA, Feb. 27, 2015 – NSCA is excited to announce the winners of the first-ever Excellence in Product Innovation awards, a …
