January 2016— Meridian America is pleased to announce the appointment of Adam Hauser to the role of Regional Sales Manager for southeast territory, effective immediately. Adam brings 11 years of well-rounded experience within the custom integration market. Most recently, he held a position for Big Kids Toys in Greensboro, NC. Complimenting his experience, Adam served […]

WESTFORD, Mass. — Jan. 13, 2016 — Artel Video Systems, a world-class provider of innovative IP- and fiber-based media transport solutions supporting global telecommunications, broadcast, and related markets, announced the appointment of Michael LaFleur as Vice President of Operations. LaFleur joins Artel with 25 years’ experience in operations, purchasing, and materials management. “We are excited […]

Rob Sample, regional manager for Anthem Electronics, speaks with host Johnny Mota about the fine electronics Anthem produces for the world. They cover Play-Fi, ARC (Anthem Room Correction), Dolby ATMOS, HDMI 2.0/HDCP 2.2, 4K support and the future of audio. All this and more on this episode of AV Insider. Listen to Episode 61 here!  Podcast: Play […]

Sacramento, Calif. USA – 13 January 2016 – Barco, a global leader in visualization technology, recently partnered with new media and entertainment studio Moment Factory to transport concert audiences on a psychedelic journey during Imagine Dragons’ recent concerts. Barco’s award-winning XHD media server, projectors and High End Systems digital lighting combined to deliver full-colored 3D […]

ZURICH, SWITZERLAND, January 13, 2016 — Audio over IP pioneer Barix has solidified a customer-friendly subscription model for its fully integrated SoundScape business music and advertising solution. The cost-efficient starter package, which includes licenses for the first 50 audio players, eliminates expensive annual contracts in favor of monthly credit card payments and a much faster […]

This week on AV Glue, we talk to Paul Harris at Aurora Multimedia about how his company is helping integrators fulfill today’s needs while still building their businesses on the technologies of tomorrow.  Streamline SKU’s, reduce behind the screen clutter, and get the link to a great new whitepaper just by tuning in for a […]

FAIRFIELD, N.J. — Jan. 12, 2016 — Middle Atlantic Products today announced the launch of the UTB Series Universal TechBox™, a low-profile, unique solution for discreetly mounting AV equipment underneath a table surface within meeting spaces. The UTB Series Universal TechBox is ideal for mounting equipment such as the Crestron 3-Series® 4K DigitalMedia™ Presentation System […]

Kramer Electronics U.S. has once again entered into an agreement with InfoComm International® to offer InfoComm-licensed courses, and broaden their current offering of education and training nationwide. Kramer will offer both CTS® Prep and CTS-D Prep classes across the United States. Under the umbrella of the Kramer Academy™, Kramer will leverage their past experience of […]

Sacramento, Calif. USA – 12 January 2016 – Global visualization technology leader Barco, in collaboration with digital retail experts MaxMedia, will share its solutions for creating engaging shopping experiences designed to maximize sales and drive brand loyalty at this year’s National Retail Federation “Retail’s Big Show 2016” to be held January 17-20 in New York […]

CARLSBAD, Calif. – The Bigfoot® Line Array, the loudest and most powerful battery powered PA ever engineered, will debut to European audiences for the first time ever this February at Integrated Systems Europe 2016 in Amsterdam, Netherlands, by portable sound system manufacturer, Anchor Audio, Inc. The concept for a turnkey system of this sound pressure […]

Los Angeles, CA (December 14, 2015) — The Unified Communications Theatre at Integrated Systems Europe will again play host to industry thought-leader Oblong Industries. At the 2016 show (9-12 Feb, Amsterdam RAI) visiting delegates will have the opportunity to hear the company’s thoughts and vision on issues at the cutting edge of the audio-visual sector. […]

SAN DIEGO, CA  JANUARY 12, 2016 — Videotel Digital announces its plans to exhibit the highly-recognized Digital Signage Expo (DSE) in Las Vegas. A new exhibitor of last year’s Nevada event, on March 15th-18th the manufacturer will showcase their latest product line. Networking with potential corporate, small business, and individual clients from around the world, Videotel […]

MONTREAL, Jan. 6, 2016 – Promising new industry benchmarks for digital AV signal extension, signal processing and chipset integration, AptoVision™, a pioneer in game-changing chipset technology, offered a preview of launch plans for next month’s ISE show in Amsterdam. Last year at ISE, AptoVision received both Best of Show and Best New Technology awards for […]

Irvine, California, USA and Paris, France. January 12th, 2016 – Digital workplace solutions leader SharingCloud and digital signage platform leader IAdea jointly announce the availability of the SharingCloud Instant Suite based on IAdea’s reliable digital signage platform. The two companies will jointly exhibit the products live at the upcoming Integrated Systems Europe Show in Amsterdam. […]

Irvine, California and Taipei, Taiwan, January 12th, 2016 – IAdea, industry leader for reliable digital signage platforms, will be launching its Armoroid™ product line at the upcoming Integrated Systems Show in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. Digital signage installations are plagued by the use of consumer-grade hardware, resulting in field failures that severely damage brand image. This […]

Karlslunde, Denmark, December 2015: At next year’s Integrated Systems Europe (February 9- 12, Amsterdam RAI, Stand 1-F69), dnp denmark will present the next step in the evolution of flat screens – optical laser panels. The new generation of dnp LaserPanels offers 100” high-contrast images at around 50% of the cost per screen area square inch […]

Gary was joined on his podcast today by Nureva President and CEO Nancy Knowlton who talks about the company’s ISE plans, including how a primary goal for them is to add dealers and distributors while in Amsterdam next month. Nureva’s Span Ideation System won rAVe’s Best of InfoComm 2015 Award and you can learn more about […]

11th Jan 2016, Gurgaon, India Power Grid Corporation of India (PGCIL) Limited is among the leading electric utilities that have always equipped their control rooms with the latest equipments. PGCIL recognized that a display wall would enable its operators at National Transmission Asset Management Centre (NTAMC) to have a much clearer view at any given […]

Rockleigh, NJ, January 11, 2016 – Crestron today announced it is now shipping its all-new 4K DigitalMedia™ Transmitter 202 (DM-TX-4K-202-C) and 4K DigitalMedia Transmitter 302 (DM-TX-4K-302-C) which transmit 4K and HD AV signals long distance to a room display, DM® switcher, or DigitalMedia Presentation System®. Both products function as transmitters and 2X1 and 3X1 switchers, […]

Jane Johnson (@jane_pivot), managing partner of strategic communications at Pivot Communications, and Katye McGregor Bennett (@katyemcgregor), chief strategist at KMB Communications, speak with host Christa Bender (@AVChrista) about the surprise trends of 2015 and the potential trends for 2016. They discuss operating their businesses out of their bat caves and whether drones will be visiting […]

Gary was joined by Sam Taylor, Almo ProAV’s Executive VP, who explains that BOSE’s commercial AV product line will now be distributed by ALMO ProAV. Sam explains what this means to the ProAV market and how you can start buying the gear through ALMO ProAV. Here is BOSE’s official statement about the distribution partnership: Bose […]

LAS VEGAS – January 6, 2016 – Peerless-AV®, the leader in innovative audio and video solutions and accessories, is excited to be exhibiting at CES 2016 from January 6-9 at theVenetian, Floor 31, Suite 31-234. Products being shown include mounts, TVs and displays, outdoor AV, and kiosks. Mounts With a variety of mount lines designed to […]

Today’s podcast focuses on what Gary thinks is, so far, the best commercial AV product launched at CES. Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSS

LAS VEGAS, Jan. 7, 2016 — LG Electronics (LG) has unveiled a larger commercial version of the LG Styler™, its one-of-a-kind clothing management system. Ideal for premium hotel suites and guestrooms, guest lounges and clubs, and even back-of-the-house use in resorts, the LG Styler is designed to refresh clothes without detergents, providing guests and hotel […]

Boston, January 7, 2016, ZeeVee, Inc. (Zv) a global manufacturer of video and signal distribution technology, will be demonstrating its new video distribution solutions, ZyPer4K™ CATx and ZyPerMX at the ISE 2016 Show in Amsterdam, February 9 – 12 in hall 10 at stand N151, at the Amsterdam RAI. The new ZyPer4k CATx expands upon […]

Welcome to a brand new season of AV Power Up! Join the Crew Corey CB Moss, Hope BeerAndPie Roth,  Johnny (Stuff n’ Things) Mota and Katye McGregor Bennett as they welcome their guests: Cory Schaeffer – Director, Systems Solutions at QSC TJ Adams – Director of Installed Systems Product Management at QSC (how does that fit on the business card?) Joey […]

Ness-Ziona, Israel— December 2015 — The SoundWall™ SURFACE series is Morel’s new “invisible” architectural speaker solution leaving no visual footprint while producing an immersive musical experience. The innovative design goes beyond the achievements of other invisible speakers, presenting a higher performance quality and a new “EASY-GRIP” installation system that makes the process easy and serviceable. […]

SAN JOSE, Calif., January 7, 2016 – Atlona, a leading AV connectivity solutions company, today announced that its Atlona Management System (AT-SW-AMS), a robust software resource for Atlona’s IP-controllable products in the commercial, education, government, and residential markets, is now available for free download at Atlona.com. AMS, which expedites the configuration, operation, and maintenance of […]

Gary’s guest today is ISE’s Managing Director, Mike Blackman. This year’s ISE will be the first, ever 4-day AV show and will take place in Amsterdam 9-12 February. How do you get people to stay for a 4-day show? Well, the keynote, alone, will do it as Dr. Michio Kaku (author of Physics of the Future) […]

Ampetronic is the recognised world leader in the design and manufacture of commercial audio induction loop systems; a position earned during 25 years of market leading innovation. To continue this trend we are thrilled to announce the launch of our brand NEW D Series, Digital Signal Processing (DSP), networkable driver range, at ISE Amsterdam in February 2016. […]

The USM (Universal Speaker Mount) is a brand new concept which can be used with any VESA compatible mount. This is revolutionary as it means the same speaker mount can be used across the Future Automation range of products, from wall mounts to TV lifts. Perfect for mounting a sound bar above or below the […]

SALT LAKE CITY, Jan. 6, 2016 /PRNewswire/ — ClearOne (NASDAQ: CLRO), a global provider of audio and visual communication solutions, announced today that it has been awarded a new patent for acoustic echo cancelation methods. On December 15, 2015, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (“USPTO”) issued United States Patent number 9,215,327 entitled “Methods and Apparatuses for Multi-Channel Acoustic Echo Cancelation.” The […]