Berkeley Preparatory School, a highly ranked Pre-K to Grade 12 day school in Tampa, has a jam-packed schedule of activities for its 1,400+ students, as well as its faculty and staff, from theater productions to chapel services, daily staff meetings in the auditorium and more, all of which require wireless audio solutions. The state-of-the-art school […]

Sharp NEC Display Solutions Europe & North America and Appspace recently announced that they will collaborate to help workplace experiences. Customers, staff and visitors can interact with information in their respective workplace environments through collaboration. The workplace management software from Appspace is certified for NEC displays with the integrated modular MPi4 Mediaplayer or Intel SDM […]

By Russell Poole SMPTE SMPTE’s Rapid Industry Solutions (RiS) initiative turns two years old this week. RiS has helped the film industry come together to create the on-set virtual production (OSVP) field; transforming the way studios make films, and this is only the beginning. RiS was created in 2021 to find solutions pertaining to the […]

This is the second and final part of a series. For the first part, click here. Third Phase of a Mature AV Estate — Evolving the Stack While our users will be pretty happy at this point, trouble is undoubtedly brewing. They are out there finding new software and functionality that they want to make […]

Utelogy Corporation has expanded its Utelligence Program and added a partnership with Catchbox. The Catchbox Plus Pro product family promotes integration of Catchbox Cube (throwable) and Clip (wearable lavalier) microphones into pre-existing systems such as VC codecs (via USB and Dante) and auditorium audio systems. As a result of this tight-knit partnership between Utelogy and […]

The Security Industry Association (SIA)’s Autonomous Solutions Working Group recently hosted a series of free virtual town hall events focusing on key artificial intelligence (AI) topics. The third town hall explored equipping security directors for the internal sale of new technology, with advice from industry professionals on how security practitioners can advocate for the application […]

As we have for the past 13 years, I am proud to say we sent reporters from rAVe [PUBS] to EVERY SINGLE BOOTH at InfoComm 2023 earlier this month to shoot videos of new (and returning!) products. No other company went to every single booth. We amassed a cache of more than 1,560 videos, and […]

Legrand Shading Systems announced its newly updated Fabric Sampling Portal. The latest evolution of the portal adds functionality and intelligent search and filtering options that enable dealers to quickly find and order fabric samples to fit their shading project’s specifications. The new digital experience is part of Legrand Shading Systems’ ongoing commitment to providing excellent shading […]

London’s Gotham City-inspired Park Row ‘theatrical restaurant’ has been installed with visual infrastructure by creative projection specialist Motion Mapping, to enable the venue to host immersive events. At the heart of the setup is a Green Hippo Hippotizer Mayon+ MK2 Media Server, which is driving image and video content, including for a DC Universe game […]

The entertainment production company Cabal Esports has acquired 126 Alfalite Modularpix Pro VP XR 1.9 LED panels with ORIM technology to broadcast virtual production content in the different gaming events in which this Spanish company provides services. Cabal Esports offers television broadcasting services, live events, gaming and esports. It is a pioneering production company in […]

LG Electronics launched a commercial television set integrated with Apple AirPlay technology support for hotels, offering guests a seamless and secure way to share content from their iPhone or iPad to their guest room TV. LG Electronics and Apple worked together to ensure that AirPlay will be as easy to use as when at home. […]

Extron introduced the XPA Ultra FX Series, eight and four-channel multizone audio power amplifiers with flexibility. A single unit can be set up in a variety of configurations to support large systems with multiple speaker types. These amplifiers can simultaneously drive 8-ohm, 4-ohm, 70-volt and 100-volt loads and are easily configurable per channel. Each channel […]

EnGenius Technologies has expanded its product ecosystem with a new Power Distribution Units (PDUs) line with built-in safety features and total cloud management and control. The EnGenius ECP series are UL-1449-certified professional-grade surge-protected products, placing the products through months of rigorous third-party testing in the lab to ensure their safety. They include a Fireproof MOV […]

The Special Olympics World Games Berlin 2023 is taking place from 17 – 25 June for the first time in Germany under the motto ‘Unbeatable together’. Around 7,000 athletes from 190 countries are competing in 26 sports at the world’s largest inclusive sports event. The opening ceremony of the Special Olympics World Games, which takes […]

Sustainability has been a hot topic in the AV world over the past few years. Many manufacturers have expanded and touted their sustainability efforts, and customers are pushing for sustainable options. The sustainability of companies involves everything from their policies and practices at their headquarters and offices to the products they sell and end up […]

HARMAN Professional Solutions’ AMX brand launched the AV-over-IP-based AMX SVSI N4321D Audio Transceivers with Dante and AES67. These Transceivers are ideal for corporate applications, colleges and universities, casinos, convention and entertainment centers, or anyone needing robust Dante, AES67 or PCM networked audio over IP and analog transcoding at an affordable price point. The N4321D connects […]

Biamp unveiled Modena MAX Connect, which offers “the same experience that users have come to love in dedicated UCC rooms,” now within BYOM collaboration spaces. MAX Connect enables users to walk into any room, with any device, and join a meeting instantly using any video collaboration experience, including UC platforms or messaging apps. MAX Connect […]

Biamp announced that the all-in-one Parlé VBC 2500 videoconferencing bar has earned certification from Barco. Barco certification ensures that products have been tested and validated by Barco, providing assurance to IT professionals and end users that certified products will work as expected and perform to Barco standards. Now Barco ClickShare customers are empowered to augment wireless […]

The SDVoE Alliance announced integration with AVI-SPL Symphony, a user experience management platform to administer, monitor, control and analyze multivendor AV, UC and spaces across environments. The SDVoE API expands Symphony’s view into the full technology deployment of customers. Industry professionals can control and manage SDVoE devices alongside other system devices, such as sources, displays, […]

Solotech last week announced the appointment of John “Jack” Steinhauer as vice president, Global Markets, Sales and Systems Integration. This newly created role based in the U.S. is a “pivotal leadership position in the Sales and Systems Integration Division.” In his new role, Steinhauer will be responsible for overseeing the Global Markets Leader Program and […]

Waves Audio just debuted the CA3000-MX Commercial Audio Mixer, an install-ready audio mixer and processing engine that delivers sound quality for a wide range of single-room and multi-zone AV installations. CA3000-MX offers powerful mixing and built-in processing capabilities that can upgrade the sound of any installed audio system; it also offers the option to expand processing […]

Inglewood California’s 70,000-capacity SoFi Stadium hosted the 39th annual WrestleMania with a blockbuster two-night event enveloped in LED screens and scenic video technology driven by an army of Green Hippo’s Hippotizer Boreal+ Media Servers. More than 161,000 fans witnessed WrestleMania over two sold-out evenings, energized by high-octane video content created by the WWE Media Graphics Department. The visuals were […]

Biamp introduced EasyConnect MPX 100 today, adding BYOM calls to UCC rooms. The MPX 100 is a media switcher designed for conference rooms equipped with a dedicated UC room system, such as a Microsoft Teams Room or Zoom Room, but from which a user occasionally needs to use an alternate UC platform. The MPX 100 […]

Sphere Entertainment announced the launch of Sphere Studios, dedicated to developing the next generation of original immersive entertainment exclusively for Sphere through proprietary and cutting-edge technology, tools and production facilities. The first of the Studios’ immersive innovations include Big Sky — an ultra-high resolution camera system. Sphere Studios is home to an interdisciplinary team of […]

Extron just introduced the DTP3 T 203, a three-input twisted pair transmitter for sending USB-C video, HDMI and control up to 330 feet (100 meters) over a shielded Cat6A cable. This DTP3 transmitter supports 4K@60Hz (4:4:4) signals and is HDCP 2.3 compliant. To maximize image quality and eliminate latency, Extron says all supported video resolutions […]

LG Business Solutions had a large section of its booth at InfoComm 2023 that focused on restaurants and hospitality, including various DVLED and LCD digital displays ideally suited to provide digital signage, menu boards and self-ordering kiosks. Introducing the area to attendees was a 110-inch 4K Ultra HD model (110UM5K) that offers up to 500 […]

InfoComm 2023 brought together the ProAV industry for a week of showing 350+ new products while educating over 2,000 #AVtweeps, June 10-16 in Orlando, Florida. The total registrants for InfoComm 2023 reached 36,639, and 29,325 showed up from 115 countries. International attendance made up 20%. In addition, 37% were first-time attendees. More than 2,000 unique […]

LG Business Solutions USA now has a full lineup of MAGNIT DVLED (direct-view light emitting diode) displays for corporate settings, on video production sets, as digital art displays, and even for luxury residential applications. Unveiled for the first time in the United States is the 272-inch LG MAGNIT 8K Micro LED Display (Model LSAB007), which […]

The C SEED N1 Outdoor TV officially made its debut after a couple of years of being shown as a proof-of-concept at CEDIA. The N1 Outdoor TV takes only 60 seconds to rise to its height of three meters and five MicroLED panels unfold in the next 25 seconds to create a seamless monumental 165 […]

Planar debuted the new Planar UltraRes L Series at InfoComm. An all-in-one LED display combining the Planar UltraRes Series features with fine pixel pitch LED technology. The Planar UltraRes L Series is integrated 20-point IR touch technology, onboard processing, an ultra slim bezel and is measures 136 inches in Full HD resolution.mThe new solution also […]

LG Business Solutions launched a family of UCC-focused products here at InfoComm 2023 aimed at applications like boardrooms, lobbies and conferencing and collaboration spaces – the new products included a new version of LG’s One:Quick Works interactive display, a new 163-inch All-in-One DVLED display and new 171-inch 21:9 DVLED display. These are anchored by the […]

At InfoComm 2023, Snap One unveiled its new Binary 960 Series MoIP solutions, providing integrators and end users with AV-over-IP for residential and commercial projects. The new series enables the distribution of 4K60 video content, video tiling for up to 16 sources, simplified setup through OvrC, and reduced video compression for 10G-capable networks. The 960 […]