AV Stumpfl GmbH, the Austrian AV technology manufacturer, has officially announced the establishment of AV Stumpfl Inc. ahead of this year’s InfoComm exhibition in Las Vegas. The new AV Stumpfl Inc. headquarters will be based in Atlanta and will be supported by a nationwide network of distributors, dealers and technology specialists. This is the first time that […]

QSC founders, Pat Quilter, Barry Andrews and John Andrews were named this year’s recipients of the Adele De Berri Pioneer of AV award from AVIXA the trade association representing the audiovisual industry worldwide. Each year AVIXA recognizes outstanding AV professionals for their contributions to the industry. The Adele de Berri award champions AV and information […]

As a part of keeping up with global business trends and events, I subscribe to several on-line feeds from industry and economic publications. These feeds including the Financial Times, Bloomberg and so forth are a great way to get the highlights of activities around the world that may be impacting our little corner of the […]

Calgary, Alberta — May 16, 2018 — Nureva Inc., an award-winning collaboration-solutions company, announces the installation of eight HDL300 audio conferencing systems at Williams-Keepers, a Missouri-based accounting firm, ending what had been a long and frustrating quest to find a better meeting room microphone solution. The firm’s efforts even included improvising a DIY configuration involving […]

Taking a page from the Samsung playbook, Microsoft’s new Surface Hub 2 is thinner, lighter and now being primarily promoted to be used like a digital flip-chart — in addition to being marketed as a “traditional” Collaboration Board for Huddle Spaces and meeting rooms. Microsoft says the Surface Hub 2 was designed from the ground up to be […]

MXL Microphones introduces its new USB-powered table-top web conferencing microphone, the MXL AC-360-Z. The new MXL AC-360-Z has been co-developed with engineers from Zoom, a leading web conferencing and communications software provider, to enhance the microphone solution for Zoom Rooms and Zoom-enabled conference rooms. The AC-360-Z expands upon the popular three capsule boundary microphone, the AC-404, through its 180° sound […]

Crestron announced today that, through its new partnership with Vitrea, the VTouch keypad featuring Cresnet connectivity is now a Crestron Connected devices. Crestron Connected devices can be connected to any home network using standard Ethernet cable. Crestron keypads deliver an advanced custom control solution as part of a complete Crestron smart home. The Vitrea VTouch keypad featuring Cresnet connectivity […]

Clear-Com will debut the E-IPA connection card at InfoComm 2018 — a high-density audio-over-IP connection card for the Eclipse HX digital matrix intercom family. Natively AES67 compliant and SMPTE2110-30 ready, the E-IPA card provides 64 streams of low-latency and high audio bandwidth connections for linking existing and new IP-based Clear-Com products. With this card, Clear-Com can deliver up to 256 IP ports […]

Draper announces projection solutions, including the Silent Partner and Fly Cages, which are both set to debut in the USA at InfoComm 2018 – these were shown at ISE earlier this year. Today’s digital projectors can put out a lot of heat, and cooling fan noise can be a big distraction—especially with shorter throw distances putting the projector […]

Middle Atlantic Products has expanded its DC Power Distribution Series — a universal DC Power solution for commercial and residential AV. Now featuring higher power capacity and availability for both North American and European installations, the portfolio’s new 200W and 300W models deliver the same features as the 45W DC compact and 125W DC 1RU systems, eliminating the need for […]

Crestron announced today it is now shipping DM Lite, a new set of signal extender products. DM Lite is designed to be a low cost version of their DM systems that are available in both one-gang and standalone boxes. DM Lite products are designed for basic point-to-point and small auto-switching applications. They can extend 1080p signals up to 70 meters and […]

Crestron announced a new partnership with Tyba, Turn, a new generation of rotary keypads developed by Tyba, is now a Crestron Connected device. With its uncluttered configurable interface, intuitive rotary control, and clean design, Turn adds style and finesse to any residential space. When connected to a Crestron control system, Turn performs just like any native Crestron control device. Crestron […]

Symetrix and Visionary Solutions have announced native integration of Visionary Solutions’ PacketAV Duet Dante-enabled IP video encoder and decoder products into Symetrix’ Composer DSP programming and control software. The integration, co-developed by Symetrix and Visionary Solutions, enables PacketAV Duet and E/D4100 video encoders and decoders to appear as native units in Composer 7.1 and later. Harnessing the flexibility and scalability of […]

TASCAM is now shipping its BO-series I/O expansion boxes for TASCAM ML-32D and ML-16D professional analog/Dante converters, and other D-Sub equipped devices. Three BO-series models are now available. The new BO-32DE 32 Channel D-Sub breakout box provides 16 input and 16 output channels. Four rear-panel DB25 connectors connect to an ML-series interface and four front-panel […]

“Alexa, turn on the church audiovisual system.” Clever voice-activated connectivity? Maybe. But practical? Not really. “Alexa, show me the upcoming maintenance on all of my audiovisual components, listing them in descending order by date.” Clever? Maybe. But practical? Absolutely. In the house of worship market, convenience isn’t a key driver for upgrades or new purchases. […]

Radial Engineering has announced their $299 Presenter is now shipping. The Presenter is a compact mixer that combines a microphone pre-amp and a USB program input to create the ultimate interface for any presentation, from school lectures to corporate audio. The USB input on the Presenter allows for direct connection to a laptop for high quality audio playback, perfect for presentations that include digital audio files, or for […]

Audinate announced over 400 Dante-enabled products from top AV manufacturers now feature upgraded firmware that supports Dante Domain Manager. Dante Domain Manager is the award-winning network control technology that brings valuable new functionality to Dante networks, including user authentication, role-based security and audit capabilities, while also delivering unprecedented scalability and organization of Dante systems over any network topology. Both system integrators and […]

Luxul today announced its Epic 5 router (ABR-5000) is now shipping with Domotz remote management software. With the Epic 5’s onboard Domotz technology, integrators receive alerts when network issues arise — allowing them to take immediate action — and share device information with Luxul’s support team for swift and easy troubleshooting. The router also eliminates the need to purchase a separate Luxul […]

IP audio company Barix will come to InfoComm (June 6-8, Las Vegas Convention Center) with an expanded suite of low-cost, multi-site audio contribution and streaming solutions. Barix will demonstrate the two new and now-shipping solutions, Instreamer ICE and Retail Player, at Booth C3465. InfoComm marks the global debut of Instreamer ICE, which combines the bandwidth efficiency of AAC+ encoding with streamlined integration, thanks to a built-in Icecast server that supports up to 50 simultaneous […]

AVidea Group (AViG) and iminate have announced the Magic Box, the Plug-In and the Outlet, all three of which will be introduced at InfoComm 2018 from June 6 – 8, 2018 in Las Vegas, Nev. iminate also says they have added more capabilities to its simple control system with the addition of the Magic Box, the Plug-in and the Electrical […]

Pasternack has just launched a new series of coaxial surge protectors that are designed to guard communications equipment from power surges and indirect lightning strikes. Pasternack’s 46 new coaxial lightning and surge protectors are perfect for use in cellular base stations, public safety systems, Wi-Fi networks, active antenna systems and GPS system applications. The new surge protectors are available with 7/16 […]

MXL Microphones introduces its new USB-powered table-top web conferencing microphone, the MXL AC-360-Z, at this year’s InfoComm Show (Marshall Electronics Booth C2164). The new MXL AC-360-Z has been co-developed with engineers from Zoom, a leading web conferencing and communications software provider, to enhance the microphone solution for Zoom Rooms and Zoom-enabled conference rooms. The AC-360-Z expands upon the popular three capsule boundary microphone, […]

THIS IS A PROMOTED STORY Gary was joined by NEC’s Mark Weniger and Almo ProAV‘s John Wills to talk about how NEC’s open-source Raspberry-Pi-based System-on-a-chip allows Almo to provide integrators with a turn-key option to not only sell the signage solutions from NEC (including the P and V Series; and, in the future, the C Series), but provide […]

Optoma today announced availability of its 4K UHD (3840×2160) resolution, Alexa-compatible home theater projector, the Optoma UHD51A. This projector integrates with Amazon Alexa via the new SmartProjection for Smart Home skill, enabling projection, audio control, screen, lighting and room setting controls own one place.  The Optoma UHD51A Alexa Smart Home skill allows users to power the projector on and off, change volume and […]

WyreStorm just added a new AV-over-IP line aimed at the ProAV and residential markets called the NetworkHD 600 Series 4K – a 4K resolution and HD-capable over 10GbE using SDVoE technology. Adding to its low bandwidth NetworkHD 100 Series HD over 1GbE using H.264 and video wall and multiview-supporting 200 Series and the 400 Series 4K HDR over 1GbE […]

Specifically designed to be the everyday tool for professional musicians, rental and production companies, RCF is bringing to market new NX Series active two-way sound reinforcement cabinets. Conceived as a complement to the RCF high powered systems as the HDL System or the NXL arrays, the new NX cabinets feature much of the power and accessories of the […]

  Update: Just two days following the publication of this blog, Barco announced exactly what I suggested — they’ve integrated Overture into ClickShare! It will be shown at InfoComm. Click here to read more about the announcement. At least year’s ISE show in Amsterdam, Barco officially launched itself into a (potentially) competitive fight with the […]

Audix has announced a collaboration with Allan & Heath on adding presets for the Allen & Heath Qu series of compact digital mixers. The new ProFactory mic presets cover a wide range of popular Audix models, including the SCX25A condenser vocal microphone, the D2, D4, D6, and i5 dynamic instrument microphones and the OM series of dynamic vocal microphones, and will help Qu users of all abilities quickly […]

The design philosophy for the RCF TT+ Series is based on offering the sound engineer solutions with the ability to provide controlled and consistent sound definition at high output levels for applications ranging from concert halls and houses of worship to touring and stadium situations. The strength of the product is based on the fact […]

Eric Higgs, Founder and Board of Directors Member at LumaStream, speaks with me about a low-voltage lighting and controls solution directed purely at AV integrators. LumaStream offers something to the AV integrators who could only offer a control system on a project, whereas the lighting went to someone else. Enter LumaStream, a completely C-7 license […]

In today’s podcast, Gary’s goes is none other than Gary Mandle, the co-inventor (with Peter Jurgensen) and patent-holder) of the turntable used inside every microwave oven — you can see his original patent here  Gary spent is 30+ years at Sony working in the display division and attending countless InfoComm Shows and consulting on large projector installs in […]

A quick survey: How many IoT devices do you currently think you own? Chances are you are way off on the actual number. A main reason is that no one actually knows how many devices are currently connected to the Internet of Things and that number is even harder to predict moving forward as more […]