RTI Ships CX10 Countertop/Under-Cabinet Touchpanel

RTI today announced that it has begun shipping its all-new CX10 touchpanel. Designed for both commercial and residential applications, the CX10 is a 10-inch, touch-capacitive 1280×800 LCD with an integrated HDBaseT input and stereo speakers. Easy to mount on a countertop or beneath a cabinet, the display has a tilt range from 10 to 90 degrees for the best viewing […]

RTI Ships CX10 Countertop/Under-Cabinet Touchpanel

Audio-Technica Ships New AT5047 Cardioid Condenser Microphone

Audio-Technica is now shipping its new AT5047 Cardioid Condenser Microphone. An addition to the company’s 50 Series (which also includes the AT5040 vocal microphone and AT5045 instrument mic), the AT5047 is a studio microphone that features the same capsule as the AT5040 but with a transformer-coupled output and optimized electronics. It’s equipped with a transformer-coupled output, so the microphone maintains a […]

Audio-Technica Ships New AT5047 Cardioid Condenser Microphone

Key Digital Introduces New 4K HDMI Switchers

Key Digital just launched the KD-2x1CSK (a 2×1 switcher) and the KD-4x1CSK (a 4×1 switcher) — both are capable of switching 4K HDMI signals with HDCP 2.2. Both of these HDMI switchers supports all SD, HD, VESA and 4K video standards including 4096×2160, 1080p60, 1920×1200 and 3D and both have front panel push buttons or optical IR switching. With EDID control and a […]

Key Digital Introduces New 4K HDMI Switchers

Selling AV — Episode 60: Don’t Sell Ice to Eskimos

In today’s world of free information, trying to sell ice to Eskimos is not a salesperson’s job. What is your job? Listen to this week’s Selling AV to find out. Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSS

Selling AV — Episode  60: Don’t Sell Ice to Eskimos

Aurora Hires Sam Malik as VP of Sales and Marketing

Aurora Multimedia has appointed industry veteran Sam Malik, as vice president of sales and marketing. Aurora is actively expanding its leadership team, sales force, and product line. Bringing more than 20 years of experience with display technology and system integration, with previous positions at Toshiba, Sanyo and Proxima, Malik joins Aurora from his most recent position as VP/GM […]

Aurora Hires Sam Malik as VP of Sales and Marketing

Delvcam Intros Eight LCD 1RU Rack Monitor for 3G-SDI

Delvcam just unveiled the new DELV-8LCD-SDI 1RU rack mounted monitor panel featuring eight 2-inch displays, each with one 3G-SDI input and one 3G-SDI output and multiple functions. With functions such as equalization and reclocking as well as on-screen audio meters, timecodes and UMDs, this eight LCD rack mounted monitor is designed of both live events and in-house production […]

Delvcam Intros Eight LCD 1RU Rack Monitor for 3G-SDI

Gefen Ships EXT-UHD600A-44 4K 600 MHz 4×4 Matrix for HDMI

Gefen from Core Brands today announced they are already shipping their new EXT-UHD600A-44, a 600 MHz 4×4 HDMI matrix. Compatible with HDMI 2.0 signals (thus, 4K 60 Hz at 4:4:4 Chroma subsampling at 10 bit color) with HDR (High Dynamic Range) and HDCP 2.2 support. Compatible with resolutions up to 4096×2160 at 60 frames per-second […]

Gefen Ships EXT-UHD600A-44 4K 600 MHz 4×4 Matrix for HDMI

Datapath Fx4 Now Has 4K60 HDMI Input

Datapath launched the Fx4 around InfoComm last month and now the multi-display controller supports 4K resolution at 60 fps (8-bit color) on the HDMI input. Added as part of the latest firmware upgrade, this new capability makes the Fx4 capable of handling 3840×2160 resolution signals. Datapath says its Fx4 provides four outputs from a single […]

Datapath Fx4 Now Has 4K60 HDMI Input

Key Digital Introduces Affordable Distribution Amplifiers With Support for UHD 4K60 4:4:4 Signals

Key Digital introduced today the KD-DA1x2, KD-DA1x4 and KD-DA1x8, three cost-effective distribution amplifiers that offer resolution support up to UHD 4K60 4:4:4. The KD-DA1x2, KD-DA1x4 and KD-DA1x8 provide one HDMI input to two, four or eight HDMI outputs, respectively. Key Digital says these distribution amplifiers were designed for a superior distribution system without signal degradation, […]

Key Digital Introduces Affordable Distribution Amplifiers With Support for UHD 4K60 4:4:4 Signals

When High Voltage Meets Low Voltage, Are There Sparks?

The relationships between the various trades on a jobsite form a complex web of inter-dependencies. The two that are arguably the closest are the electrician and the AV pro. That makes sense, since on even small AV jobs the AV pro needs to specify locations and load capacities for the electrical outlets required for the […]

When High Voltage Meets Low Voltage, Are There Sparks?

Money for Nothing

Long before the 1987 movie “Wall Street” and the now-legendary quote from the fictional Gordon Gecko “Greed is good” became part of the American business worlds’ verbal infrastructure, success, wealth and growth in business were built on the startlingly simple notion that to create, run and succeed in a business, you actually had to know […]

Money for Nothing

QSC Introduces Q-SYS Small-Format Touch Screen Controller

QSC just introduced the TSC-47W-G2, a color 4.7” in-wall touch screen dialer/controller. The new touch screen uses capacitive LCD touch with a 960×540 display and Power over Ethernet (PoE – IEEE 802.3af class 3 device) for a single-cable installation. The TSC-47W-G2 can operate in both portrait or landscape mode and can be mounted to US and European standard wall and […]

QSC Introduces Q-SYS Small-Format Touch Screen Controller

Extron Intros New Scaling Presentation Switchers

Extron Electronics is introducing the IN1608 xi, the newest members of the Extron scaling presentation switcher family that offer several key enhancements. Added features include DTP output with HDBaseT compatibility, RS232 insertion from the Ethernet control ports and for IPCP models, an integrated three-port AV LAN switch. The IN1608 xi  includes an HDCP-compliant, multi-format video […]

Extron Intros New Scaling Presentation Switchers

ELAN Redefines Customer Experience at Nashville’s Historic 120-Year Old Famous Saloon

PETALUMA, CALIFORNIA, July 18, 2017 — This past January, Nashville’s Famous Saloon, a 120-year old multi-level “Honky Tonk” featuring live music, indoor and outdoor bars, and a private event space, was due for a total renovation. In doing so, the bar’s owner May West sought to preserve the venue’s classic Southern charm while also enhancing […]

ELAN Redefines Customer Experience at Nashville’s Historic 120-Year Old Famous Saloon

Are You the Keymaster?

In the original movie Ghostbusters, Rick Moranis (in his immortal role as Vince Tully, CPA) is taken over by an evil spirit from another dimension and transformed into the Keymaster, the minion who will enable Gozer the Gozerian to enter our plane of existence and destroy the world. First, if you don’t understand that reference, […]

Are You the Keymaster?

RTI’s Integration Designer APEX Programming Software is Now Available

RTI today announced that its Integration Designer APEX software is now available. The Windows-based programming platform includes new features that RTI says speeds up the installation process for projects of any size, while still being fairly easy to use. The backbone of RTI’s control and automation solutions, Integration Designer APEX supports the capabilities the company has planned for upcoming […]

RTI’s Integration Designer APEX Programming Software is Now Available

FOR-A Ships Newest in Line of HANABI Video Switchers, the HVS-490 HD/4K-UHD

FOR-A’s is now shipping the latest solution in its line of HANABI video switchers, the HVS-490 HD/4K-UHD unit, originally introduced this year a NAB. Offering an extensive feature set in a compact unit, the new HVS-490 production switcher offers 4K-UHD and 3G capabilities, and is designed for use in any live environment, including mobile shoots, […]

FOR-A Ships Newest in Line of HANABI Video Switchers, the HVS-490 HD/4K-UHD

PreSonus Ships StudioLive 24 Series III Digital Console/Recorder

PreSonus’ new StudioLive 24 digital console/recorders are now shipping. Like all Series III consoles, StudioLive 24 features touch-sensitive, motorized faders, recallable XMAX Class A preamps, and the full 32-channel mix DSP under the hood. With the StudioLive Series III mixers you can now do complete multitrack recording without a computer. PreSonus Capture multitrack recording software with virtual soundcheck is installed directly into the […]

PreSonus Ships StudioLive 24 Series III Digital Console/Recorder

The Floating Point — Episode 12: Marketable Research

It’s been a minute… but we’re back! Julia Baillie (@julia_baillie), president of CommuniQuest Consulting joins host Hope Roth (@beerandpie) to talk about market research, the user experience, and the importance of telling a story. Julia is a bona fide people person, and she’s been talking to everyone in our industry. Julia and Hope discuss her […]

The Floating Point — Episode 12: Marketable Research

Plantronics Enters ProAV Market With Weirdest Product Ever — But It’s Profitable

Plantronics today announced Habitat Soundscaping, an “intelligent acoustic management service” that helps transform distracting, dysfunctional, open office spaces into peaceful environments where people can focus, collaborate and thrive (think sound Masking using water and nature sounds instead of pink or white noise). The service uses nature-inspired audio and visuals, coupled with intelligent software to mitigate distractions due to speech -– the most common complaint employees have about […]

Plantronics Enters ProAV Market With Weirdest Product Ever — But It’s Profitable

RealMotion Technology Helps Liberty Center Mall Create a New Digital Media Experience with Unique Real-Time Features

RealMotion, the technology division of the award-winning experiential design studio Float4, today announced that its system has been selected as the backbone of a unique digital media installation at Liberty Lights Center in Cincinnati, a 64-acre mixed-use development focused on community life, well being and connectivity. Guided by Marcela Sardi’s vision, the Float4 team relied […]

RealMotion Technology Helps Liberty Center Mall Create a New Digital Media Experience with Unique Real-Time Features

Lightware Launches UBEX

Lightware’s latest is UBEX (Ultra Bandwidth Extender), an AV-over-IP extender that’s capable of sending 4K UHD@60Hz 4:4:4 (12-bit color) signal extension with the use of packet-based transmission. The video signals are handled fully uncompressed and transmitted (or receive – keep reading) over 20 Gbps or using minimal, visually lossless compression. UBEX can extend two full 4K signals simultaneously over […]

Lightware Launches UBEX

NEC Europe Launches Incentive Program for Integrators

NEC Display Solutions Europe has today launched SolutionsPLUSMORE, a web-based incentive program designed to incentivise its channel partners with target based rewards, an additional benefit alongside its established SolutionsPLUS channel partner programme. New and existing NEC channel partners are invited to join the SolutionsPLUSMORE promotions by registering via the dedicated on-line portal. Participating resellers must first be registered with SolutionsPLUS, NEC’s partner […]

NEC Europe Launches Incentive Program for Integrators

New Quad Wireless Receiver from AmpliVox Controls Up to Four Microphones

AmpliVox Sound Systems has introduced a new microphone receiver system to manage up to four wireless microphones from a rack-sized unit. The S9190 Quad Wireless Microphone Receiver System can be rack mounted for permanent applications or the used for rental or traveling applications. The 2RU roto-molded chassis houses four independent receivers that can be used […]

New Quad Wireless Receiver from AmpliVox Controls Up to Four Microphones

The Microsoft Surface Hub Is in Big Trouble

A few months back, I wrote a column: Will Microsoft Be Able to Continue to Rip People Off With Their Surface HUB? Most of you agreed; some didn’t. And now, four months after writing that piece, I still think it’s way, way, way overpriced for what you get. But on the same week that Whitlock recently awarded Microsoft’s Surface Hub […]

The Microsoft Surface Hub Is in Big Trouble

Klipsch Forte Speakers Are Back With Third Version

Klipsch today announces the release of the new Forte III loudspeaker. The Forte III is a member of the Klipsch Heritage series and features updated cosmetics and the latest advancements in acoustic engineering, while maintaining the original design and performance as before. The speaker hosts a three-way design utilizing a
 12” woofer and horn-loaded midrange and tweeter, with all new state […]

Klipsch Forte Speakers Are Back With Third Version

James Loudspeaker Unveils Q-Series Floor-Standing Speakers

James Loudspeaker just launched the Q-Series floor-standing loudspeakers with three standard models that can be custom sized and finished to meet the exact needs of any environment. Leveraging the technology in James’ flagship BE-Series in-wall speakers, all three Q-Series models employ a rigid, reinforced MDF enclosure, a grille made from coated aluminum bar stock and the signature James Loudspeaker 1-inch Beryllium quad […]

James Loudspeaker Unveils Q-Series Floor-Standing Speakers

InFocus Intros Affordable Jupiter 1000 4K Wall Processor

InFocus Corporation today announces its Jupiter Control 1000 Series, an entry-level range of 4K (3840×2160) display wall processors. Designed for smaller installations, Control 1000 processors come fully pre-configured as stand-alone display wall processors with hardware that can decode up to eight IP streams and support up to 10 direct video connections. InFocus Jupiter Control 1000 processors can be […]

InFocus Intros Affordable Jupiter 1000 4K Wall Processor

Osprey Video Announces Talon G2 Encoder to Stream to Up to Three Destinations Simultaneously

Osprey Video today announced an extension of its Talon hardware encoder line with the launch of the Talon G2. Like other Talon encoders, the Talon G2 creates live RTMP streams for unmanaged networks such as the internet. Designed for A/V and broadcast customers looking for end-to-end video-streaming tools for professional workflows, the Talon G2 ingests […]

Osprey Video Announces Talon G2 Encoder to Stream to Up to Three Destinations Simultaneously

Basecamp Fitness Rocks with IC Live Gen5

Pasadena, CA – July 2017… Known for efficient, focused, high-intensity workouts, Basecamp Fitness maintains three popular locations in Southern California and two in Northern California. High-energy music helps fuel workouts at these centers; at the same time, patrons need to hear their instructors clearly. That’s a lot to ask of a sound system, so when the […]

Basecamp Fitness Rocks with IC Live Gen5

Christie Digital’s Video Walls for Control Rooms Guide Is Pure Awesomeness

Christie Digital just launched an educational white paper for selecting the right video wall for control system applications. Of course, it’s full of Christie products – they produced it. But, even with that in there, we think this is a must-have guide of you are in the market for designing or building a control system. […]

Christie Digital’s Video Walls for Control Rooms Guide Is Pure Awesomeness

Audio Solutions Made in Tuscany for Concept Store in Milan

Tuscany recently expanded its boundaries with the Milan opening of Toscanino, a concept store developed with the intent to spread Tuscan culture, values and traditions outside of its region. Created to meet the growing demand for quality, Toscanino promotes and cultivates items made in Tuscany around the globe by providing top-of-the-line products and craftsmanship typical […]

Audio Solutions Made in Tuscany for Concept Store in Milan