BenQ Intros New Collaboration System and Interactive Monitors & ED Projector at UBTech 2019

BenQ will launch the new WDC10C USB-C model of its InstaShow wireless presentation system in booth 801 at UBTech 2019, June 10-12 in Orlando, Fla. BenQ’s InstaShow is an all-hardware wireless presentation system that is designed to host up to 16 presenters at a time and is interoperable with any OS or hardware platform while […]

BenQ Intros New Collaboration System and Interactive Monitors & ED Projector at UBTech 2019

Gary Kayye Is UB Tech’s Opening Keynote Speaker for Third Year in a Row

On Monday, rAVe co-founder, Gary Kayye, will address the 1,000+ registered attendees of 2019 UB Tech Conference, the top conference for higher education leaders, technology gurus and tech professionals. His topic? It’s sort-of about how the ubiquitous “network” is changing everything on campus — specifically, how we can leverage the always-connected network to teach to […]

Gary Kayye Is UB Tech’s Opening Keynote Speaker for Third Year in a Row

Visix Will Debut a Four-Output Signage Player at InfoComm 2019

Visix will launch a new signage media player in booth 2321 at InfoComm 2019. It uses a small form-factor but can be ordered in two, three or four outputs. The yet-to-be-named new player combines an SFF device with the power and features of a video wall player, allowing display of up to four video streams. […]

Visix Will Debut a Four-Output Signage Player at InfoComm 2019

Community Uses InfoComm 2019 to Launch Two New Speaker Lines

Community Professional Loudspeakers is exhibiting at InfoComm 2019 (booth 6343) and showing two new major product lines. The new L SERIES LVH-900 Beamforming Venue Horn, combined with Community’s proprietary room prediction software and Amplified Loudspeaker Controllers, precisely tailors the directivity of each loudspeaker, or array of loudspeakers, to meet the sound requirements in any application. […]

Community Uses InfoComm 2019 to Launch Two New Speaker Lines

This Is Why You Can’t Trust Most AV Awards (Except Those From InAVate and rAVe)

It’s called “pay-for-play” and it’s simply unethical — and even illegal in some industries. But in the 70+ year-old AV industry, it’s business as usual. Most of our industry’s awards are not real awards. Sure, manufacturers promote winning them as if they are. And, the magazines that dole them out pretend like they are, too. […]

This Is Why You Can’t Trust Most AV Awards (Except Those From InAVate and rAVe)

Williams Sound Debuts WaveCAST Dante Wi-Fi-Delivered Assistive Listening at InfoComm

WaveCAST Dante is a Wi-Fi platform designed for pro-audio applications where high-quality sound is required for streaming audio in real time to smartphones and/or tablets. It is built on a hardware-based DSP audio system architecture, allowing system optimization to achieve the highest quality experience for the particular audio stream being delivered. Hearing assistance can be […]

Williams Sound Debuts WaveCAST Dante Wi-Fi-Delivered Assistive Listening at InfoComm

New EK-355U WUXGA LED Projector Debuts from Eiki

Eiki International just announced a WUXGA (1920×1200) resolution LCD HLD LED portable projector dubbed the EK-355U. Using what they are calling ColorSpark HLD (High Lumen Density) LED projection technology, Eiki’s EK-355U combines multiple LEDs through a light tunnel into a very narrow beam that Eiki claims loses no light whatsoever — if this is true, […]

New EK-355U WUXGA LED Projector Debuts from Eiki

Esports in the Academy

Video games have long been considered by “adults” to be a way for “children” to waste their time. However, over the past several years, as games have become more interactive and team based, they have become more mainstream. Today, watching others play video games is also a popular activity. According to Wikipedia, the 2017 League […]

Esports in the Academy

AIMS Uses InfoComm to Push for AV-over-IP Interoperability Standards in Pro AV

The Alliance for IP Media Solutions (AIMS) today announced the release of a new positioning paper titled “AV Over IP: It’s Real, and It’s Transformational.” The paper takes a closer look at the impact of the media-over-IP movement on the pro AV and installed systems markets. A key focus is AIMS’ efforts to promote a […]

AIMS Uses InfoComm to Push for AV-over-IP Interoperability Standards in Pro AV

ScreenBeam to Enter ProAV Market With New Wireless Sharing Product

Actiontec is using InfoComm to launch its ScreenBeam division into the ProAV market, which includes a new 4K wireless display platform that uses Miracast and a dual-network infrastructure connectivity for wireless (BYOD) collaboration. Dubbed the ScreenBeam 1100, it allows for guest and enterprise networks simultaneously, with guest Internet connectivity for collaboration alongside employee access. Employee […]

ScreenBeam to Enter ProAV Market With New Wireless Sharing Product

Here Are the Winners of the 2019 rAVe Readers’ Choice Awards!

  We are excited to announce the winners of our 2019 Readers’ Choice Awards. Our awards are different than ANY other industry awards and the stats speak for themselves: We had over 88,000 votes for the final awards! The nominations for the awards came SOLELY from you — the AV community. We have a system […]

Here Are the Winners of the 2019 rAVe Readers’ Choice Awards!

Barix Adds AudioPoint Pro Server at InfoComm 2019

Streaming to on-site mobile listeners with the lowest possible latency, Barix’s AudioPoint 3.0 audio-to-mobile platform has been deployed in venues around the globe to enhance digital signage and live presentation applications with high-quality, IP-delivered audio. At InfoComm 2019, the company will amplify these benefits with the launch of the companion AudioPoint Pro server, which extends […]

Barix Adds AudioPoint Pro Server at InfoComm 2019

New Dante Modules from ProCo Sound Debut at InfoComm 2019

ProCo Sound will use InfoComm to debut its latest Dante AoD I/O Modules, including new Dropboxes and Wall Plates in three input/output configurations in booth 5260). ProCo’s offerings include its AoDST-4XF (four inputs), AoDST-2XT2XM (two inputs/two outputs) and AoDST-4XM (four outputs) AoD I/O Dropboxes, which are enclosed in rugged aluminum extrusion stage boxes. Power is […]

New Dante Modules from ProCo Sound Debut at InfoComm 2019

AV Industry EOL: Planned Obsolescence (Part One)

For all of the massive technology improvements and innovations within the AV industry, there is irony in the faster obsolescence of digital equipment compared to the analog age of AV, leaving customers vulnerable to unexpected end-of-life notifications of planned obsolescence at the discretion of the manufacturer and reducing the life-span of digital AV gear. In […]

AV Industry EOL: Planned Obsolescence (Part One)

Marshall Electronics to Debut VS-PTC-IP PTZ Camera Controller at InfoComm 2019

Marshall Electronics will be debuting its new VS-PTC-IP PTZ Camera Controller at the 2019 InfoComm Show (Booth 3725). Used for live event production and content creation in houses of worship, education, pro AV, broadcast and other PTZ applications, the VS-PTC-IP controller is designed to operate across multiple camera protocols on a single network. The controller […]

Marshall Electronics to Debut VS-PTC-IP PTZ Camera Controller at InfoComm 2019

Extron’s New TouchLink Pro Touch Panels Have a Built-In Control Processor

Extron has launched a new line of TouchLink Pro control systems that combine a TouchLink Pro touchpanel with an integrated IP Link Pro control processor. This all‑in‑one approach streamlines system designs by consolidating essential control system components, freeing up space and easing integration. Multiple devices can be controlled directly from the Ethernet port and the […]

Extron’s New TouchLink Pro Touch Panels Have a Built-In Control Processor

MSE Audio to Debut SoundTube TS81-EZ Tile Speaker at InfoComm

MSE Audio’s SoundTube Entertainment group will announce the SoundTube TS81-EZ Drop-In Tile Speaker designed to fit within standard 2×2 ceiling tile systems. The TS81-EZ will debut in booth 6069 at InfoComm 2019. The TS81-EZ from SoundTube Entertainment is an 8-inch coaxial drop-in ceiling tile speaker featuring a built-in transformer that can be wired to 25-volt, […]

MSE Audio to Debut SoundTube TS81-EZ Tile Speaker at InfoComm

New Emergency Communication Products from AmpliVox Support School Safety Legislation

According to the National Council of State Legislatures, the period of 2017-2019 has seen state legislatures propose 1,005 bills and resolutions related to school safety. Many of the bills have provisions for emergency communication procedures for school emergencies, and AmpliVox Sound Systems supports those measures. AmpliVox has long been a key provider of emergency sound […]

New Emergency Communication Products from AmpliVox Support School Safety Legislation

Don’t Bring Me Gadgets… Bring Me Data!

By and large, our industry has four players… we have manufacturers, we have dealers/integrators and consultants (let’s be honest though, they are really two sides of a coin) and then we have the end user.Twenty years ago, a user would come to a consultant or a dealer and say… “I need a room built out!” […]

Don’t Bring Me Gadgets… Bring Me Data!

Everyone Was Wrong: Microsoft Surface Hub 2S Is Real — And a Surprise Accessory

Microsoft actually launched the Surface Hub 2 right after running out of the first version — on May 15, 2018 — yes, over a year ago. But, since then, crickets. What followed was a host of chatter from both WCD (Windows Collaboration Display) hardware manufacturers as well as from a plethora of the AV press […]

Everyone Was Wrong: Microsoft Surface Hub 2S Is Real — And a Surprise Accessory

New Middle Atlantic L7 Series Lecterns Are Height-Adjustable and ADA-Compliant

Middle Atlantic Products is now shipping the height-adjustable L7 Series Lectern. The lectern unites innovative engineering and stylish design in compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) to meet the needs of any user in any learning space. This is the first lectern to visually transform presentation spaces while delivering the ergonomic flexibility essential […]

New Middle Atlantic L7 Series Lecterns Are Height-Adjustable and ADA-Compliant

NewTek NDI Added to Vaddio RoboSHOT Elite Camera

Vaddio has added the Newtek NDI to its RoboSHOT 30E PTZ Camera thus, allowing cameras to automatically detect and communicate with one another over IP, enabling video workflows across Ethernet networks. The RoboSHOT 30E NDI Camera is a recognizable video source by other NDI-enabled applications and devices connected to a standard local area network. In […]

NewTek NDI Added to Vaddio RoboSHOT Elite Camera

1G AV-Over-IP Encoder Dubbed PacketAV Wallplate from Visionary Solutions to Debut at InfoComm 2019

At InfoComm 2019 in Orlando, Visionary Solutions (Booth 3914) will introduce its new PacketAV Duet Wallplate Encoder, which provides 4K UHD video and Dante/AES67 audio encoding over 1G Ethernet in a convenient wallplate form-factor. The new PacketAV Duet Wallplate claims to be the only 4K UHD AV-over-IP encoder on the market that fits into a […]

1G AV-Over-IP Encoder Dubbed PacketAV Wallplate from Visionary Solutions to Debut at InfoComm 2019

Visix Will Add Voice to Wayfinding Digital Signage at InfoComm 2019

Visix will premiere its new voice-activated wayfinding in booth 2321 at InfoComm 2019. The new offering expands the company’s digital signage design services to include voice-user interface (VUI) options. VUI will be showcased in the booth in a wayfinding project for the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. A voice-user interface uses speech recognition to understand spoken […]

Visix Will Add Voice to Wayfinding Digital Signage at InfoComm 2019

Black Box Enters the 10G AV-over-IP Market with MCX Using SDVoE

Black Box today announced the release of its new MCX, a 10G AV-over-IP system. Using what they say is a unique “enterprise level with use of the 10G SDVoE” platform, the MCX includes nine products — four decoders and five encoders that either handle copper, fiber or both. Some of the models add Dante Audio […]

Black Box Enters the 10G AV-over-IP Market with MCX Using SDVoE

ZyPer4K HDMI Encoder Will Add Loop-Out at InfoComm 2019

ZeeVee is introducing the ZyPer4K encoder with switchable dual HDMI inputs and an HDMI loop-out at InfoComm 2019. The new model enables users to switch between input sources, with an additional HDMI loop-out port that provides monitoring of the first HDMI input source to a local monitor or the streaming of this content to mobile […]

ZyPer4K HDMI Encoder Will Add Loop-Out at InfoComm 2019

Miniature USB Mic Debuts from MXL Microphones

MXL Microphones announced the MXL AC-44 USB Conferencing Microphone today as a product that will officially debut at InfoComm (booth 3725). With a compact footprint measuring only 2.5×3″ (and 1″ tall), the AC-44 is an ideal solution for any limited space application. It can easily be affixed to medical carts for telemedicine, placed in robotics […]

Miniature USB Mic Debuts from MXL Microphones

My Friend (and Projection Shootout Partner) Steve Somers Named AVIXA 2019 Distinguished Achievement Winner

Extron and AVIXA jointly announced that Steve Somers, recently retired vice president of engineering from Extron, the winner of the 2019 Mackey Barron Distinguished Achievement Award. Each year the trade association representing the commercial AV industry worldwide recognizes outstanding AV professionals for their contributions, leadership and commitment to excellence. The Mackey Barron Distinguished Achievement Award […]

My Friend (and Projection Shootout Partner) Steve Somers Named AVIXA 2019 Distinguished Achievement Winner

Unite Tour Guide System from beyerdynamic to Make InfoComm 2019 Debut

beyerdynamic will officially debut Unite, a tour guide, interpretation, assisted listening and digital presentation wireless system, will make its U.S. debut in booth 5768 at InfoComm 2019. From tour guides, through voice transmission for speeches, to interpreter applications — Unite is marketed as a complete wireless solution. The silent public address provides support for people […]

Unite Tour Guide System from beyerdynamic to Make InfoComm 2019 Debut

Cybersecurity and the Problem with OEMs

Last year, Crestron was the focus of some cyber activists who found vulnerabilities in Crestron touch controllers that could theoretically allow someone to use touch screens to spy on the person in the same room. This was covered in a class at a hacktivist conference called DEFCON and subsequently was written up in WIRED Magazine. […]

Cybersecurity and the Problem with OEMs

PreSonus Adds 70 New Features to Studio One

PreSonus is now shipping Studio One 4.5, a major update to its recording and production software. With 70 new features and improvements, this free update for Studio One 4 users adds several of the most requested features from the Studio One user community and adds advanced tools that streamline professional audio and MIDI production workflows. […]

PreSonus Adds 70 New Features to Studio One

Pliant Technologies Uses InfoComm to Debut MicroCom

Pliant Technologies will debut its newest wireless intercom system, MicroCom, at InfoComm 2019 (Booth 5447). MicroCom offers a simple, entry-level priced wireless intercom solution in 900MHz (where legal). MicroCom provides single channel, full-duplex, multi-user intercom for applications where high-quality audio, excellent range and low-cost are needed. MicroCom is a compact, economical wireless intercom that is […]

Pliant Technologies Uses InfoComm to Debut MicroCom