Samsung Announces What It WON’T Be Making

It’s InfoComm season and the PR blitzes are in full-force announcing new products that will be available to see LIVE in Las Vegas next week. We’re used to this being a period of time for product announcements and merger and acquisition news, so it was unique to see a company make an announcement about what […]

Samsung Announces What It WON’T Be Making

Kayye’s Krystal Ball: 2021 Edition

Welcome to my 21st annual Kayye’s Krystal Ball! I love writing this annual predictions article — it’s both humbling and rewarding. It requires me to stop and research anything new, evaluate the potential impact it will have and then articulate it in a way that matters to readers. If you’re a regular reader of my […]

Kayye’s Krystal Ball: 2021 Edition

It’s Official! NEC and Sharp Joint Venture Creates Sharp NEC Display Solutions

Effective Nov. 1, 2020, Sharp Corporation (hereinafter “Sharp”) and NEC Corporation (hereinafter “NEC”) completed the previously announced transaction to form a joint venture by Sharp acquiring 66% of shares for NEC Display Solutions Ltd. (hereinafter “NDS”), a subsidiary of NEC. The new website is here. In connection with the completion of the transaction, NDS has […]

It’s Official! NEC and Sharp Joint Venture Creates Sharp NEC Display Solutions

BrightSign and NEC Display Solutions Partner for Large-Format Displays With Digital Signage Capability

BrightSign and NEC Display Solutions have collaborated to deliver a family of large-format displays with integrated digital signage capabilities. The full range of NEC MultiSync V Series large format displays are now available with the BrightSign OPS digital signage media player included. The new NEC/BrightSign combination makes it possible to deliver relevant, targeted digital content […]

BrightSign and NEC Display Solutions Partner for Large-Format Displays With Digital Signage Capability

NEC Announces New UNIVERGE BLUE EXTEND Integrations Platform

NEC Corporation of America (NEC) announced the availability of the new UNIVERGE BLUE EXTEND integrations platform for NEC’s UNIVERGE BLUE CLOUD SERVICES. NEC’s UNIVERGE BLUE EXTEND provides customers with the ability to combine voice, chat, video conferencing and contact center functionalities provided by UNIVERGE BLUE CONNECT and UNIVERGE BLUE ENGAGE with everyday business applications from […]

NEC Announces New UNIVERGE BLUE EXTEND Integrations Platform

NEC Adds Features to Its ProAssist Projector Software

NEC Display Solutions of America announced an expansion of features, capabilities and availability of the ProAssist projector software solution. Expanding the number of projectors that its software is compatible with, ProAssist can now provide projection perfection to the NEC NP-PA803UL / NP-PA703UL (Firmware version 1.12 or later), NP-PA804UL / NP-PA1004UL, NP-PX803UL (Firmware version 1.11 or […]

NEC Adds Features to Its ProAssist Projector Software

NEC Corporation Takes on Zoom and Microsoft Teams with New Univerge Blue Platform

NEC Corporation of America has announced the availability of NEC UNIVERGE BLUE CONNECT, a fully integrated and born-in-the-cloud UCaaS solution, and NEC UNIVERGE BLUE ENGAGE, a CCaaS solution for businesses of all sizes. UNIVERGE BLUE CONNECT is a cloud-based communications system. It’s a video and audio platform that helps manage team communications and collaboration. UNIVERGE […]

NEC Corporation Takes on Zoom and Microsoft Teams with New Univerge Blue Platform

LAVNCH WEEK ProAV Keynote: AI and Voice Are the Future, with William Ammerman — The Blog Version

“Artificial intelligence is already at work changing you”: a provoking idea, direct from our second LAVNCH WEEK ProAV Day keynote presenter, William Ammerman — author of McGraw-Hill’s “The Invisible Brand: Marketing in the Age of Automation, Big Data, and Machine Learning.” Ammerman’s keynote today for ProAV Day of LAVNCH WEEK, “AI and the Voice User […]

LAVNCH WEEK ProAV Keynote: AI and Voice Are the Future, with William Ammerman — The Blog Version

NEC Ships Quietest Laser Projector Ever

NEC Display Solutions of America is already shipping the 6,000-lumen P605UL entry-level installation laser projector equipped with whisper quiet technology. NEC’s proprietary Whisper Quiet technology features a patented sealed cooling engine that almost eliminates fan noise, making the P605UL the quietest 6,000-lumen projector on the market. While typical projectors in its class generate an average […]

NEC Ships Quietest Laser Projector Ever

The Themes of InfoComm 2019

Over the years I’ve been in this industry (this was my 33rd InfoComm — 34th annual show with InfoComm/AVIXA though as my first, back in 1987, the show was called COMTEC — before the name was changed to InfoComm in 1988), the show has evolved from a technology-based show to a product-based show and, more […]

The Themes of InfoComm 2019

Gary Kayye’s Favorite InfoComm Booth Tours — and His LinkedIn LIVE Show Floor Tour, Too!

I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE doing booth tours at trade shows. And, I try to do as many of them as possible at trade shows. I enjoy understanding the design and “flow” of the booth — and, a lot of manufacturers are now theming booths pretty creatively. But, MOST OF ALL, I love seeing all the […]

Gary Kayye’s Favorite InfoComm Booth Tours — and His LinkedIn LIVE Show Floor Tour, Too!

NEC Display Announces Global Channel Program

NEC Display today announced the Global Channel Program, part of its NEC One initiative, designed to provide global support and services to AV/IT reseller partners. The announcement was made at the NEC Display booth of InfoComm 2019 in June in Orlando, Fla. The Global Channel Program is designed to develop a strong global ecosystem of […]

NEC Display Announces Global Channel Program

With NEC at InfoComm 2019, It was All About Partnerships and Analytics

Every single person from NEC who was at InfoComm was busy. Not only did they have one of the biggest booths at the show but NEC Display products were all over the show floor in signage and collaboration partnerships and a couple of dozen NEC’ers showed up to run the First Annual AVIXA 5K race, […]

With NEC at InfoComm 2019, It was All About Partnerships and Analytics

NEC Adds Entry-Level 6000 Lumen P Series Projector to Lineup

NEC Display Solutions of America today announced the expansion of its P Series line of projectors to include a new 6,000-lumen entry-level installation laser projector equipped with Whisper Quiet technology and the only filter-free LCD, low-maintenance design in its class. NEC’s proprietary Whisper Quiet technology features a patented sealed cooling engine that almost eliminates fan […]

NEC Adds Entry-Level 6000 Lumen P Series Projector to Lineup

Energy Star Award Given to NEC Display E and EA Lines of Desktop Displays

NEC Display Solutions of America announced this week that three desktop displays, the MultiSync E271N, EA231WU and EA241F and the large-format E657Q, have received the ENERGY STAR Most Efficient of 2019 Award. The award recognizes products that deliver cutting-edge energy efficiency along with the latest technological innovation, representing the best of ENERGY STAR products. The […]

Energy Star Award Given to NEC Display E and EA Lines of Desktop Displays

NEC Display Launches ALP Pro for AI Level Analytics of Digital Signage

NEC Display Solutions of America today announced the evolution of its business intelligence analytics platform for retailers that uses artificial intelligence (AI) to deliver real-time content and data measurement. The NEC Analytics Learning Platform (ALP) Pro optimizes message delivery with automated content creation and recommendations for targeted customers using AI-based analytics, enabling retailers to customize […]

NEC Display Launches ALP Pro for AI Level Analytics of Digital Signage

NEC Debuts Entry-Level Line of Projectors for ED, HOW and Meeting Rooms

NEC Display Solutions of America today announced the launch of two new projector series – the MC and ME series of entry-level projectors . Designed primarily for K-12 education, house of worship classrooms and small business applications, the five new models provide between 3,700 and 4,000 lumens and offer XGA, WXGA or WUXGA resolution. The […]

NEC Debuts Entry-Level Line of Projectors for ED, HOW and Meeting Rooms

How NEC Built Two Quieter Than Whisper-Quiet 5,000-Lumen Projectors With the P525WL and P525UL

If you guessed laser-LCD, you guessed right. The new NEC 3LCD P525WL and P525UL projectors are WXGA (1280×800)and WUXGA (1920×1200), respectively, which are virtually silent at 22dB — this is like 10dB less than nearly every other projectors in their class. How quiet is that? Well, technically, a whisper is like 28dB. So, yes, these are quiet than […]

How NEC Built Two Quieter Than Whisper-Quiet 5,000-Lumen Projectors With the P525WL and P525UL

Navori Integrates with NEC Display Solutions for Retail Data Analytics

Navori has a new alliance with NEC Display Solutions (specifically with their new NEC ALP) using its QL digital signage engine. The direct integration will power a complete real-time content and audience measurement system for retail businesses. Navori QL is an enterprise-level digital signage software solution in multiple business verticals, including brick-and-mortar retail environments. As […]

Navori Integrates with NEC Display Solutions for Retail Data Analytics

NEC Display USA Adds InfinityBoard to Lineup

NEC Display Solutions of America today announced the launch of InfinityBoard — the EMEA office of NEC has been marketing the InfinityBoard collaboration board system for a few years and now it’s available in North American, too. The Windows 10-based InfinityBoard collaboration solution is designed for corporate and higher education customers and includes an NEC […]

NEC Display USA Adds InfinityBoard to Lineup

Digital Signage Summit Wrap-up

The Digital Signage Summit Europe 2018 provided invaluable takeaways into the evolving digital signage and digital out of home (DooH) industries during the comprehensive two-day conference. Attendees gathered at the new venue for 2018, the Sheraton Hotel, Frankfurt Airport, Germany, July 4-5 to benefit from over 40 leading digital signage and DooH individuals exploring market […]

Digital Signage Summit Wrap-up

NEC Display Unveils New Headquarters and Briefing Center

NEC Display Solutions of America will unveil its new state-of-the-art headquarters and Briefing Center today during an open house inviting the business community, clients, and partners to tour the space. The new facility features 6,000 square feet of showroom space to demonstrate the latest solutions offerings, while accommodating an expanding workforce with a bright, open-concept […]

NEC Display Unveils New Headquarters and Briefing Center

NEC Display Solutions Unveils New Slot-in PCs for Every Signage Application

NEC Display Solutions Europe today announced the launch of its new digital signage devices for media playback and IT operations including a series of new Slot-in PCs based on NEC’s Open Modular intelligence (OMi), the platform that enables smart and seamless connections between source and display, to deliver powerful, tailored and future-proof digital signage. The […]

NEC Display Solutions Unveils New Slot-in PCs for Every Signage Application

Tony’s Faves from InfoComm 2018

  InfoComm is the largest, most exciting event in North America focused on the pro-AV industry, with 1,000 exhibitors, thousands of products, and 44,000 attendees from 110 countries. I had the pleasure of attending this year, and it was a blast! The following is a list (not in any particular order) of my favorite booths, […]

Tony’s Faves from InfoComm 2018

NEC Display Solutions Launches New MultiSync C Series

NEC Display Solutions has announced the launch of its latest MultiSync C Series large format displays for meeting rooms, conferencing and digital signage. The new large format displays are designed for office and shop environments with controlled ambient light levels, providing pin-sharp resolution and brightness levels in any conditions. The new C Series will come […]

NEC Display Solutions Launches New MultiSync C Series

NEC Display Solutions Announces Global Customer Program

NEC Display Solutions today announced a new global program initiative, NEC One. NEC One is a new program to deliver resources and services that enable multinational companies to realize maximum performance and value from their investment in NEC Display Solutions technology. As members of NEC One, end user customers will benefit from centralized purchasing, joint […]

NEC Display Solutions Announces Global Customer Program

NEC Display Debuts C and V Series of Displays

NEC Display Solutions of America today announced that it has launched six new large-size UHD displays. The new models are the 75-inch C751Q and V754Q; the 86-inch C861Q and V864Q; and the 98-inch C981Q and V984Q. These C and V Series models offer customers an all-encompassing UHD experience at an affordable price. These new models […]

NEC Display Debuts C and V Series of Displays

BrightSign to Debut Series 4 Players to InfoComm

BrightSign will showcase at InfoComm the first of its Series 4 Players, BrightSign XD4 and XT4. InfoComm attendees will get an early look at the four models in BrightSign’s Series 4 portfolio, which are newly designed to support Dolby Vision and deliver BrightSign’s fastest performance to-date. The new players will continue using the sleek, patented […]

BrightSign to Debut Series 4 Players to InfoComm

NEC Shows the ‘Day in the Life’ at Showcase LIVE 2018

NEC Display Solutions presented applications for tech usage through a time-line of a typical day at NEC Showcase LIVE 2018. The annual show, this year celebrating its 10th anniversary, saw it reach new levels of success, appealing to an even broader audience. New for 2018, NEC moved to a new Showcase format giving greater focus […]

NEC Shows the ‘Day in the Life’ at Showcase LIVE 2018

The Owen Ellis Panel Discussion at the 2018 NEC Showcase

During this year’s NEC Showcase, AV User Group Chairman Owen Ellis led a panel discussion about the fears (and realities) of adopting new technologies and how to invest carefully. A community of over 700 members of AV pros who benefit from each other’s knowledge and experiences and meet quarterly at forums in London, New York and Hong Kong, the […]

The Owen Ellis Panel Discussion at the 2018 NEC Showcase

The Clive Couldwell Panel Discussion at the 2018 NEC Showcase

During this year’s NEC Showcase, UK-based Metropolis Business Media Group Editor, Clive Couldwell, led a panel discussion aimed at demystifying LED. LED is arguably the display tech of the future as many believe that it will replace most other display formats. But, right now. there are may different form-factors, panel sizes and pixel-pitches. So, which one works for which […]

The Clive Couldwell Panel Discussion at the 2018 NEC Showcase

NEC Display Solutions Partners with Musion for 3D Holographic Experiences at This Month’s NEC Showcase

NEC Display Solutions will collaborate with Musion Events to bring live 3D holographic experiences to the NEC Solutions Showcase taking place in London on 16-17 May 2018. The NEC Showcase presents exceptional visual experiences, created through collaboration with our partners to deliver fully integrated solutions presented within real-life scenarios. Our partnership with Musion will bring ‘wow moments’ to surprise and captivate visitors as they […]

NEC Display Solutions Partners with Musion for 3D Holographic Experiences at This Month’s NEC Showcase