Volume 6, Issue 13 — July 8, 2020

AV Buyers.Club — Volume 6, Issue 13
Gary Kayye on Barco ClickShare Conference and BYOMs during COVID-19, plus news from Neumann.Berlin, Extron, Savant Systems, Nureva and more

July 8, 2020 | Volume: 6 | Issue: 13

 

There’s a lot we need to talk about in the AV space right now. In this edition of AV Buyers.Club, we get into some of those topics — UCC, virtual events (someone just tell me if they’re good or bad already) and HyFlex. I think what BlogSquad writer Scott Tiner said about the latter sums it up perfectly: “A HyFlex classroom is not, ‘Let’s turn on Zoom and let the people who could not be here today listen in.’ HyFlex means you never know who will be in the class, who will be remote and who will watch a recording later.”

As far as product/industry news, quite a few updates and new partnerships to be aware of — see them all below. One of the most interesting ones, I think, is a new partnership between Readers’ Choice Awards favorite Almo and ARHT Media. ARHT has this HoloPresence technology capable of delivering lifelike holograms and a Virtual Global Stage (VGS) that could actually change the landscape of remote meetings (but more for the likes of the C-suite — like, more Elon Musk than you and I). Still, really fantastic stuff. Elon, if you’re reading this, DM me and I’ll get you in touch.

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— Leah McCann

COLUMNS

 

+ ClickShare Conference Is As If the Barco UCC Engineers Saw COVID-19 Coming [Gary Kayye]

Pre-COVID, we integrated two Zoom Rooms here at THE rAVe Agency. And, both have nifty touch-based panels to launch into a meeting anywhere in the world. Everyone loved the simplicity, reliability and quality of the Zoom Room experience. However, making Microsoft Teams calls was tough in those rooms — it required me, Jacob, or someone technical to “pre” set up the room. Then came Barco’s ClickShare Conference in February.

+ The Good (and Bad) of Virtual Events [Mark Coxon]

2020 is the year of remote everything. It has been a work from home, webinar heavy, travel light year for the whole country and, of course, for us in the AV industry as well. As such, our biggest events of the year have all been canceled or shifted into the ether.

+ Let’s Talk About HyFlex: Fall 2020 Classroom Solution and Beyond [Scott Tiner]

This blog is not necessarily about the difficulties that faculty will face in converting their teaching to this format, but more about the technology that will be needed. Faculty will indeed be challenged with this transition. A HyFlex classroom is not, “Let’s turn on Zoom and let the people who could not be here today listen in.” HyFlex means you never know who will be in the class, who will be remote and who will watch a recording later.

AWARDS

 

+ Announcing the 2020 rAVe Readers’ Choice Awards Winners [Emily E Dean]

 

PRODUCT NEWS

 

+ Legrand | AV Offering New Family of LundHalsey 24/7 Control Room Consoles [Sara Abrons]

+ Chief Adds New Fusion Pull Out Accessories for Extra-large Displays [Gary Kayye]

+ Neumann.Berlin Intros Mic Preamp With Industry’s Best Product Photography, Ever! [Gary Kayye]

+ Igloo Vision’s New Immersive Media Player Can Turn Any Space Into an Immersive Workspace [Gary Kayye]

+ Neutrik USA Releases NPS-30W PoE Injector for Harsh Stage Conditions [Gary Kayye]

+ Hovercam’s Redesigned Flex 11 Fully Integrates With Zoom [Steph Beckett]

+ Magewell Releases New SDK — Expanding its Support for Apple [Sara Abrons]

+ New Lumens Digital Optics IP UHD Camera Now Shipping [Steph Beckett]

+ Extron’s Virtual Remote Control Panel Gives Presenters Movement Flexibility [Steph Beckett]

+ MSolutions IP Network Analyzer Software Now Available [Sara Abrons]

+ LG Now Offering Hotels a Free “Clean Remote” With Every LG Hotel TV [Gary Kayye]

+ Screen Innovations Adds Motorized Shades to Product Line for Commercial AV Integrators [Steph Beckett]

+ Plantronics and Poly Now Offer Microsoft Teams Natively on the Studio X Video Bars [Sara Abrons]

+ Nureva Now Shipping HDL200 Huddle-Room-Sized Audio System [Steph Beckett]

+ Optoma and Navitar Partner to Release Two Projection Lenses [Sara Abrons]

+ ARISTA Corporation Announces New Dante-equipped Stage Boxes [Gary Kayye]

+ Extron Introduces New Way to Control Room AV — All From Your Mobile Phone [Steph Beckett]

+ Powersoft Amplifiers Now Certified for Use in PAVA Systems [Gary Kayye]

+ Telos Alliance Providing Free Update to Omnia VOLT Broadcast Audio Processor [Sara Abrons]

+ Almo Has a New Partnership With ARHT Media [Steph Beckett]

+ Extron Debuts New Series of Hybrid Optical-Copper Cables [Gary Kayye]

+ Screen Innovations Develops New Attachment System for Zero Edge Pro Frame [Sara Abrons]

+ C2G Introduces New Set of Adapter Rings [Gary Kayye]

+ DTEN Introduces DTEN ME [Steph Beckett]

+ CTOUCH Introduces New Collaboration Solutions [Sara Abrons]

+ LG Business Solutions USA Has Two New All-in-One Thin Client Solutions [Steph Beckett]

+ Atomos and SIGMA Now Offer RAW Recording Over HDMI [Gary Kayye]

+ AJA Video Systems Expands Family of 12G-SDI Mini-Converters [Sara Abrons]

+ New AmpliVox Maestro Adjustable Presentation Center Includes Reading Table and Other Features [Gary Kayye]

+ AmpliVox Sound Systems Upgrades Digital Audio Travel Partner Plus [Steph Beckett]

+ Waves Audio Adds MOTU Support for Its SoundGrid BR1 [Steph Beckett]

+ New Extron App Combines SMP and Kaltura Management Tools [Sara Abrons]

+ Extron Introduces Three New Series of Touch Panels [Gary Kayye]

+ Waves Audio Announces Waves FIT Controller for eMotion LV1 Live Mixer [Sara Abrons]

+ New Matrox Multi-monitor Controller Card Now Shipping [Steph Beckett]

+ Barco Develops New Series of Medical Display Controllers [Sara Abrons]

+ PSA Adds Infrared Cameras Inc. to its Network [Steph Beckett]

+ Vivitek Adds Two Native 1080p Projectors to its Ultra Short Throw Line [Steph Beckett]

+ Dnp Denmark Introduces the Supernova One 2.0 ALR Screen [Gary Kayye]

+ Disguise’s Newest Software Release Improves Workflows With COVID-19 in Mind [Sara Abrons]

+ QSC Has Two New Plug-ins for Q-SYS Asset Manager [Steph Beckett]

+ Planar Announces Advancements to Planar TVF Series of Video Wall Displays [Gary Kayye]

INDUSTRY NEWS

 

+ Philips Professional Display Solutions Has a Series of Brand-new Programs: Here’s What They Are [Sara Abrons]

+ Savant Systems Completes Acquisition of GE Lighting [Gary Kayye]

+ Cavlo Enters the AV Trade Show Game — for Casinos and Entertainment [Gary Kayye]

+ SynAudCon Releases Two Online Training Courses on Equalization [Sara Abrons]

+ Extron Offers Special Pricing to Customers for its Online Learning Solutions [Gary Kayye]

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