Rants & rAVes — Episode 1308: WyreStorm Will Deliver on Its Power-of-Three Promise with New EDU-Focused Switcher at ISE 2024

My latest pre-ISE-2024 videocast features WyreStorm’s Voislav Zec, product director, and Franklyn Mogale, technical sales engineer, who used the opportunity to debut a new educationally focused product live on the show. It’s a truly hybrid switcher designed to integrate into any classroom, and includes a built-in matrix that can manage HDMI, HDBaseT (3.0), USB-C and […]

Rants & rAVes — Episode 1308: WyreStorm Will Deliver on Its Power-of-Three Promise with New EDU-Focused Switcher at ISE 2024

New Dante Pro S1 SoC Hits Security Requirements for Enterprise Internet-of-Things

Audinate today announced the Dante Pro S1, a “compact and cost-effective” system-on-a-chip (SoC) for professional audio and AV equipment manufacturers to integrate Dante network functionality in low channel count devices. Audinate says Dante Pro S1 represents the latest generation Dante solution from Audinate for OEMs and is designed to meet the evolving security requirements for […]

New Dante Pro S1 SoC Hits Security Requirements for Enterprise Internet-of-Things

Matrox Video Announces ISE 2024 Plans

Matrox Video announced what it plans to launch at Integrated Systems Europe (ISE) 2024. Matrox Video will show products designed for networked, IP-based control rooms and live production environments. In the Control Room Collaboration pod, attendees will see how Matrox Video’s encoders and decoders, IP KVM extension and switching solutions and video wall controllers enable […]

Matrox Video Announces ISE 2024 Plans

Q-SYS Adds PL-CA Full-Range Coaxial Loudspeakers

Q-SYS expands its PL Series performance loudspeaker portfolio with the introduction of PL-CA full-range coaxial loudspeakers. This launch “enhances the delivery of premium sound anywhere in an entertainment, corporate or higher ed venue that requires higher performance audio as part of a Q-SYS system.” With five new models ranging from 5-inch to 15-inch, PL-CA models […]

Q-SYS Adds PL-CA Full-Range Coaxial Loudspeakers

Luxul to Debut SW Series PoE+ AV Switches at InfoComm 2023

Luxul will officially debut its new SW Series PoE+ AV switches lineup in the Legrand AV Booth 2201 in Orlando, Florida. The eight new managed switches allow system integrators to quickly set up, install and manage any AV-over-IP (AVoIP) infrastructure with enough PoE+ to power many network devices, according to Luxul. At InfoComm 2023, Luxul […]

Luxul to Debut SW Series PoE+ AV Switches at InfoComm 2023

Rants & rAVes — Episode 1187: PPDS (Philips Digital Signage) has a Globally Based North American Strategy! Huh? Watch!

PPDS is the technical name for what is commonly referred to (by us industry insiders) as Philips Digital Signage. And, for the last six years, the company has been building a global strategy for becoming a top-three display company; the plan was accelerated last month with the appointment of 20+ year industry veteran Nick Begleries […]

Rants & rAVes — Episode 1187: PPDS (Philips Digital Signage) has a Globally Based North American Strategy! Huh? Watch!

How Do Hybrid Workers Affect Collaboration Designs?

Let’s face it, hybrid work and learning are here to stay. However, the shift to hybrid has put a strain on AV and IT teams; they now must meet new and growing needs in collaboration spaces of all sizes. Here comes a new challenge: Each space requires different solutions and infrastructure to accommodate remote participants, […]

How Do Hybrid Workers Affect Collaboration Designs?

Rants & rAVes — Episode 1152: Cody Hein Explains SDVoE Interoperability Concern

  Love SDVoE and IPMX. SDVoE is so close but lack of open control // setup interface / API means I can’t use two different branded SDVoE systems together which defeats the open standard in my view. Why lock them away from each other if they could be compatible? — Cody Hein, CTS (@codymhein) July […]

Rants & rAVes — Episode 1152: Cody Hein Explains SDVoE Interoperability Concern