Chester, Pennsylvania, USA – June 25, 2013 – Community Professional Loudspeakers announced today that John T. Wiggins, Community’s Vice President, will retire after a distinguished career spanning 41 years with the company. Wiggins joined Community’s founder, President and Chief Engineer, Bruce W. Howze in 1971 and became a partner in 1972. He has held multiple roles during […]
ENGLEWOOD, COLORADO—JUNE 26, 2013—BitWise Controls is pleased to introduce the newest version of their integrator software, Project Editor 1.9. The latest version of Project Editor was developed to support the newly released BC2 automation controller and the new BitWise IR database. Project Editor 1.9 is backwards compatible with the BC1 and BC4 controllers, allowing them […]
Belfair, WA (June 21, 2013) BOXLIGHT has announced the release of the Eco X26 projector – the first of BOXLIGHT’s new projector line focusing on affordable, basic classroom projection. The Eco X26 is the ideal entry-level classroom projector with 2600 lumens of brightness and XGA resolution. This projector has some great features which make use […]
Bloomfield, CT June 26, 2013 — Salamander Designs, Ltd., a leader in premium quality audio/video entertainment furniture, theater/lounge seating and accessories for over 20 years has announced the unveiling of a powerful new website designed to make it easy and efficient for dealers and consumers to navigate the broad range of A/V furniture, seating and […]
Minneapolis, MN, June 25, 2012 – Panasonic, a provider of hospitality technology solutions, will debut a wide range of new integrated business technologies at HITEC 2013 (Booth #1733) in Minneapolis, MN, June 25-27. A new line of high definition LED HDTVs for in-room and public area entertainment, the LRU60 Series, will make its HITEC debut […]
Anaheim, California (June 20, 2013) – Extron Electronics is pleased to introduce the 3G-AE 100, a high performance audio extractor for 3G-SDI, HD-SDI, and SDI digital video signals. It automatically detects the incoming 3G-SDI/HD-SDI/SDI data rate, de-embeds up to eight channels of digital audio, and then converts it to line level, analog audio. The 3G-AE 100 features […]
SEATAC, WA, June 20 2013 — Professional video and audio systems integration firm Advanced Broadcast Solutions (ABS) today announced the 2nd Annual Media Technology Expo (MTE) will expand to two cities. MTE 2013 starts in Seattle on Oct. 1 at Fremont Studios, then moves to the Left Bank Annex in Portland, Ore., on Oct. 3. […]
The Qumi Q5 projector proved to be a valuable addition at the One Beam of Light exhibition recently, hosted at London’s prestigious Institute of Contemporary Arts. Organised by lighting company Concord and lighting designers Light Collective, One Beam of Light aimed to showcase the creativity involved in lighting design by collating a collection of inspiring […]
6/23/2013 Seattle, WA — The BEHRINGER B207MP3 loudspeaker is now arriving in stores around the world, combining convenient MP3 playback with a powerful, compact 4-channel mixer/PA. Driven by 150 Watts of efficient, lightweight Class-D amplification, this system punches well above its weight class, and the B207MP3’s small 6.5″ loudspeaker will amaze discerning listeners with its […]
Torsåker, Sweden – June 2013… Situated to the east of Hofors Municipality, Gävleborg County, in Sweden, a small rural town with less than 1000 inhabitants, the Torsåker Protestant church was completed in 1758, replacing the medieval church that had stood on the site since the 13th century. Outside the church are two rune stones, placed there […]
June 25, 2013, Milford, NH – Florida-based audio, lighting and AV production company Sound Media deployed two Earthworks FMR500 podium microphones at Florida Governor Rick Scott’s April press conference in Riviera Beach, Florida. Lennox Foster, President of Sound Media, selected two FMR500 19 inch podium microphones for the press conference, his go-to choice for podium […]
Today I highlight four blogs I’d love for you to check out at ravepubs.com – and my apologies as I have a cold. Check out the four blogs mentioned in this podcast and many others at ravepubs.com Mark Coxon Howard Hughes AVator Award for Passion at InfoComm13 Anthony Coppedge The Post-InfoComm Blues Gina Sansivero From the […]
Kortrijk, 24 June 2013 – Visualization expert Barco has signed a deal with FVC for the distribution of ClickShare. FVC, a leading Value Added Distributor in the Middle East & North Africa (MENA), will be distributing Barco’s wireless presentation and collaboration system across the Middle East, North Africa, Kenya and Nigeria. As a leading VAD […]
Hyannis, MA. June 24, 2013 – Savant Systems, LLC has announced the newest version of the company’s TrueConference theme is now available for commercial applications. The TrueConference theme provides intuitive control of presentation rooms, meeting spaces and video conferencing systems. The TrueConference theme, working within Savant’s award-winning TrueControl™ iOS App architecture, enables simplistic control of […]
HILDEBRAN, NC, June 24, 2013 – ELK Products is proud to announce the availability of the newest addition to their Two-Way Wireless product family, ELK-6030P Wireless Pet Immune PIR Motion Sensor, which made its debut at the ESX Expo in Nashville, June 19th. The Pet Immune Version of the PIR is used with the M1 […]
Wokingham, UK − (24th June 2013) – Christie® set out to anticipate the requirements of the future at the recent InfoComm 2013 in Orlando, Florida — making a bold statement which resulted in the company enjoying one of its most successful trade shows ever. The company’s suite of next generation digital display tools provided the main […]
CineEurope, Barcelona, Spain – (24th June, 2013) – Christie®, a global leader in cinema projection, has today announced a deal with Mars Entertainment Group (MARS®) that will see Christie’s digital cinema projection systems being deployed in MARS’ “Cinemaximum” cinemas across Turkey. This agreement was made in conjunction with Astel, Christie’s key partner in the region, […]
6/24/2013 Seattle, WA — BEHRINGER has shipped all 5 models of their highly anticipated CMD Series DJ MIDI Controllers with initial quantities hitting stores in June. Designed to offer professional-level features and a completely customizable workflow, CMD Series modules are an affordable alternative to the common “all-in-one” systems. All CMD models provide USB/MIDI connectivity for […]
This month, explore the future of the AV world “post-convergence” through a thought-provoking and enlightening conversation with an industry leader and expert in AudioVisual programming, Howard Nunes, President and CEO of PepperDash Technology. This session ranges from learning what “Smart Building” actually means – and the three characteristics that define a smart building – to grasping […]
WALNUT, CA– Jun 24, 2013 – (HITEC, Booth #131) — Today at HITEC, the world’s largest hospitality technology exposition and conference, ViewSonic Corp. and UIEvolutionwill showcase an extensive lineup of hospitality, display and innovative software solutions for the hospitality industry, designed to make the guest experience simple and entertaining. “Consumers are adopting the latest in innovative personal electronics, making it mandatory that […]
Linköping, Sweden, 12-14 April 2013: Making its InfoComm debut at the Orange County Convention Center, Orlando, FL next week is the WIRETAG transponder from Dataton. Plugging directly into WATCHPAX™ solid-state media server, which runs Dataton’s established WATCHOUT™ show-timeline, media control and image-manipulation software on a built-in, compact embedded computer, the WIRETAG transponder allows audience members […]
Clinton, New Jersey – InfoComm International®, the leading professional audiovisual trade association, presented its Educator of the Year Award to Kramer Electronics’ Malissa Dillman, CTS-D, CTS-I. The award was presented at InfoComm 2013, the largest professional audiovisual and information communications tradeshow worldwide, held at the Orange County Convention Center in FL. Malissa is the 21st recipient of this […]
Extron has started to ship a switcher that I think is amazingly underrated. Only time will tell because this is a brand-new box; but I think it’s the perfect box for every classroom. Do you agree? Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSS
Minneapolis, MN, June 20, 2013. The Alpha Video Sports & Entertainment Group, the leading national video integrator for the sports venue industry, announced today that it has been selected by MECA (Metropolitan Entertainment & Convention Authority) to perform a variety of technology upgrades at the CenturyLink Center in Omaha, Nebraska. The project is a part […]
Hyannis, MA. June 20, 2013—Savant Systems, LLC has announced the addition of AcousticSmart Home Theatre Interiors to theirPARTNERS IN EXCELLENCE cooperative program. Savant’s PARTNERS IN EXCELLENCE initiative has been targeted to achieve global compatibility between Savant’s control systems and a diverse group of best-in-class manufacturers from the audio, video, lighting control, HVAC, and security industries, as well as […]
MIAMI, FL, June 20, 2013 – Herman (www.HermanProAV.com), the leading provider of AV products, procurement services and labor resources to systems integrators in the commercial AV and broadcast industries, is proud to announce that Belden is the recipient of the “Herman Vendor of the Year Award,” presented at InfoComm 2013 in Orlando. Belden was selected for […]
SAN JOSE, Calif. — June 20, 2013 — Atlona® today announced that the company’s President and CEO, Ilya Khayn, has been recognized with a 2013 InfoComm Young AV Professional Award. Created to acknowledge current InfoComm members less than 35 years of age who have achieved outstanding success in the AV industry, the award recognizes Khayn’s professional success and industry achievements […]
Digital Arts in New York City recently installed a new Meyer Sound cinema monitoring system in its new post-production theatre. The system has already been used on such projects as Woody Allen’s forthcoming film “Blue Jasmine,” and the recent HBO movie “Beyoncé: Life Is But a Dream.” “With our new mix stage, we decided to […]
Anaheim, California (June 19, 2013) – Extron Electronics is proud to announce the opening of a product demonstration and training facility in New York City. At the heart of the new facility in mid-town Manhattan is a large demonstration room, showcasing the latest Extron products and technologies. Hands-on stations let guests experience live demonstrations of video […]
You read that headline right, Duke Energy is coming after the AV market – not directly, but indirectly. Listen to my podcast and hear how. Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSS
San Diego, CA (June 19, 2013)—Positive Grid (www.positivegrid.com), the developers of JamUp Pro XT for iOS, announce a major update to its rockin’ Guitar/Bass iPad and iPhone Amp-Effect Processor. JamUp Pro XT 2.4 features the 12 Metal Signature Model Pack—a collaboration with three metal masters: guitarists Jeff Loomis (Nevermore), Ola Englund (Six Feet Under, Feared) […]
6/19/2013 Moscow, Russian Federation — BEHRINGER continues to take their innovative EUROCOM install series directly to integrators and consultants through a global series of events including the vibrant capital of the Russian Federation, Moscow. Held in close proximity to the NAMM/Musikmesse Russia show the event attracted guests from across the vast country. The seminar presentation […]
