FOR-A Corporation of America announces that Adam Daniul has been named sales manager for the southern U.S. Daniul is responsible for FOR-A sales and managing the dealer channel in the southeast and south central regions. To read the complete press release online, click here.

Rants and rAVes — Episode 158: Gary Speaks to Access Network’s VP of Sales and Marketing Aaron Gutin THE WEEK – Episode 46: Breaking Down the Silos AV Insider — Episode 3: Mark & Milestone’s Excellent Adventure AV Insider — Episode 2: Design and Project Management Rants and rAVes — Episode 157: Lutron Isn’t the […]

Keith Kelsen: The Good, The Bad and The Ugly — Survey Paul Self: IMAX Launches Private Theatre Anthony Coppedge: Better Marketing: Serve the User, Don’t Pander to Him Scott Tiner: More Security Talk… Mark Coxon: The Advantage of In-Person Interview Olivia Dumanovsky: Big Changes Ahead Robin Raulf-Sager: A Non-Expert’s Opinion on Why Videoconferencing CAN Help […]

YCD Multimedia last week announced Version 5.0 of its cloud-based content management system — YCD|CMS SaaS. The new version improves core features while adding new tools, including all new built-in editors, new and enhanced content management with authorizations and remote control, and a host of user interface enhancements. With the new built-in HTML 5-based editor, […]

The Evanesce B is a DIY (do it yourself) in-ceiling projection screen that conveniently disappears from view when not in use. It can be installed from within the above-ceiling airspace or from below thanks to its removable base panels. It’s integrated with Greenguard-certified, MaxWhite FG (fiberglass-backed), 1.1 gain matte white material with wide diffusion uniformity. […]

Growing demand from large TV panels is expected to increase OLED material revenues at a compound annual growth rate of 67 percent through 2017, even as material revenue from mobile phones slows after 2014. According to the Quarterly OLED Materials Report from NPD DisplaySearch, revenues from organic materials used in the emission and common layers […]

Zigen is now shipping its new ZIG-CX-100 that allows for HDMI over coax with 3D pass-through. The ZIG-CX-100 enables HDMI with 3D signal to be extended over a single RG-6 quad coaxial cable and is available as a transmitter/receiver set via the Zigen ZIG-CX-100 extender kit. The kit comes with built in bi-directional IR and […]

Christie and The Sextant Group are helping redefine the components of a research library at North Carolina State University’s James B. Hunt Jr. Library in Raleigh, N.C. Achieving the school’s goal of securing a competitive advantage by equipping students with collaborative research tools for solving problems in today’s tech-driven society, the library sets a new […]

Extron’s new SM 26 SpeedMount Surface Mount Speaker is a two-way speaker with a patent pending, concealed wall mounting system. It features a 6.5″ (16.5 cm) woofer with dual tuned ports and a 1″ (2.5 cm) tweeter. The SM 26 provides wide frequency response from 70 Hz to 18 kHz, and a power rating of […]

DynaScan Technology just introduced a new 65-inch LED-backlit LCD, the DS651LR4, that’s spec’d at 3,000-nits brightness, and offers lower power consumption and a wide range of video inputs. Using a locally-dimmed LED back light, the DS651LR4 has a contrast ratio of 1,000,000:1 (dynamic). The company says that it consumes up to 20 percent less power […]

Atlona is now shipping its AT-HDDA-2 (1×2) and AT-HDDA-4 (1×4) HDMI distribution amplifiers. The AT-HDDA-2 and AT-HDDA-4 extend HDMI sources to two or four zones, respectively, for commercial applications. Atlona says they support 4K resolution. The AT-HDDA-2 and AT-HDDA-4 distribution amplifiers are ideal for small- and medium-sized TV showroom and digital signage applications. For larger […]

Designed for residential and commercial applications, Savant Systems announced this month its new SmartLighting Wi-Fi 802.11-based lighting control products, a solution that can be used as either a standalone lighting control platform or as part of a complete Savant automation system. The system uses a dimmer inside each Wi-Fi-connected keypad. Once the keypads have been […]

BlueBOLT, now a separate brand from Panamax/Furman within the Core Brands group owned by parent company Nortek, today introduced a network management feature to its cloud-based power and energy management platform. The new feature allows users to query (ping) any device with an IP address on a network from a BlueBOLT-enabled component with a BlueBOLT-CV1 […]

Barco has just released two new rear-projection video wall cubes in the OverView M series. The OverView MVL-621 and OverView MVL-721 are industry-standard modules with full HD resolution and screen diameters of 60” and 70”, respectively. These 16:9 models complete the OverView M series, which already features three 4:3 models. Barco’s OverView M series is […]

Crestron has announced the availability of its new HDMI over HDBaseT Transmitter (HD-TX3-C) and HDMI over HDBaseT Receiver (HD-RX3-C). The new devices support 4K and offer a solution for extending uncompressed HDMI signals up to 330 feet (100 meters) via HDBaseT over a single CAT5e/UTP cable without signal degradation. Available in a black or white […]

GovComm, the government audiovisual conference and trade show, has opened registration. The event will be held Dec. 4 – 5, 2013 at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington, DC, and co-located with Government Video Expo (GVE). The event is designed for AV managers, IT professionals, engineers and public affairs officers that product AV […]

CEDIA has released key findings from its 2013 Benchmarking Surveys, which evaluate the  performance and the state of home technology professional companies for calendar year 2012 and reports on 2013 expectations. Results find home technology professional companies are continuing to experience moderate growth, focusing on operational efficiencies (historically one of the largest prohibitors of profitability) […]

BitWise Controls announced this month the launch of a brand new Dealer Store for its authorized representatives, integrators and dealers. The BitWise Dealer Store was built to provide a one-stop-shop for integrators designing commercial and residential automation systems. Along with GUI templates, the store carries BitWise and third-party programming modules for easy download. The modules […]

Atlona, a digital connectivity solutions provider, has announced that the company has formed a new distribution partnership with Herman, a provider of AV products, procurement services and labor resources to systems integrators in the commercial AV and broadcast industries. Under the agreement, Herman’s customers will obtain access to Atlona’s wide range of advanced connectivity products. […]

Kramer Electronics announced the opening of its new United States headquarters facility, the new home for the Kramer USA sales, marketing and product development/support teams. The new facility is located in the Township of Union, in Hunterdon County, NJ; about two miles from the company’s previous U.S. headquarters facility. To read the complete press release […]

Mark Coxon: The Advantage of In-Person Interviews Olivia Dumanovsky: Big Changes Ahead Robin Raulf-Sager: A Non-Expert’s Opinion on Why Videoconferencing CAN Help You Land That Dream Job Corey Moss: AV and BYOD — The Landscape Ahead Lee Distad: Not-So Great Moments in Commercial Installs Mark Coxon: HDMWhy? Jane Timmins: Hard Decisions We Have to Make […]

Crestron has announced the release of two new infiNET EX IOEX Wireless Control Modules. Designed for retrofit applications, the IOEX modules offer a way to add wireless control of serial, IR and relay devices in homes and commercial buildings. The INET-IOEX-IRCOM enables long distance wireless communication between 3-Series control systems and devices such as TVs, […]

Sharp has debuted a unique, multi-touch LED 20″ display that can be used while flat, angled or while hanging or mounted. When flat, it can be mounted in tables or lecterns in classrooms. When angled, it sits at 75-degrees with the included stand. It can also be used as an interactive second computer monitor, or […]

PSAV, the hotel and event AV integrator, is up for sale, according to a Reuters article published last month, and could sell for $900 million to $1 billion. Current owner and private equity firm Kelso & Company (who acquired PSAV in 2007 for $413.4 million) has hired Barclays and Macquarie Group to find a buyer. […]

Extron is now shipping all DMP 128 Series audio digital signal processors, including models with Dante audio networking, AEC — acoustic echo cancellation and analog telephone connectivity. The DMP 128 Series are 12×8 audio mixers featuring Extron ProDSP, automixing and I/O expansion capabilities. The DMP 128 C P and DMP 128 C P AT are […]

BitWise Controls has a new handheld RF remote that can be used to control all BitWise-connected devices in a room. Called the Room Remote, it includes keys for the most common functions and it allows a room to be controlled with the remote as well as by BitWise apps. The remote and apps stay in […]

CEDIA has announced the 2013 Manufacturers’ Excellence Awards finalists. The finalists include 31 products in the Best New Product category and two products for the Sustainable Lifestyle Product Innovation category. The winners will be announced at a press conference on Sept. 27 at 9:00 a.m. at CEDIA EXPO 2013 in Denver. In addition, winners will […]

Epson today introduced its new EX-Series — four LCD projectors: the EX7220 (WXGA), EX6220 (WXGA), EX5220 (XGA) and EX3220 (SVGA) — all spec’d at 3,000 ANSI lumens and with HDMI inputs. The EX6220 and the EX3220 also have wireless projection capabilities. All the projectors include keystone correction, remote lens control and a 1.2x zoom lens. […]

For the first half of 2013, sales of interactive whiteboards and interactive flat panel displays in the education and corporate sectors were up 20 percent, according to the latest quarterly research from Futuresource Consulting. This is despite the increasing presence of personal tablet devices in the education sector, which continue to gain a foothold. The […]

STRATACACHE just announced the opening of a new specialty display division called Optika Display. Located in Dayton, Ohio, the new division will expand STRATACACHE’s specialty display service offerings for its digital merchandising, digital signage and digital Interactive solutions worldwide — meaning digital signage. Optika told rAVe it will focus on LED technology, outdoor and durable […]

CastNET announced today that it has developed and is shipping a new solution that fully integrates Near Field Communications (NFC) technology with its digital signage software. CastNET with MobileHere technology combines CastNET’s digital signage content management software with NFC to allow mobile devices to easily take away information from digital signage screens. NFC is a […]

Extron is shipping its new FOX T UWP 302, a two-input fiber optic transmitter for long haul transmission of HDCP-compliant HDMI, RGBHV or HD component video and stereo audio signals over fiber optic cabling. This Decora-style wallplate transmitter can transmit images up to 1920×1200, including HDTV 1080p/60. Analog signals are digitized to ensure high quality […]