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Visit the InfoComm Digital Signage Presentation Stage

In the heart of InfoComm 2013’s Digital Signage Pavilion is a stage (and chairs for relaxing) that promises some of the show’s most compelling content. The Digital Signage Presentation Stage, sponsored by Marshall Electronics, Multi-Media Solutions and Samsung, brings you more than 25 sessions over three days, from Delivering Great User Experiences to Emergency Notification. […]

Visit the InfoComm Digital Signage Presentation Stage

Philips Digital Signage’s InfoComm Plans

Philips is promising to demo the “Future of Display Technology” at its product unveiling at InfoComm 2013 next month in Orlando. The press will get a first-hand look on Wednesday at 2 p.m. in the company’s booth (1743). Philips tells us that it’s not only demo’ing its new glasses-free 4K 3D displays (we saw these […]

Philips Digital Signage’s InfoComm Plans

Delta’s Plans for InfoComm

Delta Products’s InfoComm booth is its biggest booth ever and the company will show its entire portfolio of display solutions in Orlando from June 12-14, 2013. At the front of the Delta booth will be the bright, high impact LED displays: The IB-4 4-millimeter black SMD is a high-contrast solution for interior areas with short […]

Delta’s Plans for InfoComm

Delta Displays Ships MiNiCON Video Wall Controller

Delta’s MiNiCON builds upon the successful DVCS(Distributive Vision Control System) platform and offers a cost-effective solution that delivers superior performance and video quality. Features that ensure uninterrupted operation include a fully embedded design, redundant power supplies and a diagnostic front panel display. Designed with a non-blocking switch fabric, the MiNiCON is the ideal solution for applications that require […]

Delta Displays Ships MiNiCON Video Wall Controller

Register for rAVe’s Top-10 Tour – Space is Limited to 50 “Tourists”

For the second year in a row, our founder Gary Kayye will personally lead an exclusive show tour during InfoComm – where he walks attendees (limited to 50), booth-by-booth, to see his Top 10 new products that he think you gotta see at the show. This tour happens ONE TIME — Thursday, June 13th at […]

Register for rAVe’s Top-10 Tour – Space is Limited to 50 “Tourists”

Chief to Debut More Menu Board Mounts at InfoComm

Chief’s new FUSION Large Ceiling Mounted Menu Board solutions make it possible to construct menu boards in prominent locations where walls aren’t available. Available in 2×1 and 3×1 configurations with options for landscape and portrait orientation, they are designed to fit 40″-65″ flat-screens and can be installed by one person. They are also UL listed […]

Chief to Debut More Menu Board Mounts at InfoComm

New PESA easyPORT Modules Provide Flexible HDMI Distribution

Huntsville, Alabama – May 29, 2013 – PESA, a leading U.S.-based custom design and manufacturing company for professional audio and video signal distribution, will showcase its four new easyPORT™ compact switching throw-down boxes to support HDMI signal distribution at InfoComm 2013 (Booth 2958), which runs June 12-14 in Orlando, Fla. The EASY-2HX4B distributes or switches two HDMI […]

New PESA easyPORT Modules Provide Flexible HDMI Distribution

Gefen at InfoComm13

Digital connectivity solutions provider Gefen unveils new system integration hardware and innovative solutions for professional and commercial applications. 1:4 HD Video Wall Controller for HDMI Creates a 2×2 video wall consisting of four displays with bezel adjusting control. It has the ability to show the same video on one large display or on all four […]

Gefen at InfoComm13

Atlona® Products on Display at InfoComm 2013

Atlona® HDVS Extender/Scaler Family: AT-HDVS-RX and AT-HDVS-TX-WP Bridging the gap from VGA to HDMI®, the Atlona® HDVS extender/scaler products are designed to smooth the transition from analog to digital sources in school and corporate applications. While some systems use HDMI computers or document cameras, there are still numerous VGA computers in use today. The HDVS […]

Atlona® Products on Display at InfoComm 2013

Who Is Our Competition Anyway?

In my 18th year as part of this industry called AV, I am truly amazed at what has become of this great field we are in.  While I have not been around as long as many of you, I still remember the days of the shoot outs. Not with projectors mind you, but with the […]

Who Is Our Competition Anyway?

BTX Products on Display at InfoComm 2013

New BTX Fiber-Optics Lab and opticalCON® Certification With a new state-of-the-art fiber-optics lab at its headquarters, BTX now offers a full line of fiber system solutions for high-definition audio and video applications. Active since January, the lab is staffed by a team of highly trained technicians and features the most advanced automated termination and test […]

BTX Products on Display at InfoComm 2013

STAGE 48 PULSATES TO THE SOUND OF D.A.S. AUDIO

New York, NY – May 2013 … Located in Hell’s Kitchen, Stage 48 is a four floor, multi-use venue that hosts concerts, a wide range of nightlife activities, and private/corporate events. Originally built in the 1950’s as a horse stable, the venue has been completely remodeled utilizing the beauty of the old industrial architecture while […]

STAGE 48 PULSATES TO THE SOUND OF D.A.S. AUDIO

Last Chance to Register for the Projection Summit at InfoComm

On Monday, June 10, the InfoComm Projection Summit will kick off with two dynamic sessions. One will cover the market opportunities projector makers, suppliers and integrators can capitalize on and the second will focus on one of the hottest topics in the display industry: Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) collaboration. Presentations in the Projection Market […]

Last Chance to Register for the Projection Summit at InfoComm

Extron VNS 104 Multi-Stream Decoding Software Ships

Extron is shipping its new VNS 104 Multi-Stream Decoding Software that decodes and presents one or four video sources and one associated stereo audio source streamed from VN-Matrix 225 or 200 Series Encoders, or a VN-Matrix Recorder. VNS 104 multi-stream decoding software includes text overlay and status messaging features, which are valuable for distinguishing between […]

Extron VNS 104 Multi-Stream Decoding Software Ships

Dataton Launches WATCHOUT Version 5.5 at InfoComm, Ships WATCHPAX

At InfoComm, Dataton launched the latest version of Dataton WATCHOUT multi-image display and presentation software (version 5.5) that brings a number of new features such as hardware assisted synchronization, frame blending, dynamic IP addressing of individual computers, cluster naming and insertion of URL based images. Dataton also tells rAVe that it is now shipping its […]

Dataton Launches WATCHOUT Version 5.5 at InfoComm, Ships WATCHPAX

PENMAC AUDIO VISUAL SUPPLIES WATCHOUT FOR SECOND GHOEMA AFRIKAANS MUSIC AWARDS

WATCHOUT Premium Partner, PENMAC Audio Visual supplied Dataton WATCHOUT™ multi-image display and presentation software to manage visual and audio content for the creative layout of the stage, set décor and LED screen information at the second Ghoema Afrikaans Music Awards. “For this project, the client required a complex video server solution to map the video […]

PENMAC AUDIO VISUAL SUPPLIES WATCHOUT FOR SECOND GHOEMA AFRIKAANS MUSIC AWARDS

Rants and rAVes – Episode 126: InfoComm Spotlight: The Projection Summit

Not to be confused with the Projection ShootOut, the Projection Summit is in its 12th year atInfoComm – but will feature a shoot-out of the new hybrid LED-Laser projectors. Sony,Casio, Panasonic and Mitsubishi will all show their new versions of the light technology that’s sure to become the defacto for all projectors in the near future. Having trouble listening to the […]

Rants and rAVes – Episode 126: InfoComm Spotlight: The Projection Summit

VNS 104 Multi-Stream Decoding Software Now Available

Anaheim, California (May 30, 2013) – Extron Electronics is pleased to announce the immediate availability of its VNS 104 Multi-Stream Decoding Software. This new software decodes and presents one or four video sources and one associated stereo audio source streamed fromVN-Matrix® 225 or 200 Series Encoders, or a VN-Matrix Recorder. VNS 104 multi-stream decoding software includes text overlay and […]

VNS 104 Multi-Stream Decoding Software Now Available

Visix Partners with Rave Safety

Generally when our members earn a first-time customer’s business, it’s a combination of the right price for a system or service that meets a specific need. That transaction can easily be the first or the last contact project for that client. To make it the first, I have some suggestions… Before, during and after the […]

Visix Partners with Rave Safety

Calibre UK and Lighthouse Technologies to demonstrate integration of LEDView530 with X3 panels at Infocomm2013

Bradford, UK, 28 May 2013 – Calibre will show its best-in-class LEDView530 live events scaler together with the market-leading Lighthouse X3 modular 3mm LED screen from Lighthouse Technologies Limited. This is the first time these two products have been demonstrated together and represents a unique opportunity for InfoComm visitors to see what can be achieved […]

Calibre UK and Lighthouse Technologies to demonstrate integration of LEDView530 with X3 panels at Infocomm2013

Mitsubish’s New Green Display is Crestron Connected

Mitsubishi today announced what it’s calling an energy-conscious 46-inch LCD flat panel display designed for digital signage and meeting room applications. The Energy Star-qualified monitor consumes only 126 watts of power and is the first monitor that’s a Crestron Connected display. That means the LDT462V is pre-loaded with Crestron control system drivers, as well as […]

Mitsubish’s New Green Display is Crestron Connected

MultiTouch the perfect choice for integrators seeking the ultimate in interactive displays

New York, NY – May 30, 2013 – MultiTouch Ltd, the world leader in interactive display systems has today announced the largest AV project in the world involving the use of multi-touch displays with Australia-based Pro AV Solutions, at Queensland University of Technology (QUT). At a massive 15,000 square feet, the Cube forms the heart […]

MultiTouch the perfect choice for integrators seeking the ultimate in interactive displays

Wolf Cinema Intros $8,000 3D Nearly 4K Projector

Claiming hand-matched D-ILA panels (LCoS) and custom-crafted gamma curves, Wolf Cinema is launching a $15,000 3840×2160 resolution 3D projector. Dubbed the SDC-15, it uses a 230-watt NSH lamp that is specified at 4,000 hours and 1,300 ANSI lumens of light output. It’s capable of projecting (natively) nearly every widescreen film aspect ratio including as wide […]

Wolf Cinema Intros $8,000 3D Nearly 4K Projector

AMBER BOLSTERS RANGE WITH ADJUSTABLE KINETIK IN-CEILING SPEAKER

EMEA master distributor, Amber International has announced the launch of the new Kinetik Labs KISP-E200-IC speaker. Designed for in-ceiling installations, or other suitable surfaces such as plasterboard walls, the powerful two-way speaker features a pivoting tweeter that provides the user with a more engaging listening experience. The KISP-E200-IC offers smooth and engaging bass and mid […]

AMBER BOLSTERS RANGE WITH ADJUSTABLE KINETIK IN-CEILING SPEAKER

Atlas Sound Welcomes Thomas Ahern to Sales Team

Phoenix, AZ May 29, 2013 – Atlas Sound, the worldwide leader in commercial audio solutions, announces the addition of industry veteran Thomas Ahern to the sales team as Southeastern Regional Sales Manager.  Thomas has been in the commercial audio industry for over 30 years working in various capacities, most recently as a Communication System Engineer […]

Atlas Sound Welcomes Thomas Ahern to Sales Team

SAVANT Introduces In-wall Wireless Charging Docks for Apple iOS Devices with Lightning Connector

Hyannis, MA. May 30, 2013 – Savant Systems, LLC has announced the introduction of three new iOS device docks including the IDC-100L in-wall wireless charging dock for the Apple iPad® mini with Lightning™ connector. Savant is the first control and automation company in the CEDIA integration channel to supply an in-wall dock for the iPad […]

SAVANT Introduces In-wall Wireless Charging Docks for Apple iOS Devices with Lightning Connector

dnp denmark unveils dynamic portfolio at InfoComm 2013

dnp denmark will showcase a wide range of latest innovations from its product portfolio at InfoComm 2013 (Orange Convention Center, Orlando, June 12-14, Booth #2858) — as well as some new generation versions of existing classics. In terms of scale, one of the show highlights will be a 170” Supernova Flex Classic – a preview […]

dnp denmark unveils dynamic portfolio at InfoComm 2013

Sony Intros Two New Install Projectors

Sony two newest projectors are the VPL-FH36 and VPL-FH31, which are both 3LCD projectors designed for installs and rentals. They are spec’d with 5,200 lumens and 4,300 lumens (non-ANSI) brightness, respectively, and a 2000:1 contrast ratio. Offering native WXGA resolution (1920×1200), these projectors have HDMI, VGA, DVI and RGBHV input ports, have Ethernet content delivery […]

Sony Intros Two New Install Projectors

Key Digital Introduces Champion Series HDMI Cables

Key Digital introduced today a new line of HDMI cables, called the Champion Series Hi-Fi Commercial PRO HDMI Cables, designed specifically for commercial applications. The cables range from 1.5 feet up to 75 feet. The Champion Series cables are equipped with the latest HDMI features, including 4K resolution support, 3D, HDMI Ethernet and Audio Return […]

Key Digital Introduces Champion Series HDMI Cables

Digital Signage: Is Your Investment at Risk?

Interactivity, facial recognition, viewer analytics, proof-of-play reporting, data integration, cloud-based infrastructure, wireless back haul — on and on it goes. No doubt about it, digital signage is becoming ever more sophisticated. But is this plethora of innovation enough to protect your digital signage investment from the disruptive change that new technologies and processes can bring? […]

Digital Signage: Is Your Investment at Risk?

LCD Beats CRT, or the Woes of the Display Industry

The words LCD beat CRT ran through my head as I walked through the exhibits at SID’s DisplayWeek in Vancouver. Though that observation may seem trite, I think it should be chanted by all of us until we declare victory and ask where we go from here. If we can learn anything from the last […]

LCD Beats CRT, or the Woes of the Display Industry

PQ Media Global DOOH Media Forecast 2013-2017 Available

The PQ Media Global Digital Out-of-Home Media Forecast 2013-2017 was recently released, along with an accompanying Excel dataset with 8,000 data points. This forecast includes such information as: Size, structure and growth of the DOOH industry worldwide Comprehensive view of digital place-based networks and digital billboards and signage growth, both historical and forecast Assessment of […]

PQ Media Global DOOH Media Forecast 2013-2017 Available