Steph Beckett

Steph Beckett

Steph Beckett is the managing editor at rAVe [PUBS]. Contact her at steph@ravepubs.com.

Clear-Com Adds Dave MacKinnon as Vice President of Product Management

Clear-Com announced the appointment of Dave MacKinnon as its new vice president of product management. With a background spanning over two decades, Dave brings a “wealth of experience in government, broadcast and public safety, making him a valuable addition to Clear-Com’s executive team.” With six years dedicated to working in the US government, including roles […]

Clear-Com Adds Dave MacKinnon as Vice President of Product Management

Fall Out Boy Falls For DiGiCo’s Quantum Consoles

“I don’t know that there’s another desk that we could really do it all with,” says Chad Olech, front-of-house mix engineer for musical group Fall Out Boy, talking about managing the band’s complex comms infrastructure that sees three separate talkback lines coming into his DiGiCo Quantum5 console, as well as mixing a great show for […]

Fall Out Boy Falls For DiGiCo’s Quantum Consoles

Magewell Details Modular Rackmount IP Conversion Family

Magewell‘s announced the Modator family of rack-mount AV-over-IP encoders and decoders housed in a 2U chassis with slots for up to 10 modules. Users can configure frame network settings and monitor the status of the chassis and installed modules through the integrated 4.8-inch LED touch screen or browser-based web interface. Dual power are also available […]

Magewell Details Modular Rackmount IP Conversion Family

CEDIA Extends CEO Daryl Friedman’s Contract Through 2027

CEDIA has announced the extension of Daryl Friedman’s contract as its Global President and CEO. Friedman’s initial term, set to expire late this year, has been extended through the end of 2027, underscoring his and the Board’s dedication to CEDIA’s stability and continuity. “Daryl’s contract renewal as CEDIA’s Global President and CEO is a testament […]

CEDIA Extends CEO Daryl Friedman’s Contract Through 2027

AVNation and rAVe Partner to Grow the Number of End Users Entering AV

rAVe’s AVBuyers.Club, a news platform dedicated to end users of audiovisual technology, specifically technology managers, IT managers and industry professionals, announces an innovative partnership with AVNation Media, a leading podcasting and audiovisual news service, to expand the market reach by attracting more end users to the audiovisual industry. AVNation has strategically refocused its efforts on […]

AVNation and rAVe Partner to Grow the Number of End Users Entering AV

AlarMax to Distribute TRENDnet Networking Products for Security and AV

AlarMax is now distributing all of TRENDnet’s 300+ products. TRENDnet’s product portfolio includes power-over-ethernet (PoE), switches, industrial networking solutions, IP cameras, network video recorders (NVRs), fiber solutions, wireless, USB and more. TRENDnet maintains strict manufacturing standards to ensure optimal product quality and low defect rates, adhering to ISO certifications and developing UL-, FCC- and CE-sealed […]

AlarMax to Distribute TRENDnet Networking Products for Security and AV

AVIXA Will Present Evolution of Audio Session at Sound:Check Xpo 2024

AVIXA will join Sound:Check Xpo 2024 to present a session on the evolution of audio on April 22. Sound:Check Xpo 2024, produced by Musitech, will bring together professionals from the music and entertainment industry April 21-23 at the World Trade Center in Mexico City to experience live demonstrations, lectures and masterclasses, in addition to products […]

AVIXA Will Present Evolution of Audio Session at Sound:Check Xpo 2024

Vectorworks Adds AI to BIM Software Design Package Aimed at AV, UCC, Home and Live Events Designers

Global design and BIM software provider Vectorworks, Inc. has released its fourth update to the Vectorworks 2024 product line, granting customers access to AI and virtual reality (VR) technologies through two brand new tools. Additionally, the latest version update features an integration with L-Acoustics — leaders in sound-reinforcement technology and the Vectorworks Partner Network’s first […]

Vectorworks Adds AI to BIM Software Design Package Aimed at AV, UCC, Home and Live Events Designers

Optoma Details New N-Series Professional Displays

Optoma announced its new N-Series Professional Displays aimed at corporate and education settings and accommodate hybrid work and distance-learning scenarios. The N-Series Professional Displays offer the Optoma Solution Suite (OSS), a software platform that includes: Whiteboard File Manager Display Share A built-in media player Similar to Optoma’s IFPDs, the N-Series Professional Displays feature an ultra-slim […]

Optoma Details New N-Series Professional Displays

Here’s How Resolution Studios Built an Entire XR Virtual Stage Using Planar LEDs

Resolution Productions Group owns and operates Resolution Studios in Chicago’s Near West Side, an 86,000-square-foot production complex featuring four premier stages and other amenities. Approximately 70 percent of the studio’s business centers on TV commercial work with the rest dedicated to feature films and episodic projects. Resolution Studios’ approach to virtual production (VP) is to […]

Here’s How Resolution Studios Built an  Entire XR Virtual Stage Using Planar LEDs

Vanco Ships 4K, 4×2 Matrix With a Multiviewer

Vanco International announced the Evolution EVMX42MV 4K, a 4×2 Matrix with a built-in multiviewer aimed commercial and residential applications such as sports bars, meeting rooms, collaboration spaces, digital signage, playoff watch parties and more. The EVMX42MV delivers 4K@60Hz 4:4:4 HDMI signals with HDR from up to four HDMI sources to two displays. The matrix offers […]

Vanco Ships 4K, 4×2 Matrix With a Multiviewer

Boston Medical Group Does Digital Signage Using the AxisTV Signage Suite

Boston Medical Group has successfully transitioned its AxisTV 9 digital signage network to AxisTV Signage Suite, opening users and patients to a broader universe of features and benefits that add up to a more compelling digital signage experience. The digital signage network is one of many responsibilities that Tahssin Alani carries as the IT department’s […]

Boston Medical Group Does Digital Signage Using the AxisTV Signage Suite

Jay Rogina Awarded 2024 NSCA Education Foundation Founders’ Award

NSCA recognized Jay Rogina with the 2024 NSCA Education Foundation Founders’ Award at the 26th annual Business & Leadership Conference (BLC), held Feb. 27-29, 2024, in Irving, Texas. Jay Rogina, former CEO and principal of Spinitar (acquired by Solutionz Inc. in 2022), has more than 35 years of executive management and technical experience in the […]

Jay Rogina Awarded 2024 NSCA Education Foundation Founders’ Award

Userful Adds Dashboards for Mission-Critical Operations

Userful Corporation, a provider of IT solutions for core enterprise operations, unveils its data dashboards solution, modernizing visual information distribution for mission-critical healthcare operations. Leveraging the Userful Infinity Platform, this industry-first solution empowers healthcare professionals to “dramatically improve service quality and patient outcomes.” Userful says it is the only solution in the industry that offers […]

Userful Adds Dashboards for Mission-Critical Operations

The Lauberhorn Alpine World Cup Was Crystal Clear Thanks to Wharfedale Pro

Among the highest-attended ski races in the world, the Lauberhorn Alpine World Cup was inaugurated in 1930 and has been a highlight in the Swiss winter sports calendar ever since. Long-time technical provider for the event, Stagepro, deployed a Wharfedale Pro audio solution at the event for the first time this year. With a total […]

The Lauberhorn Alpine World Cup Was Crystal Clear Thanks to Wharfedale Pro

ISE 2024: Facts and Figures Broken Down

ISE 2024 has come and gone, and we definitely left a mark on the show with our coverage this year (over 2,000 product videos — crazy). But now that the show is over, ISE released a report reviewing many of its figures. This piece wraps up a few of those highlights. First of all, ISE […]

ISE 2024: Facts and Figures Broken Down

Pliant Technologies Debuts New PHS-IEHU Miniature In-Ear Headset

Pliant Technologies introduced a new miniature in-ear style headset with long-distance, long-term power options. The new PHS-IEHU utilizes silicone ear concha locks and earbuds for either left-ear or right-ear orientation. The new headset also allows for the use of custom ear molds designed specifically for the individual user’s ear from custom ear mold manufacturers Coda […]

Pliant Technologies Debuts New PHS-IEHU Miniature In-Ear Headset

Sharp Launches SoC MultiSync ME Series With Android-Based OS

Sharp just launched the MultiSync ME Series, including the PN-ME432, PN-ME502, PN-ME552 and PN-ME652. What makes the MultiSync MExx2 Series unique is its SoC (system-on-chip) architecture with an embedded Android-based operating system — it can run a UCC meeting platform or be used as a digital signage player. The new line integrates a complete CMS. […]

Sharp Launches SoC MultiSync ME Series With Android-Based OS

Congrats to Candice Aragon on Promotion to Chief Experience Officer of PSA

The PSA Network today announced the promotion of Candice Aragon to chief experience officer (CXO), effective immediately. In her expanded role, Candice will now head PSA Customer Success in addition to her current leadership of marketing, events and education. “Candice has been a critical part of the PSA success,” said Matt Barnette, PSA CEO and […]

Congrats to Candice Aragon on Promotion to Chief Experience Officer of PSA

Logitech Announces MX Brio, MX Brio 705 for Business — the Company’s ‘Most Advanced Webcam Yet’

Logitech announced the MX Brio/MX Brio 705 for Business, what the company is calling a “revolutionary high-end webcam” for end users and enterprises Wednesday, designed to meet the demanding needs of advanced users. Logitech says the MX Brio is its most advanced webcam yet and joins the Master Series ecosystem alongside MX keyboards and mice […]

Logitech Announces MX Brio, MX Brio 705 for Business — the Company’s ‘Most Advanced Webcam Yet’

Alfalite Announces UHD Finepix AlfaCOB Fixed Install LED Panels

Alfalite announced its UHD Finepix AlfaCOB fixed installation LED panels with pixel pitch from 0.6 to 1.8mm. Alfalite says they are a completely new mechanical and electronic design of their predecessors, Alfalite UHD Finepix. The company says new AlfaCOB protection give these modules a longer lifetime (>100,000 hours), a lower failure rate (PFR<5 PPM/year), a […]

Alfalite Announces UHD Finepix AlfaCOB Fixed Install LED Panels

Audio-Technica Expands NARUKAMI Line with HPA-KG NARU Tube Headphone Amplifier

Audio-Technica just launched the NARUKAMI HPA-KG NARU Tube Headphone Amplifier and ATH-AWKG Closed-Back Dynamic Wooden Headphones. The front and side panels of the HPA-KG NARU tube amplifier/preamplifier are crafted from kurogaki wood, Japanese black persimmon wood with “wavy black figuring that can be found nowhere else.” The metal mesh covering that protects the vacuum tubes […]

Audio-Technica Expands NARUKAMI Line with HPA-KG NARU Tube Headphone Amplifier

BenQ Announces InstaShow VS10 Wireless Presentation System

BenQ announced the latest addition to its InstaShow Wireless Presentation System (WPS) family, the InstaShow VS10. The VS10 is aimed at hybrid collaboration in huddle rooms. The VS10 features screen sharing, fast wireless integration to conferencing platforms, interactive collaboration capabilities and a router-level chipset for security. Users simply click a button to cast directly on […]

BenQ Announces InstaShow VS10 Wireless Presentation System

tvONE Announces New Updates to CORIOmaster2 Video Processor

tvONE announced new advancements for its CORIOmaster2 video processor. The latest upgrades include 12G-SDI input and output support with new quad 12G-SDI broadcast modules, and an array of new features introduced in an enhanced version of the CORIOgrapher control software. CORIOmaster2’s new 12G-SDI broadcast modules support resolutions up to 3840x2160p. The 12G-SDI input module (CM2-12GSDI-4IN) […]

tvONE Announces New Updates to CORIOmaster2 Video Processor

rAVe [TV] — Episode 153: We Show You a Brand-New Product from Shure!

  On today’s episode of rAVe [TV], Gary and I are so excited to introduce the world to a brand-new mic product from Shure. This is so exciting for us both (as two people who constantly join rAVe [TV] on the go) but also for content creators of any type! Watch this episode to learn […]

rAVe [TV] — Episode 153: We Show You a Brand-New Product from Shure!

Sony Partners With Stella McCartney for Its Runway Show at Paris Fashion Week 2024

As part of their joint commitment to sustainability, Sony Professional is supporting fashion designer Stella McCartney in the staging of her show for Paris Fashion Week 2024, on Monday March 4, 2024, with the loan of 43 BRAVIA professional displays from across their BZ40L and BZ30J lineups. The challenge was to deliver clear, bright, high-quality […]

Sony Partners With Stella McCartney for Its Runway Show at Paris Fashion Week 2024

Extron Debuts ConferenceShare Aimed at UCC Applications

In UCC, seamlessly integrating local room cameras and microphones into Unified Communications meetings has become imperative. ConferenceShare offers a solution by sharing video and audio captured by in-room USB devices with Windows or macOS laptops during Teams or Zoom meetings. With ConferenceShare enabled on their laptop, users gain access to USB devices connected to the […]

Extron Debuts ConferenceShare Aimed at UCC Applications

Mersive Promotes Theresa Benson to Vice President, Marketing and Product Management

Mersive Technologies announced today the appointment of Theresa Benson to the role of vice president, marketing and product management. Mersive says Benson will play a critical role in developing the company’s go-to-market strategy and a “thoughtful roadmap of forward-thinking products grounded in the market’s ever-evolving collaboration needs.” She has been a consultant for Mersive for […]

Mersive Promotes Theresa Benson to Vice President, Marketing and Product Management

PowerShades Debuts PoE Version 2.0

PowerShades PoE 2.0 is out, and as the name implies, it includes PoE (dubbed TruePoE) automated window shades. This new version of PowerShades’ PoE shades arrives with new features and benefits, including indoor shade size up to 19’, quieter motors and 13x more processing power. Benefits of the new PoE 2.0 shades include: Up to […]

PowerShades Debuts PoE Version 2.0

Planar Promotes Tani Klein to SVP of North America Sales

Planar announced the promotion of Tani Klein to senior vice president of North America Sales. Transitioning from his recent role as vice president of sales, Northeast, Klein will now oversee all of the company’s geographic territories and vertical market teams across the U.S. and Canada. Klein’s promotion follows years of demonstrated sales leadership and involvement […]

Planar Promotes Tani Klein to SVP of North America Sales

Shure Intros New Wireless Clip-On Microphone, the MoveMic Microphone System

Shure introduced its newest line of wireless clip-on microphones, the MoveMic Microphone System. MoveMic delivers “broadcast-quality audio in an ultra-lightweight design,” ideal for content creators, videographers and mobile journalists. According to the company, it is the “smallest, best-sounding, dual-channel direct-to-phone wireless lavalier solution available,” developed with a custom acoustic design and proprietary wireless software. Shure’s […]

Shure Intros New Wireless Clip-On Microphone, the MoveMic Microphone System

5 Reasons You Should Join LAVNCH WEEK 9

If you’ve been following us or reading our content for a while, you’ve probably noticed that we host a lot of virtual events. Most notably, twice per year, we host something called LAVNCH WEEK. But really, it’s a “LAVNCH four days.” Why? Because it’s four days of panels, product announcements and fireside chats that we […]

5 Reasons You Should Join LAVNCH WEEK 9