Steph Beckett

Steph Beckett

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

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

d&b Group Supports New Immersive Technology Experience Center ITEC at London’s Iconic Science Museum

d&b Group announced the opening of a new immersive technology experience center (ITEC), located at the world-renowned Science Museum in London, itself famed as a center for the arts and capital of creativity. Welcoming guests from April 2024, this state-of-the-art facility is designed to attract key stakeholders involved in the realization and delivery of global […]

d&b Group Supports New Immersive Technology Experience Center ITEC at London’s Iconic Science Museum

EditShare Announces NAB Show 2024 Plans

EditShare will be at NAB with new tools for producers and post facilities, new software and hardware, and the initial integration between FLOW and MediaSilo. EditShare says it has always pushed the boundaries of media engineered storage solutions and will be demonstrating for the first time the new EFS NVMe, which enables creatives to work […]

EditShare Announces NAB Show 2024 Plans

rAVe March 2024 Temperature Check — Survey CLOSED

Unified Communications are an important part of our industry and community. These technologies catapulted us through the dark days of COVID-19, and now that we are back in the office (or figuring out whether or not the hybrid model works for us), this technology is helping us to find our place in this “Wild, Wild […]

rAVe March 2024 Temperature Check — Survey CLOSED

Bogen Partners With 6 More Companies for Its Nyquist IP-Based Paging System

Bogen Communications announced a lineup of technology partners, including Early Warning Labs, IPVideo, Lightspeed Technologies, Omnilert, Raptor Technologies and TeachLogic. Bogen Communications’ latest technology partnerships enhance and expand functionality for its Nyquist E7000 and Nyquist C4000 systems, IP-based paging and intercom solutions. Early Warning Labs — an officially licensed partner of the US Geological Survey […]

Bogen Partners With 6 More Companies for Its Nyquist IP-Based Paging System

Powersoft Mover Transducer Now Integrates With VI-Grade COMPACT FSS Simulator

Powersoft has partnered with VI-grade, a provider of real-time simulation and professional driving simulator solutions. This collaboration introduces the integration of Powersoft’s haptic transducer, Mover, into VI-grade’s COMPACT FSS simulator. VI-grade is a provider of software products and services, professional driving simulators and hardware-in-the-loop solutions that “accelerate product development across the transportation industry.” The company […]

Powersoft Mover Transducer Now Integrates With VI-Grade COMPACT FSS Simulator

Exertis Almo Adds XR and VR Headsets From PICO for Business Applications

As part of its focus on providing integrators with a one-stop-shop for all XR enterprise deployments geared toward training, learning and healthcare, Exertis Almo announced it has officially partnered with PICO North America. A VR brand that provides comprehensive Extended Reality (XR) solutions, PICO “helps businesses and institutions boost efficiency, lower costs and overcome technical challenges.” […]

Exertis Almo Adds XR and VR Headsets From PICO for Business Applications

Atlona Debuts Buffered USB-C Cable for UCC Applications, Along With New Mounting Options

Atlona is shipping two new accessories for learning and meeting spaces; a new USB-C active cable and a new mounting bracket that provides alternative installation options for Atlona Omega wall plate transmitters. The Atlona LinkConnect AT-LC-UC2UC-5M is a 5-meter (16.4-foot) USB-C to USB-C active cable that is engineered for “dependable, point-to-point connectivity in commercial environments.” […]

Atlona Debuts Buffered USB-C Cable for UCC Applications, Along With New Mounting Options

Extron Adds New Features to NAV Pro AV-over-IP Series

Extron announced new features to its NAV Pro AV-over-IP Series. These new features include the latest evolution of the NAV PURE3 codec. PURE3 is a codec developed by Extron, exclusively for the ProAV market. PURE3 offers “improved network resiliency; able to tolerate the bursty network traffic found on converged networks.” Competitors rely on delicate third-party […]

Extron Adds New Features to NAV Pro AV-over-IP Series

AtlasIED, NSCA Education Foundation Create ‘Ivey’s Everyday Heroes’ Joint Grant Program

AtlasIED and National Systems Contractors Association (NSCA) Education Foundation have created a joint grant program called Ivey’s Everyday Heroes. The program’s mission is to provide financial support to individuals in schools throughout the United States who have “selflessly acted in ways to keep others safe during emergency situations.” Through Ivey’s Everyday Heroes, this grant “encourages […]

AtlasIED, NSCA Education Foundation Create ‘Ivey’s Everyday Heroes’ Joint Grant Program

Gerdon Design Details How It Led the Nukranox Hardstyle Festival

Gerdon Design, based in Mainz, Germany, specializes in show, content and lighting production. In late 2023, the team at Gerdon Design were approached to work together with client, Revolution Event, on the upcoming Nukranox Festival, a celebration of hardstyle music, which was to be held in December 2023 at an arena venue in Salzburg, Austria. […]

Gerdon Design Details How It Led the Nukranox Hardstyle Festival

rAVe [TV] — Episode 152: Gary’s Review of the Apple Vision Pro; Wendy’s, Digital Signage and Surge Pricing; and Special Guest Carl Harvell

  In our latest episode of rAVe [TV], Gary and I discuss a new announcement from Wendy’s: that it will offer dynamic pricing on its food starting in 2025, and this will be communicated with newly installed digital signage. Love that for the industry, hate that for lovers of spicy chicken nuggets. Gary also gives […]

rAVe [TV] — Episode 152: Gary’s Review of the Apple Vision Pro; Wendy’s, Digital Signage and Surge Pricing; and Special Guest Carl Harvell

New LSKIT-BSC Beale Street Audio Outdoor Speaker Kit for ProAV, HomeAV Debuts

Vanco International announced the launch of the LSKIT-BSC Beale Street Audio Outdoor Speaker Kit. Designed for both commercial and residential applications, the LSKIT-BSC includes four WP4V-BSC 4-inch on-wall/pendant speakers, four WPV-LAND speaker mounting kits and one LS10-BSC 10-inch downfiring subwoofer. This speaker bundle “delivers coverage for areas up to 900 square feet.” Beale Street 4-inch […]

New LSKIT-BSC Beale Street Audio Outdoor Speaker Kit for ProAV, HomeAV Debuts

Walla Walla University Builds XR Stage Using Unreal Engine and Scalable Display Technologies

Based in College Place, Washington, Walla Walla University (WWU) is a private Adventist university with four campuses located throughout the Pacific Northwest. The main campus sits on 83 acres in the Walla Walla Valley in southeastern Washington state, where cultural arts, vibrant dining, and recreational opportunities abound. Founded in 1892, the university offers more than […]

Walla Walla University Builds XR Stage Using Unreal Engine and Scalable Display Technologies

Extron DTP3 T 202 EU/MK Sends HDMI, USB-C and Audio 100 Meters in EU and MK-Type Form Factor

Extron introduce the DTP3 T 202 EU/MK, a two-input wallplate transmitter for sending USB-C video, HDMI, audio and control up to 330 feet (100 meters) over a shielded CAT6A cable. It includes proven technologies for extending video signals with optimal image quality. This DTP3 transmitter supports 4K@60 (4:4:4) signals and is HDCP 2.3 compliant. To […]

Extron DTP3 T 202 EU/MK Sends HDMI, USB-C and Audio 100 Meters in EU and MK-Type Form Factor

BlueZoo Adds Audience Measurement Tech to BrightSign Series-5 Media Players

BlueZoo has announced impression measurement software for BrightSign’s new Series-5 digital media players. The incorporation of BlueZoo technology in software form enables BrightSign to offer in-store digital signage that now includes measurement of audience reach, dwell time, flow and related analytics in real time without the need to purchase, install and maintain multiple hardware sensors […]

BlueZoo Adds Audience Measurement Tech to BrightSign Series-5 Media Players

Nanolumens Is the Presenting Sponsor for Themed Entertainment Association’s INSPIRE Conference

Nanolumens announced its role as presenting sponsor of the Themed Entertainment Association’s INSPIRE Conference. The Themed Entertainment Association’s INSPIRE, scheduled to take place from March 14-15, 2024, in Hollywood, California, will unite leaders, innovators and enthusiasts from the themed entertainment industry to explore the latest trends, technologies and best practices in creating immersive experiences. Kurt […]

Nanolumens Is the Presenting Sponsor for Themed Entertainment Association’s INSPIRE Conference

LEA Professional Amps Up LEA Cloud Platform

LEA Professional announced multiple updates to its LEA Cloud platform, a part of LEA Professionals’ technology catalog, featuring IT solutions, DSPs and smart power management. The new cloud-specific features will expand capabilities for all LEA Cloud users. Here’s a video we shot of it at ISE 2024: LEA Cloud provides remote monitoring and control for […]

LEA Professional Amps Up LEA Cloud Platform

New Connect Series Debuts from LEA Professional with Low-Z, 70V and 100V

LEA Professional announced the Connect Series Half-Rack models featuring onboard DSP, WebUI, Cloud Connectivity, third-party API control and more. Here’s a video we shot of them at ISE 2024: Each of the new half-rack models (CS34, CS64, CS124, CS34D, CS64D, and CS124D) are built with fully-routable analog inputs, four amplifier channels with Low-Z, 70V or […]

New Connect Series Debuts from LEA Professional with Low-Z, 70V and 100V

Séura Adds Smart Lights for Lighted Mirrors at Lightapalooza 2024

Séura, unveils its latest in bathroom lighting technology with the introduction of Séura Smart Lights. These tunable integratable LED lights are designed to “seamlessly enhance any custom Séura Lighted Mirror, offering unparalleled control and customization to users’ daily grooming rituals.” Séura Smart Lights include LED color control, brightness control, color temperature adjustments and personalized scene […]

Séura Adds Smart Lights for Lighted Mirrors at Lightapalooza 2024

Chief Adds New Accessories to Tempo Flat Panel Wall Mount System

Chief added to its Tempo Flat Panel Wall Mount System with accessories that “further support and streamline the flat panel solution.” The new accessories include the Camera Shelf, 650mm Interface Extenders, Crestron UC Bracket Accessory and Video-Sound Bar Mount. The Chief Tempo Flat Panel Wall Mount System is designed with feedback from integrators for faster […]

Chief Adds New Accessories to Tempo Flat Panel Wall Mount System

Televic: The Secret’s Out

THIS IS A PROMOTED POST Transforming Conferencing Solutions Beyond Traditional Settings I get it. In today’s meeting climate, there are a million brands and a bajillion models of cameras and microphones, all ready to transform your conferencing experience. But when we take a step back from huddle rooms and what we consider to be “traditional […]

Televic: The Secret’s Out

Sennheiser Invests $7.5 Million in sensiBel Microphone Company

Sennheiser is investing 7 Million Euros ($7.5 Million USD) in the Norwegian MEMS microphone company sensiBel. The company has developed optical MEMS microphones, the miniature microphones enable a new and improved experience in application areas such as consumer electronics, automotive, conferencing solutions and medical devices. Driven by this aim, the company says it is further expanding […]

Sennheiser Invests $7.5 Million in sensiBel Microphone Company