Steph Beckett

Steph Beckett

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

NEWAURO Now Enables AURO-3D Support on Premium Audio Products

NEWAURO officially launched its collaboration with Premium Audio, enabling AURO-3D support on selected hardware devices by subsidiary brands under the Premium Audio umbrella. As part of this firmware update, consumers can now explore the full range of immersive audio formats offered in today’s market. Effective immediately, various hardware devices will support the AURO-3D firmware update, […]

NEWAURO Now Enables AURO-3D Support on Premium Audio Products

JVC Professional Video Releases Firmware Update for KY-PZ510 and KY-PZ510N Connected Cam PTZ

JVC Professional Video has released Firmware Version 3 for its KY-PZ510 and KY-PZ510N CONNECTED CAM PTZ Cameras. With this latest update, users now have access to five different settings of auto tracking, including standard, area, stage, wide area and fine adjustment options. The company says the new firmware will also make it possible for users […]

JVC Professional Video Releases Firmware Update for KY-PZ510 and KY-PZ510N Connected Cam PTZ

Black Box to Feature Its Emerald KVM-over-IP Solutions at ISE 2024

At ISE 2024 at booth 5E330, Black Box says it will feature IP-based KVM and video wall solutions that “enhance control room workflows and empower operators by enabling system connectivity, intuitive user experiences and fluid team collaboration.” Black Box will also demonstrate how its Emerald KVM-over-IP solutions ensure flexible, scalable and secure workflows with low-IP-bandwidth […]

Black Box to Feature Its Emerald KVM-over-IP Solutions at ISE 2024

Congratulations to the 2023 Winners of rAVe’s Best of DSE Awards

The rAVe team is thrilled be able to announce this year’s Best of DSE Awards! Earlier this month, the DSE (now dubbed the Digital Signage Experience) show was held alongside of the LDI (a massive lighting show) in Las Vegas. We literally shot videos of every product on the show floor —they’re all here: https://www.ravepubs.com/dse/ […]

Congratulations to the 2023 Winners of rAVe’s Best of DSE Awards

Congratulations to the 2023 Winners of rAVe’s Best of LDI Awards

The rAVe team is thrilled to announce our very first Best of LDI awards in 2023! We did get to cover a bit of this show last year, but this was the first time we covered the entire show floor, and we are thrilled to bring that coverage to you now in terms of our […]

Congratulations to the 2023 Winners of rAVe’s Best of LDI Awards

rAVe [TV] — Episode 142: Preparing for the Holidays!

  In this episode of rAVe [TV], guest host Emily Dean and I run through a few pieces of news that have come out right before the holidays. We chat a little more about DSE and LDI and the rePLAY event we held to go over the events from the two shows. We also talk […]

rAVe [TV] — Episode 142: Preparing for the Holidays!

Epson Will Showcase Full Range of Projectors, Visual Communication Technology at ISE 2024

Epson will showcase its full range of projectors and visual communication technology on stand J100, Hall 3, in Barcelona from 30 January to 2 February 2024. Visitors to the Epson stand at ISE can experience Epson’s latest wonderful immersive projection feature – a giant umbrella that unfolds in a cascade of vivid technicolor in celebration […]

Epson Will Showcase Full Range of Projectors, Visual Communication Technology at ISE 2024

AV Stumpfl Will Showcase AnyShape Technology, PIXERA Software and More at ISE 2024

AnyShape technology makes it possible to order custom-built projection screens with a great variety of different frame shapes. The ability to build frame shapes that are not rectangular e.g. circles, rounded edges or semi-circles, can revolutionize the way in which designers creatively use projection surfaces. AV Stumpfl’s screens sales director, Jan Walter, explains the importance […]

AV Stumpfl Will Showcase AnyShape Technology, PIXERA Software and More at ISE 2024

The SDVoE Alliance Announces New Booth Concept for ISE 2024

The SDVoE Alliance, a nonprofit consortium of technology providers collaborating to standardize the adoption of Ethernet to transport AV signals in professional AV environments, announces a new booth concept, featuring SDVoE Alliance members, to highlight the interoperability of the SDVoE ecosystem. SDVoE enables unparalleled interoperability by allowing seamless upgrades and expansions without eliminating existing technology. […]

The SDVoE Alliance Announces New Booth Concept for ISE 2024

Avnu Alliance Introduces New Tests & Tool Support for TSN at Member Plugfest

Avnu Alliance, the industry forum driving deterministic capabilities into open, standards-based networking, announces the successful completion of its latest plugfest at the University of Stuttgart in Germany. During the plugfest, 14 Avnu member companies including silicon vendors, Milan manufacturers and test tool vendors, came together to test their products together using new tests from Avnu, […]

Avnu Alliance Introduces New Tests & Tool Support for TSN at Member Plugfest

Questex’s Digital Signage Experience Announces the 2023 Digital Signage Experience (DIZZIE) Awards Winners

Questex’s Digital Signage Experience (DSE) unveiled the 2023 Digital Signage Experience (DIZZIE) Awards winners at an awards ceremony during DSE 2023 at the Las Vegas Convention Center. Questex says the awards program recognizes companies from around the world whose digital signage installations and campaigns challenge existing standards and drive the industry forward. “We were thrilled […]

Questex’s Digital Signage Experience Announces the 2023 Digital Signage Experience (DIZZIE) Awards Winners

Fulcrum Launches Fulcrum One Software Suite

Fulcrum launched a software suite dubbed Fulcrum One, an all-in-one design, simulation and control software. The company says Fulcrum One is a complete software solution for the design, simulation and control of acoustics, loudspeaker and immersive systems. Fulcrum says Fulcrum One allows for designing and modeling sound reinforcement systems, immersive audio installations and room acoustics. […]

Fulcrum Launches Fulcrum One Software Suite

Shure Joins Q-SYS Technology Partner Program

Shure and QSC announced hardware and software solutions that integrate with the Q-SYS cloud-manageable audio, video and control platform. The companies say this means improved compatibility, integrated control and new capabilities for users and integration partners. The existing MXA920 Ceiling Array Microphone plug-in integration has been endorsed with a Q-SYS Certified badge (developed with Q-SYS […]

Shure Joins Q-SYS Technology Partner Program

Rants & rAVes — Episode 1290: Here’s How SAVe Is Working to Make Our Industry Sustainable

Another Steph Takeover Rants & rAVes episode? It must be your lucky day! This time, I interview Christina De Bono, founder and president of Sustainability in AV (SAVe), about everything the organization is doing to help meet the 2030 UN Sustainable Development Goals. Our industry can be quite wasteful, and from programs that help give […]

Rants & rAVes — Episode 1290: Here’s How SAVe Is Working to Make Our Industry Sustainable

Wharfedale Pro Details ISE Plans

Wharfedale Pro will return to ISE 2024 with a list of product launches and updates. Sharing a booth with Spanish distributor, Kinson, Wharfedale Pro says it will be focusing on solutions for both live and installation audio and celebrating the launch of two new product ranges: the WLA-210XP Line Array System and T-Sub active subwoofers. […]

Wharfedale Pro Details ISE Plans

Videotel Digital Releases VidBeam Pro Signage Speaker

Videotel Digital just launched the VidBeam Pro, a signage speaker that allows users to direct and contain audio within a pre-designated area, eliminating ambient noise to envelop one or more listeners in a “virtual cocoon of sound.” The company says the VidBeam Pro is designed for applications like museums, retail, trade shows, medical facilities, hotels, […]

Videotel Digital Releases VidBeam Pro Signage Speaker

Biamp Parle Bars Are MS Teams Certified and Ships Parle N 100

Biamp’s full line of Parlé all-in-one video and audio conferencing bars are now certified for use in Microsoft Teams Rooms. The Teams Room certification ensures that the Parlé conferencing bars perform within the rigorous standards of the Microsoft Teams unified communication (UC) platform. Biamp says the Parlé family of conferencing bars includes the Parlé VBC […]

Biamp Parle Bars Are MS Teams Certified and Ships Parle N 100

Rants & rAVes — Episode 1289: AVIXA Women’s Council Adds Christina Cruzeiro as Co-Chair

In this Steph Takeover episode of Rants & rAVes, I interview Tammy Fuqua and Christina Cruzeiro about what it is to be a woman in our industry (news flash — it’s tough). During COVID-19, the percentage of women in the AV workforce actually declined! But the AVIXA Women’s Council does great work, and to continue […]

Rants & rAVes — Episode 1289: AVIXA Women’s Council Adds Christina Cruzeiro as Co-Chair

Dirac Live Bass Control Now Available for 7 Denon, Marantz AV Receivers and Preamplifiers

Dirac announced that Dirac Live Bass Control will be available in several existing and upcoming AV receivers and preamplifiers from Denon and Marantz. In total, seven mid-range and high-end Denon and Marantz units will be able to run Dirac Live Bass Control following an over-the-air software update that will allow customers to purchase a license […]

Dirac Live Bass Control Now Available for 7 Denon, Marantz AV Receivers and Preamplifiers

Renkus-Heinz Solutions Help Fix Swiss Church’s Acoustic Challenges

Built in the late 1800s to serve the spiritual needs of the growing Catholic community in Zürich, Switzerland, the Liebfrauenkirche, or Church of Our Lady, positions itself as a contemplative center in a turbulent society. Designed in the style of an early Christian basilica, nearly every surface is covered with gorgeous mosaics and frescoes of […]

Renkus-Heinz Solutions Help Fix Swiss Church’s Acoustic Challenges

rAVe [TV] — Episode 141: Reviewing DSE and LDI 2023 and More

  I’m back! And in this episode, Gary and I review DSE and LDI 2023. Only a little bit, though, because I’ll be back to do a full review of the two shows on Dec. 20 for a rePLAY event! So see me go over everything about DSE 2023 at 11 EST and everything about […]

rAVe [TV] — Episode 141: Reviewing DSE and LDI 2023 and More

Young Electric and Communications Installs Visionary PackAV Matrix Series in Union Hall

Unions allow workers to negotiate collectively with employers over wages, benefits, workplace health and safety, job training and other work-related issues. They represent a variety of workplaces, including multinational corporations, small manufacturers, state and local governments, colleges and universities, hospitals and private non-profit organizations. Unions gather routinely in union halls to discuss innovative partnerships with […]

Young Electric and Communications Installs Visionary PackAV Matrix Series in Union Hall

SunBriteTV Adds 75-inch Model to Veranda Series Smart Outdoor TV Lineup

SunBriteTV today announced a new 75-inch model in its Veranda 3 Series Smart Outdoor TV. The 75-inch model is the largest addition to the Veranda 3 Series. The Veranda 3 Series is ideal for full-shade outdoor areas and includes 4K resolution and a 1,000 nit peak brightness direct-lit screen. Engineered to withstand the harshest climates, […]

SunBriteTV Adds 75-inch Model to Veranda Series Smart Outdoor TV Lineup

Korbyt Anywhere Now Compatible With BrightSign Series 5 Media Players

Korbyt announced that Korbyt Anywhere is compatible with the entire portfolio of BrightSign’s new Series 5 media players. The move follows extensive interoperability testing to ensure the Korbyt content management system (CMS) performs flawlessly not only with BrightSign’s latest hardware, but across the entire BrightSign ecosystem. The integration between Korbyt’s CMS and BrightSign Series 5 […]

Korbyt Anywhere Now Compatible With BrightSign Series 5 Media Players

FX Luminaire Adds New Dimmer for Low-Voltage Fixtures

Now contractors can add dimming control to any project with the FX Luminaire, using a push-button design that works with any low-voltage fixture. Compatible with all low-voltage transformers, the new dimmer is an add-on accessory for any landscape lighting system. Its fully potted design enables easy installation in standard junction boxes or in the field […]

FX Luminaire Adds New Dimmer for Low-Voltage Fixtures

PPDS Transforms the US Movie-Going Experience at Showcase Cinemas with 568 Philips 4K Digital Signage and Video Wall Displays

PPDS (aka: Philips Professional Displays) announce the installation of 568 remotely managed 4K Philips digital signage and video wall units in all Showcase Cinemas in North America, transforming the moviegoing experience and delivering lucrative new sales opportunities. Founded in 1936 in Dedham, Massachusetts – and owned by National Amusements Inc, a leader in the motion […]

PPDS Transforms the US Movie-Going Experience at Showcase Cinemas with 568 Philips 4K Digital Signage and Video Wall Displays

Savant Systems Buys J Geiger Shading

Savant Systems announced it has acquired J Geiger Shading, a window treatment company that designs and delivers architecturally conscious shading. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. “We continually look for ways to expand and enhance our offering to bring more value to our dealers and their customers,” said Bob Madonna, Savant Systems CEO. […]

Savant Systems Buys J Geiger Shading

The Daily Raff: DSE/LDI Day 2 Thoughts

We made it! Day Two of DSE and LDI. If you were at the show(s) this year, you may have noticed some familiar faces video shooting on the show floor this time. That’s because it was entirely our full-time staff! We each had a video section, and I was humbled by the fact that I […]

The Daily Raff: DSE/LDI Day 2 Thoughts

Rants & rAVes — Episode 1286: Here’s How PSA Developed Its Own LMS and Why It’s Invaluable to the Security and ProAV

It’s no secret that we’re living in a time during which multiple industries seem to be converging with ProAV. Just a few years ago, we were fighting the AV-is-or-isn’t-IT fight, and now we’re seeing security (physical and cyber) mix with ProAV, too. During this special Steph takeover episode of Rants & rAVes, I interview Candice […]

Rants & rAVes — Episode 1286: Here’s How PSA Developed Its Own LMS and Why It’s Invaluable to the Security and ProAV

Extron Intros UCS 601 Pro 4K Dock for Connecting USB-C Laptops to HDMI Displays

Extron’s new UCS 601 Pro 4K USB-C dock is now available to connect USB-C laptops to HDMI displays, supporting up to three USB devices, and ensuring data rates of up to USB 10 Gbps. The HDMI output supports resolutions up to 4K, while the USB-C input handles video/audio, USB data and even charges the user’s […]

Extron Intros UCS 601 Pro 4K Dock for Connecting USB-C Laptops to HDMI Displays

EAW Now Shipping LA Series 2-Way, Self-Powered Loudspeaker

Eastern Acoustic Works (EAW) is shipping its LA Series, a 2-way, self-powered loudspeaker geared towards pole-mounted deployments, such as small-to-medium live shows, weddings, corporate events, restaurants, bars and clubs. The LA Series consists of four models, the 12” LA121 and LA123, and the 15” LA151 and LA153. Performance versions LA123 and LA153 utilize a 3” […]

EAW Now Shipping LA Series 2-Way, Self-Powered Loudspeaker

Vuwall Sets New Standard for Video Wall Control and Management at Simos Control Center in Stuttgart, Germany

Today, VuWall announced that it provided the SIMOS control center for security and mobility in Stuttgart, Germany with the highest level of video wall control, management, and flexibility. The VuWall system, installed by Mevis.tv and specified by consultant Erben Engineering GmbH, is comprised of 12 VuScape controllers, two VuStream E240 encoders, and one VuWall Application Server […]

Vuwall Sets New Standard for Video Wall Control and Management at Simos Control Center in Stuttgart, Germany