Visionary Solutions Releases New Encoder, Decoder With USB-C Connectivity

Visionary Solutions has announced the release of the PacketAV DUET 2 Encoder and Decoder. According to the company, they are the world’s first AV-over-IP endpoints with built-in USB-C connectivity for distributing 4K UHD Video and Dante/AES67 over Gigabit Ethernet. The new DUET 2 encoders and decoders deliver 4K UHD video, Dante/AES67 connectivity and control, all […]

Visionary Solutions Releases New Encoder, Decoder With USB-C Connectivity

Magewell Updates Select Pro Convert IP Decoders to Support Newtek’s NDI Media-over-IP Technology

Magewell announced new updates Tuesday for the company’s Pro Convert for NDI to HDMI and Pro Convert for NDI to HDMI 4K stand-alone IP decoders that further expand the devices’ support for Newtek’s NDI media-over-IP technology. The free upgrades add compatibility with the lower bit rate NDI|HX mode in NDI 4, complementing the decoders’ existing […]

Magewell Updates Select Pro Convert IP Decoders to Support Newtek’s NDI Media-over-IP Technology

Audio-Technica Announces Two Cardioid Condenser Mics for Content Creators

Audio-Technica announced two limited-edition iterations of its AT2020 Cardioid Condenser Microphone featuring a reflective silver finish: the AT2020V (standard) and the AT2020USB+V (USB model). The finish is meant not only to celebrate the mic’s clear, natural sound quality but also to mirror the creative force of its user, making these mics ideal for YouTubers, livestreamers […]

Audio-Technica Announces Two Cardioid Condenser Mics for Content Creators

Extron Expands DXP HD 4K PLUS Series of Matrix Switchers With Two New Models

Extron has just released 16×8 and 16×16 models to the DXP HD 4K PLUS Series of HDMI matrix switchers. They support data rates up to 18 Gbps and video resolutions up to 4K@60Hz with 4:4:4 color sampling, HDR, Deep Color up to 12-bit, 3D, HD lossless audio formats and CEC. Extron technologies such as EDID […]

Extron Expands DXP HD 4K PLUS Series of Matrix Switchers With Two New Models

Primeview Intros Fusion Max Outdoor Series LED Solution

Primeview’s new line of outdoor turnkey LEDs includes what the company is claiming as the world’s most flexible, 16×9 aspect ratio standard, bezel-free panel. Available in 158” (PRVLEDFSNM158OUD), 203” (PRVLEDFSNM203OUD) or 247” (PRVLEDFSNM247OUD) diagonal displays, they are designed for hotel rooftops, casino signage, drive-in cinemas and other usages. The scalable building block of outdoor LED […]

Primeview Intros Fusion Max Outdoor Series LED Solution

Epson Releases LS500 3LCD-Based Laser Projector

Integrated with Epson’s Enhanced 4K (pixel-shifting technology) and HDR, the new Epson LS500 is a 3LCD-based laser projector that allows for images up to 120” from less than 2 feet away — it’s packaged with an ALR screen, too. Combined with Epson’s proprietary 4K PRO-UHD2 3LCD technology, it combines an Ultra Short Throw Laser Projector […]

Epson Releases LS500 3LCD-Based Laser Projector

EonDigital Incorporates BrightSign Media Player in New Temperature-Screening Solution

BrightSign announced Monday that EonDigital has incorporated the BrightSign HD1024 media player in its new temperature-screening solution, ExoMetrics Wrist. This new solution achieves temperature measurements by taking hundreds of temperature readings in seconds. According to EonDigital, it also all but eliminates false positive readings and enables businesses to safely screen patrons with minimal disruption. Temperature […]

EonDigital Incorporates BrightSign Media Player in New Temperature-Screening Solution

In Most Recent Patent Battle, ClearOne and Shure Claim Partial Victories

The ClearOne and Shure legal battle continues with a new decision filed Friday. The Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) of the United States Patent and Trademark Office (PTO) issued a decision regarding Shure’s U.S. Patent No. 9,565,493 (the “’ 493 Patent”). However, this most recent legal battle confirms that both ClearOne and Shure claimed […]

In Most Recent Patent Battle, ClearOne and Shure Claim Partial Victories

Poly Picks Dave Shull As New President and CEO

Poly (formerly Plantronics and Polycom) announced the appointment of Dave Shull as president, chief executive officer and a member of the company’s board of directors, effective Sept. 8, 2020. Shull succeeds Robert Hagerty, who has served as interim chief executive officer since February 2020. Hagerty will continue in his role as chairman of the board, […]

Poly Picks Dave Shull As New President and CEO

Extron Releases EMS Express Mobile Software – Quantum Ultra for Windows 10 Devices

Extron just released the EMS Express Mobile Software – Quantum Ultra. The software is now available for Windows 10 platform devices, including Microsoft Surface. EMS-Quantum Ultra combines the freedom of wireless control with an easy-to-use application. The software is operated with familiar finger gestures: drag and drop, swipe and tap. It also includes capabilities like […]

Extron Releases EMS Express Mobile Software – Quantum Ultra for Windows 10 Devices

Extron Releases XTP System Configuration Software for Its XTP Systems

Extron has announced availability of the XTP System Configuration Software for XTP Systems. This comprehensive update includes XTP WindoWall, an enhancement that brings video wall capabilities to XTP. The configuration software works with XTP scaling receivers to enable a mix of full screen and image magnification across multiple displays. WindoWall supports multiple canvases and features […]

Extron Releases XTP System Configuration Software for Its XTP Systems

AVIXA July Pro AV Business Index Shows Increase in Sales for June

AVIXA just published its July Pro AV Business Index, calculated from an aggregate of its AV Sales Index (AVI-S) and AV Employment Index (AVI-E), and it shows that there was an increase of 3.4 points from June — the first such monthly increase since February 2020, in fact. This month, the AV sales index (AVI-S) […]

AVIXA July Pro AV Business Index Shows Increase in Sales for June

Draper Now Shipping Foundation Mount System for Absen Acclaim Series

Are you looking for a better and faster way to install Absen Acclaim Walls and Plus LED panels? Well, Draper just started shipping its Foundation Mount System explicitly designed for the Acclaim and Acclaim Plus series. Draper designed the Foundation Mount System specifically with installers in mind. Walls that aren’t flat, floors that aren’t even […]

Draper Now Shipping Foundation Mount System for Absen Acclaim Series

Black Box Releases Reserva Line of Touch Screen Meeting Room Signage Solutions

Black Box introduced the Reserva line of touch screen meeting room signage solutions Thursday. The line is powered by the company’s iCompel digital signage platform. Available in three screen sizes, Reserva signs can provide a customizable user interface that enables users to locate and schedule rooms in an instant. The Reserva line is available in […]

Black Box Releases Reserva Line of Touch Screen Meeting Room Signage Solutions

AVI-SPL Partners With Vega Global for Go-To-Market Strategies

AVI-SPL announced the expansion of its strategic alliance with Vega Global, an AV and UC market leader in Asia. Through this alliance, the two companies will collaborate on joint go-to-market strategies and further integration of their delivery operations with a specific lens toward optimizing strategic global customer relationships. AVI-SPL’s approach to global customer engagement activates […]

AVI-SPL Partners With Vega Global for Go-To-Market Strategies

NEC Adds Features to Its ProAssist Projector Software

NEC Display Solutions of America announced an expansion of features, capabilities and availability of the ProAssist projector software solution. Expanding the number of projectors that its software is compatible with, ProAssist can now provide projection perfection to the NEC NP-PA803UL / NP-PA703UL (Firmware version 1.12 or later), NP-PA804UL / NP-PA1004UL, NP-PX803UL (Firmware version 1.11 or […]

NEC Adds Features to Its ProAssist Projector Software

Barco Now Offering New RGB Laser Rear-Projection Video Walls for Mission Control Rooms

Barco just introduced its new generation RGB laser rear-projection video walls for the mission-critical control room market. According to the company, the Barco RGB Laser ODL series was introduced in 2016 and has been the flagship solution ever since. With the introduction of this newest generation laser engine, the ODL series now gets a major […]

Barco Now Offering New RGB Laser Rear-Projection Video Walls for Mission Control Rooms

Vivitek Introduces New 5,100-Lumen Short-Throw Laser Projector

Vivitek has introduced the DU4371Z-ST short-throw laser projector spec’d at 5,100 lumens at WUXGA (1920 x 1200) resolution using DLP DarkChip3 and BrilliantColor technologies. The DU4371Z-ST uses a laser light source, so it’s capable of being used in 360-degree positioning applications and integrates a 0.5 short-throw lens — so, from two meters, it can project […]

Vivitek Introduces New 5,100-Lumen Short-Throw Laser Projector

Recharge Centers: Technology’s Influence on Our Moods and Emotions

According to Kenny Chesney, “We all have a song that somehow stamped our lives, takes us to another place and time,” I know that I certainly do. But can technology do that too? Here are the facts: We know that numerous studies have shown the effect of technology on teenagers, along with the results of […]

Recharge Centers: Technology’s Influence on Our Moods and Emotions

Crestron Adds Tabletop Meeting and Collaboration System to Its UCC Lineup

Crestron announced the Crestron Flex MM Tuesday. It’s a tabletop meeting and collaboration system. With native Microsoft Teams or Zoom Rooms software, Crestron Flex MM is for newly converted or dedicated small workspaces both in the corporate and home offices. Crestron Flex MM brings a tabletop videoconferencing to small spaces with one-touch connectivity and a […]

Crestron Adds Tabletop Meeting and Collaboration System to Its UCC Lineup

Waves Audio Now Shipping WRC-1 Wi-Fi Stage Router

Waves Audio is now shipping the WRC-1 Wi-Fi Stage Router. The Waves WRC-1 Stage Router is a rack-mountable wireless router, explicitly designed for pro-audio applications such as onstage IEM control. The WRC-1 is ideal for use with the Waves MyMon in-ear monitor mixing app, as well as other audio setups that require secure and robust […]

Waves Audio Now Shipping WRC-1 Wi-Fi Stage Router

CEDIA Announces 2020 CEDIA Awards Finalists for Projects in Americas

CEDIA just released the list of 2020 CEDIA Awards finalists for projects in the Americas region. Selected through a process taken on by CEDIA’s panels of industry expert judges, this year’s Americas region finalists hail from a varied geographical footprint throughout the U.S., Canada and Mexico. In total, from the Americas, EMEA and Asia Pacific […]

CEDIA Announces 2020 CEDIA Awards Finalists for Projects in Americas

Marshall Electronics Releases USB 3.0 Adapter for Livestreaming and Videoconferencing

Marshall Electronics just upgraded its 3GSDI/HDMI to USB 3.0 converter product category. The VAC-23SHU3 USB 3.0 adapter enables any HDMI or 3G/HD-SDI video and audio source to be ingested into a computer for livestreaming, videoconferencing, collaboration, video production and recording. These converters are simple to use and offer a plug-and-play setup that integrates professional video […]

Marshall Electronics Releases USB 3.0 Adapter for Livestreaming and Videoconferencing

New App from Philips Professional Display Solutions Helps Ease Germ Concerns on Hotel TV Remotes

A new app from tech firm Philips Professional Display Solutions has been launched to help hotels worldwide reopen safely and prevent the spread of potentially harmful viruses — such as COVID-19. Compatible with selected Philips PDS MediaSuite Hospitality pro TVs, including the 5014 and 6014 Google-certified models, the health and hygiene inspired GuestConnect app allows […]

New App from Philips Professional Display Solutions Helps Ease Germ Concerns on Hotel TV Remotes

Home Technology Company Uses Jetbuilt to Help Manage Its Growth Throughout COVID-19

Brian Hudkins founded Gramophone in 1976, initially as a small stereo store. With a passion for music and the stereo business, Hudkins evolved his vision into two nationally recognized showrooms. Today, Gramophone — under the leadership of Andrew Davis — has grown to nearly 100 employees and four locations, including the Kitchen Design Center of […]

Home Technology Company Uses Jetbuilt to Help Manage Its Growth Throughout COVID-19

Draper Designs Clarity Shield — See-Through Social Distancing Barriers

Instead of using an ad-hoc piece of see-through plexiglass for schools and coworking desk spaces — during the COVID-19 pandemic, Draper has designed something called the Clarity Shield, a series of see-through social distancing barriers. Although initially developed with schools in mind, it can be used in any public place where people gather, including huddle […]

Draper Designs Clarity Shield — See-Through Social Distancing Barriers

Extron Announces Latest Addition to NAV Pro AV-over-IP Products

Extron announced that the NAV E 101 DTP, the latest addition to its NAV Pro AV-over-IP products, is now available. The NAV E 101 DTP is an encoder to bridge DTP Systems with NAV Pro AV-over-IP by accepting an input signal from any DTP Systems transmitter and streaming ultra-low latency content over standard Gigabit Ethernet […]

Extron Announces Latest Addition to NAV Pro AV-over-IP Products

AudioControl’s Latest Line of Receivers Include Dirac Live Bass Control

Dirac and AudioControl announced that AudioControl’s latest line of receivers and processors include Dirac Live Bass Control for a more immersive home theater experience in any space. Dirac Live Bass Control uses machine learning and artificial intelligence to co-optimize a sound system’s components to deliver consistent bass throughout a room. Dirac Live Bass Control aggregates […]

AudioControl’s Latest Line of Receivers Include Dirac Live Bass Control

Brightline Upgrades Select SeriesONE Studio Light Fixtures

Brightline announced Thursday that it has upgraded its L1.2 and L1.4 LED SeriesONE studio light fixtures with variable color temperature and improved color rendering. Plus, the fixtures are now available with optional wireless DMX/RDM (remote device management) control that provides bidirectional RF signal distribution between the transmitter and lighting console and eliminates the need for […]

Brightline Upgrades Select SeriesONE Studio Light Fixtures

Atlona Intros Avance Series HDBaseT Extender Kits for Commercial AV

Atlona has expanded its line of HDMI extension products with the new Avance Series of HDBaseT extender kits. Five Avance Series kits provide installation options for commercial AV applications ranging from conference rooms and classrooms to extended-distance video distribution. Four transmit 4K/UHD 60Hz 4:2:0 video up to 130 feet (40 meters) or 1080p 60Hz video […]

Atlona Intros Avance Series HDBaseT Extender Kits for Commercial AV

Extron Introduces New Two-Way Ceiling Speaker for Restricted Height Plenum Environments

Extron just introduced the SoundField XD model SF 26CT LP, a low profile 6.5” two-way ceiling speaker featuring a 4.2” (107-millimeter) deep composite back can for use in restricted height plenum environments. The driver complement includes a 6.5” (165-mm) woofer coupled to a 3/4” (19 mm) ferrofluid-cooled dome tweeter. The SF 26CT LP offers both […]

Extron Introduces New Two-Way Ceiling Speaker for Restricted Height Plenum Environments

Lessons Learned by a Digital Signage Manufacturer During COVID-19

By Chloe Weaver Allsee Technologies To say that the coronavirus pandemic has caused problems for the digital signage industry would be an understatement. As a digital signage manufacturer, these past few months have been some of the hardest in the company’s history. But this extreme situation has also taught us a lot about how we […]

Lessons Learned by a Digital Signage Manufacturer During COVID-19