Oklahoma State University Uses MAXHUB to Impress the Alumni

Strategically located in the heart of Oklahoma, the OSU Alumni Center represents the most significant project ever undertaken by the OSU Alumni Association. The Alumni Center is the culmination of years of growth and planning, and its design readily supports all types of activities, from intimate gatherings to major corporate events. Recently, AVL Systems Design LLC of […]

Oklahoma State University Uses MAXHUB to Impress the Alumni

THE rAVe Esports Show — Episode 9: Inside the Venue: Unveiling the Tech Powering West Point Academy’s Esports Arena

In the latest episode of THE rAVe Esports Show, host Bubba Gaeddert provides an exclusive glimpse into the electrifying world of esports arenas, focusing on the state-of-the-art facilities at the West Point Academy. Victor Castro, the director for Army West Point Esports, offers an in-depth walkthrough of the innovative solutions deployed to create an esports […]

THE rAVe Esports Show — Episode 9: Inside the Venue: Unveiling the Tech Powering West Point Academy’s Esports Arena

Stage Audio Works Namibia Brings Unforgettable Conferencing to the Namibian Bush

Namibia, March 2024 – Etosha National Park is a must-visit destination for travelers seeking the warmth of Southern Africa. The wildlife sanctuary in Namibia sprawls across a landscape of golden sunsets, sheltering endangered species and the renowned Etosha Pan – Africa’s largest salt pan that attracts over 250,000 nature enthusiasts and adventurers every year. If you’re […]

Stage Audio Works Namibia Brings Unforgettable Conferencing to the Namibian Bush

BenQ Education Doubles Down on Sustainability With SmartEco 2.0 Projector Technology

SmartEco 2.0, Currently Available in the BenQ LH650 Projector, Saves Schools Energy Costs While Intelligently Optimizing Picture Quality COSTA MESA, Calif. — March 12, 2024 — BenQ, an internationally renowned provider of visual display and collaboration solutions, is helping schools cut classroom projector energy costs with its new SmartEco 2.0 technology. BenQ’s new SmartEco projectors use […]

BenQ Education Doubles Down on Sustainability With SmartEco 2.0 Projector Technology

Like an AV Bridge Over Troubled Water, These Cybersecurity Guidelines Will Ease Your Mind

Back in 2021, I wrote a rAVe column entitled “SecuringAV: The Remote Desktop Attack on a Florida Water Treatment Plant.” In this article, I talked about the different forms of infrastructure being targeted by cyberattacks, and connected the attack on the water treatment plant to similar vulnerabilities in AV systems. I also shared some lessons […]

Like an AV Bridge Over Troubled Water, These Cybersecurity Guidelines Will Ease Your Mind

Studio Technologies Debuts Model 5682 ST 2110 to Dante Bridge

Studio Technologies debuted the Model 5682 ST 2110 to Dante Bridge for SMPTE ST 2110 audio channels with Dante audio-over-Ethernet channels. The Model 5682 is available in two versions: the Model 5682-01 allows up to 32 audio channels to pass in each direction, while the Model 5682-02 supports up to 64 audio channels. The unit […]

Studio Technologies Debuts Model 5682 ST 2110 to Dante Bridge

LG and SAVI Controls Are All Over the New Atomic Golf Location in Las Vegas

LG Business Solutions announced that Atomic Golf, the new Las Vegas golf-based attraction set to open on March 22, to outfit every step of the customer journey with digital experiences from the parking lot to the tee line. According to Brian Birckbichler, Senior Vice President of Golf Entertainment at Atomic Golf, the vast digital signage […]

LG and SAVI Controls Are All Over the New Atomic Golf Location in Las Vegas

Classé Announces $12,000 Delta PRE Mk II Preamplifier

Classé announced the $12,000 Delta PRE Mk II preamplifier, what the company says has a new digital front-end, featuring “imperceptible levels of distortion.” The most notable addition to the new PRE Mk II is the introduction of HEOS, streaming and multiroom platform also used by Denon and Marantz components. This means the Delta PRE Mk […]

Classé Announces $12,000 Delta PRE Mk II Preamplifier

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

Nescafé Used Nearly 200,000 Lumens to Launch the Dolce Gusto NEO Coffee Machine

Nescafé presented its new Dolce Gusto NEO coffee machine in Portugal, which was complimented by a spectacular 182,000 lumen immersive projection display. ADLC Audiovisuais selected nine Christie projectors to flood the auditorium of the Fundação Champalimaud in Lisbon with light and color for the official presentation. At the launch event, produced by the UPPartner Agency […]

Nescafé Used Nearly 200,000 Lumens to Launch the Dolce Gusto NEO Coffee Machine

Green Hippo and Epson Projection-Map 8-Sided Giant Umbrella at ISE 2024

Visitors to ISE 2024 were greeted by the sight of a custom-made 7.5m umbrella where 61,500,000 pixels of animations enlivened every panel using six 10-bit, 4K, 20,000-Lumen projectors which were driven by a Green Hippo Hippotizer Boreal+ MK2 Media Servers.  The project was realised by UK-based Motion Mapping, who were challenged with creating the […]

Green Hippo and Epson Projection-Map 8-Sided Giant Umbrella at ISE 2024

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

Gamers8 Esports Tourney is Now World’s Largest and Filled with AV Tech, a Report from Riyadh

Despite only launching in 2022, Gamers8 has become the largest globally recognised Esports tournament. Taking place in Riyadh over eight weeks, this year’s ‘Land of Heroes’ event kicked off on July 6, bringing together gaming enthusiasts from all corners of the world, who competed to take home huge cash prizes and the coveted Gamers8 trophy. […]

Gamers8 Esports Tourney is Now World’s Largest and Filled with AV Tech, a Report from Riyadh

rAVe [TV] — Episode 154: Gary Tours Barco

In today’s episode of rAVe [TV], Gary Kayye tours Barco’s headquarters and goes over the latest news solo (Steph is on a plane, attending SAVe’s conference). Watch this to see some special behind-the-scenes footage and learn more about Logitech’s MX Brio, Pioneer’s new immersive sound AV receivers and more. 

rAVe [TV] — Episode 154: Gary Tours Barco

Award-Winning “Walk-in Sound Body” Project

It’s the Opus AVant-garde award for the Ensemble Modern for its “walk-in sound body” at the cresc — Biennale for contemporary music in Frankfurt, Germany. Now in its second year, Opus Avantgarde is given for works that go beyond the classic stage performance and depict current technological trends (or future staging trends). The jury and […]

Award-Winning “Walk-in Sound Body” Project

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

BenQ Details Benefits of SmartEco 2.0 Tech to Schools in New Projectors

BenQ is debuting something called SmartEco 2.0 technology. BenQ’s new SmartEco projectors use laser and LED technology with special chips that evaluate the colors needed for each frame and adjust the power according to the content rather than only reducing the overall brightness like the traditional eco mode on a legacy LCD classroom projector. It […]

BenQ Details Benefits of SmartEco 2.0 Tech to Schools in New Projectors

Cinegy Debuts Capture PRO Version 24.1

Cinegy says it has added yet more power and functionality to its real-time ingest application Cinegy Capture PRO. The new release, version 24.1, claims to make multi-format and multi-resolution ingest simpler. Cinegy Capture PRO meets the need for real-time video to be recorded reliably and securely, and at the same time made available across the […]

Cinegy Debuts Capture PRO Version 24.1

TT Visual Design Becomes Adopting Member of SDVoE Alliance

The SDVoE Alliance added TT Visual Design as an adopting member. TT Visual Design is the ProAV department of TT Group specialized in visualization systems for control rooms and meeting rooms. TT Group is a manufacturer and integrator and “worldwide supplier of high-quality visual display, touch tables and controllers for control room and boardrooms, as […]

TT Visual Design Becomes Adopting Member of SDVoE Alliance

Pronology Adds ST 2110 Support to Its StreamFile Core

Pronology introduced updates to StreamFile Core, including 2110 support and a new Shot List player. StreamFile Core is a platform for distributing and receiving IP video protocols and encoding them into formats such as ProRes, DNx, XDCam, H.264 and others. It can write media files directly to local or cloud-based storage such as Amazon S3. […]

Pronology Adds ST 2110 Support to Its StreamFile Core

Retiring in the AV Industry: Advice From Someone Who’s Done it Twice

By Ron DeVoe Since I have retired from the AV industry TWICE, I have been asked to offer advice or recognition of possible fallacies in retirement enjoyment. Because ownership of an AV business requires an enormous amount of mental energy for time and resource management, goal setting and attainment, cash flow and keeping up with […]

Retiring in the AV Industry: Advice From Someone Who’s Done it Twice

ECS Industrial Computer Announces Mini PCs for Quad-Display Industrial Applications

ECS Industrial Computer (ECSIPC) unveiled a mini PCs for quad-display industrial applications, the LIVA Z5 series, which includes the LIVA Z5 Plus, LIVA Z5E Plus and LIVA Z5F Plus. The LIVA Z5 series is powered by Intel 13th and 14th generation Core processors and they’re integrated with Wi-Fi 6E speeds up to 9.6 Gbps for […]

ECS Industrial Computer Announces Mini PCs for Quad-Display Industrial Applications

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

PPDS Fuels Winning Formula for Oracle Red Bull Racing’s Global Marketing Team with 13 Philips Professional Displays Inside Upgraded MK-7 Offices

PPDS, the exclusive global provider of Philips Professional Displays, is delighted to announce the installation of 13 “game-changing” Philips interactive displays at Oracle Red Bull Racing’s renovated MK-7 marketing team offices in Milton Keynes, UK, sending team collaboration and creative capability into overdrive.   Signaling the latest evolution of an ever-deepening partnership with the reigning Formula […]

PPDS Fuels Winning Formula for Oracle Red Bull Racing’s Global Marketing Team with 13 Philips Professional Displays Inside Upgraded MK-7 Offices

Wharfedale Pro’s WLA Line Array Solution Provides the Soundtrack to the Slopes at Lauberhorn Alpine World Cup

Bernese Alps, Switzerland, March 2024 – 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 […]

Wharfedale Pro’s WLA Line Array Solution Provides the Soundtrack to the Slopes at Lauberhorn Alpine World Cup

Exposing the Most Vulnerable Passwords of 2024

In a world where digital interactions have become the norm, safeguarding your personal information online is paramount. Recent cybersecurity analyses, coupled with a Forbes Advisor survey conducted in 2024, have shed light on a concerning reality: many individuals still rely on easily compromised passwords, leaving their online accounts susceptible to hacking. Trevor Cooke, the online […]

Exposing the Most Vulnerable Passwords of 2024

Meyer Sound and Mohegan INSPIRE Set a New Bar for Destination Entertainment

The Mohegan INSPIRE Entertainment Resort, located an hour from Seoul on Yeongjong Island at Incheon International Airport, is South Korea’s premier entertainment destination, featuring a five-star hotel, gaming facilities, an indoor water park, conference spaces, and an immersive “digital entertainment street” offering shopping, dining, and entertainment. Mohegan INSPIRE aims to attract 3.5 million visitors annually, […]

Meyer Sound and Mohegan INSPIRE Set a New Bar for Destination Entertainment

Transforming a Pool Room: K-array Sets the Bar

Renowned intelligent smart home specialist installer Modus Vivendi has transformed a prestigious residential client’s newly completed pool room into a full-on party audio experience with the installation of a discreet K-array speaker system, enhancing the entertainment possibilities of the space with all-encompassing and vibrant audio. The client, a homeowner with a passion for music and […]

Transforming a Pool Room: K-array Sets the Bar