tvONE’s Voyager USB 2.0 Fiber Optic Extender Ships

tvONE has just started shipping its new Voyager USB 2.0 Fiber Optic Extender that allows extension of USB 2.0 up to 500 meters from a computer using multi-mode fiber. Distances up to 10KM can be reached using single-mode fiber and upgraded SFPs. The Voyager USB 2.0 Fiber Optic KVM extender is two units: the CPU […]

tvONE’s Voyager USB 2.0 Fiber Optic Extender Ships

A Few of My Favorite DSE Things

I was excited to attend and shoot videos at DSE in Las Vegas again this year. DSE is one of my favorite shows, It’s a great size to get the chance to feel like you really got to see all the products and talk to all the companies you want. Altinex caught my attention first […]

A Few of My Favorite DSE Things

Lumens Intros New VS-LC101 Compact CaptureVision Lecture Capture Station

Lumens Integration today introduced the VS-LC101 CaptureVision lecture capture station. The VS-LC101 can capture up to four different signals while synchronously recording, broadcasting and streaming up to 1080p. The VS-LC101 CaptureVision Station is compatible with HDMI, VGA and RJ45 (networked content) and it can capture and record each of the inputs synchronously in the classroom, […]

Lumens Intros New VS-LC101 Compact CaptureVision Lecture Capture Station

BenQ’s EW2440L Monitor Goes Gold

BenQ America just introduced its newly minted gold version of the EW2440L monitor. Following on the heels of the gold-versions of the Apple MacBook series, the gold EW2440L monitor integrates MHL technology, BenQ’s “Cinema Mode,” and a 3000:1 contrast ratio in a 1080p, 24-inch screen (1920×1080). With its new gold casing and an edge-to-edge slim […]

BenQ’s EW2440L Monitor Goes Gold

Extron Ships Six Input, Four Output Audio Expansion Processor with AEC and Dante

Extron is shipping the AXP 64 C AT, an audio expansion processor with six mic/line inputs and four line outputs for remote connectivity to a Dante-enabled DMP 128 audio system. It is used to place six mic/line sources onto a Dante audio network, and route any four Dante channels from the network to an amplifier […]

Extron Ships Six Input, Four Output Audio Expansion Processor with AEC and Dante

Harmonic to Demonstrate Groundbreaking Ultra HD and Virtualization at the 2015 NAB Show

SAN JOSE, Calif. — March 25, 2015 — At the 2015 NAB Show, booth SU1210, Harmonic (NASDAQ: HLIT), the worldwide leader in video delivery infrastructure, will showcase the latest innovations in video production and delivery workflows for broadcast and multiscreen services. Harmonic’s end-to-end video infrastructure solutions enable broadcasters and service providers to produce, deliver, and monetize amazing video […]

Harmonic to Demonstrate Groundbreaking Ultra HD and Virtualization at the 2015 NAB Show

Biamp Systems Captures Inaugural Excellence in Product Innovation Award From NSCA

BEAVERTON, Oregon — March 25, 2015 — Biamp Systems, a leading provider of innovative, networked media systems, today announced that its Tesira® DSP-based audio platform earned a prestigious, first-annual National Systems Contractors Association (NSCA) Excellence in Product Innovation (EPI) Award in the category of “Ease of Customization.” The EPI Awards celebrate the new products that have a profound impact on […]

Biamp Systems Captures Inaugural Excellence in Product Innovation Award From NSCA

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“The difference between Stupidity and Genius is that Genius has limits.” – Albert  Einstein This month, I open with a favorite quote. And this is not just because I get paid by the word. If that were true, I would’ve used a much longer quote. I do it because I am lazy. Now, I am […]

E=AV2

Harbinger Announces 14-Channel LP9800 Powered Mixer

Harbinger’s new LP9800 is 14-channel powered mixer, part of its LvL series, that provides 800 watts of power. Users are able to drive stereo mains, split the power to handle both mains and monitors, or deliver all 800 watts in Mono Bridge mode. Each power-amp channel (mains and monitors) has a level control and a […]

Harbinger Announces 14-Channel LP9800 Powered Mixer

The Digital Signage Dream – How to Keep Up

Digital signage is on my brain day and night — yes, even in my sleep.  Have you ever had one of those dreams that made such little sense it seemed like a Quentin Tarantino movie playing backwards and in French?  One moment you’re on a beach wearing a green cucumber costume, and the next moment […]

The Digital Signage Dream – How to Keep Up

rAVe Asks You to Help InfoComm with New Innovations Showcase

Do you know of someone with a new product that could help AV integrators and benefit from exhibiting at InfoComm 2015? Last year in Las Vegas, InfoComm 2014 hosted 974 exhibitors on more than 490,000 net square feet of exhibition and special events space. That was a record-breaking year for the show and this year […]

rAVe Asks You to Help InfoComm with New Innovations Showcase

Bryston Expands BIT Lineup of AC Power Isolation Devices

Bryston has launched the new BIT (Bryston Isolation Transformer) models aimed at larger applications. The new 45- and 60-amp models feature a 220/240-volt input with a 120-volt output and are available with or without AVR technology (Automatic Voltage Regulation). In addition to these new models, all BIT products will now be available with standard rack-mount […]

Bryston Expands BIT Lineup of AC Power Isolation Devices

Extron Adds Audio Embedding to Select DTP Transmitters

Extron has told rAVe that four of its DTP twisted pair transmitters now feature analog stereo audio embedding. These include the DTP T HWP 232 D and DTP T HWP 332 D two-input, Decora-style transmitters for HDMI, as well as the DTP T UWP 232 D and DTP T UWP 332 D two-input, Decora-style transmitters […]

Extron Adds Audio Embedding to Select DTP Transmitters

Global Cache Partners with iRemoteControl

Global Caché has partnered with an App company called iRemoteControl for for a one-room control solution that’s packaged with hardware and software for $250. Global Caché’s products connect almost any electrical device to a Wi-Fi and/or IP network so it can be controlled, automated and maintained by network-based software such as iRemoteControl. iRemoteControl is a […]

Global Cache Partners with iRemoteControl

One Year In: Pexip Infinity Bolsters Distance Learning at the Award-Winning Cleveland Museum of Art

OSLO, Norway — March 24, 2015 — Pexip, a leading innovator in scalable, distributed videoconferencing software, today announced that the company’s Pexip Infinity platform has allowed the Cleveland Museum of Art (CMA) to grow its videoconferencing capabilities to reach more virtual learners than ever before. The market’s simplest visual communications tool enables the museum’s distance education program to engage […]

One Year In: Pexip Infinity Bolsters Distance Learning at the Award-Winning Cleveland Museum of Art

Fulcrum Acoustic Appoints SG Western

Whitinsville, MA – March 2015… Fulcrum Acoustic, providers of innovative loudspeakers and audio technologies, has announced the appointment of SG Western as the company’s new representatives for California and Nevada. Based in Hermosa Beach, California, SG Western is the culmination of the 2014 merger between two prominent West Coast rep firms, The SG Group and Western […]

Fulcrum Acoustic Appoints SG Western

AVnu Alliance Sponsors First Annual Conference on TSNA

Santa Clara, CA. — March 24, 2015 — AVnu Alliance, the industry consortium driving open standards-based deterministic networking through certification, is a key sponsor hosting the Conference on Time Sensitive Networking and Applications (TSNA) taking place onApril 28-29 at the Hilton Santa Clara, CA. Open to AVnu Alliance members and the public, the Conference on TSNA will give attendees a deep technical look […]

AVnu Alliance Sponsors First Annual Conference on TSNA

InfoComm Debuts Major New Course Structure at Summer Show

InfoComm is not just thousands of new AV products — it’s also your resource for the in-depth, specialized training you need to sharpen your skills and further your career. Along with nearly 100 InfoComm University workshops and courses, you’ll also find these topic-specific conferences and sessions: Solutions Summit: Digital Signage This year’s program will discuss […]

InfoComm Debuts Major New Course Structure at Summer Show

Atlona Ships Three More New Products Ahead of Schedule

JOSE, Calif., March 24, 2015 – Atlona announced today that three of its new products unveiled last month at ISE in Amsterdam, the AT-UHD-M2C-BAL converter, AT-UHD-SW-52 switcher, and AT-UHD- SW-51 switcher, are now shipping. “Our dealers have been eagerly awaiting these products since we announced them last month, and we are happy to tell them […]

Atlona Ships Three More New Products Ahead of Schedule

BenQ’s Stylish EW2440L Monitor Goes Gold

COSTA MESA, Calif. — March 24, 2015 — BenQ America Corp., an internationally renowned provider of visual display solutions, today introduced its newly minted gold version of the popular EW2440L monitor. Loaded with features that take mobile content to the screen, the vertical alignment display boasts mobile high-definition link (MHL®) technology, BenQ’s “Cinema Mode,” and razor-sharp 3000:1 contrast […]

BenQ’s Stylish EW2440L Monitor Goes Gold

Biamp Systems Earns Frost & Sullivan Award

BEAVERTON, Oregon — March 24, 2015 — Biamp Systems, a leading provider of innovative networked media systems, today announced that the company has been recognized with the 2015 Global Installed Audio Conferencing Enabling Technology Leadership Award by industry analyst firm Frost & Sullivan. The honor was presented on March 10 during the awards gala in San Diego, Calif., where […]

Biamp Systems Earns Frost & Sullivan Award

Community Welcomes Pro Tech Marketing as Sales Representative

Louisville, CO – Established in 1985, Pro Tech Marketing is a professional manufacturers’ representative firm supporting AV integrators, system design firms and end users in Colorado, Wyoming, Utah, New Mexico, Arizona and the Western panhandle of Texas including El Paso. The firm offers product and system design training, product demonstrations and sales support and has […]

Community Welcomes Pro Tech Marketing as Sales Representative

RTI Creates Two-Way Driver for Cool Automation HVAC Solutions

MINNEAPOLIS — March 24, 2015 — Remote Technologies Incorporated (RTI), the leading control and automation manufacturer for residential and light commercial settings, today announced that the company has created a two-way driver for Cool Automation’s CoolMasterNet and CooLinkNet universal HVAC bridges. The new technology allows RTI control solutions to integrate and communicate with major HVAC systems based on […]

RTI Creates Two-Way Driver for Cool Automation HVAC Solutions

Extron Announces Audio Embedding for Select DTP Transmitters

Anaheim, California (March 23, 2015) – Extron Electronics is pleased to announce that four DTP twisted pair transmitters now feature analog stereo audio embedding. These include the DTP T HWP 232 D and DTP T HWP 332 D two input Decora®-style transmitters for HDMI, as well as the DTP T UWP 232 D and DTP T UWP 332 D two input Decora-style transmitters for HDMI and VGA. The added capability of embedding […]

Extron Announces Audio Embedding for Select DTP Transmitters

InfoComm Opens Award Nominations

The AV community is full of supportive and like-minded individuals working toward shaping and elevating the industry. If one of your AV peers has made a difference in your life or career, nominate him or her for an award in AV. Check out all the awards that will be handed out this year at InfoComm […]

InfoComm Opens Award Nominations

Top 10 Videos from ISE 2015

We shot over 1,350 videos at the Integrated Systems Europe (ISE) show of new products and technology. Yes, over 1,350! Now that it’s been 45 days since the show closed, we thought we’d bring you the top-10 most viewed videos from his year’s show. If you haven’t seen these, this represents some of the most […]

Top 10 Videos from ISE 2015

Epson Pushes New Home Cinema 3500

Epson’s new Home Cinema 3500 is a 1080p home theater projector that uses 3LCD technology. It projects at 2,500 lumens of color brightness and 2,500 lumens of white brightness as well as has a 70,000:1 contrast ratio. The compact projector features two built-in, 10-watt stereo speakers. Epson is promoting it as a “place the projector […]

Epson Pushes New Home Cinema 3500

Peerless-AV Intros New SmartMount Carts and Stands Aimed at Educational, Residential, Corporate and Commercial Applications

Peerless-AV has announced the expansion of its line of SmartMount video carts and stands aimed at a variety of applications, including K-12 and higher education institutions, commercial/corporate buildings, and residential homes. In lieu of purchasing multiple displays for multiple rooms, users can now order one display and create a mobile solution that is used in […]

Peerless-AV Intros New SmartMount Carts and Stands Aimed at Educational, Residential, Corporate and Commercial Applications

Adamson to Launch New S-Series Line Array Family

Adamson Systems Engineering just launched its new S-Series a sub-compact line array system, which consists of the S10 line array enclosure, S119 subwoofer, Blueprint AV and the E-rack, Adamson’s new unified rack solution. The S10 is a two-way, full range, sub-compact line array enclosure ideal for mid-size arenas, theaters, churches and dance clubs, as well […]

Adamson to Launch New S-Series Line Array Family

A 2014 TOP 9 – What You, Our Readers, Read on rAVe Pubs

2014 was one of the best years in AV history – more new products, technology and people, literally. More new people entered the AV market than in any year prior. And, it was a year for innovation — the biggest AV shows, ever, supported over 400 new products that were launched in both the ProAV […]

A 2014 TOP 9 – What You, Our Readers, Read on rAVe Pubs