Furman Rejoins the D-Tools Manufacturer Vantage Point (MVP) Program

CONCORD, CA – January 20, 2014 — D-Tools Inc., the worldwide leader in system integration software today announced that Furman has rejoined the D-Tools MVP Program. Now, the D-Tools System Integrator™ product database features detailed information for the entire Furman lineup, providing D-Tools users worldwide the ability to create designs, estimates and proposals featuring Furman products free […]

Furman Rejoins the D-Tools Manufacturer Vantage Point (MVP) Program

Digital Menu Systems Driving Sales at UK McDonald’s Stores

McDonald’s stores in the United Kingdom have been steadily testing and expanding the use of customer-facing digital display systems, as the quick service restaurant giant seeks innovative new ways to increase footfall, communicate broader menu options, and boost average customer spends. Digital displays are now used in hundreds of stores — fully guided by The […]

Digital Menu Systems Driving Sales at UK McDonald’s Stores

Extron Expands New Cable Cubby Series/2 Lineup

Anaheim, California (January 21, 2014) – Extron Electronics is pleased to introduce the Cable Cubby 500 and the Cable Cubby 700, the latest additions to the company’s all-new Cable Cubby Series/2 line of cable access enclosures for AV connectivity and AC power. The compact Cable Cubby 500 and mid-size Cable Cubby 700 join the previously-announced Cable […]

Extron Expands New Cable Cubby Series/2 Lineup

Schoeps Intros Best Looking Mic We’ve Ever Seen With V4 Design

The Schoeps V4 U, a studio vocal microphone, is modeled after the classic appearance of the SCHOEPS CM 51/3 microphone from 1951. Schoeps says the fundamental idea was clear that only a small-diaphragm capsule could meet the requirements for the technical response curves and transparency of sound that they wanted for this vocal mic. But […]

Schoeps Intros Best Looking Mic We’ve Ever Seen With V4 Design

See ClearOne’s Newest Cloud-Based Video Conferencing Solutions At ISE 2014

SALT LAKE CITY and AMSTERDAM, Jan. 21, 2014 — ClearOne (NASDAQ: CLRO) As previously announced, ClearOne has entered into an agreement to acquire Spontania from Spain-based Dialcom Networks to expand its existing premise-based, enterprise video collaboration offering, COLLABORATE®. The addition of Spontania makes ClearOne the only company offering an entirely software-based video conferencing product line that provides on-premise and cloud-based Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) and Platform-as-a-Service […]

See ClearOne’s Newest Cloud-Based Video Conferencing Solutions At ISE 2014

Are Your Viewers In the Zone — Or Not?

The focus of this series “Power of Content” is to help people with content strategies and how they relate to digital screen media. One fundamental question about displaying content on the screen goes back to the real estate analogy. Should there be a single structure taking up the whole display property, or is it better […]

Are Your Viewers In the Zone — Or Not?

Fujifilm Group Adopts New Slogan, “Value from Innovation,” to Mark 80th Anniversary

TOKYO, JAPAN, January 21, 2014 – To celebrate the 80th anniversary of its original founding, FUJIFILM Holdings Corporation has created on a new corporate slogan, “Value from Innovation.” Beginning this month, the Fujifilm Group will adopt the slogan for its global operations. In response to the dramatic decline in the demand for photographic film since year 2000, […]

Fujifilm Group Adopts New Slogan, “Value from Innovation,” to Mark 80th Anniversary

CES 2014: Much Ado… Or Not?

By Aldo Cugnini DisplayDaily So, another CES comes and goes amid enormous promotion and the fallout of weather-related delays. Did it live up to the hype? Here’s a snapshot of this observer’s experience. The highlight of the show must be 4K/Ultra HD. Not only did every major manufacturer show 4K displays — of course, LG, […]

CES 2014: Much Ado… Or Not?

WyreStorm Intros Power Over HDBaseT Extender

WyreStorm’s new EX-1UTP-IR-50-POH is a transmitter and receiver that the company says can send uncompressed HD (up to 1080p) video, audio, bidirectional IR control and remote power up to 50 meters over a Cat5e/6 cable (using the HDBaseT standard). WyreStorm also claims it can handle 4K content for up to 35 meters. Since the EX-1UTP-IR-50-POH […]

WyreStorm Intros Power Over HDBaseT Extender

ClearOne Adds Beamforming Microphone Array Technology to COLLABORATE

ClearOne’s Beamforming Microphone Array can connect directly to the COLLABORATE Room Pro system without the need for a DSP mixer by using a standard USB connection. This new COLLABORATE Room Pro SKU will be officially launched at next month’s Integrated Systems Europe in Amsterdam. CleearOne says the COLLABORATE Room video conferencing solution enables up to […]

ClearOne Adds Beamforming Microphone Array Technology to COLLABORATE

AVProAlliance Announces Zigen 4K Modular Matrix Switches

Sioux Falls, SD (1/21/2014)— Zigen 4K Modular Matrix Switches — Today AVProAlliance announced immediate availability of Zigen 4K Modular Matrix Switches line of HDMI connectivity products, providing AV integration professionals access to innovative Zigen HDMI connectivity solutions in distribution for the first time. The Zigen Story “Zigen was designed by installers, for installers,” said Ed […]

AVProAlliance Announces Zigen 4K Modular Matrix Switches

Cisco to Launch Totally New DS Media Player

Cisco new Edge 340 Digital Media Player (DMP) is designed to be a digital signage media player optimized for touch-based signage applications. It uses hardware-accelerated video and is pre-integrated with both single-touch and multi-touch capabilities. Designed to be used with Power over Ethernet (PoE), the Edge 340 comes in both Wi-Fi and non-Wi-Fi models (wires […]

Cisco to Launch Totally New DS Media Player

ANSI Approves InfoCommAV Systems Performance Verification Standard

InfoComm International’s latest standard, ANSI/INFOCOMM 10-2013, Audiovisual Systems Performance Verification, has been approved by ANSI, a private non-profit that administers and coordinates the U.S. voluntary standardization and conformity assessment systems. ANSI/INFOCOMM 10-2013, Audiovisual Systems Performance Verification provides a comprehensive, systematic and practical approach to verifying performance of AV systems. This standard will provide practitioners the […]

ANSI Approves InfoCommAV Systems Performance Verification Standard

Salamander Designs Brings Premium A/V Furniture Solutions to ISE 2014

Bloomfield, CT January 20, 2014 — Salamander Designs, Ltd., a leader in premium quality audio/video entertainment furniture, theater/lounge seating and accessories for over 20 years will be exhibiting for the first time at the ISE trade show in Amsterdam February 4-6, 2014 at Booth # 7- T177 and will also have a display within the […]

Salamander Designs Brings Premium A/V Furniture Solutions to ISE 2014

RGB in full force at ISE 2014

RGB, the UKs leading AV Technical Distributor, will be arriving en masse at ISE to provide strong support to their vendors and customers. RGB management, senior sales and technical staff will be positioned on several vendor booths to assist clients and help demonstrate products, while in the RGB dedicated meeting space (BK010), meetings can be […]

RGB in full force at ISE 2014

Vivitek Sets the Stage at ISE2014 with New DU/W/X Series Large Venue Projectors

Hoofddorp, the Netherlands, 03 December, 2013 – Vivitek, a leading high-end specialist of video presentation products, is returning to the RAI as a Silver Sponsor for ISE2014, as it unveils not one, but three of its next generation large venue projectors. The DX6831 has XGA resolution, whereas the DU6871 and DW6851 feature WUXGA and WXGA […]

Vivitek Sets the Stage at ISE2014 with New DU/W/X Series Large Venue Projectors

Premier Mounts Announces Appointment of Co-CEO

Fullerton, CA (January 20, 2014) – Premier Mounts, an internationally leading manufacturer of innovative mounting solutions, today announced that the Board of Directors has unanimously elected Richard Pierro as Co-Chief Executive Officer effective January 20, 2014. Pierro has served Premier Mounts for eight years, most recently as General Manager, where he managed the day-to-day domestic […]

Premier Mounts Announces Appointment of Co-CEO

Stop by Renkus-Heinz at ISE 2014 & Register to Win an iPad Mini

Amsterdam, Netherlands – January 2014… The new year is in full swing, and that means the annual Integrated Systems Europe Convention. As always, ISE promises to be a busy show, and Renkus-Heinz will be there – Hall 7, Stand K175 at the RAI Center in Amsterdam, February 4 through 6, 2014. This year at ISE, […]

Stop by Renkus-Heinz at ISE 2014 &  Register to Win an iPad Mini

Tecom Appoints TecPodium Distributor for South Africa

Rosh Ha’ayin, Israel and Johannesburg, South Africa – January 20, 2014 – Tecom Electronics, the leading manufacturer of TecPodium – interactive lecterns and podiums to the worldwide education, corporate and government markets, has added a new distributor to its global network – Dynamic Communications. Johannesburg-based Dynamic Communications is a Value Added Distributor & Integrator of Communications Technologies […]

Tecom Appoints TecPodium Distributor for South Africa

Biamp Systems and InfoComm Partner to Train on AV Networking in Mexico

MEXICO CITY – Jan. 20, 2014 – Biamp Systems, a leading provider of innovative, networked media systems, and InfoComm International, a trade association representing the commercial audiovisual industry worldwide, today announced a partnership to provide networked AV systems training to industry professionals in Mexico. As host of four quarterly sessions of InfoComm’s “Networking Technology” course […]

Biamp Systems and InfoComm Partner to Train on AV Networking in Mexico

Christie launches front access Entero HB cube

Wokingham, UK – (15th January 2014) – It’s “eyes front” for Christie®, a world leader in control room display technology, with the introduction of a new front access video wall cube product that enables seamless high performance rear projection video wall displays with minimal installation and maintenance space required.  All the benefits of Christie’s latest […]

Christie launches front access Entero HB cube

Rants and rAVes — Episode 198: Google, Nest & Crestron

Google’s purchased of nest may have an effect on not just the home AV market but also the commercial AV market. Listen and see if you agree? Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSS

Rants and rAVes — Episode 198: Google, Nest & Crestron

rAVe SMB Tip of the Week: Sharing Content

This week’s tip is all about learning to share content.

rAVe SMB Tip of the Week: Sharing Content

AV Insider — Episode 14: BitWise Controls Everything

Scott Miller, director of technical services for BitWise Controls, talks with host Johnny Mota about controlling your home (even with other manufacturers products). He also mentions the future of Bitwise, a new feature that will be announced in Q1, and where you can find them at ISE next month. Hear all about all it and […]

AV Insider — Episode 14:  BitWise Controls Everything

Staging Sustainability

It is often talked about within certain circles that the triple bottom line is rapidly gaining momentum. People, Planet and Profit have become part of the business lexicon for a number of years now and can readily be seen in corporate sustainability reporting and in product literature and advertising. There is another movement afoot that […]

Staging Sustainability

AVnu Alliance Introduces New AVB Education Sessions at ISE 2014

AVnu Alliance, the industry consortium that certifies Audio Video Bridging (AVB) products for interoperability, has announced new networking and education sessions to be held at the AVnu Alliance Pavilion, Hall 7 Booth H195 during Integrated Systems Europe (ISE) 2014, 4-6 Feb., 2014 in Amsterdam. In addition to sessions designed for booth visitors both new and […]

AVnu Alliance Introduces New AVB Education Sessions at ISE 2014

The Backlight Behind Samsung’s Bendable LCD TV

By Jimmy Kim DisplaySearch As we reported, Samsung Electronics introduced a bendable LCD TV at CES this month. Other curved LCD TVs were introduced last year, but it was thought that bendable displays could only be achieved using AMOLEDs. Therefore, Samsung’s bendable LCD TV was more of a surprise than the AMOLED bendable TVs exhibited […]

The Backlight Behind Samsung’s Bendable LCD TV

Weekly Wrap-Up January 17, 2014

Take a look back at some of this week’s important stories including blog posts, product news for the upcoming ISE 2014 show and takeaways from CES. Enjoy! Post by rAVe.  

Weekly Wrap-Up January 17, 2014

Planar Intros Next Gen Clarity Matrix With Thinner Bezel, 4K Input, Remote Management

This week Planar announced the next generation of its Clarity Matrix LCD video wall system, featuring what the company is calling its new G2 Architecture. This new version features several feature upgrades that integrators will appreciate, including a thinner bezel, fewer cables and easier service. The tiled bezel width of the display is now just […]

Planar Intros Next Gen Clarity Matrix With Thinner Bezel, 4K Input, Remote Management

Getting Ready for Tomorrow

As we begin 2014, there is always the temptation to write about predictions for the industry. I think that has been done very well by others, so I won’t take that route. Rather, I want to take a moment and think about how we prepare for the future. While is fun to think about the […]

Getting Ready for Tomorrow

15 Years Ago: Bluetooth? What’s Bluetooth?

It’s incredible that Gary’s first explanation of Bluetooth is 15 years old! What’s interesting to note is that this year’s CES has finally cemented “The Internet of Things,” which was one of the originally marketed purposes of Bluetooth but didn’t really catch on until recently. Early Bluetooth’s problems were due to a much shorter range […]

15 Years Ago: Bluetooth? What’s Bluetooth?

IOGear Launches GWHDMS52 Wireless 5×2 HDMI Matrix

IOGear has just announced a 5×2 wireless HDMI matrix switcher that lists for $700 and which the company claims is able to send up to five different HDMI sources to up to two HDTVs (wirelessly) to two different TVs (using its HDMI wireless receiver). IOGear also says that this is all done wirelessly and uncompressed, […]

IOGear Launches GWHDMS52 Wireless 5×2 HDMI Matrix