For the entirety of my various careers I’ve been inordinately keen on solutions in the form of small pieces: widgets, adapters and assorted doo-dads. Often my keenness for such pieces has been greater than my love of large, shiny, expensive flagship products, or even complete systems as a whole; with me showing more love for […]

Congratulations to Draper, which was named the healthiest workplace in the United States for 2014. Draper tops a list of 100 companies honored by Healthiest Employers LLC, a national organization dedicated to help improve the wellness of American workers. “We are honored to receive this recognition,” says John Pidgeon, president of Draper. “We want to […]

Extron’s new SMD 101 is a compact H.264 streaming media decoder used with Extron SME 100 encoders to provide complete end-to-end AV streaming systems. The SMD 101 is designed specifically for use in professional AV applications to decode live streamed content from SME 100 encoders or play back AV media files accessible from network shares. […]

Fremont, CA – January 16, 2014 – Blackmagic Design today announced a new lower price on its popular dual rack monitor SmartView Duo to US$495, as well as a free software update SmartView 3.0.1 which adds support for DCI 2K video monitoring. SmartView 3.0.1 software update is available now free of charge from the Blackmagic Design website. […]

THE WEEK host Joel Rollins talks to Cisco’s Paul Depperschmidt and Steve Pryor about the company’s plans for the upcoming ISE 2014 show in Amsterdam, as well as their AV dealer programs. Any AV integrator that’s interested in getting leads from Cisco should definitely listen in. Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSS

Armonk, NY. January 6, 2014—Autonomic, known for supplying the custom electronics industry with award-winning high performance cloud-based media solutions, will be demonstrating the Mirage OS 5.0 release that includes exciting new features for the Mirage Media Server (MMS) and Mirage Audio System (MAS) at the 2014 ISE Booth 5-R97 in Amsterdam February 4-6, 2014. Autonomic […]

By David Hsieh DisplaySearch It can be said that the flat panel display industry started in 1993, and at the age of twenty, the issue of maturity arises. While flat panel volume growth has slowed, product innovations continue. As we have discussed, the display is the most important user interface for devices, which utilize it […]

The Digital Screenmedia Association (DSA) Industry Excellence Awards honors the best self-service, digital signage and mobile technology deployments across all vertical market segments. DSA now is accepting from all interested companies, even non-members. The cost to enter is $195 per entry for members and $225 per entry for non-members. You may enter more than one […]

A little rock music at the Galaxy Barn. Then maybe some acoustic music and interviews over at the Workshop Barn. Or maybe some folk music live streaming from your computer in the comfort of your living room since you are not even in the same country as Pickathon Music Festival. Held just outside of Portland, […]

By Michael Chase Vice President of Marketing & Creative, St. Joseph Content The weather outside is frightful… but inside, things are really heating up. From driving innovation, to wearables, to digital content and how to become a big deal on social media; there was lots to read this holiday season, as you warmed up by […]

Delta has launched a new MiniNOC, billed as a complete display solution that combines a wide screen display with a multi-source video wall controller. Delta’s MiniNOC displays are targeted to small, low-cost yet mission-critical control room requirements. Using Delta’s megapixel video displays and a MiniCON video wall controller, MiniNOC is basically a turn-key packaged solution […]

FX Luminaire has launched a new Wi-Fi based lighting system called Luxor. Controllable from a smartphone or tablet, Luxor is app-based and and can even manage zoning and dimming on-the-fly adjustments. The Luxor Wi-Fi wireless lighting control system consists of three parts: a Wi-Fi Module that links Luxor ZD controllers to iOS and Android smartphones […]

Meyer Sound’s new self-powered LYON linear sound reinforcement system is the newest addition to the LEO Family of linear loudspeaker systems that are self-powered. LYON will make its debut at the ISE trade show in Amsterdam. LYON linear line array loudspeakers are available in two versions: the LYON-M main line array loudspeaker and the LYON-W […]

TFCinfo today announced the completion of its “Projector Brand Customer Perception and Preference Study 2014.” This report marks the 13th year that this annual projector brand benchmarking study has been conducted. Results of TFCinfo’s new report reveal significant movement among projector competitors in the three measurable areas of brand strength: awareness, image and intent. These […]

Atlantis Spa and Casino Stepped up its Game by installing two of SiliconCore’s Peony 2.6mm Direct View LED display panels with integrators Vision Control Associates. The new screens are located in the Sports Bar and Lounge area of the casino and feature different sports from all over the world that patrons can place bets on. […]

Remote Technologies Incorporated (RTI) has a new two-way driver that allows users to control and receive feedback from the Venstar ColorTouch residential (T5800/T5900) and commercial (T6800/T6900) color touchscreen programmable thermostats. ColorTouch thermostats are programmable touchscreen thermostats that provide users with access to temperature and heating/cooling status, humidity control support, energy usage information and conservation options. […]

Anaheim, California (January 15, 2014) – Extron Electronics is pleased to announce the immediate availability of the SMD 101, a compact, high performance H.264 streaming media decoder used with Extron SME 100 encoders to provide complete end-to-end AV streaming systems. The SMD 101 is designed specifically for use in professional AV applications to decode live streamed content from SME 100 […]

Portland, Oregon – January 15, 2014 – Delta Products Corp., a leading provider of display technologies, announced the introduction of the MiniNOC, a complete display solution that includes a wide screen display packaged with a multi-source video wall controller.  Delta’s MiniNOC displays are targeted to small, low-cost yet mission-critical control room requirements. Leveraging the unique […]

Sydney, Australia -January 15, 2014 – Following the recent announcement of being honored as one of the fastest growing companies in Australia, Audinate today announced that it has also been recognized by Deloitte as one of the fastest growing technology companies ranked by Deloitte Technology Fast 500™ Asia Pacific 2013. The Deloitte Technology Fast 500 Asia […]

SAN JOSE, Calif. — Jan. 14, 2014 — Atlona, a leading AV distribution solutions provider, today announced that Atlona Academy, the company’s online training resource for Atlona customers and partners, has been completely redesigned and relaunched for 2014. Through a wide range of new features, the enhanced portal provides an upgraded user experience to support better understanding of […]

Williams Sound is one of ISE’s longest standing exhibitors at the Integrated Systems Expo in Amsterdam and at this year’s upcoming show, the company will launch two new products: the Digi-Loop and the Digi-Dock. If Digi-Loop sounds a little familiar, it’s because it was previewed at InfoComm 2013 as a prototype product. When it ships in […]

Happy New Year, readers! Last month’s column left our hero (yours truly, since I’m writing this) promising to explore the skill set required for the successful rental and staging technician. It’s quite a list, starting with a firm understanding of how things work in the physical world, and this month moving on to include interpersonal […]

CAD Audio launched this week the new StagePass 1600 Series UHF wireless system. The new StagePass provides 100-channel frequency UHF operation and is integrated with CAD’s own ScanLink technology (for auto scan, select and link to the optimum channel in any RF environment). Other features include something they are calling True Diversity that apparently cuts […]

BrightSign has become one of the first digital signage media player company to launch an actual 4K resolution (3840×2160) media player for digital signage applications. Using solid state storage, the yet un-named player will make its official debut at ISE in Amsterdam next month and then head back across the Atlantic to be shown at […]

Mersive announced this week the availability of the Solstice Open Control Communication Protocol, which allows integration between Solstice Display Software with in-room AV control panels from vendors such as Crestron and AMX. With this integration interface, users can control their Solstice displays from their room control panel. Introduced in March 2013, Mersive’s Solstice software enables […]

Extron’s new Annotator 300 is a hardware-based annotation processor that allows a presenter to draw, point or type over live presentations using a touch display, graphics tablet or a keyboard and mouse. The HDCP-compliant Annotator 300 includes HDMI and DisplayPort inputs, a universal analog video input and three simultaneous outputs including two HDMI and a […]

If you’re an InfoComm CTS holder and need a few extra credits or just want some great education while in Amsterdam attending the ISE Show, there are plenty of opportunities. If you have not attended InfoComm sessions at ISE, you are missing part of the full ISE experience. For the first time ever, you’re invited […]

Visix is now accepting entries for the 2014 Expression Awards. The annual contest recognizes the best content designs from clients using its digital signage software applications. Entries are being accepted for Best Still Design and Best Screen Design categories until April 30, 2014. Winners will be announce on May 13, 2014 and a panel of […]

Digital Projection will launch a new 12,000-lumen laser version of its HIGHLite line of projectors at the Integrated Systems Europe trade show in Amsterdam next month. Like most solid-state lighting devices, it’s spec’d at 20,000 hours and offers WUXGA resolution (1920×1200). This is only the industry’s third laser projector — the other two are from […]

Audinate‘s 4th Annual AV Networking World at the ISE show will happen on 4 February at the Amsterdam Holiday Inn located at De Boelelaan 2, 1083 HJ Amsterdam, Netherlands. I was joined by Audinate’s founder and president, Lee Ellison, today and he not only talked about AV Networking World next month (worth 4RUs from InfoComm) but also […]

1/14/2014 The MUSIC Group today announced the appointment of Greg McLagan as AVP, Business Development Professional Division, who will be in charge of developing business strategy and action plans to grow the PRO Division’s global footprint. The appointment is effective January 13, 2014. With over 25 years of experience in Pro Audio sales, Greg brings […]

LEEDS, U.K. — Jan. 14, 2014 — NUGEN Audio, creator of intuitive tools for audio professionals, today announced the launch of Stereopack, a complete toolset for stereo image enhancement and manipulation including expansion, positioning, and low-frequency control. Stereopack is designed to offer maximum flexibility in a highly accessible and configurable combination of powerful tools. “Stereopack gives audio professionals […]