It’s that time of year again! The 13th annual Readers’ Choice Awards nominations are now closed. We have given out our annual rAVe Readers’ Choice Awards on the InfoComm show floor every year, and 2024 in Las Vegas will be no different. Keep an eye on the key dates: Nominations Close: April 5, 2024 Voting […]

Tea Shop, the first Spanish chain selling fresh tea in bulk, has chosen nsign.tv‘s digital signage platform to digitize its nearly 100 stores in Spain, Portugal, Italy, Brazil and Argentina to offer a more attractive, dynamic and personalized shopping experience for its customers. The company, founded in 1990 and offering more than 140 varieties of […]

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 […]

Specifi IO, the system design, proposal and project management software for custom installation dealers, announced it has entered into a data-licensing agreement with Snap One that now makes the entire Snap One product portfolio immediately available to custom integrators in the United States. An earlier agreement with Snap One made their product portfolio available to […]

LAVNCH WEEK is one of my favorite virtual events put on by the rAVe team. Not only do we get to hear from a wide variety of industry experts, but we get to chat with other attendees on the LAVNCH platform’s networking feature. This time around, LAVNCH WEEK looks a little different for me since […]

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 […]

ProAV manufacturers are no strangers to providing loaner or demo equipment to end users. What the Nanolumens’ Special Projects Group (SPG) didn’t know is that a single Nixel would come back in a big way. Fast-forward six years to a design question from Jeian Jeong and Michael Schneider of Gensler, a global architect and consulting […]

Audio-Technica announced its new Broadcast Audio Rental Program, offering access to the premium microphone models that professionals trust to capture clear, accurate audio for their production. As technology continues to advance at a rapid pace, Audio-Technica says it recognizes the importance of staying ahead of the curve to provide audio professionals with the “latest and […]

Powersoft has announced plans for a new HQ, the Powersoft Human Audio Experience Center. The recent signing of a preliminary lease agreement with Bluesky Immobiliare S.r.l., which will own the property, sets the stage for a plan aimed at bolstering Powersoft’s path of growth and innovation. Located in an area of Scandicci, Florence, undergoing urban […]

It’s funny how great minds think alike. No sooner had I posted my first blog on picking the proper projector than I received a comment from Aaron Peterson at Mechdyne pointing out that I missed a crucial part of the puzzle, and that is the misleading marketing around projector resolutions. Warning: If you thought the […]

Crestron Electronics expanded its control offerings with Crestron Control, aiming to bring different protocols and technologies into one unified system, even offering cross-compatibility with all room configurations and vendors to enable the same experience in rooms and across campuses. The Crestron Control App for Zoom Rooms software offers new functions that streamline the experience for […]

MAXHUB announced it will participate as an exhibitor at Enterprise Connect 2024 in booth #859. The event takes place March 25-28, 2024, at the Gaylord Palms in Orlando, Florida. For more than 30 years, Enterprise Connect has brought corporate IT decision makers together with industry vendors, analysts, consultants and channel partners to focus on the […]

Did you make it to EdTech Day of LAVNCH WEEK 9? I am taking a quick poll. If the answer is no, click here; if the answer is yes, click here. Like what I did there? This was our first-ever EdTech Day during a LAVNCH WEEK, and I can’t believe we didn’t think of adding […]

ProjX360 announced today the release of V3, an update includes a new user interface and back-end overhaul. V3 migrates ProjX360 to the latest L.A.M.P. technology stack popular in today’s web platforms, which is “known for its ability to process complex data in real time.” It’s a bundle of four different software technologies — Linux operating […]

Barix continues to build out its next-generation line of Audio over IP encoders and decoders with a new broadcast-specific solution that introduces important new benefits for STL, studio-to-studio and other audio networking applications. The new LX400 is the successor to the Barix Exstreamer 500, a solution that remains in Barix’s broadcast portfolio. The LX400 carries […]

SYDNEY, Australia, March 7, 2024 — Established in 1911, TsingHua University in northwest Beijing has a combined student population of over 50,000, with 21 schools and 59 departments encompassing science, engineering, humanities, law, medicine, history, philosophy, economics, management, education and art. The School of Economics & Management (SEM) was founded in 1984. Over the past […]

22Miles released its Tradeshow AI Assistant: a custom-trained conversational AI tool that streamlines event operations and attendee support via an engaging, user-friendly and responsive chat interface. This solution offers a “first-of-its-kind experience, leveraging the 22Miles generative AI solution integrated with the brand’s 3D Wayfinding App and content management capabilities.” Trade show organizers spend countless hours […]

tvONE has welcomed Jim Reinhardt and Mitch Klein to its regional sales managers team. Their appointment augments tvONE’s activities in the United States’ Northeast and Mid-Atlantic regions. Both join tvONE with extensive backgrounds in UC/IT Channel management, kernel knowledge of video processing, and end-to-end system design and integration. Jim Reinhardt will serve as Northeast Regional […]

  Gary and I may disagree on the direction that X (also known as Twitter) is going, but we can agree that the new trailer for Star Wars show “The Acolyte” is very cool. The company even announced the new show on Twitter! We also talk about LAVNCH WEEK 9 and how to join (now […]

It’s 2024 and despite the proliferation of microLED and the high availability of low bezel LCD screens, projectors are still alive and well in the AV industry. Rumors of their death have been circulated for years, yet, just like they say in Monty Python, they’re “not dead yet!” Interestingly enough, I find that specifying the […]

Having been with THE rAVe Agency since 2022, I’ve had the privilege of covering a handful of industry events in my short time. However, nothing has quite matched the excitement like LAVNCH WEEK 9! Developed nearly three years ago, the LAVNCH platform continues to evolve as a multifaceted digital-event experience, a dynamic virtual product-launch stage, […]

Marshall Electronics introduced its VMV-402-3GSH Switcher, a four-input, auto-scaling, seamless switch for broadcast and ProAV production applications. The Marshall VMV-402-3GSH can be used in remote news vehicles, edit rooms, AV boardrooms, lecture halls and even as an input expander for existing production switches. Simple command structure allows easy integration with Crestron and other control surfaces […]

Comprehensive Connectivity Company launched the VHUB-MST2HDA VersaHub USB-C/A to Dual HDMI Multi-Display 4K Universal Adapter, a USB 3.0 to Dual HDMI Multi-Display Universal Adapter that “offers a solution for expanding display capabilities.” The Comprehensive VHUB-MST2HDA enables two additional displays to a computer via the USB 3.0 port. One of the HDMI ports supports resolutions up […]

InfoComm 2024 will host An Evening at Sphere on Tuesday, June 11. The event begins with a reception in the Atrium, where, through one-of-a-kind immersive technology experiences created specifically for Sphere, guests will gain a better understanding of how technology amplifies our human potential. The guests will then enter the main venue bowl for a […]

UNITY Living, a branch of new-build furnished apartments in the Nordics, is challenging the way we live and work by offering a modern and convenient approach with everything you need under one roof. The most recent hybrid accommodation to be added to the company’s portfolio is UNITY Aarhus. The 28-storey complex features advanced co-working spaces, […]

Pliant Technologies just debuted CrewWare 2.0 software update, marking the first substantial update since its introduction of CrewCom in 2017. CrewWare is Pliant’s software tool created specifically for CrewCom system construction, device control and live monitoring. This update includes advancements in setup, control and monitoring and includes the additions of multi-platform (Mac and PC), multi-client, […]

Rental house RGear is the supplier of audio and visual equipment to the reality television industry. At first glance, the clients page of their website could be mistaken for a streaming service devoted to the genre. It includes such household franchises as The Bachelor, Real Housewives and Top Chef. Another big fish is Below Deck […]

Enterprise Connect will feature hundreds of innovative products and services aimed at the UCC market from March 25-28, 2024 at the Gaylord Palms in Orlando, Florida, and digitally. If you are interested in attending, register here. Here’s everything you can expect! Enterprise Connect 2024 Exhibitor News 911 Secure, Booth #2134: Introducing SENTRY Cloud Enterprise, SENTRY […]

Anyone who knows me in person knows that I am incapable of passing up an opportunity to make a “Dune” reference. (Which is timely right now as “Dune: Part Two” is in theaters!) I’m also incapable of passing up an opportunity to make references to the movie “Airplane!” (1980), but that’s not important right now. […]

The Logitech Mevo Multicam system includes the new Mevo Core, for livestreaming and creating pro-level multicam content. Mevo Core’s livestreaming camera captures 4K HD video and empowers creators to wirelessly stream directly to their favorite destinations, including YouTube and Twitch as well as 99% of the production-based streaming platforms. Choose any Micro Four-Thirds lens to […]

RGB Spectrum announced the Zio Recording System, supporting camera, computers and other signals up to 3840×2160, 60Hz. Additionally, it supports third-party playback applications like VLC and playback on its own decoders and multiviewers. Made for 24/7 and mission critical installs, the Zio Recording System is available in 1RU and 2RU configurations, depending on storage requirements […]

AUSTIN, Texas – March 2024 – Back in 2017, New Life United Pentecostal Church of Austin—aka “New Life Austin”—became one of the first houses of worship in the country to implement a pair of KLANG:fabrik immersive in-ear monitor mixing processors. The tech-forward church wanted to improve the performance experience for the eight to ten musicians and […]