Mitsubishi’s newest introduction is laser-based DLP projectors and there are three different models. In this podcast, I tell you why these are important to the AV market. Having trouble listening to the podcast on this page? You can subscribe using RSS, iTunes or the Stitcher mobile App Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSS

Analog Way’s NeXtage 16 is a seamless switcher dedicated for live events. It has 16 scalers and two outputs from 28 inputs: 4x HDMI, 6x DVI-D, 2x DisplayPort, 8x 3G-SDI and 8x Universal Analog. The NeXtage 16 uses an SFP cage design to receive a large choice of Optical SFP modules per output. The device […]

Mitsubishi Electric brings out the LaserVue family of lamp-free projectors, the company’s first hybrid-design. To produce the red-green-blue lighting elements required to form all displays, Mitsubishi LaserVue projectors use one pure red LED and up to 34 pure blue laser diodes of varying strengths and wavelengths, and a solid-colored phosphor wheel that emits green light. […]

Hitachi Digital Media launches six new LCD projectors for installation environments. The models, say the maker, feature a contemporary design and deliver substantial improvements in performance, flexible installation, connectivity and most importantly, total cost of ownership. To deal with the high demands of installation environments Hitachi has also launched a family of optional lenses to […]

At ISE last month, Sony brought out its next generation WUXGA installation projector with Laser Light Source Technology. It’s a 4,000-lumen, WUXGA (1920×1200) projector with 3LCD laser technology, which Sony says is the brightest projector of its kind and a first for the industry. This new addition to Sony’s installation projector line-up follows the design […]

ClickShare’s new dual display functionality means when two displays are connected to the ClickShare Base Unit, the latter will automatically activate ‘Dual display mode’ and show the content on both screens. This is especially useful for businesses with a video conferencing system: When they don’t use the video conferencing mode, they can now present information […]

New wireless solutions were previewed to visitors at ISE in Amsterdam as Peerless-AV announced the formation of the Peerless-AV Technology Division, dedicated to advanced digital content delivery solutions for the commercial and residential markets. The new division will focus on the company’s technology portfolio, to cover new areas such as wireless connectivity, wireless broadcast, digital […]

Christie wants to re-define content management for the control room with the Christie Phoenix, an open content management system designed specifically for fast-paced command and control centers with highly mobile and dispersed work forces (such as public utilities, government, security and surveillance, transportation and telecommunications). A network streaming solution at its core, Christie Phoenix allows […]

FlatFrog’s Planar Scatter Detection technology (PSD) is the first multi-touch display technology to offer pressure detection. PSD is an advanced optical in-glass multi-touch technology where light is injected inside the top glass pane and scatters wherever the top surface is touched. This scattering effect is detected, and positions of several simultaneous touches are determined. Now […]

Polycom last week honored top-performing partners from around the world at an awards ceremony during TEAM Polycom 2013, the company’s annual sales and partner conference, held in Vancouver, British Columbia, Feb. 4-7, 2013. The Polycom Partner Awards recognize companies for leadership in each of the major partner categories and for excellence in the areas of […]

PMA Research just released its latest research findings on the worldwide projector market. Total projector volume reached 9.5 million in 2012, a mild increase over 2011 as growth in emerging market countries was mainly offset by challenging conditions in developed markets. In the Mainstream (1,000-3,999 lumens) projector market, education tenders continued to boost sales in […]

By Matt Brennesholtz Standards – The proposed High Efficiency Video Coding (HEVC) Codec, also known as H.265, has been approved by the ITU after roughly nine years of development effort. This builds upon and replaces Emmy award winning ITU-T H.264 / MPEG-4 Advanced Video Coding (AVC).  This previous standard had in turn replaced multiple proprietary codecs and currently […]

By Patrick Quinn PQ Media identified 217 U.S. DPN operators running 499 ad-based networks in all five venue categories in the first quarter of 2012. More than 1.5 million digital video screens were installed in these venues. Compared with prior years, these data suggest the DPN industry is consolidating, albeit relatively slowly and network operators are […]

Pakedge Device & Software last week launched the S26e, a 24-port gigabit Ethernet switch with two fiber ports. The S26e (the “e” stands for “Express”) is an unmanaged plug and play switch, which enables easy installation. It includes 24 10/100/1000 Mbps gigabit Ethernet ports, as well as two SFP (small form-factor pluggable) mini-GBIC fiber ports, […]

Chief’s latest product allows the Cisco Telepresence EX90 to be mounted to Chief’s Kontour articulating desk mount or to Chief’s Thinstall 18” extension swing arm mount. Thinstall wall mounts are engineered to deliver ultra low-profile installations with state-of-the-art functionality for the EX90. The Kontour articulating mount is a desk mount solution for a flexible, ergonomic […]

Hot on the heels of CES, Head Monster Noel Lee sets his sights on the company’s next big step by recruiting the expertise of cultural icon Swizz Beatz. Swizz will join Monster as a member of the company’s executive board after purchasing a co-ownership stake in the company. Noel Lee, who created the Beats by […]

Nearly-unknown Russian manufacturer Polymedia thinks it has a better MondoPad than MondoPad originator InFocus with the FlipBox. Flipbox is a multi-functional, user-friendly interactive display for business meeting rooms from five to 20 attendees. It allows writing and drawing in flip-chart mode, displaying data and demonstrating presentations from flash drives, going on-line and holding video conferences […]

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projectiondesign’s ProNet.precision automatic projector alignment software claims to speed up alignment of multichannel projection systems such as those used in collaboration, command center and visualization rooms. The system uses sophisticated computing processing and digital camera capture to calibrate and align projectors according to surrounding architecture. The ProNet.precision application is part of projectiondesign’s ProNet software ecosystem, […]

ShowKube’s Kshow is a video processing system for projection that integrates a live mixer, a timeline and a 4K media server into one package. Kshow is a Linux-based 4U rack-mountable processor with what ShowKube claims is “ultra-low latency” designed for real-time show creation and show management. It includes all the workflows needed to prepare a […]

Extron’s new VNR 100 is a single channel recorder that digitally records and plays back high-definition computer graphics, video, audio and data streamed in VN-Matrix systems. It can simultaneously record and play back streaming content. This provides flexibility for recording and playback workflows and can help increase the duty cycle of expensive source and presentation […]

Lectrosonics’ new DNT BOB 88 Dante Breakout Box is an accessory for its ASPEN Dante network processor (or other Dante hardware), which is basically an interface designed to transmit and receive line level analog audio signals via a Dante network. What it’s designed for is creating a bi-directional digital “snake” for stage productions, sending audio […]

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By Dave Kin The following is reprinted with permission from the Digital Screenmedia Association (DSA). For more information, go tohttp://www.digitalscreenmedia.org. In a game of word association, your response to “health care” might well be “reform” given recent health policy headlines. Increasingly, we’re living in a time when “health care” and “self-service” are two concepts that also […]

Demo 2012 People’s Choice winner Ube (pronounced “yoo-bee”), the company started by former CEDIA president Utz Baldwin has launched an Indiegogo campaign to support its Wi-Fi connected Smart Dimmer. This dimmer is designed to control household light circuits by replacing a homeowner’s current light switch or dumb dimmer, allowing full control of the lights from […]

JVC D-ILA Remote, a free app available through the iTunes Store, allows for a remote control for select JVC D-ILA projectors. The interface provides easy access to picture, lens and 3D settings, as well as other controls and exclusive features not found on the projectors’ supplied remote controls. The D-ILA Remote system communicates via wireless […]

Digital Signage Expo (DSE) will present a total of 40 all new targeted Industry Vertical Discussion Groups (IVDG) at DSE 2013 Feb. 27 and 28. Digital Signage Expo’s (DSE’s) IVDG presentations are popular because they not only offer an intimate and informal forum in which a peer presenter or industry professional shares new and relevant […]

The Custom Electronic Design & Installation Association’s (CEDIA’s) annual Electronic Lifestyles Awards competition is officially open online at http://www.cedia.net/awards. CEDIA members interested in entering may view guidelines and begin the entry process; early bird deadline is April 12. CEDIA has added a new category to the Designer Awards competition for Integrated Home Projects that cost under […]

By Scott Tiner Years ago I attended a conference where the founder of this publication, Gary Kayye, spoke. During the talk he suggested that while technology offers conveniences, it also runs the risk of getting less reliable. He gave the overhead projector as an example: It was probably one of the most reliable forms of technology […]

Extron announced an upgrade to its SME 100 encoder, enabling the support of additional network and streaming protocols. The SME 100 now supports push streaming in unicast or multicast applications applying native RTP or MPEG-2 Transport Streams. Session Announcement Protocol and Session Description Protocol are applied to manage push streaming sessions. These new network and […]