I have been harping on this for years. I have been telling everyone in the AV industry that to survive the future of AV, services need to be front and center, along with the products. Sure, a good mix of products with both established technology as well as future-forward, emerging technology is a giant part […]

  Acoustic Geometry’s new Acoustic Bass Management (ABM) line, the CornerSorber, is now shipping. This corner-placement bass absorber utilizes a Mass-Loaded Vinyl (MLV) absorption membrane in a cutting-edge design that mitigates low-frequency room modes for accurate sound reproduction in a room. The CornerSorber is a bass absorber design that allows maximum pressure-zone room-mode reduction due to close-corner […]

Crest Audio partnered with Waves to create the Tactus Digital Mixing System, a modular touch-screen based mixing system, which the company has announced will ship prior to the upcoming InfoComm show in Orlando, Fla. in June. The Tactus system consists of both hardware and software components incorporating the Waves eMotion LV1 software. The Waves eMotion […]

By Craig Heiman CEO of AV Planners I’m approached by many vendors as an AV integrator so it takes a lot for me to get excited. However, when I heard Google was coming out with a new collaboration board, I had to meet with them to see it for myself. I was invited to check […]

Welcoming around 1500 visitors over the two day event, the 2017 NEC Solutions Showcase held at Victoria House, Holborn has enjoyed an overwhelmingly positive response from attendees and participants. “We are thrilled by the commitment shown by our partners and I am delighted that this has been rewarded by attracting a very high quality attendance to Showcase, resulting in […]

Hear Technologies announced the release of the Hear Back PRO Virtual Mixer. It claims all the features of the Hear Back PRO Mixer in a small card format. The small card format of the new Hear Back PRO Virtual Mixer allows it to fit into the Hear Back PRO Hub. The Hub can be populated […]

Lectrosonics announced the a new digital wireless monitor (IEM) system, the Duet. The new system consists of the M2T dual-stereo half-rack transmitter and M2R diversity belt pack receiver. The Duet covers the UHF frequencies of 470-608 MHz in a single range, uses digital modulation for transmission and can accept analog or Dante digital inputs. The […]

Extron is working with LG Electronics USA Business Solutions to develop and certify control drivers for LG commercial displays. As you can imagine, this collaboration will result in more certified drivers to facilitate the integration of LG displays with Extron AV control systems. This move should telegraph where Extron is headed – embedded control drivers […]

For well more than a century, the audio world was warm, straightforward and essentially analog at its core. It was a copper-based universe of wire, resistors, capacitors, transformers, vacuum tubes, transistors and electronic parts you could touch, feel, see and identify easily. And then, as things are wont to do, it all changed. Individual circuit […]

Peerless-AV has announced the launch of its Hospitality Wall Arm Mount with Set Top Box (STB) Enclosure (HA746-STB), ideal for hospitality settings, including lobbies and hotel rooms. Compatible with 43″ to 55″ hospitality TVs, the wall mount conceals the STB or cable box with a vented, secure cover that provides a clean finish, hiding electrical […]

Are you as ready for InfoComm as we are? We are already posting stories to our InfoComm MicroSite here — this is where we will post the 1,700+ videos we will shoot on the show floor. But to get you psyched up, check out this short one-minute teaser of our coverage:

Barco has a new audio system for simulation. The AudioCue is a solution that adds high-quality and precise audio cues to simulation systems. Barco says the precise audio cues allow trainees to pinpoint objects and occurrences before they are within visual range, greatly contributing to faster decision-making and a trained, educated reaction pattern when a situation is at its most critical […]

NSCA has announced the date and location of its second Pivot to Profit event. This two-day conference helps integrators get the right processes, technology, metrics, and best practices in place to create lucrative new business pathways that increase revenue. Pivot to Profit takes place on Sept. 28-29, 2017, at the Crowne Plaza Hotel & Conference Center Chicago O’Hare. Integrators will […]

AmpliVox Sound Systems now offers fitness industry accessory packages, specially designed for aquatics and fitness instructors. Available in both waterproof and moisture-resistant styles, the new packages include headset microphones, transmitter beltpacks and wireless transmitters to pair with AmpliVox’s SW915, SW800, SW610 and SW615 portable PA systems. These accessories allow teachers to lead large swim and exercise classes without vocal strain or […]

Key Digital just debuted something called the KD-MLV4x2. It’s basically a four-input, two-output video matrix where all four images can be displayed simultaneously or one at a time. It supports input resolutions up to 1920×1200 on HDMI or VGA, and audio-follow video and can combine them to output 4K (3840×2160). This is an inexpensive way for installers to […]

Hall Research has announced the release of SSW-HD-4 a four-input HDMI seamless video switch with multi-view capabilities where all inputs can be simultaneously shown in real-time in a variety of window configurations.And, when only one input is shown, switching between different inputs is seamless with zero transition delay, according to Hall. The switcher supports various resolutions up to 1080p. The SSW-HD-4 can […]

Phoenix Audio Technologies is introducing its new Stingray Smart DSP Mixer system at the UC Expo in London UK (booth C-103) and will show it in June at InfoComm in Orlando, Fla. The Stingray is an all-in-one smart mixer utilizing Phoenix’s proprietary distributed array technology. Each unit mixes up to four microphone inputs, performs echo […]

Just before Mother’s Day, I wrote a long, passionate post on my personal Facebook feed about how this article stirred up a lot of thoughts and feelings. Facebook friends from all walks of life chimed in to say that they, too, struggle with work/life balance and societal expectations. Being a working parent is hard, especially […]

BTX Technologies announced today that Reach is launching the Bee3 all-in-one content recording and streaming live production switcher to complement its line of Bee series AV over IP solutions. The $3650 Bee3 is an all-in-one, purpose-built appliance for the recording of content that needs to be simultaneously streamed to a CDN service. Content including training, meeting, sporting […]

Prysm today announced Prysm Go, a new product that turns any meeting room into a collaboration room. For meeting rooms that are already enabled with video conferencing codecs such as those from Cisco, Polycom and Logitech, Prysm Go enables meeting participants to accept or reject incoming calls, control meeting room volume, share content with other participants, and dial […]

Signagelive just launched Calendar Widgets in the Signagelive Marketplace. The new Calendar Widgets enable connection to Google and Microsoft Office 365 Calendars with a range of customizable HTML5 templates for both full-screen and multi-zone display. Signagelive network administrators can connect their Office 365 and Google GSuite accounts to the Signagelive Calendar Integration App and allocate a person or room […]

Displaylite launched a new 32” Smart Interactive Mirror last week. Dubbed the Displaylite Reflect 32, it’s a digital sign mounted behind a real mirror meant for touch-insertion applications in digital signage or retail. Using a 32” 1920×1080 display, 12 point PCAP touch, stereo speakers, a camera and motion detector, it’s all housed in a mount case that can be positioned […]

This story has been updated to include advice from security expert and X2Go project lead Stefan Baur. Last week, a group of hackers released a nasty piece of ransomware that quickly spread across the world, touching anything and everything connected to a network. Deemed WannaCrypt (or WannaCry), the ransomware infected thousands (approximately 200,000, according to […]

Launched at this year’s Integrated Systems Europe in Amsterdam, the new Barco CSE-800 is now shipping. Designed for large meeting rooms seating 15 people and up, the CSE-800 is, like eat current generation of ClickShare products, a wireless BYOD system but it is different in that it has dual 4K DCI outputs (4096×2160). The CSE-200 won our ‘Best of ISE award’ in […]

Draper announces Profile+, the industry’s biggest ½-inch-thin bezel screen, which will officially debut at InfoComm 2017. Draper’s Profile+ fixed screen include a ½-inch-thin bezel, which frames any Draper flexible viewing surface. Available in sizes up to 30 feet wide, as well as standard HDTV (16:9), 16:10 and CinemaScope 2:35.1 aspect ratios, the Profile+ provides the industry’s biggest flat panel look. […]

Just Add Power (J+P) will launch a new 3G Ultra HD over IP transmitter (707POE) and receiver (508POE), 2GΩ/3G+ PoE options, 3G+4+ Tiling Transmitter and the Plug-Play-Present application that adds simple logic control to any transmitter in booth 4081 at InfoComm 2017. New for the show is the J+P web-based control application, which allows users to easily control the company’s video […]

QSC has just launched of its new online training platform. QSC says the site offers several new features to help improve the end user experience and make learning simpler for the company’s award-winning training programs. The launch coincides with the release of Q-SYS Level 1 Training in German and French, adding to the existing English, Spanish and Mandarin versions. The platform also provides training on the QSC TouchMix digital […]

Barco has just added a 7 mm pixel pitch model to its range of ‘digital media canvases.’ The R-series has a thin, lightweight and bendable design and is aimed at uses like retail, advertising, large venue and visitor attraction applications. Installation and maintenance are key cost drivers for store façades, museums, theaters, houses of worship, stadiums, and corporate or event venues. […]

  Ten of Premier Mounts’ products have been added to the list of products meeting the rigorous standards for pre-approved seismic certification by OSHPD, California’s Office of Statewide Health Planning and Development. Included in the newly OSHPD Certified products are the LMV and LMVS Video Wall Mounts. LMV and LMVS are engineered to simplify the video wall installation process and to expedite […]

PreSonus Audio Electronics is pleased to announce the launch of the company’s new PreSonus Commercial Division. In addition to products previously sold and marketed under the WorxAudio and PreSonus brands, PreSonus has, for years, offered a comprehensive range of mixing consoles, processors, and other products that complement WorxAudio offerings. By combining all these products under the PreSonus brand and […]

NEC Display Solutions Europe will open the doors of Victoria House, Holborn on 17-18 May to present fully-integrated, readily-deployable display solutions in collaboration with over 35 partners at the NEC Solutions Showcase 2017. Addressing the needs of specific markets, the NEC Showcase presents the power of collaboration and partnership to perfectly meet the needs of its customers. This is no ordinary show, but […]

  CDS has just announced it has launched the world’s largest transparent display at 98” diagonal. CDS was the first to launch an 84” UHD 4K transparent display two years ago. Like the 84”, the 98” is UDH 4K (3840×2160) and includes HDR. It uses LCD technology but there aren’t any specs on the product yet.  They’ll […]