Panasonic Debuts New Portable Projection Lineup

Panasonic has announced two new portable projector series, including a new short throw range, offering longer lifespans, higher brightness and wireless capability. The interactive 3LCD, PT-TW351R series is spec’d at 10,000 hours maintenance-free operation in ECO Mode and comprises four short throw models, each capable of producing an 80-inch image from as little as 75 […]

Panasonic Debuts New Portable Projection Lineup

InFocus Mondopad Ultra to Make EMEA Debut Next Week

The InFocus Mondopad Ultra — the 4K resolution version of the interactive Mondopad, will make its EMEA debut next week at ISE. Available in  70” (INF7023) or 85” (INF8521) sizes, the native 3840×2160 Mondopad Ultra is integrated with Windows 10 PC with a Core i and processor, a 256GB hard drive, built-in conferencing, wireless BYOD […]

InFocus Mondopad Ultra to Make EMEA Debut Next Week

Panasonic Ships 27K Lumen 4K 3-Chip DLP Projector

Designed for live events, rentals and staging applications, the Panasonic PT-RQ32K is spec’d to be a 27,000 lumens 3-chip DLP projector that’s native 5120×3200 resolution. The 240 Hz projector incorporates Panasonic’s pixel-shifting quad pixel drive technology and includes various optional lenses for permanent and rental applications. Panasonic claims the need for custom mounting-frames has been […]

Panasonic Ships 27K Lumen 4K 3-Chip DLP Projector

PixelFLEX Improves TrueFLEX 1.9mm Flexible LED

PixelFLEX just announced the introduction of the 1.9-millimeter TrueFLEX LED flexible video panel. Available in a 400mm wide by 300mm high panel, the new 1.9mm TrueFLEX is an ideal LED video solution for fixed installations which require an ultra fine pixel pitch and a high-resolution LED video pallet in a flexible format. Now available in […]

PixelFLEX Improves TrueFLEX 1.9mm Flexible LED

Cisco Debuts Spark Board and Spark Meetings

Cisco just launched two all-in-one, cloud-based products in Cisco Spark Board and Cisco Spark Meeting. Cisco says it invented Spark Board to clean up the conference-room chaos and connect physical rooms to virtual spaces. The Cisco Spark Board will be available in both 55” and 70” sizes. It’s basically a few products in one, including: A […]

Cisco Debuts Spark Board and Spark Meetings

ONELAN Digital Signage Content Management System Adds Support for BrightSign Media Players

BrightSign and ONELAN today announced integration between all BrightSign Series 3 and 2 players and the ONELAN CMS 3.0, as part of both companies’ ongoing commitment to provide scalable enterprise-level solutions to customers across multiple platforms. With the addition of BrightSign’s market-leading player lineup, customers will have even more flexibility to select the right player […]

ONELAN Digital Signage Content Management System Adds Support for BrightSign Media Players

NEC Display Delivers Ultra HD Support, Wider Color Space with Latest Compact Installation Projectors

NEC Display Solutions of America announced four new 3LCD installation projectors that deliver aimed at displaying 4K content. Ranging from 6,500 lumens to 9,000 lumens, the new PA Series includes the NP-PA653U, NP-PA803U, NP-PA853W and NP-PA903X projectors with WUXGA, WUXGA, WXGA and XGA resolutions, respectively. NEC says that a key differentiator in these latest compact […]

NEC Display Delivers Ultra HD Support, Wider Color Space with Latest Compact Installation Projectors

Extron Quantum Ultra Modular 4K Videowall Processor Ships

Extron has announced the availability of the Quantum Ultra, a modular 4K videowall processor with high-performance scaling and windowing technology for a wide range of applications. The Quantum Ultra features the Extron Vector 4K 4:4:4 scaling engine and 400 Gbps HyperLane video bus capable of carrying a multitude of high-resolution sources for unmatched real-time performance. […]

Extron Quantum Ultra Modular 4K Videowall Processor Ships

wePresent to Debut New Wireless Collaboration Platform and Management Software at ISE 2017

wePresent, a Barco-owned company, is making double debut at Integrated Systems Europe in Amsterdam. The WiCS-2100, which will be shown for the first time at ISE 2017, is the premiere model for wePresent’s Wireless Interactive Collaboration System line of products, and is designed to facilitate collaboration in any environment. As with all wePresent products, the […]

wePresent to Debut New Wireless Collaboration Platform and Management Software at ISE 2017

NEC Europe Adds ME Series of Projectors Aimed at Classrooms and Meeting Rooms, Includes Wireless Sharing

NEC Display Solutions Europe today launched the ME Series, a range of compact and multi-purpose 3LCD projectors (all native 1280×800) aimed at learning environments and corporate meeting facilities. The new ME Series all range from 3,000-4,000 ANSI lumens and all of the projectors come with MultiPresenter, NEC’s multi-user wireless screen sharing receiver that connects via […]

NEC Europe Adds ME Series of Projectors Aimed at Classrooms and Meeting Rooms, Includes Wireless Sharing

Barco Launches New ClickShare in 4K Capable CSE-800

Barco is about to one-up the ante in the wireless video/collaboration market with a totally new ClickShare model — finally one that’s actually 4K. The new CSE-800 is a is basically a 4K ClickShare with two 4K DCI (4096×2160) outputs (on HDMI) — but, it’s not as if they just took the functionality of the […]

Barco Launches New ClickShare in 4K Capable CSE-800

Vivitek Intros Two Short-Throw Laser Projectors

Vivitek is introducing two new short-throw projectors, the DH765Z-UST and the DW763Z-UST, both laser projectors. Their ultra-short throw projector design with an embedded reflective mirror allows for a projection size of 80” to 150” diagonal image from a mere 40cm away from the screen, an extremely close distance to the projection surface. With the native […]

Vivitek Intros Two Short-Throw Laser Projectors

Barix Brings Linux Open Source Programmability to New Barionet I/O Device

At ISE 2017, Barix will introduce the Barionet 1000, the latest member of the company’s universal programmable I/O device family for IP-based control and automation applications. In contrast to other Barionet devices that use the proprietary Barix ABCL programming language, the Barionet 1000 is the first device to be programmable in Linux using the Open […]

Barix Brings Linux Open Source Programmability to New Barionet I/O Device

Nureva to Showcase Mobile Span System at ISE 2017

Nureva has announced the first European showing of the Nureva Span MC306i visual collaboration system, a full-HD mobile cart, at Integrated Systems Europe (ISE) in Amsterdam, February 7 to 10, 2017. The mobile Span system integrates a full-HD 1080p solid-state, interactive projector and a customer-supplied PC to transform almost any wall into a 6’2″ (1.88 […]

Nureva to Showcase Mobile Span System at ISE 2017

We Have the Scoop on Nureva’s Plans at ISE

Nureva will make their second trip over the ISE — this time, with four new products! Last year, they were focused on building distribution and and integration channel in the MEMA. This year, it’s all about new products and technology. It all start with a brand-new wall-mount projection system, the WM307i, designed specifically with their […]

We Have the Scoop on Nureva’s Plans at ISE

norxe Has Coming Out Party With P1 Projector at ISE

norxe, the new projector company from the team that brought projectiondesign (now part of Barco) to market some dozen or so years ago, has made its product debut now with the new P1 — a single-chip DLP LED projector that’s available in two native resolutions WQXGA (2560×1600) and WUXGA (1920×1200). Brightness depends on resolution (2,500 […]

norxe Has Coming Out Party With P1 Projector at ISE

Christie Adds 4K20 Projector to Boxer Line With 20,000 Lumens Brightness

Christie is expanding its Boxer line with the new 3DLP Christie Boxer 4K20 projector. It offers 4K resolution while maintaining the same small and rugged design as the rest of the Boxer product line. Suitable for rental stagers who don’t need the 30K brightness that comes with the Boxer 4K30, the Boxer 4K20 features 20,000 […]

Christie Adds 4K20 Projector to Boxer Line With 20,000 Lumens Brightness

PixelFLEX Intros TrueFLEX 1.9 mm Flexible LED

PixelFLEX just announced the introduction of a 1.9 mm version of their TrueFLEX LED flexible video panel. Available in a 400-millimeters wide by 300-millimeters high panel, the new 1.9 mm TrueFLEX is designed for fixed installations which require an ultra fine pixel pitch and a high-resolution LED video pallet in a flexible format. Now available […]

PixelFLEX Intros TrueFLEX 1.9 mm Flexible LED

NEC Intros InfinityBoard for Collaborative Meetings

NEC Display Solutions Europe has announced the InfinityBoard, an all-in-one display solution, available in 65” and 84” sizes, aimed at BYOD, collaboration in interactive workspaces and huddle rooms. Designed for video conferencing, creative brainstorming, presenting, reviewing and collaborating, the InfinityBoard provides a modular platform. Based on ultra-high definition (UHD) 65” and 84” large format displays […]

NEC Intros InfinityBoard for Collaborative Meetings

CEDIA Show Sold to Emerald Expositions

CEDIA today announced that it has sold ownership of the CEDIA show (the actual trade show) to Emerald Expositions, the largest B2B trade show operator in the United States. CEDIA will continue to be deeply involved in the show, working hand-in-hand with Emerald on overall show direction, as well as retaining control and ownership of […]

CEDIA Show Sold to Emerald Expositions

Middle Atlantic Steps Up Universal Control for AV Applications

Middle Atlantic Products has expanded its lineup of power solutions with the new Controlled Wall Plate. Designed for simplified and convenient universal control and efficient integration, the Controlled Wall Plate provides extended power and control capabilities to AV, residential, and security devices within a compact, single-gang design. Available with 15A NEMA or 20A Neutrik PowerCON […]

Middle Atlantic Steps Up Universal Control for AV Applications

Altinex Debuts HDMI-Over-Power Cable Product

Dubbed the TP315-103, Altinex has launched a product they say can carry up to 1080p HDMI via power cable (extension cable). You connect HDMI as a source (it has an HDMI loop-through) and the output four 15-amp AC outlets with HDMI embedded on them. There isn’t a lot of technical information on the product, but […]

Altinex Debuts HDMI-Over-Power Cable Product

Tannoy Debuts CMS 3.0 at ISE

Claiming the reinvention of the Dual Concentric driver, Tannoy is launching the CMS 3.0 at ISE in Amsterdam next month. The latest line of Dual Concentric equipped CMS comprises five models — CMS 403DCe, CMS 503DC, CMS 603DC and CMS 803DC — each designed to replace previous equivalent iterations — plus an all-new CMS 803DCQ […]

Tannoy Debuts CMS 3.0 at ISE

New Atlona Velocity Is Cloud-Based AV System Control

Atlona introduced Velocity today — basically it’s a cloud-based control system. Velocity is comprised of three elements: Velocity Control Suite, Velocity Control Gateway and Velocity Touch Panels. The Velocity Control Suite is the cloud-based service to create and manage AV control projects by client, client sites, and specific locations such as rooms. An integrator accesses […]

New Atlona Velocity Is Cloud-Based AV System Control

Stewart Filmscreen Ships HDR-ready Phantom HALR Screens

Stewart Filmscreen says its Phantom HALR (High Ambient Light Rejecting) screen material is available now — following in the footsteps of dnp  who was the first screen manufacturer to debut the technology. A flexible front projection material designed for fixed-frame wallscreen or electric roller screen applications, Phantom HALR works day or night. Phantom HALR is […]

Stewart Filmscreen Ships HDR-ready Phantom HALR Screens

An Announcement from QSC, the Death of Hardware and Where We Go Next

I’ve been writing for some time about how the days for dedicated hardware in the commercial AV realm might be numbered. We will always, of course, need edge devices: loudspeakers and amplifiers, microphones and audio digitizers. Video encoders, video decoders. Displays. Between all of these devices, however, live the entire world of AV switching, control, […]

An Announcement from QSC, the Death of Hardware and Where We Go Next

Now You Can Do Video over Dante with Visionary Solutions’ PacketAV

Visionary Solutions’ new PacketAV Duet is the first platform to deliver Dante connectivity for video. The PacketAV Duet Encoder and Decoder is a ultra-low latency 4K UHD video and Dante over Gigabit Ethernet. With Visionary’s PacketTV and PacketAV products, 4K UHD (30Hz @ 4:2:0), as well as full 1080p HD and lower resolution content can […]

Now You Can Do Video over Dante with Visionary Solutions’ PacketAV

NEC’s New Digital Signage P and V Series Powered by Raspberry Pi

NEC Display Solutions Europe today launched the P and V Series, a range of professional MultiSync large format displays for digital signage as well as presentation use. The new displays support the NEC Open Modular intelligence (OMi) platform, enabling the creation of tailor-made solutions for signage. Scalable computing power such as Raspberry Pi compute modules […]

NEC’s New Digital Signage P and V Series Powered by Raspberry Pi

Should Distributors Sell To End Users?

Everybody likes to make money, and see their business grow. That’s hard to dispute. When business is slow, it’s entirely natural to seek new business partners, both inside your channel as well as out. But how far should one go, and how far is too far? When searching for growth opportunities, the guiding question should […]

Should Distributors Sell To End Users?

Crestron Goes Distribution With DM Product Line — Picks Almo Pro A/V

Almo Professional A/V today announced it has become a U.S. distributor for Crestron’s Simple DigitalMedia (DM) product line. As part of the new agreement, Almo now provides Crestron’s latest line up of Simple DigitalMedia (DM) technology products designed for low-cost huddle spaces and classroom breakout rooms. Also also announced that Crestron will also participate in […]

Crestron Goes Distribution With DM Product Line — Picks Almo Pro A/V

Crestron Ships Two New 3-Series 4K60 DigitalMedia Presentation Systems

Crestron said today that it’s shipping two new 3-Series 4K60 DigitalMedia Presentation Systems, the DMPS3-4K-300-C and DMPS3-4K-200-C. These new models both feature 4K60, full support for HDCP 2.2, and Control Subnet. Like all DMPS3 Series, they include a built-in IP-based 3-Series Control System. Setup and touch screen control use a web-based configuration tool, with no […]

Crestron Ships Two New 3-Series 4K60 DigitalMedia Presentation Systems

Renkus-Heinz Introduces New T Series Loudspeakers

Renkus-Heinz just introduced the new T Series of professional loudspeakers for installed and live sound applications. The next generation of the company’s TRX Series, the T Series is designed for installed sound applications, including houses of worship, performing arts centers, transportation hubs, museums and other public spaces. The all-new T Series incorporates redesigned HF and […]

Renkus-Heinz Introduces New T Series Loudspeakers