Extron has announced the immediate availability of the Extron XTRA Series XPA 1002-100V, a half rack 1U, convection cooled power amplifier delivering two channels of 100 watts rms for 100 volt distributed speakers. This professional grade amplifier features a 100 dB signal-to-noise ratio and 0.1 percent THD+N specifications. The XPA 1002-100V is an ENERGY STAR […]

Symetrix announces Prism 0x0, the latest in the company’s award-winning Prism series of Dante-enabled DSPs. Offering expansion via 64 channels of bi-directional Dante networking, the new Prism 0x0 delivers cost-effective processing, mixing, and routing for Dante-enabled endpoints, while providing exceptional sound quality.Used as the DSP core of a Dante network, or as a DSP co-processor, […]

Last week at the New York Digital Signage Week, several companies showed off their applications solutions and integration with NEC at their New York Partner Showcase.   Stratos Media showed off their retail analytics platform in collaboration with NEC Displays. Smarter Trash presented their trash compactor with a 3 screen digital top. SRUI introduced their […]

At the New York Digital Signage Week, several manufacturers presented their signal processing solutions and integration with NEC at the NEC New York Partner Showcase. Green Hippo showed off its AViary range of dedicated installation products. Datapath introduced the iolite controller and and wall control software. Atlona talked about their soft codec integration transmitter and […]

On Fri., Oct. 21, a company in small Manchester, New Hampshire was the focus of a DoS internet attack.  While the city it is located in is small, the company, Dyn, is not. It provides DNS (Domain Name Server) service to a large part of the country. By attacking this company the hackers effectively shut […]

Crestron announced today it is now shipping two new products for in-wall and centralized 0 – 10V control for LED lighting. The Cameo Wireless In-Wall LED Dimmer and In-Panel LED Dimmer Module are specifically designed for LED lighting systems. The Cameo Wireless In-Wall LED Dimmer (CLW-DIMFLVEX-P) placeholder is designed for dimming 0 – 10V voltage […]

ZeeVee announced today the expansion of its award winning ZyPer Product Suite with the launch of ZyPerHD. The ZyPerHD allows for the easy distribution and switching of high definition H.264 video, audio and other data signals using ZyPerHD encoder and decoder modules and off-the-shelf Gigabit Ethernet switches. ZyPerHD units can be deployed on the same […]

InfoComm International, the trade association representing the commercial audiovisual industry worldwide, has partnered with Benjamin Franklin Institute of Technology (BFIT in Boston to create an AV technology program at the college. Through this partnership with InfoComm, BFIT is offering coursework in AV technology within its Computer Technology Department and is planning to create an associate […]

Biamp Systems today announced its new four-channel power amplifier, the AMP-A460H. Aimed at small- to medium-sized conference and meeting spaces, the new amplifier allows integrators to customize the amplification in rooms using Biamp Systems’ TesiraFORTÉ audio processing platform. The AMP-A460H analog amplifier features four channels of audio output — 60 watts per channel at 8 […]

Optoma today announced 10 new and redesigned projectors aimed at education, small business and corporate markets. The new projectors are: Optoma S321 is an entry-level SVGA projector designed for small classrooms and meeting rooms. It has 3,200 lumens of brightness and a 22,000:1 contrast ratio, weighs four pounds, has a VGA input, and costs $289. […]

In the wake of the new Microsoft Surface Studio computer with built-in object recognition (a video you NEED to watch), Zytronic with Tangible Display have launched object recognition capability on its MPCT multi-touch glass (ZyBrid) and foil (ZyFilm ) sensor products up to 85″ in diagonal. When deployed in touch tables, object recognition provides a […]

Delvcam today announced the availability of the new “economical” DELV-3GHD-17IRM rackmount monitor with a 1920×1080 resolution for professional video monitoring. The Delvcam DELV-3GHD-17IRM 17-inch rackmount 3G-SDI monitor with a 16:9 aspect ratio and 700:1 contrast provides HDMI/SDI cross conversion. Designed for OB trucks, the studio, post production and surveillance applications in a slim, rugged steel […]

DSE 2017, which will be at the Las Vegas Convention Center March 28-31 (exhibit hall open March 29-30) will offer more than 125 educational opportunities, including 10 pre- and post-show events, eight industry-specific keynotes, 34 general conference sessions, 28 free on-floor workshops, 42 industry vertical roundtable discussion groups, “Brainstorming” meet-ups for individual end-user sectors, and […]

Nanjing Magewell Electronics has launched a new Pro Capture DVI 4K card that supports single-link and dual-link DVI inputs, capturing video up to 1080p HD over single-link or 4K 2160p30 over a dual-link connection. The card can also support HDMI 1.4 signals up to 1080p with embedded audio using a simple HDMI-to-DVI adapter. Designed for […]

elektraLite’s new ML-902 is a full-featured moving head profile spot fixture powered by a bright 120-watt cool white (6,500K) COB LED that delivers an output equal to that of a 250-watt HMI discharge lamp. elektraLite’s newest moving head profile spot fixture easily adjusts for color via its indexable seven-color wheel, and pattern choices on the […]

If you’re spacing any AV over IP stuff right now, chances are good it’s likely the AptoVision BlueRiver NT+ chip-set that’s driving it under the hood. AptoVision today announced that the company has reached a milestone in market adoption with more than 25 manufacturers now incorporating its award-winning BlueRiver NT and BlueRiver NT+ AV-over-IP chipsets […]

BALD Technologies has begun shipping a new powered lift column designed to be mounted in a flight case and lift up to a 300-pound, 90” monitor.  The product has a vertical travel of 27” to include adjustable integrated dampening.  It was specifically designed to address demand coming from large format monitor users wanting to use […]

Audinate has announced the availability of its Dante Software “Combo Pack,” combining licenses for Dante Via and Dante Virtual Soundcard for only $59.95. This bundle apparently represents a 25 percent savings over purchasing the software separately. The Dante Software Combo Pack provides the ultimate in computer-based audio flexibility and creativity, including: Record up to 64 […]

A company you likely have never heard of, Highfive, is stealing most of your videoconferencing sales — at least in September and October, that is. The three-year-old company is focused on product-based (not cloud-based) videoconferencing and does it by first selling (direct or through resellers) an all-in-one camera-bar system (appropriately called the Highfive device) that […]

Google, yesterday, announced an exclusive (at least so far) deal with projector company BenQ to distribute its new interactive LCD called Google Jamboard. It’s a portable (on four wheels), 55” 4K (3840×2160) resolution LCD monitor that’s integrated with Google’s G Suite — email, videoconferencing, cloud collaboration of Google Docs, device management, file sharing, etc. Pull […]

Epson today announced the new Epson PowerLite 2000-Series. The series features nine projectors that are designed for business meetings, large boardrooms, lecture halls, classrooms, and houses of worship. The PowerLite 2000-Series includes up to 5,500 lumens of color brightness and 5,500 lumens of white brightness, in addition to full HD 1080p support and comes equipped […]

Nureva Inc just launched the new Nureva Span MC306i visual collaboration system, a full HD mobile cart. The MC306i is purpose-built for Span software, which supports ideation, design, planning and other activities by groups that need to be immersed in visual information. The mobile Span system integrates a full HD 1080p solid-state, interactive projector and […]

Although there are other ambient light rejection screens out there, the dnp brand and line, by our analysis, seems to be the dominating screen for that application — with over 68 percent of the installs. This carries over to both rear-screens and front-screens. dnp arguably invented that category of screen technology. So, how does an […]

Extron just launched the SMP 111, a high performance recording and streaming processor for capturing and distributing AV sources and presentations as live streaming and recorded media. The SMP 111 accepts an HDMI signal with embedded audio and an analog audio signal. Extron high-performance scaling and flexible signal processing enables superior display of content of […]

Hitachi America has announced the immediate availability of the CP-X25LWN, a 3LCD projector aimed at classrooms and conference rooms. Spec’d at 2,700 ANSI lumen, the XGA (1024×768) resolution projector has a 5000:1 contrast ratio, 10,000 hour lamp life and is integrated with Hitachi’s HDCR (High Dynamic Contrast Ratio), Image Optimizer Technology and energy-saving ImageCare Technology […]

Powersoft has announced that it is sponsoring the multi-platform PAcalculate app, which runs on mobile devices such as Android, iOS, Windows-Phone, Blackberry — including smartphones and tablets. Developed by Brusi Acoustics, a consulting firm for electroacoustic and an independent laboratory for loudspeaker directivity testing, it is marketed by Doctor Pro Audio, a leading web portal. […]

By Nick Voss Owner, Treffen Saint John It occurred to me this week that AV technicians experience the most fascinating lives. This is the best career choice anyone could make and if I had to go back I’d pursue a life in audiovisual and staging all over again. *** This past Sunday, I staged an […]

Auralex Acoustics is now shipping newly updated versions of its popular SonoFiber material, a cost-effective treatment with great acoustical properties. SonoFiber is now available in both one-inch-thick panels and two-inch-thick rolls. Panels come in a package of fourteen 1″ x 24″ x 48″ units, and the rolls measure 2″ x 48” [4 feet] x 300″ […]

NEC Display Solutions Europe today launched the PX1004UL laser phosphor projector. Offering maintenance-free operation for up to 20,000 hours and spec’d at up to 10,000 ANSI lumens brightness, the PX1004UL completes NEC’s Solid State Light (SSL) source line-up of projectors with 5,000, 6,000, 8,000, 10,000 and 12,000 ANSI lumens. Using Digital Light Processing (DLP) technology […]

The “Internet of Things” is a buzzword in the world of information technology. What still has to become part of the general knowledge is already a long known term in expert groups for a new development boost. Everyday objects become intelligent and communicate via the internet. According to visionaries until 2020 50 trillions of such […]

KLARK TEKNIK announced the shipping of its 1176-KT FET-style compressor with a discrete signal path utilizing custom-engineered MIDAS input and output transformers. The compressor offers three ratios: 4:1 for moderate compression; 8:1 for severe compression: 12:1 for mild limiting; and 20:1 for hard limiting. Additionally, ‘All-button’ mode is included for aggressive vocals and especially effective […]

Vivitek’s NovoDS is a digital signage content player that can incorporate text, photos, audio, video and web content in fully customizable configurations for a variety of settings – including wirelessly. Vivitek just released a software and firmware upgrade to V2.1.1 with new features and improved functionalities including more templates for content design, serial port (RS […]