Auralex Acoustics is offering a number of new solutions based around its ProPanel Fabric Wrapped Acoustical Absorption Panels, including ProPanel Cloud panels and all-in-one ProKits. ProPanel Cloud panels are designed to hang horizontally from a ceiling to help control and reduce sound reflections. ProKits are all-in-one, cost-effective acoustical treatment packages engineered to control excess mid- […]

Extron just introduced the HAI 100 4K, an audio embedder that embeds two-channel analog audio or digital two-channel S/PDIF audio onto the HDMI output signal. The HAI 100 4K includes an HDMI input, analog stereo audio and S/PDIF audio inputs, as well as an HDMI output. It is HDCP compliant, supports data rates up to […]

Altinex has introduced the TNP461 Tilt ’N Plug International Tabletop Interconnect Box. Designed for mounting into tables, podiums, or other furniture, the new TNP461 is an international model with a universal power connector designed to accommodate multiple countries. As a pre-configured, compact hybrid interconnect solution that includes audio, network, USB and video ports. The new […]

Revolabs today announced it has added new products to its Elite Wired family of conferencing microphones. The new Elite Wired Microphones with Local and External Control come in a variety of formats and colors and add enhanced mute functionality to the company’s wired microphone offering. New to the Elite Wired line is a five-wire microphone […]

ARTHUR HOLM announces the launch of a unique horizontally retracting system for “gooseneck type” microphones during Integrated Systems Europe 2016. This innovative retracting system can be very easily veneered and it provides a minimum depth, being therefore ideal for furniture integration. It allows the microphone to be bent and automatically takes it back to its […]

AptoVision (known by most of you for their BlueRiver NT stuff that companies use to send HDMI and RGB via the network) has announced BlueRiver 400, an integrated chipset for processing and extending  4K/60/4:4:4 AV signals. The new chipset incorporates Plethora, AptoVision’s newly engine for advanced audio and video signal processing, and claims to deliver […]

Extron has launched three new Architectural Mounting products designed specifically for the ProAV market. SMB 110 Series Surface Mount Boxes are designed to externally mount US gang size products on a tabletop, podium, or other presentation furniture. Available in sizes from one-gang through five-gang, SMB 100 surface mount boxes hold products at an ergonomic angle […]

Auralex Acoustics has launched its updated MudGuard v2 Microphone Shield, which isolates mics by eliminating external noise bleed and filtering out external overtones. This design is engineered for maximum effectiveness using Auralex Studiofoam to reduce excessive room ambience and off-axis sound. The Auralex MudGuard v2 is a microphone shield unlike any other. Its unique, patent-pending […]

Radial Engineering has introduced the DiNET DAN-TX and DiNET DAN-RX, Dante-enabled direct boxes. The Di-NET DAN-TX is the world’s first Dante enabled stereo direct box. Equipped with ¼”, RCA and stereo 3.5-millimeter input jacks, the DAN-TX allows the user to connect instruments or line level sources directly to networked audio systems using the Dante protocol. The […]

Waves Audio is now shipping Waves Nx, a Virtual Mix Room plugin. Waves Nx gives you the optimal acoustics of a great mix room, right inside a pair of headphones. Powered by Waves’ Nx technology, Waves says this plugin lets you hear, on headphones, the same natural depth, natural reflections and panoramic stereo image you […]

Audio over IP pioneer Barix has released a new revision of ABCL, its programming platform that supports all Barix hardware devices and IPAM modules for OEMs across paging, intercom, music delivery and SIP applications. ABCL provides the flexibility and open programmability that has long enabled system integrators to customize audio over IP solutions to exact […]

The Video Electronics Standards Association (VESA) today announced it has released version 1.2 of the Display Stream Compression (DSC) Standard. An extension to the feature set offered in version 1.1, DSC v1.2 was developed to support a wider range of display applications — in particular, externally connected displays such as PC monitors and televisions. A […]

Last year, we debuted — both in iOS (Apple) and Android formats — an all-new rAVe [NEWS] mobile phone and tablet app. Our last app was launched in 2012 so it was time to launch a new app and we focused on three things: 1) Simplicity: Our new app is designed to allow you to […]

InfoComm announced the publication of a new audiovisual standard, Cable Labeling for Audiovisual Systems (CLAS). The new standard defines requirements for labeling cables used in installed AV systems and provides guidance for the easy identification of all power and signal paths in a completed system. Proper cable labeling aids in the operation, support, maintenance and […]

TSL Products will debt new Vertical Power Distribution Units (VPDUs), on Stand 11.F80 at ISE 2016. The new vertical power units are based on TSL Products’ successful horizontal PDUs used by major broadcasters worldwide for effective power management. The vertical design not only saves rack space but also features fully configurable alarming, real-time measurement and […]

Recently, InfoComm announced that its Awards Committee voted to rename InfoComm’s Distinguished Achievement Award in memory of the late Mackey Barron, founder of HB Communications. Beginning this year, the award will be known as the Mackey Barron Distinguished Achievement Award, the highest honor bestowed on an industry member by the association. Now is the time […]

Planar Systems today introduced the PlanarView Visualization App, an augmented reality tool that they say transforms the way people envision and plan their display environments. The free app for display solutions, PlanarView makes it possible to virtually design and visualize display solutions into a user’s actual environment. Utilizing augmented reality technology, this app enables customers […]

The affordably priced Caséta Wireless smart home system from Lutron Electronics provides control of lights, shades and temperature anytime, anywhere. This month, the company announced the ability to control Lutron shades using its HomeKit-enabled Caséta Wireless Smart Bridge. In 2015, Lutron released one of the world’s first Apple HomeKit-enabled products – its Caséta Wireless Smart […]

Well, February has come around again and I am in the process of preparing for rAVe’s annual odyssey to the ISE show in sunny Amsterdam. As with any trip of this length (especially overseas), I begin with the technology items that I need to take with me for my podcasts, my videography, and my photography, […]

Panasonic today introduced a new PT-RZ570U 1-Chip DLP Laser Phosphor projector as part of its new SOLID SHINE series aimed at education. Utilizing the latest WUXGA DLP resolution chip (1920×1200), the PT-RZ570U’s is specified at 5,000 lumens and a 20,000:1 contrast ratio. Features include Dynamic Mode (designed to increase image brightness) and Standard Mode/Graphic Mode […]

Debbie Sausville has been a staple at InfoComm International for 22 years. She’s made such an impact on the AV industry as a whole, but how often do we get a chance to know more about the woman behind the name? A graduate of George Mason University in Fairfax, Virginia with a double major in […]

Biamp Systems today unveiled its new Devio collaboration system, created specifically for huddle rooms. With as little as a single USB 3.0 connection to a Windows or Mac OS X-based computer, Devio brings an audio input and output and easy connectivity to in-room technology including displays, Web cameras and more. Once connected to the CR-1, […]

Audience announced the introduction of its new “top of the line” Au24 SX interconnects, loudspeaker, phono and digital cables. Au24 SX substantially exceeds the performance of Audience’s long-standing and acclaimed Au24 cable lines by the use of improved XLPE (cross-linked polyethylene) dielectric material, higher-purity “six nines” copper, and by improvements to the cable geometry. The […]

Christie, today, ahead of ISE, launched three new Boxer models with 2K resolution and 20,000, 25,000 and 30,000 center lumens, depending on the model. Now available in multiple software performance configurations, the Christie Boxer Series offers choices based on resolution, brightness and budget requirements. With an upgrade path to higher brightness, resolution and performance capabilities, […]

AptoVision will introduce Plethora at ISE. Plethora claims to be the first fully in-line engine for high fidelity processing of uncompressed audio and video signals across the network. AptoVision says that Plethora provides broadcast-quality scaling, color space conversion, frame rate conversion and several new audio functions including audio embedding and de-embedding. Available on its BlueRiver […]

RGB Spectrum’s MediaWall V 4K UHD video wall processors can now do multiple walls. The multiple wall option lets you operate up to 3 independent walls from a single MediaWall V processor. This option is designed for security operations centers (SOCs), emergency operations centers (EOCs), control rooms, and other applications where you have more than […]

ClearOne has launched the ClearOne UNITE 200 PTZ Camera, a professional-grade, HD video camera complete with USB (3.0 or 2.0), HDMI, and IP connections that can be used for nearly any AV application. Features: As a USB camera, ClearOne UNITE 200 PTZ can be used for PC-based applications in meeting rooms, such as Cisco Jabber […]

The AV industry received some unsettling news last week regarding a potential security vulnerability in Harman’s control processors. It was a rare moment when we as a group were all in the news, though not in a good way. For those who’ve not seen it by now, Ars Technica reported that AMX (now Harman) Netlinx […]

Dr. Michio Kaku, world-renowned futurist and scientist, will present the closing keynote on the final day of ISE 2016 as part of FRDY@ISE. His keynote will take place in the Forumat 9:00am on Friday 12 February. Kaku is a recognised expert in Einstein’s unified field theory and has unparalleled skill in predicting trends affecting business, […]

Visiology will release a new version of Polywall and a new Flipbox Software Suite at Integrated Systems Europe 2016 in Amsterdam. The demonstration will take place at the booths of the company’s major partners Datapath and Legamaster. Polywall is a solution for the video wall control and the new version adds these features: Special features […]

Before I begin let me first explain for those who may not yet be aware that the AV industry locked into a story on January 21st involving AMX by Harman and backdoors. Posts began to appear on Twitter, and I will say that prior to these tweets appearing I had already known what had taken […]

Tributaries’ new Series 8 Power Cable uses 12AWG and something they are branding as “Linear Crystal Copper (LC-OFC)” to claim a lower crystal count per foot resulting in less signal loss and less distortion. The Series 8 Power Cables were designed to address 3 main areas of concern with current off-the-shelf power cables: low frequency […]