Extron Intros Four eBUS Button Panels With Field-Labelable Buttons

Extron just launched four new eBUS button panels with dual-color, field-labelable, backlit buttons. The EBP 50, EBP 103 D, EBP 104 EU, and the EBP 104 MK are customizable and integration-friendly AV system control interfaces that work with any IPCP Pro control processor. A single eBUS button panel can be used as the AV control interface for a smaller system or multiple […]

Extron Intros Four eBUS Button Panels With Field-Labelable Buttons

rAVe’s InfoComm Wrap-Up Video Debuts!

It’s here! You’ve been asking for it and we’ve released it today. Each year, we produce a wrap-up video to give you a glimpse of the InfoComm 2017 show. Are you in it? Is your company highlighted? Check It! and watch here:

rAVe’s InfoComm Wrap-Up Video Debuts!

Extron Intros New DTP CrossPoint 4K Series with Network Isolation for Enhanced Security

Extron has added new security features to their DTP CrossPoint 4K Series matrix switchers in addition to more control flexibility and power. An integrated three-port AV LAN switch enables secure control of the AV devices connected to the local AV LAN, while isolating them from the corporate network. The built-in DHCP server automatically distributes IP addresses and network configuration parameters for these devices, […]

Extron Intros New DTP CrossPoint 4K Series with Network Isolation for Enhanced Security

Kaptivo Introduces an Enterprise Version of Their Whiteboard Capture Technology

Kaptivo today announced Kaptivo Enterprise, a new product specifically designed to provide live whiteboard sharing within the corporate meeting rooms, breakout rooms, and huddle rooms.Kaptivo Enterprise will be available October 2017 (for $699 plus an annual subscription service of $300). Kaptivo claims to transform any standard dry-erase whiteboard into an online collaboration tool. The device is a connected micro-optical camera and advanced processor that sits above […]

Kaptivo Introduces an Enterprise Version of Their Whiteboard Capture Technology

Harman Is Finally Showing Us the Synergy Between Brands with New AMX Incite

The AMX Incite is a family of three different 8×1 (with three outputs all with the same content) 4K 3840×2160 resolution presentation switcher aimed at classrooms and meeting rooms and combines AMX switching, scaling and control, BSS digital signal processing, dbx Advanced Feedback Suppression and amplification by Crown DriveCore — all in one 1U rack unit. Each in the series has eight inputs (four HDMI, […]

Harman Is Finally Showing Us the Synergy Between Brands with New AMX Incite

Extron Ships AES67-Based DMP 128 Series – And, Here’s Why This Matters…

Several competing Audio over IP protocols have emerged over the last several years and have been implemented in certain markets by various manufacturers. However, equipment using incompatible audio over IP protocols often needs to be part of a single system. Without an interoperability standard, designers and integrators have been forced to modify their equipment choices or abandon audio networking […]

Extron Ships AES67-Based DMP 128 Series – And, Here’s Why This Matters…

InFocus Partners With MultiTaction for Collaboration Software and Hardware Solution

InFocus Corporation today announced that its BigTouch interactive PC displays have been selected by MultiTaction to offer customers a single, large-screen, hardware and software solution for visual collaboration. The InFocus BigTouch combines the same functionality as an iPad or tablet but uses Windows 10 Pro PC in a giant capacitive touch screen. The on-board Windows PC has Intel Core i7 […]

InFocus Partners With MultiTaction for Collaboration Software and Hardware Solution

Ocean Matrix Intros Four Problem Solving AV Interfaces

Ocean Matrix just released four new ProAV and HomeAV adapters including an audio extractor, an audio embedder, an Ethernet to fiber converter and an HDBaseT HDMI extender. The OMX-HDMI2-AEE 4K HDMI 2.0 Audio Extractor and Embedder extracts audio signals from an HDMI source and allows simultaneous S/PDIF (Toslink) and stereo (3.5mm) analog and digital output. This device can also embed external stereo […]

Ocean Matrix Intros Four Problem Solving AV Interfaces

Zoom Launches Room Display Sign Software for Zoom Rooms

Zoom Room Scheduling Displays use an iPad that’s placed outside the room to show current availability, display upcoming meetings and allow people to reserve time for a Zoom meeting. The scheduling system integrates with Zoom Rooms and any calendar system. Basically it’s an iPad app that allows the iPad to be locked out to only be a room scheduling device. After you […]

Zoom Launches Room Display Sign Software for Zoom Rooms

Crestron’s Mercury Is THE Conference Room Solution

Editor’s note: Scott Tiner is a technology manager at Bates College, which often uses Crestron products. This article is not a sponsored post and contains Scott’s personal opinions about Crestron Mercury after working with it at his institution. When companies launch new products, they always focus on major features of that product. Sometimes however, it […]

Crestron’s Mercury Is THE Conference Room Solution

Galaxy’s Launches TQ8 Portable All-In-One PA

Galaxy’s new TQ8 is a spec’d as a 150-watt portable PA with mixing, wireless and a long battery life. With an 8-inch woofer and a wide-dispersion HF horn with 1-inch compression driver. Two wired mic/line inputs complement a music system with an SD card slot, USB connector, left/right audio connections and Bluetooth compatibility for use with a phone or iPod […]

Galaxy’s Launches TQ8 Portable All-In-One PA

Audio-Technica Ships New AT5047 Cardioid Condenser Microphone

Audio-Technica is now shipping its new AT5047 Cardioid Condenser Microphone. An addition to the company’s 50 Series (which also includes the AT5040 vocal microphone and AT5045 instrument mic), the AT5047 is a studio microphone that features the same capsule as the AT5040 but with a transformer-coupled output and optimized electronics. It’s equipped with a transformer-coupled output, so the microphone maintains a […]

Audio-Technica Ships New AT5047 Cardioid Condenser Microphone

Datapath Fx4 Now Has 4K60 HDMI Input

Datapath launched the Fx4 around InfoComm last month and now the multi-display controller supports 4K resolution at 60 fps (8-bit color) on the HDMI input. Added as part of the latest firmware upgrade, this new capability makes the Fx4 capable of handling 3840×2160 resolution signals. Datapath says its Fx4 provides four outputs from a single […]

Datapath Fx4 Now Has 4K60 HDMI Input

Key Digital Introduces Affordable Distribution Amplifiers With Support for UHD 4K60 4:4:4 Signals

Key Digital introduced today the KD-DA1x2, KD-DA1x4 and KD-DA1x8, three cost-effective distribution amplifiers that offer resolution support up to UHD 4K60 4:4:4. The KD-DA1x2, KD-DA1x4 and KD-DA1x8 provide one HDMI input to two, four or eight HDMI outputs, respectively. Key Digital says these distribution amplifiers were designed for a superior distribution system without signal degradation, […]

Key Digital Introduces Affordable Distribution Amplifiers With Support for UHD 4K60 4:4:4 Signals

QSC Introduces Q-SYS Small-Format Touch Screen Controller

QSC just introduced the TSC-47W-G2, a color 4.7” in-wall touch screen dialer/controller. The new touch screen uses capacitive LCD touch with a 960×540 display and Power over Ethernet (PoE – IEEE 802.3af class 3 device) for a single-cable installation. The TSC-47W-G2 can operate in both portrait or landscape mode and can be mounted to US and European standard wall and […]

QSC Introduces Q-SYS Small-Format Touch Screen Controller

Extron Intros New Scaling Presentation Switchers

Extron Electronics is introducing the IN1608 xi, the newest members of the Extron scaling presentation switcher family that offer several key enhancements. Added features include DTP output with HDBaseT compatibility, RS232 insertion from the Ethernet control ports and for IPCP models, an integrated three-port AV LAN switch. The IN1608 xi  includes an HDCP-compliant, multi-format video […]

Extron Intros New Scaling Presentation Switchers

FOR-A Ships Newest in Line of HANABI Video Switchers, the HVS-490 HD/4K-UHD

FOR-A’s is now shipping the latest solution in its line of HANABI video switchers, the HVS-490 HD/4K-UHD unit, originally introduced this year a NAB. Offering an extensive feature set in a compact unit, the new HVS-490 production switcher offers 4K-UHD and 3G capabilities, and is designed for use in any live environment, including mobile shoots, […]

FOR-A Ships Newest in Line of HANABI Video Switchers, the HVS-490 HD/4K-UHD

Lightware Launches UBEX

Lightware’s latest is UBEX (Ultra Bandwidth Extender), an AV-over-IP extender that’s capable of sending 4K UHD@60Hz 4:4:4 (12-bit color) signal extension with the use of packet-based transmission. The video signals are handled fully uncompressed and transmitted (or receive – keep reading) over 20 Gbps or using minimal, visually lossless compression. UBEX can extend two full 4K signals simultaneously over […]

Lightware Launches UBEX

New Quad Wireless Receiver from AmpliVox Controls Up to Four Microphones

AmpliVox Sound Systems has introduced a new microphone receiver system to manage up to four wireless microphones from a rack-sized unit. The S9190 Quad Wireless Microphone Receiver System can be rack mounted for permanent applications or the used for rental or traveling applications. The 2RU roto-molded chassis houses four independent receivers that can be used […]

New Quad Wireless Receiver from AmpliVox Controls Up to Four Microphones

InFocus Intros Affordable Jupiter 1000 4K Wall Processor

InFocus Corporation today announces its Jupiter Control 1000 Series, an entry-level range of 4K (3840×2160) display wall processors. Designed for smaller installations, Control 1000 processors come fully pre-configured as stand-alone display wall processors with hardware that can decode up to eight IP streams and support up to 10 direct video connections. InFocus Jupiter Control 1000 processors can be […]

InFocus Intros Affordable Jupiter 1000 4K Wall Processor

PreSonus Ships Quantum Thunderbolt Interface

PreSonus is now shipping its Quantum Thunderbolt 2 interface. The 26 x 32-channel Quantum is the company’s fastest audio/MIDI interface, as it uses the Thunderbolt 2 bus and a direct-to-DAW signal path. Spec’d at 24-bit, 192 kHz converters with 120 dB of dynamic range and PreSonus’ recallable XMAX microphone preamps combine to deliver superb audio […]

PreSonus Ships Quantum Thunderbolt Interface

Best of InfoComm 2017 Awards Announced

We’re back from InfoComm 2017 and we saw a lot of products. A lot. It’s tough to pick out the best and the brightest from the thousands of products and hundreds of exhibitors introduced on the ortow floor. But after much consideration, our entire team picked what we thought were the best things on the show […]

Best of InfoComm 2017 Awards Announced

PreSonus Ships AudioBox USB 96 and AudioBox 96 Studio Recording Kit

PreSonus is shipping its compact new AudioBox USB 96 audio/MIDI recording interface, which makes recording at up to 24-bit, 96 kHz simpler. Bus-powered and built to travel, the AudioBox USB 96 offers two front-panel combo mic/instrument inputs. The AudioBox USB 96 is also the centerpiece of PreSonus’ new AudioBox 96 Studio recording kit. It’s designed […]

PreSonus Ships AudioBox USB 96 and AudioBox 96 Studio Recording Kit

Extron Ships Industry’s First Control Processor With AV LAN Ports and PoE+ 

In a move to, no doubt, be watched by both Luxul and Pakedge, Extron’s new IPCP Pro 360 is a control processor with three dedicated AV LAN ports and one standard Ethernet port. The control processor provides PoE+ to external devices, eliminating the need for additional power supplies. It features security standards and Gigabit Ethernet ports, which ensure compatibility with multiple […]

Extron Ships Industry’s First Control Processor With AV LAN Ports and PoE+ 

Atlona Ships 4K HDR-Capable HDMI Audio De-Embedder and Downmixer

Atlona is now shipping its new AT-HDR-M2C audio converter. Designed for commercial or residential playback of multi-channel source content via displays, distributed audio systems, and whole-house audio systems, the AT-HDR-M2C extracts, decodes, and downmixes multi-channel PCM, Dolby and DTS audio from HDMI sources. The AT-HDR-M2C delivers stereo downmixed audio over HDMI, analog unbalanced audio, and TOSLINK digital audio outputs. It also simultaneously passes through the HDMI input with no downmixing. The successor to Atlona’s popular AT-HD-M2C and AT-UHD-M2C-BAL, the AT-HDR-M2C […]

Atlona Ships 4K HDR-Capable HDMI Audio De-Embedder and Downmixer

Fulcrum Acoustic Unveils New CCX Subcardioid Coaxial Loudspeaker

Fulcrum Acoustic has announced the CCX1295 12-Inch Subcardioid Coaxial Loudspeaker. The CCX1295 marks Passive Cardioid Technology’s first application in Fulcrum’s TQ Install line of installation loudspeakers. Combining the benefits of this technology with Temporal Equalization (TQ), the single-amplified CCX1295 delivers LF directional control, improved intelligibility, sonic accuracy, and the output capability and, they claim, a pattern control of normal premium 2-way systems in a considerably lighter and more compact […]

Fulcrum Acoustic Unveils New CCX Subcardioid Coaxial Loudspeaker

Optoma Debuts 4000 Lumen Education and Meeting Room Projectors

Optoma today announced three new projectors designed for large classroom, corporate meeting room and training lab settings. The Optoma EH400+, W400+ and X400+ all feature a spec of 4,000 lumens and 22,000:1 contrast ratio and are integrated with Wall Color Adjustment Allowing you to adjust the projected image to accommodate different color walls — so you don’t have to use a screen. With a 1.3x […]

Optoma Debuts 4000 Lumen Education and Meeting Room Projectors

VUE h-208 Loudspeaker Debuts

VUE Audiotechnik debuted the next addition to its h-Class family of ultra-high-definition, full-range loudspeaker systems. The h-208 includes a custom-designed 3-inch diameter large-format compression driver that features a Truextent beryllium diaphragm and a powerful Neodymium magnet. VUE says this combination allows the HF unit to deliver dramatically better high-frequency extension and response linearity than more […]

VUE h-208 Loudspeaker Debuts

BenQ Launches 4K Collaboration Boards

BenQ America announced the addition of the RP654K, RP704K and RP750K to its Interactive Flat Panel (IFP) lineup. Using native 4K LCD panels (3840×2160), the 65″ RP654K, 70″ RP704K and 75″ RP750K IFPs feature a pen tray and 20-point touch capabilities with fast, smooth response that allows multiple users to participate. Like operating a tablet […]

BenQ Launches 4K Collaboration Boards

AOPEN Module Turns Sharp Monitors Into PCs Using Mini OPS

AOPEN has unveiled a new module to turn Sharp professional displays into PCs, capable of running any Windows 10 app. The AOPEN Mini OPS module (PNZB03PC) allows users to add PC functions to Sharp’s latest professional displays, and also supports 4K content or use it as a digital signage media player. Mini OPS is a newly developed and smaller […]

AOPEN Module Turns Sharp Monitors Into PCs Using Mini OPS

multiCAM Systems Intros Integrated IP Input Support for All-In-One Production Systems

multiCAM Systems is launching a new IP interface feature that receives IP video streams directly from the local area network. The new capability, which requires no additional hardware or software, works with the company’s entire product line as well as any PTZ camera available today. multiCAM Systems’ integrated IP interface supports a much greater number of cameras than is traditionally available through SDI capture cards. The IP functionality also […]

multiCAM Systems Intros Integrated IP Input Support for All-In-One Production Systems

New 1 Beyond AutoFramer Camera Automatically Frames People in Room

1 Beyond announces the new 1 Beyond AutoFramer camera, a PTZ camera that detects the number and location of people in a room and automatically frames them. Designed for small or medium-sized rooms, the camera adjusts as a the group size or location changes. It widens the frame with more people and zooms in tightly with fewer. If someone […]

New 1 Beyond AutoFramer Camera Automatically Frames People in Room