Panasonic announced its latest series of LCD projectors to meet the emerging needs of education and business for collaboration and clear and vivid images. The PT-VMZ71 Series offers four WUXGA resolution models ranging from 5200-7000 lumens and offers 3,000,000:1 contrast. Panasonic says the series is ideal for well-lit classrooms, hybrid learning environments, new workspaces and […]

Exhibitors are signing up to take part in ISE 2022! Over 700 exhibitors have already committed, including bellwether brands Barco, Crestron, KNX, Kramer, LG, Panasonic, Samsung and Sony — to name just a few! The show floor has been redesigned and will also feature a brand-new Discovery Zone, highlighting 40 new companies exhibiting for the […]

QSC added new products to the Q-SYS Platform, including the NC Series network conference cameras and TSC Series Gen 3 network touch screen controllers. The new scalable products are native to the Q-SYS OS and integrate with any Q-SYS system. The new NC Series includes three camera models: the Q-SYS NC-110, a fixed-lens ePTZ camera […]

Continuing to expand its presence in the ProAV market, Leon announced that it has partnered with Logitech as part of the company’s “Logitech Collaboration Program” (LCP). This new partnership between the two companies provides integrators with functional and design-friendly technology solutions for videoconferencing spaces and makes specifying a Leon/Logitech solution simple by pre-validating the fit, […]

AVer Information announced the VB130, an enterprise-grade USB video bar with ultra-HD 4K video technology, is certified for Microsoft Teams Rooms (MTR) for Windows USB Peripheral. Following the testing, the VB130 joins AVer’s portfolio of conferencing solutions with Microsoft Teams certification. AVer’s VB130 is a versatile video bar designed for small to medium collaboration spaces. […]

Xyte is a new company offering what it calls a “Hardware-as-a-Service (HaaS) cloud platform.” Founders Omer Brookstein and Boris Dinkevich came from separate industries on the way to founding the platform — their common interest in the cloud as a transformational business driver brought them together to establish Xyte, formerly known as SyncPro, in early […]

At the start of January 2020, working from home was a carefully guarded privilege. Some professions — and some job categories — had the chance to stay home and do work on their computers. Some people (mothers in particular) changed their lives to have the ability to work from home. Some employers embraced the idea. […]

Matt Shaw has joined Collabtech Group as vice president of business development. Matt’s previous experience includes him working as the lead on major projects at Microsoft within the unified communications arena. He was the global marketing lead for the Microsoft Surface Hub and was responsible for establishing it as a front-of-room collaboration device for the modern […]

Poly unveiled its updated Poly Room Solutions for Microsoft Teams Rooms with a new lineup of Poly Studio Kits. The kits offer premium audio and video for focus, small, medium and large rooms and feature Poly DirectorAI technology. Poly Studio Kits for Microsoft Teams Rooms on Windows are simple to deploy and offer an optimized room view, speaker […]

Biamp announced the launch of Parlé audio and videoconferencing bars, a line of professional-grade conferencing solutions for small- to medium-sized rooms. The family of Parlé conferencing bars includes the ABC 2500 Audio Bar and the VBC 2500 Video Bar. The ABC 2500 Audio Bar offers the following features: Biamp Audio Intelligence; a 27-element microphone array that creates […]

If you’re late to the party, you’d better bring something special. HP Inc. launched “HP Presence,” a portfolio of conferencing and collaboration solutions. In 2015, HP split its operation: on one side is HP Inc., the printer and PC company. The other side, HPE (Hewlett Packard Enterprise) company, deals with enterprise products and services. This launch […]

NETGEAR added more than 35 ProAV manufacturers to its partner program since January 2020, bringing the total number to 56. As the world continues to adopt technologies such as audio, video and control over Ethernet as their delivery method of choice, NETGEAR and its partners are working together to pave the way for new and […]

Sharp NEC Display Solutions announced the launch of two new C series large format displays, MultiSync C750Q and C860Q. The new displays are ideal for digital signage and presentations in corporate, retail or educational settings. The NEC large C series displays are UHD native 3840 x 2160 resolution and HDR and have a contemporary mechanical […]

Extron introduced the IPL EXP PDU4H control system power expansion interface designed to provide centralized power management for small and medium-sized AV systems. It delivers the ability to control individual AC outputs remotely and allows for aggregate current sensing. The IPL EXP PDU4H is Ethernet enabled and features four AC outputs, four manual control ports and a […]

At InfoComm 2021, Key Digital debuted a new range of HDBaseT switchers and extenders that are soft-codec-enabled to create a connectivity hub for USB cameras and mics, audio DSP and keyboard/mouse/touchscreen extension. Connected computers interface with extended devices by way of USB host and device ports on receiver units and device ports on select KD […]

Key Digital is here at InfoComm with its new KD-BYOD4K Wireless Presentation Gateway, an all-in-one 4K streaming device for sending HDMO sources wirelessly in a classroom, auditorium, learning lab and other educational environments.  The KD-BYOD4K is a single-chassis Bring-Your-Own-Device (BYOD) collaboration solution, allowing participants and guests to cast content contact-free to any designated display or projector via Wi-Fi from […]

While at InfoComm, Verizon Business announced new BlueJeans Meetings enhancements, including a bundle of features to support hybrid and remote learning. The new BlueJeans Remote Learning feature pack allows instructors to build a custom teaching experience without the overhead associated with hosting traditional online classes. The updates are available as part of specific BlueJeans Meetings plans […]

PPDS announced the latest evolution of its “total solutions” strategy. Its partnership with Logitech aims to create a complete and inclusive collaborative meeting and learning experiences for the corporate and education markets on Philips-branded professional displays. Working together, PPDS and Logitech bring plug-and-play connectivity and integration between a range of collaboration-inspired Philips professional displays for both […]

There aren’t many public companies in AV, so it’s a good indicator for our market conditions when one announces earnings. Yesterday, Logitech International announced its financial results for the second quarter of Fiscal Year 2022. The highlights were that sales were $1.31 billion, up 4% when compared to 2021 (split calendar year 2019-2020). Q2 GAAP operating […]

Pathway Innovations announced its eGlass illuminated glass writing board will debut at InfoComm 2021. eGlass is an all-in-one communications tool featuring a built-in camera and adjustable LED lighting. It merges the presenter’s face and writing, along with presentation media, into a single picture for in-person or remote collaboration. Pathway Innovations will demonstrate the tool in booth 3943 […]

Konftel introduced the BT30, a Bluetooth adapter that’s compatible with its Konftel 800 and Konftel 70 audio devices for increased user flexibility. The BT30 USB dongle is designed to optimize wireless Bluetooth connection for wideband audio in Konftel conferencing applications. The BT30 is compatible with Konftel’s C2070 and C5070 video kits for huddle rooms and […]

Leon announced that it has partnered with Logitech as part of the company’s “Logitech Collaboration Program” (LCP). The new partnership between the two companies provides integrators with functional and design-friendly technology solutions for video conferencing spaces and makes specifying a Leon/Logitech solution simple by pre-validating the fit, form and function. Leon has long created custom-tailored solutions for Logitech products, but […]

Voting for the 2021 rAVe Readers’ Choice Awards is now closed as of Nov. 3, 2021 at 5 p.m. EDT. Winners will be announced Nov. 4 during rePLAY 2021. We’ve counted up the nominations for our annual rAVe Readers’ Choice Awards, and here are your finalists! But your work here is not done, readers — […]

Rp Visual Solutions expanded the Wallmate line to include the new Wallmate Surface. The Surface is a steel on-wall system designed for single display panel installations. The Wallmate Surface is designed for the clean installation of displays. Peripherals such as video receivers, signage players or UC interfaces can be mounted to plates inside the back […]

First, let me say this was an extremely difficult list to narrow down to only 10. Not to mention the struggle for what goes first and what goes last. But, in my experience, these are the top 10 reasons for a career in AV! 1. Job Security I’ve been doing this for 20+ years now. […]

HARMAN Professional Solutions is shipping six new products aimed at meeting and lecture spaces utilizing software-based conferencing platforms like Zoom and Teams. HARMAN says it also aims to meet many capture, switching or window processing needs. The debut includes four new Precis PR-Series matrix switchers that support up to eight sources and eight outputs. The new Precis PR-WP-412 windowing processor […]

Planar announced the MicroPalooza 2021 Tour, a six-city U.S. product tour presenting the company’s newest display solutions. Running November through mid-December, the showroom event series will highlight the company’s recently released LED and LCD display solutions, headlined by the premium Planar DirectLight Ultra Series with MicroLED technology. The tour will start in Denver and end in Los Angeles. […]

Kramer Electronics has partnered with Zignage to market an emergency notification solution integrating with the Kramer VIA and Kramer Control platforms. The solution is designed to manage hybrid campuses and workplaces and to escalate alerts in all existing and new displays used for content sharing. It can be integrated with any established emergency management system and enables the […]

ClearOne announced that its CONVERGENCE Cloud AV Manager and CONVERGENCE Enterprise AV Manager remote management software solutions will be available for free until 2023. The new CONVERGENCE Cloud AV Manager and Enterprise AV Manager monitor and control supported systems via a web portal accessible from any device, anywhere in the world. Tools of the platforms […]

In Part 1 of my “Simple Expectations of InfoComm 2021” series of blogs, I explained some of the elements of how InfoComm 2021 will be like no other InfoComm we’ve had in history — for OBVIOUS reasons. In part 2, I explained why showing only one product in your booth is critical to success at InfoComm […]

AVer Information announced its FONE540 Speakerphone received official certification from Zoom Video Communications, Inc. The FONE540 is the latest in a growing collection of AVer audio and videoconferencing innovations to pass Zoom’s certification process. FONE540 went through various laboratory tests to ensure it integrates with Zoom’s conferencing platform. Zoom users can upgrade from built-in laptop […]

C2G announced a new family of HDMI HDBaseT extenders for the delivery of uncompressed HDMI video and audio signals (in addition to VGA, IR, RS232, USB-C, USB 2.0 and analog audio) over a single network patch cable to displays. The extenders are designed for conference rooms, huddle rooms, classrooms, lecture halls and more. The C2G […]