The dnp Supernova STS is a unique front projection screen with a built-in Fresnel lens structure — an optical technology that is used to focus projected light — and is aimed at applications using ultra-short-throw-projectors. The STS Screen is optimized for Ultra-Short-Throw-Projectors with a lens-throw between 0.21 and 0.27:1. Compared to traditional white front projection […]
For the second year in a row, we’ve asked our readers — the integrators, the designers and the installers of AV gear, who their favorites were. Back in April, we asked our readers to nominate ANY company they wanted for any one or more of 15 categories. And, we had well over 200 companies win […]
Update: InfoComm has announced that the InfoComm 2013 attendee was misdiagnosed and does not have Legionnaires’ Disease. There have been no other reports of any illness. The member is doing well and should make a full recovery. Yesterday InfoComm was informed that a participant at InfoComm 2013 last week in Orlando was diagnosed with Legionnaires’ […]
Draper’s Video Conferencing Camera Lift-Ceiling allows the placement of a video conferencing camera directly behind a motorized projection screen; the camera raises and lowers with the screen. The Video Conferencing Camera Lift-Credenza hides your camera in virtually any conference room furnishing, ready to be raised at any time by remote operation. Draper’s Video Conferencing Camera […]
At InfoComm, Philips Signage Solutions demonstrated its 4K autostereoscopic (glasses free) 3D display, an industry first, which is now an actual SKU that you can buy from the company (for $14,999). The BDL5071VS is a 50-inch, LED-backlit display designed for 24/7 operation, which Philips is primarily targeting to retail digital signage applications. It can operate […]
The pervasive theme at InfoComm for Cisco was all about collaboration. The company actually demonstrated a partnership with Prysm on a telepresence solution, but one of the cooler new things at InfoComm had to be their iRobot solution. Dubbed the Ava 500, Cisco and iRobot signed a joint marketing agreement to get the portable telepresence […]
Anchor Audio announced the arrival of its newest portable sound system, the Go Getter. This battery powered system comes with standard options that make it ideal for school assemblies, sporting events, corporate and military training, outdoor theaters and houses of worship. Anchor Audio will be introducing the Go Getter Portable Sound System and its package […]
At InfoComm 2013, Sony showed what it says is its next-generation projection technology, based on a laser light source, not a hybrid light engine. This Sony laser projector, VPL-FHZ55, is Sony’s first lamp-less projector to use 3LCD imaging technology and achieve 4,000 lumens of color light output at WUXGA resolution (1920×1200), to deliver bright and […]
Panasonic’s InfoComm introductions included interactive plasma displays, an interactive ultra-short throw projector, as well as the industry’s brightest WUXGA single chip DLP projector and a new outdoor-ready ultra-bright LCD display. Projectors Panasonic showed both new projectors and the new ET-MWP100G Multi window processor at InfoComm. PT-RZ475U: The PT-RZ475U is an expansion of the lamp-free projection […]
ORLANDO, Fla., June 11, 2013 — As one of the world’s leading display manufacturers, Mitsubishi Electric is taking projection to the next level. A line of Cloud Projectors will be shown in Booth #3701 at InfoComm, the audio-visual industry’s largest trade show, June 12-14, 2013, in Orlando. The WD390U-EST, winner of an Editor’s Choice Award […]
At InfoComm, VDO360 said that its new VTC camera, the PTZHD-01 — a 720p PTZ camera, is the first professional grade USB PTZ HD camera under $1,400. While the idea of a USB HD PTZ camera isn’t exclusive to VDO360, this price point is. While the rest of the VTC industry has been pushing its […]
At InfoComm, laser phosphor display technology company Prysm introduced the next generation of its LPD videowall tile. The new tile boasts resolution of 427×320 — a 78 percent increase in resolution per tile compared with the previous generation’s 320×240. An HD native-resolution display now requires a 5×4 array of the new tile, with a 117-inch […]
The industry consortium that certifies Audio Video Bridging (AVB) products for interoperability, has added four new member companies to its alliance: Bose Corporation, LG, Arrive Systems and Revolabs. Standing at 55 global members, AVnu Alliance is a consortium of professional AV, automotive and consumer electronics companies working together to drive certification and interoperability of open […]
The new Williams Sound Digi·Loop induction loop amplifier includes DSP audio processing, software control of mixing, equalization, compression and loop phase shift. Williams Sound says Class D pulse-width amplifiers maximize efficiency while reducing size and weight. Network control capability provides seamless, remote system set-up, operation and monitoring via laptop, tablet or other portable devices. The […]
