Summer is coming, and with it, new product releases. I’ve been lucky enough to get a few sneak peeks at new products due for release this InfoComm. I’ve not seen anything quite earth shattering or revolutionary as of yet, but a string of reminders as to how small, thoughtful decisions can create significant improvements. There […]

Analog Way is adding 4K resolution to its LiveCore series of AV switchers and will debut at InfoComm next month the Ascender 48-4K. Analog Way will add to the LiveCore series two new connectors: HDMI 1.4b and DVI 4K. Three HDMI 4K inputs and two DVI 4K outputs will be available on the SmartMatriX Ultra, […]

Distributor BTX Technologies announced this week that it has released a Mersive-approved appliance solution for Solstice collaboration software. Solstice enables multiple presenters to connect simultaneously to a shared display using a range of devices over an existing Wi-Fi or Ethernet network. With a Solstice-enabled display in a meeting room, any number of presenters can connect, […]

Happy Friday! We’ve finished another week and gathered some of the top stories we think you can’t miss from this past week. Extron has opened a new training facility in Mexico City, a conversation between Mark Coxon and Scott Tiner about manufacturer and end-user relationships, we are accepting submissions for our annual InfoComm Top 10 […]

HARMAN’s JBL Professional has launched its new CSS-H15 (15-watt) and CSS-H30 (30-watt) paging horns — the first products from JBL specifically designed for the commercial sound paging horn market. Constructed of ABS with corrosion‐resistant all-stainless-steel mounting bracket and hardware, both models include a built‐in UL registered multi‐tap transformer (15‐watt for the H15, 30‐watt for the […]

Analog Way’s new LiveCore Output Expander adds four outputs (plus one monitoring output) to the SmartMatriX Ultra, Ascender 32 and Ascender 48. Although not officially unveiled until InfoComm next month, here is what we know: Based on the LiveCore platform, the SmartMatriX Ultra, Ascender 32 and Ascender 48 are 12×4 + 1 systems designed for […]

For the third year in a row, we will produce tour guides for InfoComm — where attendees can walk booth-by-booth to see our Top 10 (or so) new products that we think you gotta see at the show. We’re going to post our guide on our dedicated show MicroSite and, like last year, we will […]

Bradford, Yorkshire, UK, 6 May 2014 – Calibre UK, the creator of multiple award-winning scalers and processors for the professional audio visual market will exhibit at InfoComm 2014, 18-20th June, Las Vegas Convention Centre (Booth C7541). The booth will be co-branded Calibre and Kramer Electronics in recognition of the two companies’ strategic partnership launched in […]

It’s trade-show season, in full swing. With one of the biggies behind (NAB), and other biggies coming soon, are you open to hearing from your users and incorporating their feedback into your new products BEFORE you launch them? Every vertical market has overlap in how they use your products, but there’s enough differentiation in vertical […]

By Ron DeVoe Principal, Successful Sales Consulting InfoComm is now 75 years old and while I am not quite that age, I look around and found that I have become an “old dog” of the AV industry. You can spot an “old dog” fairly easily. Sometimes he is identified as one who remembers easels, speaks […]

Delta Products Corp. has announced a new line of budget-friendly LED products. The new X Series consists of 13 indoor models and nine outdoor models including 4mm, 6mm, 8mm and 10mm indoor SMD LED displays and 6mm, 8mm, 10mm and 16mm outdoor SMD LED displays. Delta says the indoor X Series LED displays deliver excellent image […]

Melbourne, Australia – April 29th, 2014: Atomos, the creator of the award-winning Ninja and Samurai camera-mounted recorders and the Connect converters, will exhibit at InfoComm14, 18th -20th June, Las Vegas Convention Center (Booth number C6349). “InfoComm is the perfect venue for Atomos to bring its product solutions to the professional audio video market”, said Matt […]

GLENVIEW, IL April 29, 2014, InfoComm Booth# C5430– Crimson AV, LLC –A leading manufacturer in display-mounting solutions for both the commercial and residential markets—is excited to reveal key products and announcements leading up to the InfoComm Exposition in Las Vegas, June 18-20, 2014. Expanded US operations and a new series of installer-friendly multi-display inline mounting solutions are today’s primary […]

MONTREAL — April 22, 2014 — Matrox® Graphics Inc. and Matrox Video will be sharing booth N2247 at InfoComm 2014 (Las Vegas, June 18-20). Matrox Graphics Inc. will demonstrate the field-proven Mura™ MPX video wall controller boards, Maevex™ Full HD over IP H.264 encoders/decoders and zero-latency Avio™ fiber-optic KVM extenders. Matrox Video will showcase the […]

Alhambra, CA – Opticomm-EMCORE, a leading provider of high-definition video, audio and data transport solutions for Fiber, IP, CATx and Coax networks, will be using the InfoComm 2014 show in Las Vegas on June 18- 20 as a platform to demonstrate the quality of the new Eclipse HD as it extends and switches 1080p or […]

At InfoComm 2014, Revolabs will showcase its new Executive Elite, the first and only wireless microphone system to offer customers a cloud server option. Originally announced at last year’s show, the Executive Elite has since been equipped with a combination of local and remote cloud-based capabilities that offer incredible flexibility in setup, management, and monitoring, […]

Tempest, the leading manufacturer of climate controlled projector enclosures, is showcasing its noise attenuating range, HUSH, at InfoComm (booth N1069). The HUSH range reduces the audible noise from even the largest format projectors to as little as 2dB. This makes them ideally suited to theaters, lecture halls, boardrooms and houses of worship. “In most cases, […]

AV Networking World is a free, all-day conference put on by Audinate, providing the latest information about the real world use cases of converged AV and IT networks. AVNW is co-sponsored by the leading pro audio OEMs and will take place June 17 at the Renaissance Las Vegas Hotel next to the Las Vegas Convention […]

OK, here we go with the first in a series on numerous participants in the new market of disruptive technologies. The groundwork has been laid in the prologue that was published late last week, you may want to first refer back to that if you haven’t read it yet to get set up for the […]

I actually heard about InfoComm’s new APEx program about three weeks before InfoComm announced it formally. I attended an InfoComm roundtable event in Irvine, Calif. where Duffy Wilbert , SVP of member services, described how the organization intended to raise the bar on customer experience and thought leadership. Duffy related that InfoComm had come to […]

Earlier this week, InfoComm debuted its new Audiovisual Providers of Excellence (APEx) designation. InfoComm APEx replaces InfoComm’s Certified AudioVisual Service Provider Program (CAVSP), which will conclude at the end of the year. InfoComm APEx will also recognize a broader base of industry certifications beyond InfoComm’s CTS credential as a sign of commitment to quality. The […]

Rockleigh, NJ, March 24, 2014 – Crestron is collaborating with InfoComm International, the trade association representing the audiovisual industry worldwide, to offer a comprehensive one-day 4K course at Crestron classrooms around the globe. The 4K in a Day sessions will be offered to hundreds of professionals in order to make 4K implementation and distribution easier, […]

We’ve rounded up the stories you can’t miss from this week. There’s some InfoComm news with the introduction of it’s InfoComm Connections, Yamaha Corporation Acquired Revolabs, we reported about Sony’s new VPL-FHZ55 – the industry’s first (and still only) 100% Laser-based light sourced projector and LCD has won the DLP vs. LCD projection technology question. […]

InfoComm 2014 in Las Vegas is less than three months away (June 14-20) and there are four things this AV show offers that no other AV show aimed at integrators does: Off-Site Technology Tours – Get a rare, behind-the-scenes technical tour of the Palms Recording Studio. Explore the control room fitted with LCD metering, Total […]

Get the tools you need to work collaboratively with AV and IT to deliver content over your network at InfoComm 2014, June 14-20, in Las Vegas. With InfoComm University’s Networked AV Systems Track, you can learn the basics of networking technology and troubleshooting and then dive deep into security tactics, trends and specialized topics essential […]

Last year’s rAVe Readers’ Choice Awards garnered over 62,000 votes — the largest number of votes of ANY AV industry awards — ever! Help us beat that this year! Our 2014 Readers’ Choice Awards nomination period just opened. So, submit your nominations TODAY for your favorites in AV. Nominations will be open until Sun., March […]

Several years ago, I was approached by the Dean of Faculty’s office to install a digital “poster board.” They had a little extra money in the year’s budget and wanted to use it to show off the great work of our students and faculty. They also wanted to make a bit of a splash, so […]

In January, we asked the readers of rAVe which trade shows around the world matter enough for them to attend. As most segments of the ProAV industry continue to grow as our world economy finally starts its recovery, there are clear segments of commercial AV that are benefitting — for example, the digital signage, government […]

More than 10,000 of the hottest technology products from more than 950 companies will be featured at InfoComm 2014 in Las Vegas, Nev., June 18-20, at the Las Vegas Convention Center. Attendee registration is now available at infocommshow.org. Not sure if you should go? Well, watch our InfoComm 2013 wrap-up video here and you’ll want […]

InfoComm International just announced that Microsoft will be a new exhibitor at InfoComm 2014 in Las Vegas. Microsoft will be a platinum show sponsor, occupying significant exhibit space, in the Las Vegas Convention Center June 18-20, 2014. “InfoComm has long been considered the ideal venue to showcase companies and products in the audiovisual and information […]