Sony and Gremsy announced an all-in-one solution for drone users and manufacturers: the Pixy LR S-Port gimbal, developed for a plug and play integration with Sony’s dedicated drone camera, the ILX-LR1. The companies say it will bring reliability and lightness to any drone payload to further optimize drone operation in terms of flight time versus […]

Sony BRAVIA 4K Professional Displays, powered by remote access technology from TeamViewer, simplifies troubleshooting, giving businesses peace of mind Weybridge – 25 June 2024 – Sony Professional Displays & Solutions has partnered with TeamViewer, a leading global provider of remote connectivity and workplace digitalisation solutions. Together, the partners have launched TeamViewer integration for Sony BRAVIA screens, allowing […]

TeamViewer, a leading global provider of remote connectivity and workplace digitalization solutions, today announced the integration of its technology into Sony BRAVIA Professional Displays. This strategic implementation is designed to improve the maintenance and incident response capabilities of managed commercial displays used in complex environments such as restaurants, shopping malls, and airports. As a result, […]

We’ve been giving away our Best of InfoComm Awards for a long time — since before my time at rAVe. And every year, after InfoComm, the team sits down and discusses the products that stuck out to us. Not ~just~ because they’re cool (but these are all really cool), but because of the potential they […]

For the first time ever, AV Buyers.Club and AVNation have teamed up to present the Top 10 at InfoComm 2024 Awards. This collaboration is designed to celebrate and highlight the most innovative and user-centric products within the AV industry. We’re excited to unveil the standout products that have excelled in keeping the end user at […]

There are few things I can count on in this life, but one of them is that I’ll attend Sony‘s pre-InfoComm press event and that I’ll have a great time. This year at Kassi Beach in the Virgin Hotel, Sony hosted a brief talk to the members of the press before continuing into its customer […]

  Two new firmware updates will include additional recording modes, support for live event production and more improvements, which will be released over the next year   Weybridge, June 3, 2024 – Sony is pleased to announce the next two firmware updates for the BURANO, the newest addition to the CineAlta family high-end digital cinema […]

Sony has a plethora of things to show you in its booth W2201 at InfoComm 2024, and the latest episode of Rants & rAVes features Sony’s director of sales and marketing for the B2B group, Mark Bonifacio, who talks about everything you can expect. This is a thorough review of all Sony will show at […]

Exciting news! The winners of the 2024 rAVe Readers’ Choice Awards have been announced. As always, we’re here to spotlight the brands that made a real impact in the industry this year. We take into account only the votes and nominations from the AV community. Each winning company will receive a unique plaque, which we’ll […]

Sony Electronics launched a plethora of display and UCC solutions at InfoComm 2024. Sony’s lineup of 4K HDR BRAVIA professional displays include the flagship 98-inch BZ53L model, the BZ40L series and the introductory EZ20L series. The BZ53L and BZ40L series feature the company’s imaging capabilities and Deep Black Non-Glare technology, which offers “low reflection while maintaining deep blacks, high contrast and precise image […]

Sony Professional Displays & Solutions has partnered with integrated gesture control company AMERIA AG to create a non-touch solution designed to work with any Sony professional display model, including BRAVIA 4K Professional Displays and the latest generation Crystal LED displays. The first complete solution not to require protective glass, Sony displays powered by AMERIA Touchfree […]

At NAB Show 2024, and beyond, Sony is committed to enhancing solutions in the remote and distributed production, capture, monitor, audio, cloud, and virtual production realm. These technologies are empowering media and entertainment creators and professionals, at every level, by creating efficiencies, enhancing productivity, and solving challenges. Visitors to booth C8201 will experience Sony’s connected […]

To those of you reading this, Happy Earth Day (April 22). Every year, Earth Day reminds us to take care of the planet. After all, how long have the terms “Reduce, Reuse, Recycle” been drilled into our brains? If you’re like me, you make sustainable choices as long as they don’t inconvenience you at all. […]

A system integrator’s success comes from identifying the right growth markets, and CCS Presentation Systems is doubling down on Esports. The Mesa, AZ-based integrator, with more than 30 years’ experience, is building an Esports demo room in its newly built U.S. headquarters outfitted with all the technology a modern gaming production needs, including Sony’s point-of-view […]

Sony Electronics now has a new 98-inch version of its BRAVIA pro line dubbed the BZ53L aimed at corporate, education, and retail applications, the display incorporates Sony’s innovative Deep Black Non-Glare Coating technology as well as additional features. Sony says the 98-inch model complements the company’s existing Deep Black Non-Glare options which include 55-inch, 65-inch, […]

A new collaboration between Sony and Waves Audio now allows Waves Audio’s Cloud MX Audio Mixer to be compatible with Sony’s M2L-X live production switcher for software-based live production workflows. Sony says its M2L-X provides more flexibility and capability for customers’ production workflow, due to its forthcoming utilization of a Commercial Off-The-Shelf (COTS) and Virtual Private […]

Sony released its Camera Remote Command set, a full list of commands enabling developers to remote control any of 29 Sony cameras. A first of its kind according to the company, the “Camera Remote Command” removes restrictions to third-party software development to remotely control aspects of shooting, monitoring and file transfer in Sony cameras. Additionally, […]

Sony debuted a new high-end 4K 60p pan-tilt-zoom (PTZ) camera model with an integrated lens, the BRC-AM7. Incorporating PTZ Auto Framing technology, which uses AI technology for advanced recognition, the camera facilitates accurate and natural automatic tracking of moving subjects. These innovations “enable simplified high-quality video production for broadcast, live event, and sports productions.” The […]

At NAB Show 2024, and beyond, Sony is committed to enhancing solutions in the remote and distributed production, capture, monitor, audio, cloud, and virtual production realm. These technologies are empowering media and entertainment creators and professionals, at every level, by creating efficiencies, enhancing productivity, and solving challenges. Visitors to booth C8201 will experience Sony’s connected […]

The glasses-free 3D Sony Electronics ELF-SR2 and ELF-SR1 Spatial Reality Displays are adding enhancements to support various industries. The latest release of the Spatial Reality Display Plugin for Preview, designed to improve the compatibility with digital content creation (DCC) tools for showcasing 3D data on spatially immersive displays, enables stereoscopic display of 3D data. It […]

Finalists for LAVNCH [CODE]’s 3rd Annual Out of This World Experiences Awards (OoTWEA) have been chosen and it’s time for you, our readers, to choose the winners. Click here to vote for your three favorite installations. The three installations with the most votes will be crowned the winners with two installations being named runners-up. The winning […]

Medical professionals across Europe are experiencing mental health issues on par with levels seen in 2021, when the professionals were in the depths of the pandemic aftermath, new research from Sony Healthcare Europe has found. The survey of 600 oncologists and surgeons from the UK, Germany, France, Spain, Italy and the Nordics found 95% had […]

Ranked among U.S. News’ five best public universities in the United States, the University of Florida (UF) in Gainesville has been driving innovation and pushing boundaries since 1853. As the diverse and academically rich school evolves, technology plays a key role in enhancing visualization, promoting critical information and facilitating collaboration, while helping to set a […]

As part of their joint commitment to sustainability, Sony Professional is supporting fashion designer Stella McCartney in the staging of her show for Paris Fashion Week 2024, on Monday March 4, 2024, with the loan of 43 BRAVIA professional displays from across their BZ40L and BZ30J lineups. The challenge was to deliver clear, bright, high-quality […]

Sony announced a new dedicated portable data transmitter, the PDT-FP1, that allows high-speed, low-latency video and still image data transport over 5G networks. When attached to a camera, this wireless communication device will be used in situations where speed is required from image capture to delivery, broadcasting and distribution, such as news or events photography […]

Welcome to my 24th annual Kayye’s Krystal Ball! It’s been an honor to have written this for 24 straight years and even more of an honor for it to have so many thousands of readers annually — it’s almost always our most-read article of the year on rAVe [PUBS]. So, if you’re reading this right […]

What a show! I am proud to say we sent reporters from rAVe [PUBS] to every single booth at ISE 2024 earlier this month to shoot videos of new (and returning!) products. We amassed a cache of more than 2,100 videos, and we posted them all on our (beautiful) ISE microsite, which also includes photos, […]

Three-time Super Bowl champions, the Kansas City Chiefs, refreshed their venue’s presentation technology at the start of the 2023 season, purchasing more than 600 of Sony’s professional BRAVIA BZ35J and BZ40H displays and expanding their partnership with the company. With options ranging in size from 43-inches to 75-inches, Sony says the Chiefs are now able […]

Sony Professional Displays debuted the new BRAVIA BZ-L lineup and PTZ cameras (including the SRG-A12, SRG-A40, with enhanced AI PTZ Auto-framing capabilities) today. It also launched the BZ50L, BZ35L, BZ30L and EZ20L in various sizes, with the premium signage model being the BZ40L. Sony says the products are all aimed at making lessons more engaging, […]

Sony Electronics and Nureva have teamed up to create a large-room audio and video reference bundle. Featuring select Sony SRG series pan-tilt-zoom (PTZ) and remote cameras — including the AI-powered SRG-A40 and SRG-A12 cameras and the SRG-XP1 box camera — and the Nureva HDL410 audio-conferencing system, the interconnected and easy-to-specify solution provides automated audio-based camera […]

Sony Professional Solutions Europe announced its partnership with Signagelive, a U.K.-based digital signage software provider. This partnership expands upon Sony’s existing ecosystem of integrations with CMS (Content Management System) providers and bolsters the flexibility offering of its SoC (System on Chip) powered BRAVIA 4K Professional Displays. Whether it’s 10 or 10,000 screens, Signagelive’s platform delivers […]

With new company spaces opening and the need for new technology, ReliaQuest decided on Sony’s pro BRAVIA displays — a decision that would end up providing an easy, reliable and beneficial solution for their teammates and customers. ReliaQuest is a global cybersecurity company that makes security possible through its GreyMatter security operations platform, with locations […]