Wow. I’ve been out of town the last week and the number of new exhibitors jumped from 188 to 192. The show get’s bigger and bigger. Will you be there? RFvenue What Tech Manager wouldn’t want to end audio dropouts caused by wireless mic interference? RFvenue offers a patent-pending antenna system to eliminate t
Members of the Rental and Staging Network (RSN), a network of 22 geographically-diverse live event and staging companies, have offered their expertise on future trends in the industry. “Coming off of another insightful National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) Show in April, we are seeing some interesting trends tha
Taking the plunge into the already-crowded control system market, Key Digital introduced its Compass Control product line to press at its Mount Vernon, NY headquarters this week. Mike
Tsinberg, founder and president of Key Digital, said that his company’s
investment in control technology started around 2010, and
The NAB Show Daily News, the official newspaper of the NAB Show, offers a look at some of the top stories that made headlines at the 2012 NAB Show. For additional coverage of conference sessions and exhibitors on the show floor, visit nabshowdaily.com . In The News NAB's Smith Says 'We Can't Let Down Our Guard'
HDMI, CEC, EDID... Is the tornado of digital acronyms making you dizzy? This glossary of easy to understand definitions — provided by Crestron, edited by AVT — will help tech managers and your staff demystify digital media. Watch the video glossary of crestron.com/digitalmedia. CEC CEC stands for Consumer Electron
Our list of InfoComm newbies continues... Aydin Visual Solutions AVS serves as the North American sales channel for eyevis. They have roots in defense simulation and virtual reality. If you are looking for control room solutions, add them to your list. Gear Source Okay how much do you love a section on we
Today my fingers are walking through new and interesting (to me) websites. My husband teaches college-age students how to build websites. This makes me somewhat jaded when I am doing research online. A former marketer, I am really sensitive to what companies project about their mission, services, claims, etc. I find m
As the economic recovery wobbles along at an unimpressive rate, I am indeed impressed that so many brand new companies are investing the capital and the time to attend InfoComm. Our InfoComm new exhibitor preview continues with today's installment... Part 3 Severtson Screens Severtson is a 26-year -old firm that
I am feeling very audio today. And today’s coverage takes me back to where I got started — Colorado. Studio Six Digital Audio Apps for Iphones and Ipads. AudioTools is a test & measurement app. They now have an app for SMAART as well as interfaces for phantom powered mic input, digital audio output, internal
I haven’t confirmed this, but it looks like 170 new exhibitors will be brand new at this year's InfoComm. This means more products and services for AV/IT Tech Managers to store in their little black book of solutions for any problem. I am a bit of a research junkie so I thought perusing sites might help me uncover tre
Dear Professor Phil, I continually hear people talking about digital video and IP video as if they are the identical. Are they the same? Sam, Hershey, PA Sam, They are not, but they are closely related terms. Consequently, you are correct that many people who are very familiar with analog video seem to confuse
RADVISION Expands Video Portfolio to Include Mid-Range and Fully Integrated ... MarketWatch (press release) TEL AVIV, Israel & FAIR LAWN, NJ, Apr 24, 2012 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- RADVISION(R) Ltd. (NASDAQ:RVSN) , a leading technology and end-to-end solution provider for unified visual communications, today announced
In its ongoing mission to help educate and empower AV professionals to embrace sustainable and green practices, Project Green AV has partnered with TCO Development to present a webinar series. Green AV University: The What, Why & How of Sustainable AV was the inaugural webinar last week; it focused on the theory
Live from Las Vegas, it’s the NAB Show Daily News. The official daily newspaper of the NAB Show keeps you up to date with the innovations and events happening throughout the show. For additional coverage from NAB Show Daily News, visit nabshowdaily.com . You can also read today’s issue on your iPad by downloading the
Stay up to date with broadcasting and professional AV news with the NAB Show Daily News, a sister publication of AV Technology. The official daily newspaper of the NAB Show keeps you up to date with the innovations and events happening throughout the show. You can also read today’s issue on your iPad by downloading th
A few short months after the introduction of Amazon's $199 Kindle Fire, the situation I will henceforth refer to as the "tablet wars" went from warm to simmer. The players in this imaginary contest include Apple's iPad of course, along with a collection of Android-powered devices from the likes of Samsung, Asus, Acer,
I’ve enjoyed writing for AV Technology Magazine for nearly two years and I would like to thank them and particularly the editor, Margot Douaihy, for providing me the opportunity to contribute. It has been a wonderful platform to share my thoughts, opinions, and technical expertise on a variety of topics. It has also
I attend a lot of industry trade shows and conferences. Their value is unparalleled to me, both as an end user for most of my career and a technology consultant now. There is however a disturbing recent trend of some manufacturers deciding to skip very useful industry trade conferences. They provide reasons such as c
With its usual media blitz, Apple released its third version of the iPad — a device which has already changed the face of mobile technology and now in its latest generation includes a high-definition retina display, 4G network, and 5 megapixel isight camera. Well, I’m not an Apple user but I’m certainly a fan of the
Tech tip: how to utilize the "segmentation" feature found in TITAN Quad and HIGHLITE 660 displays. TITAN Quad, TITAN 800 and HIGHLITE 660 series projectors incorporate a Segmentation capability, which is very useful for applications that employ multiple projectors to create one very bright contiguous image. The Se