February 2007
Features
Steerable Arrays
By Jack Kontney
If there is one thing we’ve learned about the loudspeaker market over the past couple of decades, it’s that we should never get too comfortable with the…
Technology Showcase:
Ethernet Audio Distribution
By Bennett Liles
Driven by the low cost and availability of Ethernet hardware and the versatility of software configuration, a variety of competing schemes for uncompressed…
Technology Showcase:
HD Projectors in Boardrooms
By Jay Ankeney
HD projectors are all the rage for corporate boardrooms and meeting centers these days, yet the question of what high definition really means is becoming…
Installation Profile:
Immersive Research
By Daniel Keller
Lafayette, La., has become one of the Bayou’s high-tech beacons. Long a home to oil and gas exploration, the city’s emergence as a nexus for scientific…
Reviews
DPA BLM4060
By John McJunkin
DPA’s microphones have long been popular in the world of recording and rightfully so. DPA has incredible microphone products that capture high-fidelity…
LifeSize Team HD
By Jeff Sauer
Videoconferencing may be one of the easiest technologies for the average person to understand. Traditionally, the term has basically meant telephone communication…
Columns
Coming Together
By Michael Goldman
Shortly after visiting the NAMM show in Anaheim, Calif., last month, I happened upon coverage of the event in Los Angeles Times. The article rightly calls…
Picture This:
CES 2007: Display Showcase
By Jeff Sauer
I’ve been attending the annual Consumer Electronics Show (CES) for a dozen years now, and have seen everything from vacuum cleaners to bread makers. Most…
Security Watch:
Homeland Security Spurs Innovation
By Bret Bass
In the summer of 2003, former Assistant NYPD Commissioner Charles Connolly said that law enforcement could no longer ignore the potential for a public-private…
POV: InfoComm President’s Message
By Jay Armand, CTS
As one of my first acts as InfoComm’s new president, I want to share an update on InfoComm’s plans for 2007, and to encourage you to become involved in…
Departments
The Buzz: Installation Spotlight:
Aloha Stadium, Honolulu
By Trevor Boyer
Hawaii does not have a professional football team, but every year in January, the NFL brings its annual Pro Bowl game to Aloha Stadium in Honolulu. For…
The Buzz: Installation Spotlight:
Fox and Hound, Wichita, Kan.
By Liz Horsley
On game day, sports fans can usually find the matchup they want to watch at a Fox and Hound restaurant. Known as Bailey’s Pub and Grille in some areas,…
The Buzz: Upcoming Events
March 5-6, The Connected Home, London, www.the-connected-home.co.uk, 13-17 NSCA Expo, Orlando, Fla., www.nscaexpo.org…
Focus On Corporate AV
Focus On Corporate AV: AV Powerhouse
By Jessaca Gutierrez
When the Ohio-based Jones Day law firm moved from its Columbus corporate office to a new building in the downtown Arena District to accommodate its growing…
Focus On Corporate AV: New Products
EVI-HD1 robotic camera Sony Sony’s first high-definition robotic camera, the EVI-HD1, is designed for videoconferencing, distance learning, houses of…
