WATCH: RED Hydrogen One holographic phone coming through AT&T and Verizon
After RED found Jim Jannard recently claimed "we have no idea what we're doing" about the coming debut of the hotly anticipated holographic RED phone, you will soon be able to join the adventure (and charge it in your Tesla 3) for extra brinksmanship. -Cynthia Wisehart ...read more
WATCH: Amazon bans customers with too many returns
Well this kind of defeats the purpose of Amazon at least in my house. We buy a a lot of DIY bits--often multiple different valves, pieces of pipe, screws, LED lights, mounts, extenders, wall plates etc. etc. because it's not always obvious what is going to work for the project or ...read more
Streaming Video For Live Events
Streaming with a combination of hardware and off-the-shelf software (which allows one to effectively do a live switch for streaming from multiple cameras), or from a dedicated streaming device from a single source, is now more affordable than ever. And the results are better, if ...read more
Onsite: Polycom Announces New Cloud Strategy and Inaugural Offerings
Polycom has revealed its new unified cloud solutions strategy, called Polycom Cloud Services, and announced two offerings from it—Polycom Device Management Services for Enterprise (PDMS-E) and for Service Providers (PDMS-SP). Both services allow for easier management, analysis, ...read more
James Colquhoun on Christie Digital DHD850-GS
Christie Digital is bringing the features and capabilities from their high-end projection products to more of their line up. I had the opportunity to spend time with the DHD850-GS laser-based projector. What I found was a projector with a well-developed set of features that are ...read more
AV, Market Drivers, and the New Product Landscape: Getting Up to Speed at the Synnex Strategic Partner Summit
Two big industry trends were top of my mind, as my plane touched down in South Carolina last week to attend the Synnex Strategic Partner Summit in Greenville, that took place May 16-18. And as the Summit progressed–hosted by the big AV distributor Synnex with hundreds of ...read more
Tim Vencil Mixes FOH on Castle Hills’ dLive S7000 Surface
After a severe storm flooded their sanctuary, Castle Hills Church of San Antonio, Texas, undertook a major rebuilding project that transformed a traditional worship space to contemporary and added a modern AV system with an Allen & Heath dLive S Class Digital Mixing System at ...read more
Platinum Tools® Showcases New Xpress Jack™ Termination Kit at 2018 InfoComm
NEWBURY PARK, Calif., May 25, 2018 - Platinum Tools (www.platinumtools.com), the leader in solutions for the preparation, installation, hand termination and testing of wire and cable, is proud to announce the new Xpress Jack Termination Kit (p/n 90175) is now available and will ...read more
AdMobilize Audience Analytics Solution Installed on the Main Subway System in Brazil’s Largest City
Demonstrating the broad range of markets its technology serves, AdMobilize, the most trusted artificial intelligence and computer vision company that is dedicated to making sense of the physical world, today announced that its AI-powered Audience Analytics System has been ...read more
AIMS at InfoComm 2018
Rich Zwiebel, AIMS Install Working Group Chair, to Lead Seminar on Implementing Interoperability Standards for IP Audio and VideoBOTHELL, Wash. — May 25, 2018 — As part of its promotion of a standards-based approach for the adoption of IP audio and video, the Alliance for IP ...read more
IHSE USA Products at InfoComm 2018: new VR/AR extension and switching
All-New Extension and Switching Solution for VR/AR Signals At InfoComm 2018, IHSE will demonstrate an all-new, game-changing solution to extend and switch immersive reality signals over long distances using Draco KVM systems. The new solution addresses growing interest in virtual ...read more
New Extron 5" Wall Mount Touchpanel Blends Performance and Style
Anaheim, California (May 24, 2018) - Extron is pleased to introduce the TLP Pro 525M 5" wall mount TouchLink Pro touchpanel. We redesigned this latest TouchLink Pro touchpanel inside and out with a new, high-performance quad-core processor, eight times more memory, and an 800x480 ...read more
RED Digital Cinema Returns To Cine Gear Expo
RED Digital Cinema will be at Cine Gear Expo this year in Los Angeles at The Studios at Paramount from June 1-2. Located at Booth S101 in Stage 17, RED will showcase its DSMC2™ camera line-up featuring its premier sensors, MONSTRO 8K VV, HELIUM 8K S35 and GEMINI 5K S35. ...read more
L-Acoustics Brings Clarity and Focus to ASU’s Neeb Hall
Arizona State University, ranked among the top research universities in the United States, is also one of the largest public universities in the nation by enrollment, with a student body numbering approximately 72,000. ASU continuously renovates and expands the infrastructure of ...read more
Clegg Sound Chooses NEXO GEO M6 for UNH Honors Convocation
BUENA PARK, Calif. (May 24, 2018)—With 20+ years of experience in live sound, Clegg Sound Associates of Seacoast, New Hampshire has earned a reputation of excellence and unbridled attention to detail. For the past 15 years, Clegg has been contracted by The University of New ...read more
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Museum of the Bible outfitted by S2N Technology Group Pt2
On this edition of the SVC Podcast, Contributing Editor Bennett Liles finishes his conversation with Matt Odell and Steve Frantz of S2N Technology Group about their AV work on the massive new Museum of the Bible in Washington, D.C. Matt and Steve outline the QSC paging system, ...read more
Museum of the Bible outfitted by S2N Technology Group Pt 1
On this edition of the SVC Podcast, Contributing Editor Bennett Liles talks with Matt Odell and Steve Frantz of S2N Technology Group about their AV work on the massive new Museum of the Bible in Washington, D.C. Matt and Steve discuss the unique ceiling video display in the Grand ...read more
Akustiks Guides Sound Installation at Oklahoma City Civic Center Music Hall Pt 2
On this edition of the SVC Podcast, Contributing Editor Bennett Liles finishes his conversation with Jordan Lytle of Akustiks about the complete sound system upgrade they designed for the Thelma Gaylord Performing Arts Center in Oklahoma City. Jordan details the Optocore ring ...read more
Akustiks Guides Sound Installation at Oklahoma City Civic Center Music Hall Pt 1
On this edition of the SVC Podcast, Contributing Editor Bennett Liles talks with Jordan Lytle of Akustiks about the complete sound system upgrade they designed for the Thelma Gaylord Performing Arts Center in Oklahoma City. Jordan describes the installation of the d&b ...read more
Leveraging the disruption to traditional AV control paradigms
The traditional paradigm for AV control is breaking up. The trend is away from hardware-based models and custom programming towards more flexible options including software and configuration-based models. It's more important than ever to be educated to paradigms and ...read more
Design Strategies for the Open Office
Join us for a free webcast with architect and workflow designer Rebecca Landau of the integrated architecture and workplace design firm HLW International. She will discuss the evolution of the open office, methodology for determining how open an enterprise workspace should be, ...read more
AV over IP: Tiered Solutions Turn Challenges into Opportunities
Although new technology can make it tempting to do AV over IP with a ‘plug-n-play’ approach, properly and carefully tailoring the solution to each application is the only way to succeed in this market– for you and your clients. Find out how to evaluate application needs and ...read more
How to Sell AV-over-IP Technologies
Differentiating AV-over-IP technologies - the where, when and why to use them – can be a challenge in today’s market. It doesn’t have to be.Join this practical overview to optimizing AV-over-IP technology for modern systems design and their application into real world solutions. ...read more
WEBCAST: Advances in Interactive Direct View LED
Register and ViewUser demand has pushed the rise of touch solutions for fine pitch direct view LED. What are the applications that drive it? What are some of the key considerations when considering a touch solution for an LED video wall? What are the pros and cons of various ...read more
Onsite: Polycom Announces New Cloud Strategy and Inaugural Offerings
Polycom has revealed its new unified cloud solutions strategy, called Polycom Cloud Services, and announced two offerings from it—Polycom Device Management Services for Enterprise (PDMS-E) and for Service Providers (PDMS-SP). Both services allow for easier management, analysis, ...read more
James Colquhoun on Christie Digital DHD850-GS
Christie Digital is bringing the features and capabilities from their high-end projection products to more of their line up. I had the opportunity to spend time with the DHD850-GS laser-based projector. What I found was a projector with a well-developed set of features that are ...read more
AV, Market Drivers, and the New Product Landscape: Getting Up to Speed at the Synnex Strategic Partner Summit
Two big industry trends were top of my mind, as my plane touched down in South Carolina last week to attend the Synnex Strategic Partner Summit in Greenville, that took place May 16-18. And as the Summit progressed–hosted by the big AV distributor Synnex with hundreds of ...read more
In Conversation: Barco's Jan Vanhoutte
SVC: AV Control is for me the heart of our industry and it’s an area that’s changing quite dramatically now, especially with alternatives to custom hardware. From your perspective, can you give us some context into how AV Control systems were set up in the past and how they are ...read more
Revisiting the 10 Standout Video Products for the Next-Gen AV Integrator and Their Customers
In the year since we introduced this newsletter, we’ve addressed the enormous expansion the role of AV expert in business, government and houses of worship. We’ve looked at some of the points that integrators and resellers must absorb rapidly about the changing needs of clients ...read more
Open Mic: The Process is the Experience
There’s nothing more exciting in the AV industry then the moment that the lights come on, the projectors fire up, and the audio is crisp, clear, and just straight up awesome. Bringing about the magic makes everything worth it. However, our industry typically comes in at the end ...read more
WATCH: Amazon bans customers with too many returns
Well this kind of defeats the purpose of Amazon at least in my house. We buy a a lot of DIY bits--often multiple different valves, pieces of pipe, screws, LED lights, mounts, extenders, wall plates etc. etc. because it's not always obvious what is going to work for the project or ...read more