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For years Samsung has been foreshadowing a phone with a foldable screen, including with this video from the CES 2013 keynote. This video is having a resurgence in response...
Whether you are worried about your dog, and/or about the helpful passerby with a crowbar who is worried about your dog, you have a friend in Elon Musk. In...
As we went to press, there was some science news about tinnitus. Very abstract-seeming, mouse-related stuff so don’t get excited. The discovery of new neurons in the auditory system...
Yeah, you can’t go home again. Especially if home is Tokyo. Those of you know me, probably remember that for part of my time as a theme park designer...
It was an acquisition kind of month. Diversified started things off on July 11th, announcing they had established an office in Dubai via the acquisition of engineering company TSL...
Two Halls. That was the first sign that something was different. Sure those two halls at the Las Vegas convention center were not as packed as you would get...
As we go to press, the first AVIXA InfoComm looms over my calendar like a Royal Wedding with what feels like just as many moving parts. I have my...
Editor’s Note: Welcome to NewBay’s inaugural edition of Need to Know, where we explain complex topics and demonstrate how they apply to each industry we serve. Need to Know...
Voice control is gaining steam and it seems a genuine possibility that it could replace the swipe as the default workflow for… everything. It also seems possible—from my conversations...
As we go to press, SVConline has moved to a new web platform. I really like it. I hope you will too. It’s much faster and allows us to...
Today is Valentine’s Day. I’m sure you’ve thought of this idea many times, but this is a reminder. Concert tickets. Theater tickets. Grungy local band at the local pub...
I’ve never done this before but this month I’m going to go personal and local. Especially since many of you have seen my Out of Office messages these past...
Drones are fun, but are they AV? That remains an open question. We took a look at some of the available products starting on page 15 of this issue,...
As we go to press, the biggest industry news is InfoComm’s debut as AVIXA. It’s a large scale reimagining of the association (the trade shows will remain InfoComm, though...
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By Frank Bi and Andrew Marino, The Verge
ISE continues to grow with a reported 11.7% increase in attendance this year to 73,413 people. That’s something like 7000 more people than last year. The show reports almost...
Catching up with colleagues in theme park design
THE AES/EBU PIPELINE In the early days of digital audio we lacked a reliable means of passing signals between devices in digital form. An error in the handoff is...
This month’s issue is heavily focused on houses of worship, so it’s a good time to bring up a project I’m working on with my colleagues at Mix. We’re...
As we go to press, the mayor of Los Angeles, where I live, hosted a big event to celebrate the selling-out of Hollywood to China. Specifically to the Dalian...
I will be the first to admit how badly I needed to enroll in a DSL class (i.e. digital as a second language). I grew up on analog, and...
I’m excited to tell you that I’m working on an event for November. We’re going to be doing a daylong Houses of Worship educational event at Belmont University in...
Many of you are already familiar with the Wire at svconline.com. In honor of its 10th anniversary, I wanted to draw special attention to it. I also wanted to...
InfoComm was a bit of a blur, and we had to go to press before I could fully process what was one of the most practical and infrastructure-oriented shows...
As we go to press today, I had to take a meeting I didn’t think I had time to take. But it was an important colleague and I’d already...
One of the most interesting things I saw at NAB was an Ethernet switch. Yamaha built the SWP1 series for use in Dante networks as an additional alternative to...
Earlier this year, Bruce Olson, chair of the Audio Engineering Society Standards Committee (AESSC) and Jeff Berryman, chair of the OCA Technical Workgroup, announced the ratification and publication of...
Things that happened this month while you were on a ladder: Diversified bought Technical Innovation for an undisclosed sum. According to their self- reported (projected) revenues from 2015 that’s...
As the world gathered at TED2025 to explore the provocative theme “Humanity Reimagined”, Clear-Com®, supported by NETGEAR networking infrastructure, delivered flawless communications to keep every element of the globally...
Record entries and outstanding innovation celebrated at IBC2025 as the MediaTech community honors its leading people, projects and organizations IABM announced the winners of the new for 2025,...
Calrec has strengthened its collaboration with audio metering expert RTW by integrating RTW’s new TMxCore metering platform across its full range of Argo IP audio consoles. Debuting at IBC2025,...
As well as the global debut of its 48-fader Argo M, Calrec showcases its latest Argo software updates alongside a powerful True Control 2.0 workflow demonstration. The company is...