WaiveCar is a Los Angeles-based startup that brings together car-sharing and out-of-home advertising. The company maintains a growing fleet of Chevrolet and Hyundai electric vehicles outfitted with double-sided LCD screens that serve as roving billboards. WaiveCars are free to ...read more
In 2015, PayPal’s New York City office moved to a 1911-vintage building, and among the recent modifications was the creation of a new auditorium, a space that is set up like an auditorium or movie theater, with tiered seating for about 100 people. Conference Technologies, which ...read more
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
The NAB 2018 show floors were packed with tools and technology relevant to today’s AV integrator. Good timing– because corporate, enterprise, and institutional AV experts are expanding into realms previously out of reach to them–what would have been exclusive to “production” and ...read more
When Clients are Expected to be Content Creators, AV Integrators are Expected to Bring the Latest Tech to Make it HappenWe’ve spoken here about how important it is for AV integrators to expand into areas once reserved for broadcasters and major corporations. Companies, schools, ...read more
Take Away: In this time of massive technological change, successful "AV Integrators" must stay a step ahead of their clients. Businesses, schools and universities, houses of worship, organizations and local governments – integrators' primary clients and customers – are all either ...read more
The massive 430,00 square foot Museum of the Bible in Washington, D.C. has reportedly hosted more than half a million guests in its first six months, with visitors traveling an average 260 miles. The museum cost a reported $500 million to build with a technology budget in the ...read more
In a serene setting along the shores of Lac SaintLouis, Saint Peter and Saint Paul Coptic Orthodox Church is the spiritual home for hundreds of Coptic Christians in Montreal’s West Island neighborhoods. As a missionary church, they are devoted to spreading the gospel and ...read more
SVC: About the Calvary Lutheran Church nearby in Grants Pass, they wanted to get more into big screen video. And that church has an older congregation? Steve Diamond: They are an older congregation, there’s no question about it, but they are striving to draw younger families and ...read more
CrossRoad Baptist Church in Ames, Iowa was at a crossroads. The sound system it had relied on to deliver spirited services in its 450-seat auditorium had never possessed the kind of intelligibility the church members and staff had hoped for and age wasn’t helping matters. ...read more
With eight locations in the Chicago metropolitan area, Willow Creek Community Church has a wide reach. The new campus is served by an extensive AV network that relies on Visionary Solutions E4000 PacketAV 4K-Encoders and D4000 PacketAV 4K-Decoders, which provide ...read more
UCLA’s new Mo Ostin Basketball Center provides both the men’s and women’s programs an exclusive destination with everything from practice courts to video rooms to sports-medicine treatment areas. There are 11 individual spaces in the venue, with men’s and women’s facilities ...read more
When Kansas State University renovated their Mark Chapman Theater they called in McClelland Sound from Wichita to install and commission a Yamaha Active Field Control variable acoustics system as part of an even bigger project. Rob Barton is here to let us know how it went. SVC: ...read more
The school district Petal High School resides in was initially created in 1976 after community members decided they wanted to create a district separate from the county school system. As a result, the city of Petal was incorporated specifically to form the new school district. ...read more
Hudson County Prep High School, a magnet school for more than 700 students, recently completed construction of a new gymnasium that will also host events such as graduations, dances, concerts, and tournaments. The school hired local AV integration and manufacturers rep firm Volt ...read more
The brand new Neosho Junior High School was a clean slate for a complete AV installation. Total Electronics Contracting, Joplin, Missouri, came in to install gymnasium sound, AV for cafeteria, library, building-wide intercom and classroom projectors. Nate Pugh is here to give us ...read more
It’s getting tougher to be a criminal, at least on Washington, DC public transportation. “If you’re a criminal, you’re going to pass by one of our cameras,” says Shawn Doody, digital video evidence manager for the Metro Transit Police Department and manager of the agency’s new ...read more
When the Wisconsin State Capitol needed an audio system upgrade, officials turned to Wauwatosa, Wisconsin-based integrator Professional Audio Designs Inc. to design and install the system. Over the course of the multi-phase project, Scott Leonard, Vice President of Professional ...read more
It’s getting tougher to be a criminal, at least on Washington, DC public transportation. “If you’re a criminal, you’re going to pass by one of our cameras,” says Shawn Doody, digital video evidence manager for the Metro Transit Police Department and manager of the agency’s new ...read more
The 2016 Republican and Democratic conventions are history now but ATK Audiotek’s Pat Baltzell, sound designer and front of house mixer on both shows, is here to give us the story on how these massive events got done with the crowd, the security and lots of Powersoft ...read more
The new Landmark at 57 West in New York City is one of 53 theaters from the Landmark Theatres chain, which showcase and market independent films nationwide. Looking for a large video display to attract the attention of those passing by, they enlisted the assistance of ...read more
It’s the largest indoor kart track in the world with 25’ of elevation changes and banked turns. It winds through a 155,000 square foot facility that also has a ropes course/zipline, 120+ arcade games, six VR racing simulators, a two-level laser tag arena, a dark ride, an ...read more
The new Four Winds Casino in South Bend recently upgraded some of its internal wayfinding signage with two 360-degree NanoLumens Nixel Series LED curved displays atop slot machines on the casino floor. According to Musa Balogun, the casino’s director of gaming maintenance, the ...read more
Unless a facility is building a new control center, it is unlikely to receive a fork-lift renovation of mission-critical AV equipment.“There are a lot of existing control centers that were deployed one, two, three decades ago,” says Anthony Ferreira, Solutions Engineer at ICON ...read more
The term “media player” will generally bring confusion and many questions when it comes to determining what is needed for digital signage deployments. The phrase often heard in the industry, “one size does not fit all,” only adds to the confusion—putting more and more options on ...read more
Pala Casino Resort and Spa had a PC-based video multicast solution that was limited to 480p content, and a rash of reliability issues was brought about by overheating PCs, dust-clogged fans, and pesky Windows errors. To revamp the way it distributes video content throughout its ...read more
Travelers passing through the Detroit Metropolitan Airport are now seeing a lot more than perfume and whiskey when they consider shopping at the World Duty Free store in the McNamara Terminal. Hudson Group, one of the largest travel retailers in North America, recently deployed a ...read more
ATLANTA, GA – January 2, 2017 – In an effort to unite the increasing number of females in the digital signage industry, a group of industry leaders has formed the Women of Digital Signage. The new group will host its inaugural event during the Digital Signage Expo at the Las ...read more
Wednesday, June 20, 2018 — Hong Kong, June 20, 2018 — Located in the center of bustling Hong Kong, Solomon’s Porch is a Christian church that each week attracts a large population of young families to its contemporary services in one of the busiest metropolises in the world. With ...read more
Stampede, the global leader in value added ProAV distribution, today announced that company President & COO Kevin Kelly will be a featured speaker at Integrate 2018, taking place in Sydney, Australia from August 22-24, 2018 at the ICC Sydney Convention Center.Kelly will speak on ...read more
disguise is pleased to announce that Bill Collis has been appointed Chairman of the Board.He brings extensive experience in the film and video industry to his new post: Bill was formerly CEO and President of The Foundry, which he led for over a decade. Bill built The Foundry ...read more
Adding to the legacy of Blizzard’s TOURnado series, comes the latest forecast for the line: the all-new WIMAX series. With the TOURnado WIMAX Series, you’ll bring cyclonic power to your stage. All are IP65 outdoor rated PARs and sport larger natural convection cooled cast ...read more