Education
Top Classroom Technologies for 2008
As teachers and students get geared up for the second half of the school year to start, systems integrators are reviewing last year’s sales figures and predicting what may...
Education
Education
Associations Focus: Foundations of Education
Certification and management-training courses highlight trade associations’ commitments in the new year.
Education
The Buzz: Installation Spotlight: Azusa Pacific University, Azusa, Calif.
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Education
POV: AV and Content Management
Content management is often the responsibility of IT managers because it leverages the broader IT infrastructure of the organization. IT managers, while
Education
St. Gregory the Great School Gets StarBoard Whiteboards
Underscoring the dynamic capabilities of interactive presentation technologies in the classroom environment, St. Gregory the Great School in Hamilton Square, N.J., has seen increased student participation since adopting the...
Education
Xantech Debuts new Energy Efficient Power Supplies
Xantech, a producer of IR distribution products, debuted the ERGPS: Energy Efficient Regulated Power Supplies, now be packaged with all of the company’s IR Kits
Corporate
EAW Introduces Self-Powered, Ultra-compact Line Array
EAW has introduced the NTL720, a self-powered line array loudspeaker system featuring a true three-way design and numerous other EAW patented and proprietary technologies housed in an extremely compact...
Education
Meet Me at the Corner: Virtual Field Trips for Kids
According to the Home School Legal Defense Association, there 1.9 million to 2.4 million children who are home schooled in the United States. Meet Me At The Corner (MMATC),...
Corporate
Planar Ships Commercial-grade Direct-view LCDs for Control Room and Digital Signage Applications
Planar Systems announced availability of two commercial-grade direct-view LCDs, the Planar m40L and Planar m46L, for control room and digital signage applications.
Corporate
Canon Expands Its LCD Projector Line with Two New Projectors
Canon has expanded its line of LCD projectors with two new XGA-resolution models
Education
Thomson Debuts New Grass Valley Pegasus PCI-Express Capture Card
Thomson debuts a low-cost PCI-Express card for PC workstations called the Grass Valley Pegasus PCI-Express card, which offers real-time capture of SD and HD video and VGA screen playback....
Education
Mediasite Brings the Classroom Home During California Firestorm
When California wildfires forced California State University (CSU) Fullerton Department of Nursing and California State University San Marcos (CSUSM) to cancel classes, both schools turned to their Sonic Foundry...
Corporate
Kramer Introduces High-bandwidth Distribution Amplifier
Kramer Electronics announced the availability of the VM-5DS distribution amplifier.
Education
BenQ Introduces Ultra-Compact CP220c Digital Projector
BenQ introduces the ultra-compact CP220c digital projector, a highly portable presentation tool for mobile professionals. The CP220c projects native XGA resolution (1024x768) and features a brightness of 2000 ANSI...
Education
Document Cameras Gain Market Share, Relevancy in Classrooms
With the extensive choices of classroom technology available today, it is no wonder that teachers can sometimes suffer from tech fatigue. While some may long for the era of...
Corporate
Sony Unveils HD Digital Signage Player
Sony unveiled a high-definition digital signage player, offering hotel operators and their employees flexible options for creating and controlling networks of displays across a property.
Digital Signage
Digital Signage Messaging Systems at Bryant University
In February 2003, a devastating fire at The Station nightclub in Rhode Island claimed 100 lives and injured hundreds more people. State fire officials and government leaders quickly passed...
Audio
Technology Showcase: Assistive-listening Systems
Flexible options for improved listening experience.
Corporate
Technology Showcase: Document Cameras and Visual Presenters
Knowing your unit’s capabilities is essential to a good presentation.
Education
POV: Government Relations Update
Just more than two years ago, InfoComm's Board of Governors decided to re-create its government relations program. The goal of this program is to track legislation that is important...
Education
Sony Launches Next-gen HDV Products
Sony’s latest HDV products include two new camcorders that feature interchangeable lens systems, native progressive recording, increased sensitivity for low-light conditions, hybrid solid-state recording, and other features
Education
Gefen Introduces 4×4 Component Audio Matrix
The newest switcher to join Gefen's growing line of matrix switching solutions is the 4x4 Component Audio Matrix. This rackmountable matrix
Digital Signage
Temple University Students Stay ‘Tuned In’ with VBrick Systems
Temple University's groundbreaking TECH (Teaching, Education, Collaboration, and Help) Center is using VBrick Systems to stream cable television stations to student laptops and building PCs
Education
University of Wisconsin Standardizes on Biamp
Embarking on a two-year phase-in of new teleconferencing and videoconferencing systems, the University of Wisconsin (UW) Colleges--a network of 13 two-year, freshman and sophomore sub-campuses under the University of...
Education
Apple iTunes Store expands education content
Apple is expanding the free educational content available on its online iTunes Store beyond lectures and videos from universities. Materials ranging from recordings of Supreme Court arguments and public...
Education
Echo360 Launches Next-generation Lecture Capture Platform
Echo360 unveiled the new Echo360System for campus-wide lecture capture. The Echo360System results from Anystream Apreso’s acquisition of Lectopia, a pioneer in the lecture capture market. The organizations’ combined technologies...
Education
Toshiba Launches Projector with Integrated Doc Camera
Toshiba’s Digital Products Division, a division of Toshiba America Information Systems, announced the release of the TLP-XC2000U LCD projector with integrated, advanced complementary metal oxide semiconductor (CMOS) document camera
Education
DSP Facilitates Wide Range of Applications on Campus
According to The AV Industry Market Definition and Strategy Study, conducted on behalf of InfoComm International by Acclaro Growth Partners, the education market is one of the three largest...
Corporate
POV: The CTS Revisited
InfoComm has offered its certification program for more than 30 years, and each year it certifies more qualified AV professionals than anyone else in
Education
Government Gigs
Is there a more complicated niche in the AV universe for installation professionals to service than the governmental facility market? I suppose that's
Corporate
Expert Column: UPS Basics
Important information to consider about increasingly common uninterruptible power supplies.
Audio
Meyer Sound Announces Self-powered Mini Loudspeaker
Meyer Sound has announced the new MM-4XP miniature loudspeaker, a self-powered version of the popular MM-4 miniature wide-range loudspeaker. With a face measuring just 4in. square, this compact product...
Education
Pinnacle PCTV HD Solutions Turn PCs into No-fee HDTVs
Pinnacle Systems, a division of Avid Technology, is extending its Pinnacle PCTV line of TV tuners. Slated to reach store shelves in mid-October 2007, the newest additions to the...
Education
Thomson Delivers Grass Valley Indigo AV Mixer to Frostburg State
Frostburg State University (FSU), located in Frostburg, Md., has purchased a Grass Valley Indigo AV Mixer from Thomson for its Department of Mass Communication to support the production of...
Education
Hitachi Software Debuts Starboard FX
Hitachi Software Engineering America has announced its new StarBoard FX Duo interactive whiteboard series with new multi-touch interaction capabilities made possible by a combination of Hitachi Software’s durable whiteboard...
Education
Campus Security, Part 2: Leading University Uses IP Communication for Multiple Applications
Now more than ever, an effective communication system across a large campus is critical to campus safety. Recent news reports have only highlighted the importance of reliable, two-way communication...
Corporate
Westinghouse Introduces New LCD Displays
Westinghouse Digital Electronics introduces a suite of high-end LCD HDTVs that includes displays in the following sizes: 26in., 32in., 42in., 47in., and 52in. All LCD HDTVs include an RS-232C...
Digital Signage
Tightrope Media Systems Releases New Digital Signage Player
Tightrope Media Systems has begun shipping the Carousel Solo 210 Digital Signage Player. About the size of a paperback book at 6.5”x6.2”x1.9”, Carousel Solo brings a new level of...
Audio
KEF Audio Debuts New Loudspeaker Series
British loudspeaker manufacturer KEF announced the upcoming release of a complete range of high-performance speakers designed specifically for foreground music and music/paging applications
