Need to Know
New USB-C v2.1 spec more than doubles power to 240 watts
USB Implementers Forum released the new spec today that doubles the power you can send over USB-C cables--if you have the right cable
Global chip shortage and other supply chain issues
Industry leaders discuss the Impact on ProAV
Analysis: Display supply chain disruption due to component shortage and high-demand
Based on Omdia’s Large Area Display Price Tracker, April 2021, Sanju Khatri, director of consulting for displays, ProAV and consumer devices at research and consultancy firm Omdia, provided some...
Bose hearing aid is first to be FDA-cleared for direct-to-consumer
Bose SoundControl hearing aid enters the market
Syng debuts Cell Alpha “Triphonic” speaker
Former Apple designer Christopher Singer has gone all in on futuristic spatial audio to the tune of $1800
FCC approves $7 billion for remote learning equipment
Will this money aimed at closing the "homework gap" translate to more AV opportunity in schools?
Zigbee Alliance becomes Connectivity Standards Alliance
The standard from the Amazon/Google/Apple-backed alliance is called "Matter" (nee CHIP).
Sony DSLR is officially discontinued
Farewell to film-era conventions for digital cameras.
Photonic device makes light any color by manipulating individual photons
It's an on-demand color modulator
Zoom SDK debuts
Zoom wants developers to extend the Zoom ecosystem by taking its features to other GUIs
Jabra launches intelligent camera and videobar for collaboration in the hybrid world
Jabra AI camera and videobar--Jabra PanaCast 50 and PanaCast 20 reinvent the meeting room and hybrid work for modern collaboration through immersive video
Apple commits $430 billion in US investments over five years
The accelerated commitment will fund a new North Carolina campus and job-creating investments in innovative fields like silicon engineering and 5G technology
Pro AV sees fastest sales growth since 2019
The Pro AV Business Index is based on a monthly survey of the AVIXA Insights Community
Boston Dynamics Stretch robot works the warehouse floor
Boston Dynamic warehouse robot Stretch has an extra long arm with a "smart gripper"
Watch how Tesla’s new touchscreen drive selector works
Elon is a genius but when it comes to touchscreen GUI he is way out of his depth.
Silex Insight releases new video codec Colibri
Silex Colibri is designed to preserve complex graphics in AV Over IP distribution over 1GbE as an alternative to JPEG 2000 and JPEG XS
Zoom Escaper how-to self-sabotage your Zoom meetings
Audio will get you out of that Zoom meeting. Not saying you should, just saying....
How to recommission your wireless system post-pandemic
Every wireless system is designed for downtime—but not a full year offline. Here’s how to safely bring your system back up to speed.
WATCH: Why real explosions don’t look like Hollywood
An explosives engineer explains as only an engineer can.
Samsung intros new display products
New large format display products for the home include 76-inch MicroLED TV and a "full sun" version of The Terrace
Does AV over IP need SMPTE’s open standard?
IPMX (Internet Protocol Media Experience) is based on SMPTE 2110 and the AIMS Alliance sees it as the future of AV Over IP.
Mitsubishi Electric acquires novel video compression tech
A new video compression tech, developed by researchers from Florida Atlantic University’s (FAU) College of Engineering and Computer Science, has been acquired by Japanese tech giant Mitsubishi Electric Corporation....
LG announces autonomous disinfecting robot for public spaces
This addition to the CLOi family of robots supports hotels, schools, offices, restaurants, and retailers.
Standards-based AV Infrastructure Over IP
By David Chiappini, Executive VP of R&D at Matrox and Chair of AIMS' Pro AV Working Group, and Samuel Recine, VP of Sales – AV/IT Group; Americas & Asia...
Global Pro AV Industry Will Decline to $239 Billion in 2020
Growth to resume in 2021 according to new forecasts From AVIXA
State face mask requirements
Forty-one states, DC, and Puerto Rico have mask orders as of July 23
IHME updates state-by-state COVID-19 predictions
Updated interactive charts of the Chris Murray Model show predicted outcomes with and without masks
FYI: Apple will move away from Intel
The company is expected to move to its own ARM-based chips
A $350 “anti-5G” device is a 128MB USB stick, teardown finds
Comes with a 25-page manual.
What ‘The Stack’ represents and why It’s necessary to IP workflows
By Brad Price, Audinate
How to watch SpaceX’s historic 1st Demo-2 astronaut launch online
By Tariq Malik, Space.com
TSA announces airport screening changes for coronavirus
Not including temperature screening
New SD 8.0 specification is nearly four times faster than the current one
The SD Association, the group that sets the standards for memory cards, announced a new SD 8.0 specification for SD Express memory cards today that will allow the cards to transfer...
Sony’s first AI image sensor will make cameras everywhere smarter
Sony on-device AI image sensor promises to be faster, cheaper, and more secure
Ethernet Alliance study finds Power over Ethernet issues
By Michael Cooney, Networkworld
