December 2010
Features
Digital Signage Technology Showcase
By Mike Keadle
Not very long ago, billboards, posters, fliers, and banners were relied upon heavily to capture people’s attention and direct their focus to the company or product being depicted….
LCD Display Monitors Technology Showcase
By Bennett Liles
As many have learned over the past few years, there is a good bit more to building an effective digital signage network, control room monitoring system, or a knockout videowall than just connecting a few wires and bolts and making things flash….
Wayfinding 101
By Maria Porco
There are several different types of digital wayfinding applications, but they all share one common goal: to help visitors of a facility find their way around. …
Case Study: Wayfinding in Action
Fredericton is known widely as a smart, innovative community, and its citizens wanted a state-of-the-art interactive digital signage system to reflect this aspect of the city’s character. …
AES 2010
By George Petersen
The Audio Engineering Society came into San Francisco from Nov. 4 to 7 for its 129th U.S. convention, which brought hundreds of exhibitors showcasing the latest technologies for pro audio applications. …
Review
Review: Yamaha MG166C-USB
By John McJunkin
It is highly advantageous for a contractor or AV firm to have the capacity to offer nearly immediate upload of conference, tradeshow, or private business meeting recordings to the Internet. …
Columns
News Flash
By Don Kreski
If you want to get more ink for your company, it’s important to master the press release, the most widely used tool in the publicist’s kit….
Teleconferencing Acoustics
By Russ Berger
With the evolution of technology, the conferencing concept has gone from people interacting face to face in the same room to an experience that no longer requires participants to be in close proximity for effective dialogue and communication….
2011 TEC Awards
By Cynthia Wisehart
The voting is complete for the 26th annual TEC Awards. Next month, the TEC Foundation for Excellence in Audio will present to the winners for the first time during NAMM on Jan. 14 in Anaheim, Calif. …
Cloud AV
Provided by InfoComm International
Cloud computing is a term that the AV industry is hearing more often these days, especially as cloud-based services are making appearances in both commercial and residential AV installs….
Departments
Earn National Recognition Through NSCA Awards
Systems integrators with outstanding success resulting from a best-in-class business strategy are encouraged to apply for NSCA’s 2011 Excellence in Business Awards….
Protect Yourself from Costly Policies
“My labor costs have tripled on the job site.” This is a frequent comment between systems integrators lately….
Key Issues Affecting the AV Industry Today
Some of the issues you should be aware of….
Notable Speakers to Share Tools for Success with AV Contractors
Commercial electronic systems contractors/integrators will get the tools and resources they need to stay afloat during this continued turbulent economy at NSCA’s 2011 Business & Leadership Conference….
DisplaySearch Co-locates Commercial FPD Conference with InfoComm 2011
Building upon its worldwide display and electronic conferences, DisplaySearch announced that it has partnered with InfoComm International to co-locate its fourth annual Digital Signage Conference with InfoComm 2011….
InfoComm Testing Centers are Moving
In January 2011, InfoComm will switch from Prometric Testing to Pearson VUE for the CTS exams to bring you an expanded testing network. …
Download the 2011 InfoComm Academy Education Catalog
The 2011 guide to the AV industry’s most comprehensive program of training is now available….
Record-setting Number of AV RU Courses
InfoComm has officially passed the 1,000 mark in courses that are available for renewal units (RUs). …
AV Sustainability Task Force Continues Work on Sustainable Technology Environments Program
The AV Sustainability Task Force met face-to-face in Chicago on Sept. 13-14 to continue its work on the Sustainable Technology Environments Program (STEP)….
New Products
Oxygen DCT Penta Gold Monitor series
Oxygen DCT announces the introduction of its Penta Gold series of 10-bit LCD reference picture monitors….
JVC Professional Products DLA-VS2100U D-ILA Projector
JVC Professional Products introduced the DLA-VS2100U D-ILA projector to the U.S. market….
Vaddio In-Wall Enclosure and Thin Profile Wall Mount
Vaddio has launched two new PTZ camera mounts for the recently released LifeSize 10x camera, the In-Wall enclosure and the Thin Profile wall mount….
Hosa Technology PPC-100 Series Powered Speaker Cables
Hosa Technology announces its PPC-100 series powered speaker cables….
RTcom USA OBHD HDMI and OBCA DVI Fiber-optic Extension Products
RTcom USA has introduced a new version of its popular OBHD HDMI and OBCA DVI fiber-optic extension products….
Remote Technologies Incorporated T3-V+ and T2-C+ Controllers
Remote Technologies Incorporated (RTI) announced its new wireless remote T3-V+ and T2-C+ controllers….
Gefen GefenTV Auto Volume Stabilizer
The Gefen GefenTV Auto Volume Stabilizer with Digital Audio Decoder is now shipping….
OSD Audio Commercial Amplifier
OSD Audio announced the release of the OSD-PA90 commercial amplifier….
Hitachi CP-AW250N Short-throw Projector
Hitachi has announced the new CP-AW250N short-throw projector….
