ProAV Today
PODCAST: John Meyer talks Bluehorn System
In this special pre-AES podcast, Mix talks to John Meyer, co-founder of Meyer Sound, about the development and introduction of the Bluehorn System, the company’s revolutionary new studio monitoring...
WATCH: AV in Space
A curious robot is heading to the ISS aboard the next SpaceX resupply mission. It’s shaped like a ball with a flattened surface where its face is drawn on...
WATCH: Inside the new Andretti Karting & Games
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...
WATCH: Alexa gone rogue
Even though this is a freak occurrence, it does affect people’s perception of and comfort with smart devices. Your customers will need you to be conversant in security. One...
WATCH: Amazon bans customers with too many returns
Well this kind of defeats the purpose of Amazon at least in my house. We buy a a lot of DIY bits–often multiple different valves, pieces of pipe, screws,...
WATCH: RED Hydrogen One holographic phone coming through AT&T and Verizon
After RED found Jim Jannard recently claimed “we have no idea what we’re doing” about the coming debut of the hotly anticipated holographic RED phone, you will soon be...
AV, Market Drivers, and the New Product Landscape: Getting Up to Speed at the Synnex Strategic Partner Summit
Two big industry trends were top of my mind, as my plane touched down in South Carolina last week to attend the Synnex Strategic Partner Summit in Greenville, that...
WATCH: Amazon’s warehouses may be worse than you think
This undercover report from my Gizmodo colleague, author and journalist James Bloodworth, describes his time at a U.K. Amazon distribution center as a prison shift, although it sounds more...
WATCH: Gibson Guitars files for bankruptcy
The company has at least $100 million of debt, and perhaps as much as $500 million, according to paperwork filed in Delaware on Tuesday. WATCH NEXT: Amazon’s warehouses are worse...
Watch: This mousepad doubles as a wireless charger for your phone
Kickstarter Patrol: Takieso Graft Design has introduced a mousepad that can double as a portable wireless charger. It’s already over goal with over $20,000 pledged and about a month...
Need to Know: The Blockchain Platform
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...
WATCH: How to delete Facebook and save your photos
Concerns about Facebook privacy continue to grow; people are rethinking their participation. Facebook is trying to be less obtuse about how to control your data. But today’s latest revelation...
Tectonic Shifts: SXSW, Collective VR, and the Changing Technology Landscape
As I’ve often commented while attending and covering the SXSW Interactive conference each year, the term “Interactive” has usually been painted here in huge, rolling strokes that cover any...
WATCH: Samsung announces new QLED TVs and availability of MicroLED
Stressing beauty, size and functionality, along with a set of unique intelligence and aesthetic features, Samsung officially unveiled its 2018 QLED and Ultra HD TV lineup at a grandiose...
WATCH: Fact and Fiction about Encoding 4K without H.265 (aka HEVC)
Rob Moodey discusses the fact versus fiction surrounding the necessity of H.265 in the 4K industry. Covering the capabilities and virtues of the established and tested H.264 standard, he...
WATCH: Brooklyn Museum opens massive David Bowie retrospective
David Bowie is presents approximately 400 objects drawn primarily from the David Bowie Archive, including the artist’s original costumes, handwritten lyric sheets from famous songs, original album art, photographs,...
GALLERY: AV pros at home
Here are the top 15 most-searched residential AV products in the AV-iQ database
WATCH: Is this the Switzerland of Smart Speakers?
Mycroft is readying an open-source smart speaker that it said is both more flexible and more privacy-minded than an Amazon Echo, Google Home or Apple HomePod. It’s an Indigogo...