JVC Professional Products is partnering with RGB Spectrum to jointly develop what they are calling an affordable, “Ultra HD” real-time multiviewer system for a variety of high-end monitoring applications. The system combines JVC’s PS-840UD Professional Series ProVérité or RS‑840UD Reference Series 4K 84-inch LCD monitors with RGB Spectrum’s SuperView 4K Multiviewer. The SuperView 4K is […]

CEDIA has announced an addition to the training lineup at CEDIA EXPO 2013 aimed to help home technology professionals understand the just released HDMI 2.0 Specification. The HDMI 2.0 update course will be held on Thurs., Sept. 26  12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m. Home technology professionals who attend this course will have the opportunity to […]

Zytronic, the specialist developer and manufacturer of large form factor touch screen solutions for the digital signage and AV market, has announced the signing of a distribution agreement for North America. Spyeglass will cover Zytronic’s ZYFILM and ZYPROFILM touch foil solutions in sizes of up to 84 inches. To read the complete press release online, […]

enVu, an out-of-home (OOH) interactive media company, announced this month that Cheri Wolf will join the enVu team as director of sales for its midwest region. Cheri brings over 11 years of media sales experience in both the traditional and digital out-of-home industries, with positions held at J&B Signs, Ad Space Networks, Ads Up Outdoor, […]

FOR-A Corporation of America announced last month that Adam Daniul has been named its sales manager for the southern U.S. Daniul is responsible for FOR-A sales and managing the dealer channel in the southeast and south central regions. To read the complete press release online, click here.

Grass Valley has hired Lisa Prentice to the position of chief financial officer. Effective immediately, Prentice will assume overall responsibility for all aspects of Grass Valley’s global finance, accounting, assets, tax and information and technology application initiatives. Prentice brings a wealth of industry knowledge and leadership skills to her new post, with 29 years of […]

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By Brad Grimes InfoComm International Earlier this summer, Google came out with a gadget called Chromecast, which plugs into the HDMI port of a flat-panel HDTV and allows users to control the TV wirelessly from a mobile device and send video content to the screen. The mainstream media rejoiced. It was another technological step toward […]

Extron has announced the immediate availability of the XTP SR HDMI, an HDCP-compliant scaling receiver that accepts HDMI, DVI, RGB, HD component video and standard definition video signals from XTP devices. The receiver provides selectable output rates up to 1920×1200, including HDTV 1080p/60 and 2K, to scale the video to the optimal output resolution for […]

The Smart Building Conference 2013, to be held at Dexter House, London, on Tues. Oct., 15, will be keynoted by two of British industry’s most renowned authorities on energy efficiency and building systems, the organizers announced today. The first keynote will be delivered by Dr. Steven Fawkes, chairman of Day One Energy Solutions and author […]

Optoma this week launched ProScene, a new brand name that basically puts all its high-output, high-resolution projectors for install under one product family. The ProScene line will comprise all of Optoma’s current and recently announced Install projectors. This includes all models with brightness levels ranging from 4,000 to 7,000 ANSI lumens: the EH7700, TH7500-NL, TW865-NL, […]

Christie’s Virtual Remote projector app, providing an alternative to the standard IR remote control, is now available for Android devices. The Virtual Remote provides wireless control of all Christie 3-chip DLP projectors in the Christie M Series and Christie J Series projector families. Christie Virtual Remote supports all capabilities of a standard IR remote including: […]

Savant Systems introduced this week the Wi-Fi-based Savant Universal Remote. This remote is designed to control an entire AV system, including distributed audio, lighting, climate control and other features within a residential or commercial setting. Similar to Savant’s existing user interface options, the Savant Universal Remote is self-configuring once connected to the network, eliminating the […]

The AXYS Intellivox ADC Mark II range is intended for use in 70v/100v Public Address and Voice Alarm (PA/VA) systems. AXYS says the ADC range has been designed to maximize listening comfort and provide highly intelligible speech reproduction even within difficult reverberant spaces. Each array consists of 6 carefully aligned 4” full range loudspeakers housed […]

Scala is releasing the latest version of Scala Enterprise, which includes extensive integration with Samsung’s Smart Signage Platform. Scala Enterprise now enables installation, display, dynamic playlists, expansive scheduling and player monitoring and maintenance options for Samsung’s Smart Signage Platform. Scala told rAVe it’s seen interest from multiple industries given the ease of set up, elimination […]

PMA Research has posted its most recent Projector Tracking Service results to the “Top-Selling Projectors” area of its website. Each month, PMA Research posts the Top 5 Projector Lists for the following product categories: Pico and Personal Projectors – For Pico and Personal projectors, the July results showed that three of the five best-selling projectors […]

PreSonus has announced its new series of StudioLive AI (Active Integration) hardware/software digital mixing and recording systems. The series consists of three models: the 32-channel StudioLive 32.4.2AI, with 24 dedicated mix buses; 24-channel StudioLive 24.4.2AI, with 20 dedicated mix buses; and 16-channel StudioLive 16.4.2AI, with 16 dedicated mix buses. Using Burr-Brown A/D/A converters and new […]

BenQ America is shipping a new large-venue install projector dubbed the SX914 — an XGA (1024×768) resolution DLP projector specified to output 6,000 ANSI lumens with a contrast ratio of 6500:1.The projector offers 1.6x zoom capabilities, an embedded test pattern, dual HDMI inputs, a VGA port and an Ethernet port for control and content. With […]

The Digital Signage Federation, a not-for-profit trade organization serving the digital signage industry, will host an “open house” on Wed., Oct. 23, 2013 at O’Brien’s Irish Pub & Restaurant Times Square in Manhattan in support of #DpbMedia Week. The open house event runs 6:30-8:30 p.m., is free for DSF members — $20 for non-members — […]

Richard Gray’s Power Company (RGPC) will launch a new version of its IPAC-8 Remote IP Power Management System at CEDIA. The IPAC-8 provides IP-addressability and remote monitoring capabilities to power management systems. Designed for virtually any residential or commercial environment or application, IPAC-8 features on/off remote (IP) control of eight individual AC power outlets and […]

We don’t have official complete specs yet, but rAVe has learned that next week Samsung will show a 98″, 4K resolution (3840×2160) commercial-grade LCD monitor aimed at both digital signage and ProAV installs. In addition to being an ultra-high definition (UHD) display, the new 98″ will include both DisplayPort and HDMI (CEC enabled) inputs and […]

The new DIN-AP3 and DIN-AP3MEX 3-Series control processors from Crestron are designed for DIN rail mounting. Both work with Crestron DALI ballasts and LED drivers for commercial lighting projects and have native support for BACnet/IP. BACnet/IP is a direct interface to third-party building management systems over Ethernet that simplifies integration with lighting and other building […]

Home awareness and energy management brand enerG Corp will officially debut at CEDIA next month. The company’s Home Awareness System (utilizing the Z-Wave platform) allows homeowners to control, customize and automate all connected devices in the home and receive important system notifications on their Android and iOS devices. The enerG starter package consists of a […]

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Bryston this month introduced a new series of loudspeakers designed to complement its Model T line. Bryston says the new Model A series leverages the same design principals as the Model T, with a focus toward “minimizing distortion and compression during music and home theater playback applications.” The new Model A series offers newly designed […]

D-Tools Inc. has announced that Core Brands’ SpeakerCraft brand has recently renewed its D-Tools MVP Partnership. Detailed information on of the entire family of SpeakerCraft products is now available in the D-Tools product database, better enabling D-Tools System Integrator users to specify SpeakerCraft products. To read the complete press release online, click here.

CEDIA has announced that Leslie Shiner of The ShinerGroup will be inducted into its prestigious Fellows program, which honors longtime CEDIA members and volunteers who have contributed significantly to the association’s success. Shiner will be recognized at the annual Electronic Lifestyles Awards Celebration Sat., Sept. 28 during CEDIA EXPO 2013. To read the complete press […]

Two established manufacturer representative firms, AV Partners, Inc. and Clarity Business Group, Inc. have announced that they are forming an alliance. The name AV Partners will be retained, and Clarity Business Group will be absorbed into the organization. The territories for the firm are Southern California, Arizona, Southern Nevada, and Hawaii. To read the complete […]

AVnu Alliance, the industry consortium that certifies Audio Video Bridging (AVB) products for interoperability, has introduced three industry leaders from the consumer and automotive markets as new members dedicated to creating a new ecosystem of interoperable AVB devices through certification: Ceton, a provider in digital cable tuner solutions for the PC and manufacturer of in-home […]

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PESA has announced four new easyPORT analog/digital multi-point utility converter/switchers that support up to four inputs. The EASY-4ADX4B and EASY-4ADX4F are spec’d to have 10-bit conversion of composite analog video to SDI and both accept NTSC/PAL composite inputs and feature 4x oversampling. The EASY-4BX4DA and EASY-4FX4DA allow SDI video to be converted to analog video […]