Sara Abrons

Sara Abrons

Sara Abrons previously served as executive editor of rAVe [PUBS] and managing director of THE rAVe Agency. She is a graduate of the School of Media and Journalism at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

RME Announces Fireface UFX II

RME Audio AG just introduced the new RME Fireface UFX II audio production interface. The inclusion of DURec (Direct USB Recording) and RME’s low latency hardware and driver designs, the Fireface UFX II is for home studios and commercial audio production facilities.With capacity for 60 audio channels (30 input and 30 output), support for sampling frequencies upward of 192 kHz, and the […]

RME Announces Fireface UFX II

Audipack Debuts Silent 9300, an ISO 4043-2016 Certified Sound Booth

Audipack’s new Silent 9300-IS0 is an ISO 4043-2016 simultaneous interpretation booth. That means it meets the requirements set for the quality and transmission of sound and image provided to interpreters. The Silent Series consists of three versions, the Silent 6300, the Silent 9300 and 9500. All versions are fully transportable. Here are the details.

Audipack Debuts Silent 9300, an ISO 4043-2016 Certified Sound Booth

RME Digiface USB Ships

RME’s Digiface USB is a portable and lightweight audio interface (only 220 grams /0.49 pounds) that transfers digital audio data in SPDIF and ADAT format to Windows and Mac computers. There are four optical ADAT / SPDIF I/O inputs and an analog line/phones output via 6.3-millimeter TRS jack. A triple ADAT I/O interface with phones and PCI interface, Digiface USB is designed to simplify […]

RME Digiface USB Ships

Nuvo Debuts P500 Sound Bar

Legrand demo’d its new Nuvo P500, the first sound bar and subwoofer combo in its Player Portfolio whole home audio product line, at ISE 2017. Integrated with a 2.1 audio system with an eight-inch wireless subwoofer, the P500 provides has four customizable audio modes — movie, music, voice and night mode.It has an industrial design, with a metal grill, white backlit touch panel and a hidden internal power supply. […]

Nuvo Debuts P500 Sound Bar

FIBARO Launches KeyFob Home Control

The FIBARO KeyFob enables home control via management and activation of Z-Wave connected devices working within the same network. Using Z-Wave 5 you can control six devices or set up marcros to activate pre-programmed scenes. The mini FIBARO remote control has an LED display that indicates the current status of the device, such as alerting whether it has entered wake up mode, is undergoing […]

FIBARO Launches KeyFob Home Control

Lutron Electronics Launches New LED Fixtures

Lutron has launched Finiré LED Recessed Downlights and Lumaris LED Linear Lighting fixtures featuring smooth dimming. These products are focused on high-end residential and hospitality applications and are designed to work with Lutron controls as part of a HomeWorks QS, Quantum or myRoom system.The new Lutron fixture ranges claims to resolve common issues associated with LED lighting, such as flickering or lack of dimming consistency, across the whole range of light outputs. Here are all the specs.

Lutron Electronics Launches New LED Fixtures

Sonnet Announces Mac and Windows Compatible Dual-Port 10 Gigabit Ethernet (10GbE) Thunderbolt 3 Adapters

Sonnet Technologies today announced the Twin 10G Thunderbolt 3 Edition Thunderbolt 3 to Dual-Port 10GBASE-T 10 Gigabit Ethernet (10GbE) adapter and the Twin 10G SFP+ Thunderbolt 3 Edition Thunderbolt 3 to Dual-Port SFP+ 10GbE adapter. Both provide 10GbE network connectivity to any Mac or Windows computer with a Thunderbolt 3 port, and they enable users to easily connect their computers via copper or optical cables to […]

Sonnet Announces Mac and Windows Compatible Dual-Port 10 Gigabit Ethernet (10GbE) Thunderbolt 3 Adapters

NEC Debuts 34″ Curved 21:9 LCD

  NEC Display Solutions of America announced today its new 34-inch curved display, the NEC MultiSync EX341R. The LED-backlit, commercial-grade desktop display with a 21:9 aspect ratio provides an immersive desktop experience for business, finance, and command & control users. With an SVA panel and 3440×1440 resolution, the EX341R display has an 1800R curvature as well as ultra-narrow 1.55mm bezels on […]

NEC Debuts 34″ Curved 21:9 LCD

Extron Introduces Compact Control Processor with Dedicated AV LAN Port

Extron just introduced the IPCP Pro 255, a compact, high performance IP Link Pro control processor with a dedicated AV LAN port.It features advanced security standards and dual Gigabit Ethernet ports, which ensure compatibility with multiple TouchLink Pro touchpanels using a standard network infrastructure. Of the two Ethernet ports, the AV LAN is designed to control local AV devices, and safeguard them […]

Extron Introduces Compact Control Processor with Dedicated AV LAN Port

ONErack Adds New Dual Redundant, Hot Swappable Power Supply

The tvONE ONErack is a universal racking mounting solution with power and cooling. It’s design converts randomly sized, externally-powered devices from any manufacturer into slide-in modules that can be installed serviced. The dual redundant power supply is hot swappable, and helps remove a potential point of failure in racks used for mission critical installations. In addition to reliability, this new […]

ONErack Adds New Dual Redundant, Hot Swappable Power Supply

LynTec Adds Over-Voltage Protection to RPC Panel Family

LynTec today announced the addition of over-voltage protection to its RPC and RPCR series power control panels. The new over-voltage protection will function like the panels’ under-voltage protection. The system will monitor the incoming voltage and automatically shut off any protected circuits when the voltage reads 20 percent above or below the selected voltage level for two seconds. When the […]

LynTec Adds Over-Voltage Protection to RPC Panel Family

PureLink Debuts More HDMI 2.0 Products

PureLink has introduced a new series of HDMI 2.0 Transmitter and Receiver products for 4K60 (4:4:4 at 8-bit color) signal management.  The HCE III Tx/Rx and HTE III Tx/Rx extender pairs are HDMI 2.0 compliant HDBaseT extension systems with what PureLink says is “a light compression technology” over a single CATx cable. Like all 4K HDBaseT products, the Transmitter can send 4K video up to […]

PureLink Debuts More HDMI 2.0 Products

Gefen Debuts New 4K Video-Over-IP Products at ISE

Gefen just launched a new Video-over-IP system that includes both a Transmitter/Sender and Receiver set. The new Sender and Receiver KVM units (the EXT-UHDV-KA-LANS-TX and EXT-UHDV-KA-LANS-RX) are 4K@60Hz (4:2:0) at 8-bit color and have a built-in scaler, Power-over-Ethernet (PoE) and digital/analog audio break-out. Spec’d to handle 3840×2160 at 60 Hz and 4:2:0 chroma subsampling and uses a 1 Gigabit network switch. Both products […]

Gefen Debuts New 4K Video-Over-IP Products at ISE

Sennheiser Debuts New Version of Control Cockpit

Sennheiser has announced a new version of its Control Cockpit software suite. Now, the latest version, 1.1.0, now includes wider language support with English, French, Spanish and German localization. The Sennheiser Control Cockpit is the central software for easy handling, control and maintenance of the entire SpeechLine Digital Wireless system. Control Cockpit offers network-based monitoring and remote control that can be accessed […]

Sennheiser Debuts New Version of Control Cockpit

New Lecture Capture Capability for WolfVision Cynap

WolfVision showing a new enhanced version of its vSolution Cynap collaboration system at ISE. Cynap now has a Capture Pack, a lecture recording capture agent which uses Opencast technologies to provide secure, reliable, scheduling, processing, management, and intelligent distribution of academic and corporate video recordings.Cynap is marketed as an ‘all-in-one’ collaboration product with a built-in media player, WebRTC web conferencing, streaming, BYOD mirroring, plus whiteboard and annotation […]

New Lecture Capture Capability for WolfVision Cynap

SpeakerCraft Debuts Dolby Atmos Enabled In-Wall Height Speaker at ISE

SpeakerCraft has what they are claiming is the world’s first Dolby Atmos enabled in-wall height speaker, the AIM Series 2 ATX100, at ISE 2017. The SpeakerCraft ATX100 reflects sound off the ceiling to place and move audio anywhere in the room, including overhead, to bring entertainment alive for the audience. The ATX100 is the architectural in-wall solution to the traditional floor-standing […]

SpeakerCraft Debuts Dolby Atmos Enabled In-Wall Height Speaker at ISE

DENON Debuts the DN-500R Solid State Recorder

  The DN-500R is a solid state audio recorder in a 1 RU chassis that includes an OLED display, SD/SDHC and USB media recording as well as playback and is aimed at houses of worship, education and lecture recording.The DN-500R has analog balanced XLR and unbalanced RCA inputs as well as broadcast-grade AES/EBU digital inputs and a switching power supply for worldwide usage.Not only can audio be […]

DENON Debuts the DN-500R Solid State Recorder

Premier Mounts Debuts the EPIC LED Mounting Solution

  The EPIC Series of Direct View LED Mounting Solutions is specifically for mounting LED displays. While Direct-View LED gets thinner, brighter—and more cost effective, Premier says —integrators must focus on complete solutions to focus on customers needs. With old LCD solutions, and the plasma that preceded them, the industry lived in a heavy, complex world preoccupied with easy installation. With heavy-duty mounting, complex […]

Premier Mounts Debuts the EPIC LED Mounting Solution

Kramer Launches VIAware Software-Based Wireless Collaboration Aimed at Small Room and Classrooms

  VIAware is a software-only wireless collaboration system that can show up to six user screens on one display or up to 12 screens on two displays (hardware-dependent) via Wi-Fi. Capable of iOS mirroring for MacBook, iPad and iPhone as well as native mirroring for Chromebook, Android (Lollipop OS 5.0 or newer) and Windows phone. In a school application, remote students […]

Kramer Launches VIAware Software-Based Wireless Collaboration Aimed at Small Room and Classrooms

NEC Intros PA803UL and PA653UL LCD Laser-Based Installation Projectors at ISE

  NEC Display Solutions Europe today announced two laser-based additions to its PA Series of LCD projectors, taking low-maintenance operation to a new level. The new additions, the PA803UL and PA653UL models leverage a filter-free design, eliminating one of the biggest operational overheads normally found in installed projectors. Both projectors are WUXGA (1920×1200) resolution, have 360 degree positioning support in any direction and also feature motorized zoom and focus, […]

NEC Intros PA803UL and PA653UL LCD Laser-Based Installation Projectors at ISE

Bowers & Wilkins Debuts CI800 Series Diamond

The new CI800 Series Diamond includes three new models that feature Diamond dome tweeters and Continuum and Aerofoil cone. They are part of their custom installation range for the home.This range of in-wall and in-ceiling speakers features transducer technologies that include Diamond dome tweeters, Continuum midrange drivers and Aerofoil bass cones. Originally developed for the 800 Series Diamond, […]

Bowers & Wilkins Debuts CI800 Series Diamond

K-array Intros Compact Full-Range Speaker Line Called Domino

K-array’s new full-range speaker line, Domino. These compact stainless steel speakers with plug and play capabilities do not require presets and can be driven by any amplifier making them the perfect solution for applications from intimate restaurants to live concert settings. The new line consists of three speakers: the KF26, the KF210 and the KF212. The KF26 is […]

K-array Intros Compact Full-Range Speaker Line Called Domino

Bowers & Wilkins Launches DB Series Subwoofers

The new Bowers & Wilkins DB Series includes three subwoofers that feature the Aerofoil cone bass drivers used in the company’s flagship 800 Series Diamond. The Bowers & Wilkins DB Series is comprising of the flagship DB1D, mid-sized DB2D and compact DB3D. All three models have very high power on tap — with the DB1D featuring 2000-watts — […]

Bowers & Wilkins Launches DB Series Subwoofers

Gefen Intros DisplayPort 1.2 Fiber-Optic Extender at ISE

Gefen from Core Brands today introduced the EXT-DP-4K600-1SC extender that claims to allow systems integrators to place 4K 600 MHz DisplayPort 1.2 sources and displays up to 660 feet apart with full optical isolation. The EXT-DP-4K600-1SC extends HDCP 2.2, HDCP 1.4 and DPCP compliant DisplayPort 600 MHz 4K audio/video over fiber. WQUXGA (3840×2400), 4K Ultra HD (3840×2160), and 4K Cinema — DCI […]

Gefen Intros DisplayPort 1.2 Fiber-Optic Extender at ISE

Xantech Debuts New EX Series HDMI Cables

Xantech today announced the introduction of its new EX Series HDMI cables. The Xantech cables are spec’d to deliver up to 4K 60 4:4:4 resolution capability with a pixel rate of 600 MHz, enabling transmission of High Dynamic Range (HDR) video with a bandwidth faster than 18Gbps at 4K@50/60 (2160p), which is four times the clarity of 1080p/60 video resolution. All […]

Xantech Debuts New EX Series HDMI Cables

MC2 Audio Debuts Delta Series Amplifiers

MC2 Audio has launched six models in a new Delta Series of networkable audio processing power amplifiers. Incorporating XTA’s 96kHz DSP, MC2 Audio says the line are DSP-enabled and have three input options: analog, AES3 and Audinate’s Dante networked audio. The units have four inputs and eight outputs and four of the outputs driving the […]

MC2 Audio Debuts Delta Series Amplifiers

Sennheiser Expands TeamConnect Set Tray M

At ISE 2017 Sennheiser is expanding its range of dedicated business products with two new conferencing solutions: The TeamConnect Wireless Set Tray M offers Sennheiser’s innovative wireless conferencing solution in a new smaller configuration for up to 12 participants. The all-new SL Boundary 114-S DW microphone — part of their SpeechLine family of speech-dedicated microphones, […]

Sennheiser Expands TeamConnect Set Tray M

Extron Intros New TLP Pro 725T Touch Panel

Extron just launched the TLP Pro 725T TouchLink Pro Touchpanel. Inside this newly-designed touchpanel, there’s a new quad-core processor and eight times more memory feeding the 7-inch 1024×600 (with 24-bit color) capacitive touchscreen. The new touchscreen includes scratch and smudge-resistant Corning Gorilla Glass and it has a design unlike any other Extron touch panel. Extron […]

Extron Intros New TLP Pro 725T Touch Panel

Sony’s RM-IP500 Remote Controller is for Controlling PTZ Cameras for Lecture Capture and Event Production

Sony’s new RM-IP500 remote controller is for intuitive control of its latest pan-tilt-zoom (PTZ) cameras in a range of applications including lecture capture for education, event production and broadcast. The RM-IP500 controller is designed to work with Sony’s new BRC-H800, BRC-H900, BRC-X1000 and SRG-360SHE PTZ cameras as well as the new MCX-500 all-in-one HD switcher, […]

Sony’s RM-IP500 Remote Controller is for Controlling PTZ Cameras for Lecture Capture and Event Production

Shuttle Computer Announced the DX30 Digital Signage Player for Small Businesses

Shuttle Computer Group has announced the DX30 player that can display content on three screens simultaneously (in 4K). Shuttle’s new slim model DX30 features a low-cost and low-power consumption design that is built with an Intel Entry Level Apollo Lake SoC 14nm processor. The DX30 has built-in Intel i211 Gigabit LAN and supports Wake On […]

Shuttle Computer Announced the DX30 Digital Signage Player for Small Businesses

AMX Debuts N7142 AV-Over-IP Presentation Switcher

HARMAN Pro today unveiled the AMX N7142 Presentation Switcher, an all-in-one presentation switcher that incorporates low-latency Networked AV video distribution. It’s aimed at classrooms and conference rooms. The N7142 Presentation Switcher distributes up to 4K UHD (3840×2160) content from 4K sources (4K @60Hz 4:2:0) HDMI 2.0 and two VGA inputs that can be independently switched […]

AMX Debuts N7142 AV-Over-IP Presentation Switcher

Epson Launches New Pro L-Series Laser Projectors at ISE

Epson has announced the latest Pro L-Series large venue laser projectors. The Pro L-Series come in five new models ranging from 12,000 to 15,000 lumens of color brightness and white brightness plus WUXGA and SXGA+ resolution. Leveraging 3LCD technology, the Pro L-Series integrate a laser-light source with an inorganic phosphor wheel in combination with inorganic […]

Epson Launches New Pro L-Series Laser Projectors at ISE