Marshall Electronics is adding to its range of camera offerings with three new compact and miniature cameras: the 4K60 Marshall CV420-CS, the 4K30 Marshall CV380-CS and the 1080p CV506-H12. The CV420-CS will be the first to launch in November 2018 and is for use in live events as well as film production, sports broadcasting and […]

This month at CCUMC, I will be discussing how Bates College began to turn around its service operations by using data, metrics, SLAs and dashboards. This is not an earth shattering new business tool, but it is something that I think many organizations still don’t use quite enough or don’t use it in the right […]

The first digital signage industry advocate I ever met was Lyle Bunn, recent founder of The Center For Digital Experience. It must have been some 20 years ago and I was writing for Sound and Communications magazine at the time. They asked us to do a new video show they were producing at the time.I […]

Extron has announced the TLS 1025M, a 10″ panel for Extron Room Scheduling systems. This 10″ stand-alone TouchLink Scheduling panel connects directly to a variety of popular calendar services and requires no additional scheduling software or external processors. It’s has an integrated native 1280×800 capacitive edge-to-edge Gorilla Glass touchscreen that is scratch and smudge-resistant. The […]

Nanov just unveiled a solar-powered LCD sign, a PIDS (Passenger Information Display Systems). It’s designed for bus stations and other transit settings, displays information in real-time and relies on energy from the sun. Each model comes with a 615x515x3-millimeter solar panel that provides power to the LCD sign. The sign is a combination of LCD […]

BrightSign and Mimo Monitors announced availability of the new line of BrightSign-enabled displays, beginning with the 10.1″ open frame capacitive touch display. The small-format monitors are designed for commercial and corporate applications such as kiosk information systems, gaming and amusement, POP/POS as well as conference room scheduling. The new line of Mimo Vue monitors include […]

signageOS introduced this month the Raspberry Pi custom integration for digital signage. The Raspberry Pi can be used as a standalone player or as an embedded compute module in the NEC large format displays. The advantages of using Raspberry Pi are basically that it’s an affordable, non-proprietary mini-computer that’sOS agnostic. The custom Linux core developed […]

That great sage and commentator on the human condition Yogi Berra is credited with creating this commandment-like law of technology: In theory, there’s no difference between theory and practice, but in practice, there is. Now, of course, Yogi didn’t realize or intend his statement to become one of the unwritten laws of the AV/IT universe […]

Atlona is shipping its new AT-HDVS-SC-RX HDBaseT receiver and scaler, featuring its CrystalScale Technology (ACT). The HDVS-SC-RX supports a local HDMI source as well as an HDBaseT input for receiving video, audio, control and Ethernet over category cable, with automatic input selection enabling the receiver/scaler to switch without manual intervention when a new source is […]

Draper is launching a trim solution for the Barco UniSee video wall system. SmartTrim for Barco UniSee is a patent-pending, design protected solution co-developed with SMS Smart Media Solutions, a Draper subsidiary in Sweden. It provides a simple and elegant trim remedy for a wide range of standard and custom Barco UniSee configurations. Standard kits […]

Almo ProAV today revealed details about the final 2018 E4 AV Tour stop of the year in Nashville. The largest and first two-day event is taking place at The Gaylord Opryland Resort in Nashville on October 25 and 26 and will include a certification day, backstage tech tour, dinner and live music, along with an […]

BrightSign and Bluefin announced the first BrightSign built-in room booking solution bundled with Signagelive. Available for $899, this bundle includes a 10.1″ BrightSign Built-In power over Ethernet (PoE+) commercial-grade touch screen with perimeter status lights and a one-year license to Signagelive’s powerful software for room scheduling and digital communication. Compatible with Office 365 and G […]

Chief’s new Impact on-wall kiosk is a 3″ to 5″ (76- to 127-millimeter) depth-adjustable exterior frame allows for a variety of display sizes. Reversible hinges help to avoid installation and service obstructions and our exclusive design keeps the display mounted to the frame when opened, providing unparalleled service and maintenance access. An integrated wall reveal […]

Premier Mounts has announced the launch of a new online tool for conceptualizing AV and digital signage projects. The LED Configurator will allow clients and customers to generate an image of what a new LED panel project may look like by inputting information such as the brand, display, model, wall dimensions, array size, structure, etc. […]

Extron is shipping its TLS 525M 5″ wall mount TouchLink scheduling panel. This stand-alone room scheduling panel connects directly to a variety of calendar services and requires no additional scheduling software or external processors. It uses a 800×480 capacitive edge-to-edge Gorilla Glass touchscreen that is scratch and smudge-resistant. The TLS 525M also features PoE (Power […]

B-Tech AV Mounts has launched two new flat-screen wall mounts specifically designed to allow recessed and video wall installs of small and medium sized displays. Featuring B-Tech’s pop-out technology, the BT8308 and BT8309 mounts cater for screens up to 42-inches and 25 kilograms, with VESA fittings from 75×75 up to 200×200. The first range of […]

Comprehensive Connectivity Company just launched its new CHE-HDBTWP240K — HDBaseT 4K 18G WallPlate Extender Kit up to 230 feet. The CHE-HDBTWP240K supports HDMI, USB 2.0 and VGA with audio inputs within a standard two-gang U.S. Decora wall box and can transmit HDMI signal over Cat6/6a/7 to a distance up to 131 feet for 4K2K@60Hz (4:4:4) […]

Optoma today launched its Creative Touch series of interactive flat panel displays (IFPDs) available in 65”, 75” and 86” formats. They start at $3,499. The Optoma Creative Touch IFPDs are basically native 4K (3840×2160) resolution, collaboration boards using LCD technology with up to 20-point multi-touch capabilities and a blue light filter (to reduce eye strain) and are aimed at classrooms, […]

Zoom added the ability to turn ANY display or computer with Zoom natively installed into a digital signage display about a year ago. Now, they’ve added scheduling and video-content playback capability at no added cost. Zoom Rooms Digital Signage allows organizations to share content on displays both in Zoom Rooms and in open areas like […]

Avocor today introduced the first Windows collaboration displays featuring touchscreen, Windows 10 and Microsoft 365. The first Windows collaboration displays by Avocor will ship in December of 2018. Avocor says they worked with Microsoft to create a single-cable solution that connects a Windows PC to the display. It allows for immediate control of the camera […]

Roland Professional A/V today announced the VP-42H Video Processor — supporting simultaneous output of up to four layered source signals from four HDMI inputs. It features their so-called Motion Scene Switching for smoother transitions between screen setups, remote switching via browser-based network control, audio management including de-embedding and embedding and a keyer function for overlays […]

THIS IS A PROMOTED POST FROM LEYARD PLANAR Leyard and Planar plan to visit 11 U.S. locations with its third annual Video Wallapalooza event series during the fall 2018 season. The road show plans to bring the latest in ultra-fine pitch and standard pitch LED video wall technology from Leyard. Planar LCD video walls, 4K […]

Christie has announced the official launch of the Christie UHD861-LT, an 86-inch UHD LCD panel with an integrated touch screen. The panel is part of Christie’s Access Series family of displays, which are available in 55-, 65-, 75- and 86-inch sizes. The new display is Crestron Connected and features integrated touch. It’s designed for 16/7 […]

Next month, I have the opportunity to be part of an amazing panel at CCUMC on AVaaS. Being part of this panel has made me think more about the service and do some research on it. I don’t want to spoil the entire panel here, after all, I know that we will have a huge […]

No industry is immune to change, and this is even more true for technology-based economies whose life cycles can be measured in time spans as short as three months. If you’ve worked in the audiovisual (AV) industry in the past decade, you’ve witnessed a hardware-centric community transform itself into one driven by software and innovation. […]

The new 70″ 8M-B70AU 8K LCD monitor is now available from Sharp using a native 7680×4320 resolution display, that’s technically 16 times higher than 1080p full HD — 33 million pixels. Specified at a 3000:1 contrast ratio, 400 cd/m2 brightness and integrated HDR, the 8M-B70AU converts any inkling signal to 8K resolution and has full […]

DVIGear has introduced DVI cables to its HyperLight Series – a new generation of Active Optical Cables (AOC). These cables support the extension of DVI 1.0 signals and, with an optional adapter cable, HDMI. They are fully HDCP 1.4 compliant and support signals with aggregate data rates up to 4.95 Gbps. These features enable HyperLight […]

NEC Display Solutions of America today announced the launch of its new F-Series indoor fine pitch direct view LED (dvLED) and Q-Series indoor and outdoor dvLED panels that offer customers a complete video wall solution. The F- and Q-Series mark the first NEC Display dvLED products to be launched from the company’s acquisition of S[quadrat] […]

The professional audiovisual industry will grow from $186 billion in 2018 to $230 billion by 2023, according to updated forecasts in the new 2018 AV Industry Outlook and Trends Analysis (IOTA) Global Summary produced by AVIXA, the Audiovisual and Integrated Experience Association.This report examines the forces driving growth, from macroeconomic factors to technology trends to […]

DPAA today unveiled a preliminary list of speakers for its annual Video Everywhere Summit, to be held at the iconic Roosevelt Hotel in New York on Tuesday, October 30 as part of Digital Signage Week (Oct. 29-Nov. 2). The event will bring together more than 900 delegates representing brands, agencies, digital out-of-home (DOOH) networks, ad […]

In addition to shooting over 400 product videos, we also captured 500 or so photos from the show floor at Integrate 2018. We’ve wrapped it all together via our rAVe NOW coverage and put it here. So, why do we cover a regional show in Australia? Well, Integrate isn’t your average regionally show; some big-time […]

Unless your media consumption habit is restricted to non-ad supported content, you will probably find the following experiment somewhat intriguing, if not downright disturbing. The next time you want to kill an hour doing non-work (and don’t we all sometimes), turn on any commercial broadcast channel, preferably either in the afternoon or late night and […]