Las Vegas, NV — February 17, 2014 — SMART Technologies Inc. (NASDAQ: SMT) (TSX: SMA), a leading collaboration company and global provider of interactive displays for enterprise, announces several new additions to the SMART Room System™ for Microsoft® Lync®. Enhancements include interactive sharing that enables touch and inking into any software application; integration with SMART Meeting Pro PE™ (Personal Edition) software and […]

SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH (February 18, 2014) — ClearOne (NASDAQ: CLRO)  has received top marks from Frost & Sullivan for its continued innovation and leadership in the installed audio conferencing market, as the recipient of the 2014 Frost & Sullivan Global Installed Audio Conferencing Systems Market Leadership Award. The award is presented to the company that […]

It has been about 18 months since the AV world was officially introduced to 4K. Many of us in the AV industry take major changes like 4K with a grain of salt. I think it tends to be because we have seen technologies (think 3D) have a groundswell, and then fall flat. So, we are […]

SUDBURY, Mass. — Feb. 13, 2014 — Revolabs announced today that TMC, a global, integrated media company, has named the FLX™ UC 500 USB conference phone as a recipient of a 2014 INTERNET TELEPHONY Product of the Year Award. Specifically designed to deliver superior audio handling for conference rooms, desktop workstations, and small and home offices, the FLX […]

VUE Audiotechnik today unveiled the h-8 speaker, which uses an 8-inch transducer with a neodymium compression driver that’s capable of high frequency performance thanks to the Truextent beryllium diaphragm at its core. VUE’s SystemVUE networking technology is standard in the h-8 and that makes it possible to connect one or more h-8’s with any VUE […]

VidOvation’s new PKA-2210 primary use is as an automatic protection switch as the unit has two inputs with seamless and automatic switching capability. A primary video feed can be connected to the A input and a backup feed on the B input. If the A feed should fail, the PKA-2210 will switch to the B […]

San Diego, CA (Feb 2014) – VUE Audiotechnik today unveiled the latest addition to its flagship h-Class family. The compact h-8 benefits from the same advanced technologies developed for the larger h-12 and h-15 systems, and combines them into a compact and versatile design that’s ideal for applications where space is at a premium and exceptional […]

Fremont, CA – February 17, 2014 – Blackmagic Design today announced that Dutch broadcaster NOS deployed the Blackmagic Universal Videohub 288 for signal routing and distribution during its coverage of the Olympic Winter Games. Built by live production specialist Broadcast Rental, the Sochi facility will handle more than 60 live signals from across the Games. As well as […]

London, UK, 17/2/2014: Tripleplay is proud to announce that its digital signage solution, TripleSign, has been selected by the Co-operative Group and by, Tripleplay Authorised Partner, ProAV as the delivery method for the reception area video wall display in its new Manchester premises. The Co-operative Group’s headquarter development at One Angel Square represents a significant […]

Oakland, CA – February 2014… Bishop Carl Smith is on a mission, and he’s unapologetic. The members of New Birth Church are encouraged not only to attend church, but to become the church by actively working to improve the quality of the lives of those they touch. Housed in a mid-19th century Catholic Cathedral, New Birth’s […]

Although this year’s DSE was full of great technology, the items discussed below are indeed a few of my favorite things. Before going into detail, let me just say that it has been a crazy DSE — I haven’t seen the official numbers, but attendance feels way up. I know this because part of my […]

MISSISSAUGA, ONTARIO, February 14, 2014 — Advanced, Canada’s leading AV and IT integrator, today announced that its IQ™ Global Innovation Center installation won the Gold DSE 2014 Apex Award – the highest honor – in the Business, Industry & Government category. The installation consists of 55 rooms and a jaw-dropping 58-foot Prysm LPD video wall […]

At DSE, Panasonic demonstrated its newest offerings, including the PT-RZ670U lamp-free projector, TH-47LFX60U ruggedized and weatherproof outdoor display, TH-47LFV5U video wall display and ET-SWA100 status-monitoring software. The PT-RZ670U is a lamp-free projector that uses a 1-chip DLP laser projector specified at 6,000 lumens and 20,000 hours of operation. Equipped with DIGITAL LINK (Panasonic’s branding for […]

After attracting more than 50,000 registered attendees for the first time in its history from Feb. 4 – 6, 2014, Integrated Systems Europe has cemented its reputation as one of the world’s most popular event for professional AV and electronic systems integration. The final total attendance of 51,003 surpassed even the most optimistic expectations, with […]

Casio’s new YA-S10 Geometric Correction Box features technology that allows a single projector to display images on curved surfaces. Although aimed at the digital signage market, rAVe sees the YA-S10 as a perfect box for rental applications, as well as retail and trade show applications. Features of the YA-S10 include: High-precision correction and an interface […]

Digital Signage Expo (DSE) interactive technology and digital out-of-home networks (DOOH), today announced the independently judged winners of its Apex & Content Awards for 2014 at its 5th Annual Awards Dinner, sponsored this year by the Digital Signage Federation and Peerless-AV. Apex Awards This year Gold, Silver and Bronze Apex Awards were presented to winners […]

Electronic Systems Protection (ESP) new enVision Power Conditioning System (PCS) is a diagnostic and power protection device that measures and records power disturbances in detailed, real-time reports and displays. This cost-saving solution gives service teams the ability to quickly identify power problems that can cause lock-ups and copy quality issues. With fifty power anomalies occurring […]

By Paul Flanigan DSA At this time last year, I was telling the DSA that I would sponsor the Dallas Symposium. Now I’m the Executive Director of the DSA, and responsible for it. What a difference a year makes. How many shows have you been to in the past year? A lot? I would need […]

Jesse Breidinger of ARAMARK sat down with us at the 2014 Digital Signage Expo and explained the process her award-winning integration for the NFL’s Baltimore Ravens’ stadium went through to integrate digital signage that showed a clear ROI. She used Allure Global to manage the creative and integration and the results show the power to […]

The key to making a lot of money in digital signage is doing it right – and doing it all. That includes the creative content too. A company called Allure Global does creative content production, software and management specifically for digital signage systems. This is the “missing-link” for most integrators doing digital signage right. Listen […]

We are live at the DSE 2014 show. Lyle Bunn tracks every aspect of the digital signage market and he joins rAVe RADIO to share his top three trends in digital signage for 2014. Listen to hear them!

Rich has been selling digital signage displays since before the term digital signage was being used. He’s now the VP or Product Marketing and Solutions at NEC and he shares with us NEC’s new product launches here at DSE that include a projector aimed at the DS market and an applications approach to signage integration.

Steve Seminario, Planar’s Senior Director of Product Marketing stopped by our rAVe RADIO podcast station and talked about their new 84″ 4K resolution LCD that’s available in a 32-point touch tabletop and wall mount format (portrait and landscape and a non-touch version called the UltraRes.

Chief just debuted a totally new way to mount video walls and digital signage displays – it’s called ConnexSys and it all mounts on Unistrut. It’s designed to speed up and simplify video wall mounting and integration. Listen and hear how.

Las Vegas, Feb. 12, 2014 – Panasonic System Communications Company of North America will showcase new displays, projectors and software at Digital Signage Expo 2014. As a leader in a broad range of technology solutions for industries such as retail, education, security and hospitality, Panasonic will present products for a range of environments, from outdoor sports facilities to school cafeterias […]

Gary caught up with 5th Screen CVP Keith Kelsen – a creative guru in the DS marketplace. In this podcast Keith gives some great examples of how ramification of digital signage is delivering sales results.

Jeff Porter was at SCALA for over 18-years and is now an independent consultant helping emerging companies and technologies to enter the digital signage market. He tells us about two of his newest companies and their unique technology. Jeff’s company is atwww.porterdigitalsignage.com

Northbrook, IL: February 2014 – AmpliVox Sound Systems finished 2013 with an impressive list of product introductions and improvements over the preceding 12 months. The innovations affected items in virtually all of AmpliVox’s product areas, including presentation lecterns, portable PA systems, megaphones, and other audio equipment. AmpliVox also partnered with several firms to integrate AmpliVox speakers […]

Las Vegas, NV – (February 12, 2014) – Insteo, BrightSign, Phillips Commercial and Peerless-AV announced today their collaboration to deliver a dramatic ‘Social Buzz’ wall and Entry Archway for DSE 2014. These video walls serve as a welcome to all attendees and highlight top social media posts and photos from Twitter, Facebook, Pinterest, Instagram and […]

Lia Osburn, Director of Marketing with elevateDigital stopped by our podcast station in the SCALA booth to explain their unique outdoor offerings for retail and hospitality. They are the leading outdoor DOOH provider for custom solutions. You can learn more about them at www.elevateDigital.com

Gary sits down to talk with iSign Media CEO Alex Romanov in this DSE special edition of Rants and rAVes. iSign Media makes a simple-to-integrate bluetooth device that sends digital signage content to a mobile device – without loading an App on your phone! Listen to hear how it works and learn more at www.isignmedia.com

Gary caught up with BrightSign CEO Jeff Hastings  here at the 2014 Digital Signage Expo to talk about their new 4K resolution media player – the first in the digital signage market. He talks about the technology used to get the 4K resolution at 60fps and about how to become a BrightSign integrator.