Crestron has become a member of the EMerge Alliance to contribute its expertise in delivering fully integrated solutions that manage and control disparate building systems intelligently and efficiently. Creating a new standard for integrating commercial building infrastructures, power, controls and a wide variety of systems on a common platform is a key mission of EMerge. […]

Crestron brought a nice looking new touchpanel to InfoComm. The TPS-6X is a 6-inch touchpanel that incorporates many of the features previously found in nine different Crestron models. While docked, the TPS-6X is a wired Cresnet or Ethernet connected panel with full-motion video display. Users can lift the panel off the dock, and the panel […]

Crestron brought a new WiFi touchpanel to InfoComm that features an embedded Windows XP Operating System, 802.11a/b/g wireless, onboard NetMeeting and Skype, built-in Bluetooth for keyboard and mouse and a built-in biometric fingerprint scanner. The fixed-tilt design of the TPMC-8T features a 37-degree angle, so it’s designed for lectern, table or counter surface installation. It […]

By Gary Kayye, CTS When I saw the Cisco’s version of HD videoconferencing, called Cisco TelePresence, I was extremely impressed, as I have been with all the HD-based VTC systems.  But, when I started to ask a question of Cisco, I was stopped mid-sentence and told this was, “not videoconferencing; that’s a bad word with […]

Crestron’s new Isys i/O TPMC-8T is an 8.4-inch tabletop touch panel with embedded Windows XP and 802.11a/b/g wireless or wired LAN. This is the new fixed tabletop version of the TPMC-8X WiFi touch panel. The fixed-tilt design has a 37-degree angle for use on a lectern, table or counter, and you can add the optional […]

Crestron announced the DVPHD-PRO high-definition digital video processor. This 10-bit processor accepts up to eight source signals and displays them in up to eight scalable video windows simultaneously. Input and output resolutions are specified up to 1920 x 1200 for RGB and DVI signals. Crestron points to network operation centers, command and control, large venue […]

Crestron introduced the Isys i/O TPMC-8X WiFi touchpanel, which has an embedded Windows XP Operating System with 802.11g wireless. The TPMC-8X has more than 1.5 GB of memory  a nice amount for a compact unit such as this  and it has an 8.4-inch SVGA screen, capable of 3D graphics and streaming video. It […]

Crestron says this latest addition to the Isys i/O Touchpanel Media Center line of products is the first handheld touchpanel controller that delivers complete 2-way WiFi communication, for seamless system integration in modern facilities. The TPMC-4X offers direct high-speed wireless communication with any Ethernet Crestron control system, providing complete control of AV, lighting, HVAC, shades […]

Crestron added video to the company’s iMedia. iMedia is a one-wire control solution, transmitting power, control data, computer signals, high quality audio and now composite video over a single CAT5 in situations where your customers need simple, PC-only room applications for projector control and source selection. The new IM receivers all feature composite video outputs […]

RoomView 6.0 is released, but Crestron already announced plans for RoomView 7.0., the next release of the company’s multi-user resource management program for facility-wide monitoring, control and reporting of AV resources and environmental systems. Version 7.0 will automate and streamline several management and technical support functions for better efficiency and improved systems support. Built-in reporting […]

At InfoComm, Crestron introduced a major new product called MediaManager Presentation System (MPS). There are four models in the new series and each is a complete presentation in a stand-alone box. MPS has an integrated 2-Series Ethernet control system, multimedia switcher, audio amplifier, balanced audio with professional DSP, mic inputs, discrete touchpanel preview out and […]