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Digital Signage's Role in the Boston Marathon Crisis

Digital Signage's Role in the Boston Marathon Crisis

We tend to think of digital signage mostly as advertising or wayfinding—until there’s an emergency or crisis. Clear Channel Outdoor in Boston shows us (via their Facebook page) how digital signage can transform into a vital public safety communication system when necessary.* The tragedy of this year’s marathon, the inconceivable act of blowing up athletes at the finish line of a contest of personal endurance, stunned the American city of Boston. Read more

Christie Solaria One Shipments Accelerate in 2013

Christie Solaria One Shipments Accelerate in 2013

Shipments of the Christie Solaria One projector, a DCI-compliant solution based on the S2K DLP Cinema chipset, have accelerated since the first units rolled off Christie’s manufacturing plant floors in November 2012. Small-screen theatres in across Europe (and the rest of world) purchase these complete, economical projectors. “Smaller cinemas the world over are strong contributors to their local economies but they must make the switch to digital format. That said, their loss would also leave a cultural vacuum Read more

projectiondesign Powers an “Earthquake”

projectiondesign Powers an “Earthquake”

projectiondesign supplies its FL32 DLP projectors to the California Academy of Sciences for use in its ‘Earthquake’ exhibit. The projectors, with the manufacturer’s ReaLED solid-state light-source technology, are used to drive the display aspects of a 20ft-wide immersive dome, which shows a 3-minute film linking the concepts of geological time (plate movements over millions of years) and human time (earthquake activity, specifically in the San Francisco Bay Area). Read more

Gefen’s Daisy Chain System: Up to 100 Displays

Gefen’s Daisy Chain System: Up to 100 Displays

Gefen’s Daisy Chain HD System creates a large infrastructure for wiring displays using CAT-5 cable. The system includes sender, splitter and receiver units—all interconnected in a daisy chain concept. All three units work together to extend 1080p full HD with RS-232 and IR control signals using the same CAT-5 cable. “This is an evolutionary new daisy chain concept for many commercial applications, particularly digital signage-type video walls,” says Hagai Gefen, president, Gefen. Read more

Extron’s UTS 100 Series Under Table Shelf System

Extron’s UTS 100 Series Under Table Shelf System

The Extron UTS 100 Series Under Table Shelf System is a self-supporting, half rack width shelf designed for use in environments where a traditional equipment rack or cabinet cannot be located beneath a table top or other furniture surface. The compact, 1U modular shelf system mounts directly to the under-surface of the table top, without rack rails, and supports any combination of half, quarter, and eighth rack products. The UTS 100 Series•can be placed next to a table leg, in the center of the table, Read more

If You Know What a Cage Nut Is, You’ll Need This

If You Know What a Cage Nut Is, You’ll Need This

Everybody in the pro AV, broadcast, IT, home entertainment, security and other industries who are involved daily in installing equipment into19” rack mounting systems know exactly what we are talking about: NUTS. Cage nuts to be more precise. If traditional cage nuts drive you nuts, then PAS (Pro Audio Stash) launches an innovative captive nut design – the Threaded Rack Rail Clip Nut—to relieve your frustration and stress. The PAS Clip Nuts contain a threaded extrusion which slides over the square rack rails and clips closed. Read more

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Displays

AUO 55” Switchable-to-Mirror Display

AUO 55” Switchable-to-Mirror Display

AU Optronics (AUO), the Taiwan manufacturer that makes a full range of displays from the largest Public Information Displays to the smallest smartphone displays, showcased a 55-inch switchable-to-mirror display Read more

Projection and Screens

Industry’s First 4K 3-chip DLP Projector at 60 Hz

Industry’s First 4K 3-chip DLP Projector at 60 Hz

Christie achieves a milestone with the industry’s first 4K resolution 3-chip DLP projector running at 60 Hz which means the quality, clarity and brightness of projections at amusement park attractions, Read more

Industry News

Sharp Selling Off Pioneer Corp Shareholdings

Sharp Selling Off Pioneer Corp Shareholdings

Sharp Corporation of Japan says it is selling off its 9.2% shareholdings in Pioneer Corp. Currently Sharp is the largest shareholder on record in Pioneer with 30 million shares Read more

Conferencing

Citrix Adds Do-It-Yourself Webcasting

Citrix Adds Do-It-Yourself Webcasting

Citrix announces the general availability in Europe of GoToWebcast, a low-cost, self-service webcasting tool for up to 5000 attendees. With the launch of GoToWebcast, Citrix delivers a simple-to-use, self-service webcasting solution Read more

Audio

Networking Audio over Ethernet: RedNet Interfaces

Networking Audio over Ethernet: RedNet Interfaces

Focusrite‘s RedNet Ethernet audio interfaces give your customers the ability to set up a near-zero-latency audio-distribution system that can be accessed and shared across a network. Read more

Mounts and Accessories

Peerless-AV: Video Walls Should Be Easy to Install

Peerless-AV: Video Walls Should Be Easy to Install

Video walls should be easy to configure, quick to install and simple to maintain. The DS-VW765-POR Video Wall from Peerless-AV lets you create any configuration imaginable Read more

Feature

Remote Solution Lets Cisco Capture 100% of

Remote Solution Lets Cisco Capture 100% of "Cisco Live" Events Worldwide

by Michael Doyle, Executive Director, Virtual Edge Institute In 2012, Cisco Live Australia captured 35 sessions with video, audio and slides. In 2013, they stepped up the program Read more