October 21, 2015
By: Jack D'Ardenne
The Panasonic Fall Tech Tour is underway and will be in Raleigh next Tuesday 10/27 and Atlanta on Wednesday 11/4. This will be a great opportunity to see some of our newest technology – including laser projectors, video walls, interactive displays...
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September 18, 2015
By: Jack D'Ardenne
The Harvard Business School recently launched the HBX virtual classroom. "HBX Live is a studio based classroom located at WGBH Boston (public TV station) that enables 60 individuals from different locations around the world to join in a real-time discussion...
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August 4, 2015
By: Todd Stabley
I was intrigued by a recent article on streamingmedia.com that outlines innovations in home entertainment technology that are poised to make a big splash in the months ahead. These changes focus around dynamic range--the ability to express a much wider gamut...
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June 1, 2015
By: Jack D'Ardenne
For those that couldn’t make it, we had a great demo at Cisco's briefing center. We got to see a few of Cisco's latest MX, SX, and DX video conferencing systems. We also got to see a few new web collaboration...
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April 1, 2015
By: Jack D'Ardenne
Yesterday, Google announced its new HDMI stick, Chromebit, which will run Google's Chrome OS. Basically, it is a mini computer that plugs into a display's HDMI input. The device will be availble this summer, and will be sold for under $100....
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December 17, 2014
By: Jack D'Ardenne
This Friday we are having an action packed DDMC meeting at Nicholas School of the Environment’s new Environment Hall building. We will have a quick meeting (agenda below), take a tour of Environment Hall, and then test some wireless presentation devices...
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October 30, 2014
By: Jack D'Ardenne
Extron recently announced their new wireless collaboration gateway, ShareLink 200. The device is very similar to Crestron's AirMedia. Some differences compared to the AirMedia are listed below. We will reach out to Crestron for a demo and report back when we have...
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September 5, 2014
By: Jack D'Ardenne
Sony's new 4K ultra short throw laser projector has 4 HDMI inputs, speakers, RS-232, and a light output of 2,000 lm. It is capable of projecting a 147" 4K image. Oh, and it lists at $50,000. Check out Sony's website for more info....
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August 27, 2014
By: Jack D'Ardenne
Last month Paul Zylowski, Mweshi “Moon” Ngandwe, and I did a live web chat discussing some of the various AV gear and technologies we saw on our recent trip to InfoComm 2014 this past June. Below is a recording of the web chat....
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April 16, 2014
By: Chip Bobbert II
For those that work in broadcast or production, the Serial Digital Interface or SDI for short, is king. It's the professional standard for AV connections. SDI has been around since the 90's and has been updated along they way as...
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