September 24, 2019
By: Stephen Toback
So I got one of those annoying ads in my Facebook feed about this amazing wireless microscope that's regularly a buhzillion dollars but can be yours today for only $79.99. I actually thought that was a pretty neat idea so...
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September 18, 2019
By: Richard Mitchell
In March, Apple announced the 2nd generation of AirPods. At $159, I was a bit hesitant to purchase them as I didn't really need yet another thing to keep charged. Sure, the addition of "hey Siri" control, 50% more talk...
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September 5, 2019
By: Stephen Toback
"Senses of Venice" launches today at the Chappell Family Gallery which is located at the intersection of the Perkins and Rubenstein Libraries on Duke's West Campus. My team's second major collaboration with the brilliant folks at Duke's Art, Art History...
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September 4, 2019
By: Devon Henry
Insta360 is coming out with another camera — this time, the Go Stabilized camera. It’s a super small camera you can connect to your clothes or hang up to take quick shots of the place around you. It’s water resistant...
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August 15, 2019
By: Richard Mitchell
Many businesses and universities have transitioned to open floorplans for staff. It's efficient, flexible, and saves a considerable amount of money. But, for the employees, having unscheduled disruptions can be distracting, causing loss of work or worse, general fatigue. The...
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By: Richard Mitchell
Face it, the form factor of most projectors hasn't changed much over the past few decades. Most projectors subscribe to the "rectangular box" design, sometimes spicing it up with white AND black options, oh my! Enter the Epson EV-105... If...
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July 22, 2019
By: Mich Donovan
Overview In July of 2019, the Duke Media Productions team was due for an upgrade on our computers. Through a mix of research, budgeting, and consultation (the fine folks at Adobe were incredibly helpful) , we arrived at two candidates...
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July 19, 2019
By: Richard Mitchell
It's always nice to have a visit from Biamp in the summer. For those that aren't in "the know," Biamp is "a leading provider of professional AV equipment well-suited for a variety of applications, including conferencing, paging, and video," or...
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July 7, 2019
By: Stephen Toback
I attended Anime Expo 2019 this past weekend and saw a few things that may be of interest to our community. WACOM has been so dominant in the drawing tablet industry, it was interesting to see a different manufacturer, XP-Pen,...
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July 1, 2019
By: Mich Donovan
Our team is due to get some new computers this month and we have narrowed our choices into an equivalently specced PC and iMac. To best decide between these options, I've found a few free-to-use tools that have helped me...
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