October 10, 2017
By: Richard Mitchell
I’m always a little surprised when an inexpensive piece of AV that I’ve been secretly lusting after actually delivers on the audio and video goodness I seek. Elgato was nice enough to send us a demo unit of their Cam Link that I...
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September 26, 2017
By: Richard Mitchell
HP visited Duke's Technology Engagement Center (TEC) this morning to provide an overview of their Sprout Pro G2. Describing the Sprout is a tricky thing to do considering the unique capabilities of the device. As HP was quick to mention,...
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February 22, 2017
By: Richard Mitchell
Earlier this month, Vaddio (now a division of Milestone AV Technologies as of April 2016) visited the TEC to provide an in-depth technical overview of their new RoboTRAK camera tracking system. The system, used in combination with many existing Vaddio cameras, functions...
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August 23, 2016
By: Richard Mitchell
Oh Kickstarter... how you love to torment us. Most AV technicians know that the world of software based video conferencing is rapidly expanding. Every tech company seems to have some form of home-grown video conferencing. Google has Hangouts and Duo, Microsoft...
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August 22, 2016
By: Richard Mitchell
This past spring, Biamp Systems announced a new collaboration tool for huddle rooms and small meeting spaces called Devio. The system, ideal for "bring your own device" (BYOD) spaces, integrates Biamp's high quality microphones and acoustic eco cancelation (AEC) technologies with...
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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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February 25, 2014
By: Jack D'Ardenne
This new Panasonic AW-HE2 USB HD camera looks interesting. High list price ($995), but it offers a lot of functionality. I'm going to reach out to Panasonic to see if we can get a demo and I'll report back if we...
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February 19, 2014
By: Chip Bobbert II
Often times we have events, projects or circumstances that require us to use high end cameras with software that is really only designed for USB cams. Professional and Prosumer gear almost always lacks the USB interface so this can be...
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February 5, 2014
By: Chip Bobbert II
https://vimeo.com/85940352 In our MPS recording studio I set out to improve the lighting quality with a low budget. I thought I would share my strategies and results in hopes other might benefit. Cameras do a bad job of reproducing what...
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October 29, 2013
By: Jack D'Ardenne
Duke's Logitech rep, Warren Widener stopped by today to show us some of Logitech's business line products (listed below). Two of the highlights were the BCC950 ConferenceCam and the Logitech Mobile Speakerphone P710e. The BCC950 webcam features 1080P video, PTZ operation...
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