April 17, 2018
By: Richard Mitchell
In June of 2017, Crestron announced that their 3 series processors were capable of integrating with Amazon's Alexa voice control. While initially viewed with a bit of skepticism, the updates and enhancements Crestron has implemented to their modules over the past...
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April 16, 2018
By: Richard Mitchell
When I purchase inexpensive in-ear Bluetooth headphones, I generally have a somewhat low expectation for the device. If they last an academic year and are usable (with somewhat expected minor issues), I chalk it up to a great purchase. After all,...
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By: Richard Mitchell
If you provide AV consulting services, as our department does for Duke University, you'll find yourself frequently measuring all types of unique spaces. How far away is that projection screen? How long does the HDMI cable need to be? How...
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April 11, 2018
By: Richard Mitchell
As a self-proclaimed accessibility nut, offering subtitles/closed captions isn't simply a nicety in 2018... it's a necessity. This is particularly true now that my ears have passed their prime, perhaps due to one too many Guided by Voices concerts in my...
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April 10, 2018
By: Todd Stabley
Thanks to Libby Evans for finding this excellent article coming fresh out of NAB this year that highlights a couple of the infrastructure changes that are likely to help power the coming revolutions in AR/VR A new standard from the...
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By: Todd Stabley
Big advances are taking place in intersection of video with AI (Artificial Intelligence). I ran across an interesting article in Streaming Media Magazine called The State of Video and AI 2018 that takes stock of some of these changes and...
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April 2, 2018
By: Richard Mitchell
This past week, Epson provided an overview of their Pro L1300U projector at the Technology Engagement Center. The projector is an impressive 8,000-lumen beast, specifically designed for medium to large environments where image and color accuracy matters. The laser light engine...
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March 30, 2018
By: Richard Mitchell
This past week, Bill Lindsay of Wacom visited Duke's Technology Engagement Center (TEC) to showcase their recently announced product line. Wacom provides interactive pen displays, pen tablets, and styluses to equip and inspire everyone make the world a more creative place,...
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March 7, 2018
By: Richard Mitchell
On March 6th, the Duke Digital Media Community (DDMC) welcomed Danielle Walker from Squirrels to showcase their new product called Ditto. Ditto allows Windows users to wirelessly share content to an Apple TV. While this capability has been available with other software...
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By: Richard Mitchell
The good folks at NewTek were nice enough to send Duke's Office of Information Technology a demo unit of their new Connect Spark. The Connect Spark is a difficult device to explain to someone that has never produced or recorded a multi-camera...
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