AMX Launches New Site for Tech Decision Makers
Website defined from the IT manager’s perspective to address top priorities.
8 Tablet and Smartphone Video Chat Apps
There are video chat services for most mobile devices from smartphones to tablets, iPhone, iPads, Android to TMobile, Motorola, Droid, Galaxy, Nexus and many more. Many are even capable of group video chats. Here are some noteworthy and highly rated competitors to the two most popular videoconferencing mobile applications Skype and Apple’s FaceTime.
5 Must Have Mobile Apps to Control Your Projector
Take care of everything from projector control to content management with this collection of projector control apps. Check out apps from developers such as IIX Inc., Seiko Epson Corporation, Hitachi Consumer Electronics Co., Ltd. and Panasonic Corporation.
30 Inspiring Digital Signage Projects: DSE 2013 Apex Award Finalists
Check out thirty inspiring digital signage installations from interactive video walls to illuminated domed ceilings, using the full gamut of digital signage technologies. The winners of the 2013 Apex Awards will be announced at Digital Signage Expo 2013. The finalists include Mansfield Reformatory Preservation Society, Seminole Casino Coconut Creek, Westfield San Francisco Centre, Arsenal Media Fountain of Content, Christie West Wing, San Francisco Public Utility Commission, Florida Hospital Wesley Chapel, Saint Louis University, University of Waterloo Stratford Campus, Antron Showroom, Dallas Cowboys Stadium, University of Oregon, Dee Daa Restaurants, Starbucks Coffee Co, Top of Waikiki Restaurant, Tourisme Montérégie, Walt Disney World Swan & Dolphin Resort, Wynn in Las Vegas, Buffalo Wild Wings, Pepsi, Telenet Mobile, Clear Channel, Rumeli Hisari Castles, Westfield Shopping Center, Build-A-Bear Workshop, Connections, Holt Renfrew Ltd, McCarran International Airport, IGI, MTA Subway. Categories include: Business, Industry & Government, Education & Healthcare, Event Venues, Food & Beverage, Hospitality, Public Spaces, Retail, Transportation.
Intelligent Building Management is Fast Becoming the Way to Save Money
Intelligent use of lighting control, occupancy and vacancy sensors are making energy management a feasible and even necessary aspect of your building. Hardware and software from companies such as Lutron, AMX, Crestron, Johnson Controls and others make this possible.
Lessons from a $30 Million Luxury Hotel Technology Renovation
Designed to increase guest comfort and increase energy efficiency the $30 million renovation of the 154-room West Tower of One UN New York (formerly the UN Millennium Plaza Hotel) implemented touch screen-operated control of various systems in each room. Using Vantage Control’s InFusion control system combined with the company’s ScenePoint Relays and sensors for lighting, thermostat and in-room temperature sensors to coordinate climate control. The touchscreen panels offer five languages through which the hotel’s diverse clientele can operate the interface. The system is fully hardwired for security reasons.
8 Helpful iPhone Apps for Audio Analysis
Don’t just rely on your ear, use these smartphone apps to check audio levels for audio analysis.
Winter NAMM 2013 New Product Highlights and News in Audio and Lighting
New and new products from Winter NAMM 2013 for pro audio, entertainment technology, music production and music operations, sound recording, live sound, DJ, house of worship, commercial systems, stage and lighting professionals. Including NAMM Best in Show from Yamaha, Taylor Grand Orchestra, Kala, Evans, PreSonus, Peavey and more.
Future-proofing Your A/V Solution
Every A/V system is on an upgrade path from the moment it is installed. While it is impossible to be ready for everything in terms of control and automation, the trick to future-proofing is to be prepared to integrate new technologies down the line while not going overboard investing in one flavor as opposed to another.
CES 2013: The Buzz – 4K Displays, 3D Video Wall, Multi-touch and a Lot More
The buzz at CES 2013 is ultra high-definition, 4K (UHD) all the way from tablets, digital signage, projectors and flat panel displays! LG is showing the World’s Largest 3D Video Wall. We highlight some of the new products and technology announcements from the Consumer Electronics Show that will have an impact on corporate, hospitality, K-12, higher education, health care and houses of worship facilities. From tablets to displays, switchers and automation systems.
