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HP Poly Wants You to Re-Check Them Out Again; And, New Google Partnership to Drive Life-Size Conferencing
HP announced a bunch of AV and UCC gear ahead of Zoomtopia – including new AI PCs and AI-enabled video conferencing solutions. AI is transforming the way people feel about work. According to the 2024 HP Work Relationship Index, 68% of knowledge workers believe AI creates new opportunities to enjoy work, and 73% believe AI makes their job…
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Logitech Aims to Simplify Meeting Rooms with Extend Product That Uses BYOD and BYOM Concept
With Logitech’s Extend product line it is marketing it as a solution where “anyone can walk into an Android or BYOD-based meeting room, plug in with the USB-C cable, and launch a meeting [using Zoom, MS Teams or Google Meet] on their own laptop or mobile device.” If that sounds familiar, it should. This is a similar…
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The Hybrid Work Tug-of-War: Why Employees Are Winning the Battle for Flexibility
If you’ve been watching corporate America lately, you might think hybrid work is on the brink of extinction. While hybrid work isn’t actually disappearing, many CEOs wish it would — though for reasons more about power than productivity. Sure, there are some leaders who genuinely believe in-person collaboration boosts innovation, but most have come to…
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Plainfield High School is Packed with ProAV Tech; Here’s What It Includes
Plainfield Public Schools, located in Plainfield, New Jersey, recently hosted a ribbon cutting for its $4 million renovation of the Plainfield High School auditorium, new eSports gaming arena, and black box theater. PureTek Group, of nearby Boonton, New Jersey, designed and installed Electro-Voice sound reinforcement systems for each venue. “The auditorium was completely refurbished to serve…
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ISE 2025 Registration Opens; Use Code RAVEPUBS to Get It All for Free!
Registration is now open for Integrated Systems Europe (ISE 2025); returning to the Fira de Barcelona Gran Vía from 4-7 February – and, the ISE team is promising the most dynamic and engaging show yet, with a host of new initiatives and features, an expanded and more easily accessible content programme, as well as the unveiling…
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ARHT Media – the Cool Holographic Projection Company – Files for Bankruptcy; So Sad…
ARHT Media had (and still has) amazing technology – and a patent on it too. But, amazing tech doesn’t always make for a successful business model. In fact, had their holographic projection technology debuted two or three years from now, it would likely be more successful than it has been thus far. The real launch of…
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Here’s How L-Acoustics Created an Immersive Audio Experience in a Football Stadium in Tennessee; Thanks to CTSAVL
“Putting sound into a large college football stadium is always about punching all the way to the other side of the facility, but also sounding good doing it, which is why we landed on the K2,” comments Ben Boeshans, Senior Consultant at Salas O’Brien, which designed and specified the L-Acoustics sound system installed at Nashville’s…
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Panasonic is Adding AI Features to Its PTZ Cameras to Eliminate the Need for an AV Tech in AV and Broadcast Applications
Panasonic Connect announced a new auto framing feature for Panasonic PTZ cameras including automated video content suitable for broadcasting and video production. The application will be offered as a paid Advanced Auto Framing plug-in for Panasonic’s Media Production Suite software platform from CY2025 Q2. In addition, selected auto framing features will be offered free of charge for Panasonic’s…
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NextLVL Learning Aims to Rewire AV Talent Pipeline
In a world where experience is king, it’s the AV industry that makes it go round. From The Sphere to your favorite concert, it’s the audiovisual pros that make it happen. But there’s a problem: the industry is facing a talent crisis, and it’s looking pretty homogeneous. The AV Industry’s Diversity Problem Let’s break it down…
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Waves Audio Debuts eMotion LV1 Classic Live Mixing Console
Waves Audio announced a live mixing console dubbed the eMotion LV1 Classic; with 64 stereo channels and 44 stereo buses, 16 onboard Waves Signature Preamps and Waves processors included with the console. eMotion LV1 Classic builds upon the Waves LV1 mix engine, which until now has been available only as a software-based modular system. LV1 Classic…
