The Perfect A/V Meeting Space The right equipment for a meeting space can add to the success of a gathering. The better experience provided more professional you represent yourself. Learn how to use A/V technology to reduce distractions and return the focus to the presenter.
Checklist: the Top Five Must-Have Videoconferencing Features Consultant Theo Economides describes the five most important capabilities your videoconferencing system should have. Learn how to pare down to size this expansive market and choose the right system for you.
The 11 Most Popular Lighting Apps Eleven of the most popular lighting apps from our coverage of mobile lighting technology. Featuring apps from developers like Synthe FX, Pegasus Lighting, okamotodesigns, Andrew Derrington, Alcorn McBride, Inc, 2Flying, Lazyapps, Daniel Murfin, Wybron, Inc, ADL Electronics, and Nathron for your Android and iOS device.
7 Must Have Apps for Electrical Reference and Calculations on Your iOS or Android Device Onsite electrical reference and calculators for your mobile device. These NEC-certified electrical resources are great for electricians, electrical designers, lighting designers and installers and other engineers. Check out apps from developers such as Calculated Industries, Krueger Systems, Inc., Intineo LLC, engrtools.com, Iero, Trunnion LLC, and RFX Labs.
The Benefits of Hiring a Certified Technology Specialist (CTS) Christopher Neto, CTS, discusses what it means to have access to a certified A/V technician. Not only do you have a person who has proven knowledge, but you can rest assured that person knows where to go for answers when necessary.
TechDecisions Editors’ Top Picks from DSE 2013 TechDecisions editors pick their favorite digital signage products and solutions from the Digital Signage Expo 2013. Check out the products from Mitsubishi, SunBriteTV, LG, Planar, Sharp, Crimson AV, Samsung, Intel, LG, Four Winds Interactive, Samsung, Sharp, MultiTouch, Premier Mounts, Black Box, Planar, NEC, Gefen, Armodilo, MultiTouch
TechDecisions Guide to 36 Digital Matrix Switchers Digital matrix switchers are the latest technology for routing HDMI, DVI and other video signals to a wide variety of devices. This guide discusses what you need to know about them and present 36 models for your evaluation.
DSE 2013 - Video Wall Lineup That Pushes All of the Boundaries DSE 2013 featured many video walls that are coming down in price making them an option for any facility looking to deliver a huge impact with digital signage messaging -- from higher education and corporate campuses to health care, to hotels, casinos and restaurants. LED backlighting LCD technology is being used to increase power efficiency. Check out video wall displays shown at the Digital Signage Expo 2013: LG, NEC, ViewSonic, Samsung, NanoLumens, Panasonic, Philips, Planar, Christie Digital, DynaScan, Sharp and Mitsubishi
TechDecisions Guide to 20 Digital Signage Content Management Systems There are a whole host of digital signage content management systems. Many are sold along with hardware, so are cloud-based software-only applications, still others are standalone local solutions. There is a DS CMS just write for you. This guide showcases the leading products in the field and explains what you should know before making your choice -- and your investment. Companies covers are AMX, BrightSign, Cisco, Dynasign, Fourwinds, LG EZsign, LG Electronics, NEC, NEC Vukunet, Planar, Rise Vision, Scala, Sony, Prodokol, Symon, Tightrope, Visix and X2O Media.
Intelligent Building Management is Fast Becoming the Way to Save Money Hardware and software from control vendors such as AMX, Crestron and Lutron are making energy management a feasible and even necessary aspect of your building.
Videoconferencing on the Cheap Using consumer products like FaceTime, Skype and Google Hangouts for some videoconferencing is an easy way to lower collaboration costs. For more important meetings, professional tools are called for.
Trend Spotting 2013 — LG, NEC, Rise Display and Sony on Digital Signage Industry leaders shared with us what they expected this year in digital signage. First up was LED backlighting pushing out CCFL. This will dramatically reduce costs and increase versatility. Technology to allow for outdoor signage, larger video walls and HTML5 are all on tap this year.
Including Streaming Media in Digital Signage Content Using video in your digital signage is something many content management systems will support. Video can be used by any market segment and is something that not only are viewers used to, but they’re beginning to expect it. The key is to make the video useful and something viewers will value.
What Makes a Good Request for Proposal? A good RFP needs to have a clearly-defined scope. Understanding new technologies, the attention to detail that accounts for every circumstance needs to be tempered with the clarity that prevents it from becoming an overwhelming document.
For Digital Signage, the Open Pluggable Specification Simplifies Installation The Open Pluggable Specification is the technology used to make digital signage displays compatible with supporting equipment such as media players. This specification was invented by Intel and is now widely available. Companies such as NEC, Samsung and many more are shipping compatible products.