TechDecisions Guide to 24 Short-throw and Ultra-short-throw Projectors The flexibility of projectors is growing rapidly. Wherever your space, there is a projector to fit. Short-throw and ultra-short-throw projectors are perfect options for small or short spaces. They also solve some time-honored negative aspects of projection buy solving instances of shadow and glare. In addition, see the specs for 24 short-throw and ultra-short-throw projectors. Get the details on projectors from Asus, BenQ, Casio, Dell, Epson, Dukane, Infocus, Mitsubishi, NEC, Optima, Ricoh, Sharp, Sony, ViewSonic
Best Internet Radio Apps for iOS and Android Whether you want to listen to radio on the go, or in your office, internet radio apps offer you the best options for getting the most out of internet radio on your smartphone or tablet mobile device. iOS and Android users alike can find internet radio apps that they can personalize to their own preferences. Pandora, SiriusXM, Stitcher and Last.fm are just a few of the great internet radio options offered by these apps.
Best Audio Spectrum Analysis Apps for iOS and Android 13 apps specifically designed to convert real-time-audio content into spectrogram graphs for Android and Apple devices.
Amp Up Lighting Controls Now - Important Energy Deadline Looming for Commercial Buildings States have a deadline of Oct. 18, 2013 to certify that they have updated the provisions of their commercial building codes regarding energy efficiency. The mandate comes from the U.S. Department of Energy which requires that states update their building energy codes to meet or exceed (American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air Conditioning Engineers) 90.1-2010 codes, which amp up lighting controls over the previous 2007 version.
The Science (and a little Art) of Loudspeaker Placement Frederick J. Ampel discusses what's out there for loudspeaker systems and how best to place them for your application. He breaks down what distributed and directional systems are and helps you pick the right one.
Android Only: 11 Pro AV Audio Apps Every Technician Needs The best Android-only collection of pro AV audio apps. SPL apps are great for tuning speaker systems, reading levels even documenting audience experience. Digital Audio Workstations make on the job recording sound great and allow you to document installations to the best of you ability with their myriad of mixing options. Check out the apps from Electron Chaos, Smart Tools Co., RadonSoft, humatic, eXtream Software Development, Moonblink, Audia Sound, idroidbot and NFX Development.
Best Productivity and IT Apps for Windows Phone 8 A collection of Windows Phone 8 apps for work and life productivity. There's a pretty cool calculator toolbox app in here and a speed test app that is a must for any Internet connected device.
LCBC Church Shoots for the Moon With the multi-site church growing rapidly from 1,200 parishioners in 2000 with two Gatherings on a Sunday to its current 14,000 attendees on six sites with 17 Gatherings, organizers have realized that if this growth is to continue, they needed to rethink how they passed on sermons and services among the sites. Currently, they are driving a copy of the service to each church. While Web streaming is useful, organizers wanted to think larger and they are looking at satellite communication.
Trinity Assembly of God’s Triage Process for an A/V Systems Upgrade The Trinity Assembly of God was founded in 1979 and its A/V department is struggling with very old legacy equipment that was installed in 1992. Learn how the church is moving forward incrementally. New products from Sanyo, QSC, DiGiCo and Community are slowly taking the stage.
TechDecisions Guide to 6 Game Changing, Affordable Multi-format Video Switchers This guide shows a selection of affordable multi-format video switchers with universal input capability and flexibility needed to handle just about every conceivable format, and also produce outputs to meet almost any display or projection device’s requirements, has become available for well under $10,000. In fact Roland's V40HD lists for $4,495. Each will help you make showing any presentation format possible and at a very low cost compared to even last year.
WebRTC enables quick and easy Web browser-to-Web browser Videoconferencing WebRTC is a videoconferencing standard for use with supporting Web browsers. Freely available, the standard will make waves In the industry; however, many vendors see this technology as an enhancement to their own products. Google and Mozilla are supporting this standard as a way to gain market share, while Microsoft is developing its own version of this technology.
Kramer Puts Stereo Audio into VP-28 Switcher The new device has a mix of analog and digital inputs to accommodate small and medium installs.
TechDecisions Guide to 65 Small On-wall or Surface-mount Loudspeakers Surface-mount or on-wall loudspeakers are often useful where others fail. Learn more about these overlooked gems. In the round-up check out products from Community Pro, JBL, QSC, ElectroVoice and many others.
TechDecisions Guide to 37 Large-venue High-brightness Projection Systems Frederick J. Ampel discusses how best to choose large-venue high-brightness projectors. He also illuminates on the history of the projector. The evolution of large image projection has now reached an unprecedented level of capability, image quality and brightness. Lumen levels near and above 30-40K are now feasible and you can pretty much find a product to meet any size screen and brightness level you could possibly imagine.
Best Music Creation Apps for iOS or Android: Analog Synths to Digital Recording Suites From analog synths to digital recording suites, the luxury of mobile music creation apps lets you create music no matter where you are. These apps are designed for the avid musician and the musical novice alike. Easy to use, robust and just plain cool, these mobile music creation apps are must for anyone who is looking for a little more engagement in their free time.