The long sad saga of Thiel is just about over for good. Having entered bankruptcy in October 2018, an auction house has finally been selected and started the process of liquidating all that remains of the former Nashville, Tenn-based Thiel…including Thiel Loudspeakers, Aurora by Thiel wireless music systems, and detritus from the Aurora Studio live streaming music studio.
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The Techy Side of AudioControl You Probably Don’t Even Know
Many years ago, I worked at a audio specialty retailer in East Lansing, Michigan. As audio specialists, we not only sold and serviced some of the finest audio brands around, but we also sold test gear for users and pros to use to test and fine tune their systems. And one of the brands we sold that offered high quality testing products was AudioControl, who along with their line of graphic equalizers also offered things like spectrum analyzers with calibrated microphones.
They still sell testing gear and now will be showing their latest iOS-based digital test measurement solutions at InfoComm 2019.
Learn more about AudioControl’s test gear…
[Read more…] about The Techy Side of AudioControl You Probably Don’t Even KnowEmerald Expo Releases Q1 Results with Head-Scratching Statements
Does Good Spin Offset Bad Numbers?
Emerald Expositions Events, Inc. (NYSE:EEX), a leading provider of trade shows and events and the current owner of CEDIA Expo, announced their financial results today for the first fiscal quarter of 2019. And while this tends to be a rather mundane or even robotic process, there were a few things unique about this report from Emerald – most notably their head-scratching comments that dramatically contrasted with the numbers.
See Emerald’s results & comments…
[Read more…] about Emerald Expo Releases Q1 Results with Head-Scratching StatementsLuxman Announces Rep Awards at AXPONA 2019
Luxman America took advantage of the recent high-end AXPONA 2019 show to announce awards to two top manufacturer sales representatives for outstanding sales achievements. Luxman Corp. president Terry Kawakami, presented both John Pravel and Rick Tydings with special gifts from Japan to honor their over-and-above efforts.
See more on these Luxman rep awards…
[Read more…] about Luxman Announces Rep Awards at AXPONA 2019Ted Green Featured as Guest Panelist on ResiWeek
Panel Talks About Control4/NEEO Acquisition, Death of Crestron Pyng & Elan Touchpanels
ResiWeek, the podcast from AVNation.tv that is focused on the residential integration industry segment, has once again invited Strata-gee editor Ted Green to participate as a guest panelist on its weekly podcast. This episode #158 featured several top stories pulled from the industry news of the day.
See what topics Ted discussed on ResiWeek…
[Read more…] about Ted Green Featured as Guest Panelist on ResiWeekTCL Launches 8K QLED & Audio Solutions at CES
TCL, a leading global TV brand out of China, launched several new A/V products at CES 2019, including new higher end 8K QLED¹ TVs with AI, a whole new range of headphone products, and new home theater soundbars. These products not only expand their assortment, they expand their market position with higher end solutions and advanced technologies.
See more on TCL’s impressive CES launches…
[Read more…] about TCL Launches 8K QLED & Audio Solutions at CESMeridian Audio & LG Partner on Soundbar Line at CES 2019
Meridian Audio and LG have partnered on a line of upgraded soundbars, launching them at CES 2019. These new soundbars offer upgraded technologies, like Dolby Atmos and DTS:X for a better sound experience for LG TV buyers (and others).
See more on this Meridian Audio and LG partnership…
[Read more…] about Meridian Audio & LG Partner on Soundbar Line at CES 2019Top Tech Stories From CES 2019
CES 2019 is over the hump, closing tomorrow. But the top tech stories are pretty big and pretty clearly defined – and will be quite exciting, when they appear…someday. The top tech stories include – LG’s rollable, bendable OLED displays, Artificial Intelligence (AI), 5G – the next generation wireless tech, 8K TVs, autonomous vehicles – both car and motorcycle, and Apple & Siri strike back.
See what’s hot at CES 2019 in Vegas, baby…
[Read more…] about Top Tech Stories From CES 2019CES 2019 – How Media is Reacting
As usual, 2019 kicks off in January with CES 2019 as the first event of the year. CES is the largest show in technology, showing a wide array of new technology products both real and unreal. An event that has steadily declined in significance for those of us in custom and commercial integration – in the past, CES illuminated brightly what was to come in tech that year. Now? Not so much…
See more on the hubbub surrounding CES 2019… [Read more…] about CES 2019 – How Media is Reacting
Fake News…Anchors? China Unveils AI News Anchors
The Chinese government has targeted artificial intelligence (AI) as a technology they want to dominate globally. They are pouring billions of dollars annually into AI development and directing universities to focus on the technology in all of their fundamental research.
Now, in the first public demonstration of their progress in AI technology, the state-run Xinhua News Agency has introduced and demonstrated a pair of virtual news anchors or avatars based on two known Chinese flesh-and-blood reporters.