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How Secure Would You Feel if You Could Remotely See 720-Degrees?

September 17, 2014 by Ted Leave a Comment

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Andrew Nassar, IC Realtime

IC Realtime, a manufacturer of  video surveillance gear, showed their new IC720 remote viewing platform that can “see” a fully seamless 720º with no blind spots. It is a remarkable capability which basically opens up the whole world to be viewed remotely with the ability to look up, down, and all  around and see…everything.

See more on this remarkable development… [Read more…] about How Secure Would You Feel if You Could Remotely See 720-Degrees?

Filed Under: Brands, Manufacturers, Marketing, News, Shows & Events, Tech Trends Tagged With: CEDIA Expo, IC Realtime, IC720

CEDIA Expo Opens with Many Stories – But Few Big Ones

September 11, 2014 by Ted Leave a Comment

CEDIA Expo logoAs we made our way to the Colorado Convention Center Wednesday morning, it was a gray, rainy, then drizzly morning. It’s a weird experience walking into a huge hall with very few people around – most there to either set up booths or to take educational classes. It was as quiet as a library and depending on where you were in the hall…it could be eerily lonely.

But it’s CEDIA’s 2014 Expo…so it’s time for Press Day, the day before the show officially opens. On this day, the press tries to pick up on the major stories of the show…and get a feel for the atmosphere of the event.

But pre-show buzz was pretty light…see what we discovered… [Read more…] about CEDIA Expo Opens with Many Stories – But Few Big Ones

Filed Under: Brands, Manufacturers, News, Shows & Events, Strategy, Tech Trends Tagged With: CEDIA, Expo

SpeakerCraft…Just Got SpeakerCrafty

September 11, 2014 by Ted Leave a Comment

Engineering drawing of new AIM Series 2 speakersEXCLUSIVE PREVIEW!

The hushed buzz of whispers of trouble at Nortek’s Core Brands had grown over the summer – culminating in almost a roar in the wake of Nortek’s last quarterly report identifying its AV division as troubled. One of the premier flagships of the Core Brands stable is SpeakerCraft. As if the SpeakerCraft crew didn’t already have enough on its plate countering these issues, the company faced a new challenge as its former founders launch a new competitor (Origin Acoustics) to a lot of noise.

But don’t count them out just yet! SpeakerCraft just got SpeakerCrafty…

[Read more…] about SpeakerCraft…Just Got SpeakerCrafty

Filed Under: Brands, Manufacturers, News, Pivot Point, Strategy, Tech Trends Tagged With: Core Brands, Nortek, SpeakerCraft

Onkyo Promised and Now Delivers True Atmos Performance on Select Existing AVR Models

September 4, 2014 by Ted Leave a Comment

OnkyoAtmos2This past June at CE Week in New York City, Onkyo was one of two manufacturers (the other being Pioneer…now part of Onkyo) who were the first in the industry to announce new Atmos-enabled AV receivers. Atmos, Dolby Labs’ latest surround sound technology that adds innovations such as “height” speakers and sound “objects,” promises to deliver to consumers an all-new, in-home entertainment experience.

But not only did Onkyo succeed in being one of the first manufacturers to introduce the technology to the market in yet-to-be-delivered new products – it went one step further and announced that it would offer owners of certain existing Onkyo A/V receiver models the ability to upgrade to Atmos (Atmos-upgradable models) through a firmware upgrade by the end of the third quarter.

Today, Onkyo announced that they will deliver on their Atmos upgrade promise… [Read more…] about Onkyo Promised and Now Delivers True Atmos Performance on Select Existing AVR Models

Filed Under: Brands, Manufacturers, News, Pivot Point, Strategy, Tech Trends Tagged With: A/V receiver, Atmos, AVR, Dolby Atmos, home theater, Onkyo

Panasonic Gives a New Meaning to ‘Wearable’

September 3, 2014 by Ted 2 Comments

DEVICE COULD HAVE APPLICATIONS FOR INSTALLERS

Photo of Panasonc camerasPanasonic Corp. announced last week that it is launching a new product that it believes will capture major market share in the market for what they call a “wearable assist robot.” Starting in 2015, the company will field this “wearable” that – for lack of a better description – is like a lightweight, backpack-style partial exoskeleton.

See this new product with potential applications for any job requiring heavy lifting… [Read more…] about Panasonic Gives a New Meaning to ‘Wearable’

Filed Under: Asian Connection, Manufacturers, News, Strategy, Tech Trends Tagged With: Activelink, exoskeleton, Mitsui & Co., Panasonic

Atmos Atmosphere Expands with New Speakers from Triad Speakers & Atlantic Technology

August 28, 2014 by Ted Leave a Comment

Dolby Atmos logoOne of the bigger stories in our industry is Dolby Labs introduction of a new surround sound system they call Dolby Atmos. Launched at CE Week in New York City this past June, Atmos has already attracted a number of predominantly electronics manufacturers supporting the system in their latest models. Now the selection of Atmos products expands with new product introductions by both Triad Speakers and Atlantic Technology.

See the new Atmos speakers from Triad and Atlantic Technology, two specialty companies… [Read more…] about Atmos Atmosphere Expands with New Speakers from Triad Speakers & Atlantic Technology

Filed Under: Associations, Brands, Industry Trends, Manufacturers, News, Pivot Point, Strategy, Tech Trends Tagged With: Atlantic Technology, Dolby Atmos, Larry Pexton, Peter Tribeman, Triad Speakers

Dolby Atmos – Take Two

August 27, 2014 by Ted 2 Comments

GUEST POST

My Take After a Dolby-Controlled Demo of
Both Commercial and Home Atmos Versions

Pioneer slide showing Atmos logoSomeone (even Google can’t tell me who) once said “Nothing is new, only rediscovered.”

Case in point: Dolby Atmos, now being touted as the Next Big Thing in surround sound technology. [See A Deeper Dive into Dolby Atmos and Atmos Attacks at CE Week] The two most definable points that are said to differentiate Atmos from earlier surround formats (height information and “sound objects”) are, in reality, surprisingly mature approaches to multi-dimensional sound reproduction.

But height may not be as important as you (or Dolby) may think… [Read more…] about Dolby Atmos – Take Two

Filed Under: Brands, Industry Trends, Marketing, News, Pivot Point, Tech Trends Tagged With: Dolby Atmos

Another OLED Breakthrough? Japanese Consortium Forms to Test New OLED Production Method

August 21, 2014 by Ted Leave a Comment

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An early Sony OLED TV.

A Who’s Who collection of significant panel and display manufacturers in Japan says they will collectively invest ¥20 billion ($193 million) into a test production line for OLED panels using a new manufacturing process that promises to move the industry closer to mass production of what many feel is the next-generation video technology. If all goes well, the consortium will be mass-producing large quantities of relatively inexpensive OLED panels by 2018.

Learn more about this significant effort to push OLED technology forward… [Read more…] about Another OLED Breakthrough? Japanese Consortium Forms to Test New OLED Production Method

Filed Under: Asian Connection, Brands, Industry Trends, Manufacturers, News, Pivot Point, Strategy, Tech Trends Tagged With: Innovation Network Corp. of Japan, Japan Display, LCD, LED, OLED, Panasonic, Sony

In Semi-Annual Update, CEA Says Industry Sales Will Hit New High

August 20, 2014 by Ted Leave a Comment

CEA logoThe Consumer Electronics Association (CEA) maintains a semi-annually updated forecast for all major categories of consumer electronics and has announced the results of their latest update for July saying the industry will hit another new high watermark in industry-wide sales. In a  minor revision of their initial January 2014 forecast, the CEA now says total industry shipments in dollars will total $211.3 billion.

What product categories are driving this growth? See more below… [Read more…] about In Semi-Annual Update, CEA Says Industry Sales Will Hit New High

Filed Under: Associations, Industry Trends, News, Research, Statistics, Tech Trends Tagged With: 3D printers, 4K Ultra HDTV, audio, CEA, fitness, smart thermostats, smart watches, smartphones, tablets, video

Put a Little Bounce in Your Sales with Spring Deck

August 14, 2014 by Ted 6 Comments

SpringDeck iPad & logoImagine this – your sales team heads out to meet with prospective clients for your integration business somewhere in your service area. In a meeting, the client likes what they hear, but wants to see just exactly what the salesperson is referring to.

Like magic – presto changeo – your salesperson whips out an iPad and instantly pulls up a sharp, colorful image of the key components being proposed. What’s that you say, Mr. Prospect? You’d like to know how many HDMI inputs this unit has? Another click and a pdf of a manufacturer’s product cut-sheet opens up to detailed specifications – ah, there’s the answer.

Oh wait! – your salesperson exclaims – let me show you this short video made by the manufacturer that demonstrates a key feature that would be perfect for you. A colorful video plays instantly and smoothly, without any “buffering” hesitation.

Is this a pipe dream? No…its Spring Deck – an all-new central resource for your sales team.. [Read more…] about Put a Little Bounce in Your Sales with Spring Deck

Filed Under: Brands, Industry Trends, Marketing, News, Pivot Point, Specialty, Tech Trends Tagged With: Blue Speed AV, Kevin Tromp, Spring Deck, The Davinci Group

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