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Business The ROI Of Visual Communications By Jeff Collard, October 7, 2009 Understanding the value of digital signage starts with thinking of it in a new way. Since the inception of digital signage, businesses have struggled to develop a successful argument for return on investment (ROI). A big problem More.. Lecture Capture Technology By Kathy Leoni and Steven Lichti, October 6, 2009 A look at current lecture capture usage in higher education — and how to use it more efficiently. LECTURE CAPTURE SURVEY RESULTS Students and faculty live and work in an environment with instant access to all varieties of media. More.. The True Cost of IP Video By Fredrik Nilsson, September 11, 2009 A comparison between analog and networked video surveillance systems. Network video surveillance systems have been gaining in popularity in recent years, and with good reason. They’re generally less expensive, more flexible, and More.. view all text items in this section...
Trends How To Equip A Smart Classroom By Tom Zind, October 31, 2008 Jim Clements, project manager for Boston College's Media Technology Services group, make final adjustments to the new podium-based control center in one of 11 caserooms at the Carroll School of Management. LARGE-SCALE TECHNOLOGY More.. Keeping Ahead of Technology Obsolescence July 18, 2008 No one doubts that advances in digital technology have made life easier. Devices like cell phones, laptops, space-saving flat panel monitors, and portable projectors have changed the way our world communicates. But whether at More.. Network, See & Learn July 18, 2008 They're calling it "The One Show," and this year, this is pretty accurate. There's no denying that InfoComm has grown tremendously over the last decade - it's the show for AV professionals. Now that InfoComm is incorporating the More.. view all text items in this section...
Tech Horizons 3D Audio Comes to Conferencing February 25, 2010 vSpace offers a more realistic approach to the sound of conferencing. Videoconferencing and telepresence systems continue to make advances in recreating the sense of “being there,” but, for the most part, these advances have More.. Virtual Conferencing December 17, 2009 An avatar-based alternative to videoconferencing. More.. The Laser Microphone November 4, 2009 The revolutionary approach to sound. David Schwartz and his Laser-Accurate microphone prototype, which trades mechanical moving parts for the measurement by a laser of the movement of particulates suspended in air.There have More.. view all text items in this section...
Tutorials Portable Display Calibration January 21, 2010 Need to tune up a video monitor? Use this handy little USB-based calibration tool for less than $80. More.. Shooting Video for STREAMING By Jan Ozer, November 4, 2009 Five best practices for producing high-quality video. Anyone who’s ever picked up a camcorder and tried to tap into their inner- Spielberg knows that there’s a lot more to creating a high-quality, impactful movie than turning on More.. Power Consumption in AV Devices April 9, 2009 As AV products and systems proliferate throughout organizations, power consumption becomes a growing issue. Fortunately, equipment suppliers are already working on the issue.DisplaysFlat panel displays from the factory are almost More.. view all text items in this section...
Features Life Cycle Planning : February By Ernie Bailey, February 25, 2010 There was a monastery in Greece that was built on top of a very steep precipice. The only access was by a basket on a long rope, pulled by a monk on top. A visitor riding up to the top looked at the aged rope and asked his host More.. THE MYTH of LCD Response Time By Dr. Raymond Soneira, February 25, 2010 Experimental findings on LCD response times reveals that it’s a non-issue. Every display technology has its own set of unique strengths, More.. 3D Audio Comes to Conferencing February 22, 2010 Videoconferencing and telepresence systems continue to make advances in recreating the sense of “being there,” but, for the most part, these advances have been limited to the visual sense -- improved eye-contact, high definition More.. view all text items in this section...