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Projector Doctor, a division of Mendtronix Inc. and a leading AV repair services and logistics company, has launched new online features in tandem with a redesigned website in response to its high customer traffic and growing capabilities. Post launch, the company announces its plans for strategic rebranding initiates focused on scaling large volume repair and logistics services through the company’s growing B2B counterpart, Mendtronix, Inc.

The expansion of Digital Projection International’s (DPI) U.S. headquarters has resulted in a number of networking, training and demonstration opportunities this year.  One such example was a recent 2-day Warp and Blend training event, orchestrated and hosted by DPI with support and participation by numerous industry partners, including Scalable Display Technologies, DNP Screens, NVIDIA and Delta Displays. Dealers of the partner companies were invited to spend August 22 - 23 immersed in warp and blend solutions, from manufacturer-led presentations to hands-on demonstrations. 

SynAudCon will present the Emergency Communication Systems (ECS) Speech Intelligibility Workshop this coming January 3-5 (2013) at the American Airlines Training and Conference Center in Dallas, TX. 

With the new NFPA-72 and UL2572 codes that are associated with Emergency Communication Systems, speech intelligibility seems to be on everyone’s mind.

Until very recently, most discussions about the monetization of mobile messaging had been understandably centered around how to effectively sell advertising on smartphones and tablet devices. The discussion is expanding now, thanks in part to large format digital signage displays and flexible LED solutions.

Two recent installations at the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta, GA, and the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington, D.C., underscore this point. At the heart of the installs are flexible LED solutions from Norcross, GA-based NanoLumens.

HDBaseT Alliance, booth #3326, will host a Certification Showcase at CEDIA EXPO 2012, September 6-8 in Indianapolis, providing Alliance members an opportunity to demonstrate compliance and interoperability among a variety of HDBaseT-certified devices. 

Peavey Commercial Audio will host a two-day MediaMatrix NION Certification training course in Vancouver, British Columbia, on August 16-17. AV designers, consultants, contractors and end users will have the opportunity to learn the best practices for designing, deploying and implementing MediaMatrix audio distribution, processing and control systems.

Metric Halo is holding an "End of Summer Sale."

  All Metric Halo hardware and software is on sale from August 7, 2012 to September 15, 2012. Audio professionals can count on shaving 15% to 25% off everything from the flagship ULN-8 preamp/converter/DSP to the Mobile I/O 2882 to the new Production Bundle (a collection of fabulous sounding Metric Halo plug-ins).  

These days there are just about as many flavors of videoconferencing solutions as there are ice creams at your local creamery. For most of us, that's a truly beneficial thing. We can pick and choose the solution that works best for our needs—whether it is room size, cost, portability, or bells and whistles.

But for the first time buyer, there are a few features that one should pay slightly more attention to then others. In this article, we will examine several points.