Toronto, Ontario, Canada – October 29, 2008 … Zoooooom… the plane dives at maximum speed… it’s intercepted… makes a sharp turn… shoots through the last two pylons… and reaches the finishing line. The Red Bull Air Race is an extreme racing event: single-engine propeller aircraft perform with approximately 350 horsepower and speeds of 250 mph are not unheard of. During the spectacular maneuvers through closely positioned ‘air gates’, the pilots experience acceleration forces of up to 10 G. Often, there are only a few inches between the plane’s wings and the inflatable pylons, and brief contact is not uncommon. more
MINNEAPOLIS, MN (October 29, 2008) – Vaddio, the leading manufacturer and OEM distributor of camera control systems, supplied the award-winning, Atlanta-based STATS Sports Restaurant with multiple camera solutions for its 70+ monitors, touch panels and preview monitors placed throughout the building.
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The ultimate goal of the hospitality project was to create a seamless integration of technology and systems, yet keep it simple enough to leave control to the end-users. more
3-D interactive, and general information on Canobeam, an FSO category leader.
Great Neck, NY—Point-to-point wireless optical beam transmission (Free Space Optics) is becoming increasingly popular as the product becomes more affordable and concerns about other forms of wireless transmission security grow. Free Space Optics (FSO) is required where fiber cannot be installed because of physical restrictions or costs, as well as in applications that require a back-up system (“redundancy”) in the event the fiber is destroyed or damaged. more
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INDIANAPOLIS, IN — Blue prints and photos can give an acoustician the information needed to create acoustical models of a given room, but there is no better way to gauge the acoustical problems a room faces than by obtaining acoustical measurements. As the industry leader in innovative sound control solutions, Auralex Acoustics can now lend its acoustical expertise to any project through its first-to-market, new Room Analysis Plus and Room Analysis Pro programs. more
SALT LAKE CITY — Oct. 27, 2008 — Utah Scientific today announced it has acquired Sandar, an important European manufacturer and distributor of routing switchers whose marketing reach in Northern and Eastern Europe and in Asia neatly complements Utah’s historical strength in the Americas. Sandar, like Utah Scientific, has been a renowned name in the broadcast industry for 30 years, and its products are widely used by many of the top broadcasters and telecom operators in Europe and Asia. The new company will be known as Utah Sandar. more
NEW YORK — Oct. 27, 2008 — Genesis Networks, a leading provider of high-quality global transmission services, today announced that it has expanded its broadcasting package for media organizations covering the U.S. presidential elections in November. In addition to providing turnkey production and transmission services at the historic Hay-Adams Hotel in Washington, D.C., Genesis Networks will offer playout over its worldwide fiber and satellite network from strategic locations in Chicago and Phoenix, the presidential candidates’ home cities. more
LANCASTER, Pa. — Oct. 27, 2008 — Linear Acoustic, a manufacturer of customer-centric multichannel sound solutions for digital broadcast, today announced that PRECO, Inc. of Burbank, Calif., a distributor and systems integrator of HD video, switching, routing, conversion, and test and measurement equipment, will serve as the new distributor for the company’s west coast customers. PRECO will provide the full line of Linear Acoustic audio processing systems, including the company’s new AERO range of solutions targeted to the demands of digital broadcasting. more
Burbank, CA… Royer Labs, recognized globally as a leading manufacturer of high quality ribbon microphones, is pleased to announce the release of the company’s new microphone demonstration CD. Titled Inside the Mix, the new CD, which is available free(minus shipping charges) to prospective customers, offers detailed examples of both Royer’s studio and Live Series microphones used in a wide variety of musical applications. more
MAYWOOD, NEW JERSEY, October 24, 2008—Television coverage of 2008 World Series games played in Philadelphia is looking spectacular thanks to mobile television production company NEP Supershooters and their complement of Ikegami HDK-79EC Native Multi-Format HDTV CMOS Camera Systems. NEP, a leading international provider of outsourced television production services critical to the delivery of live sports and entertainment events, has deployed 14 Ikegami HDK-79EC’s from its state-of-the art SS17 Mobile Production Unit at the National League champion Philadelphia Phillies’ Citizens Bank Park.
MINNEAPOLIS, MN (October 24, 2008) – Vaddio, the leading designer and OEM distributor of specialty PTZ cameras and high-end camera control systems used in the broadcasting, audio/visual and videoconferencing industries, announced today the addition of Panasonic Robotic PTZ cameras to its product line.
“By teaming the Panasonic AW-HE100 integrated HD/SD camera with Vaddio’s CAT5 transmission system, users have an easy-to-use, easy-to-install camera solution with outstanding picture quality and ultra-smooth pan/tilt/zoom capabilities,” said John Baisley, president, Panasonic Broadcast & Television Systems Company. “In more
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Toronto, Ontario, Canada – October 29, 2008 … Zoooooom… the plane dives at maximum speed… it’s intercepted… makes a sharp turn… shoots through the last two pylons… and reaches the finishing line. The Red Bull Air Race is an extreme racing event: single-engine propeller aircraft perform with approximately 350 horsepower and speeds of 250 mph are not unheard of. During the spectacular maneuvers through closely positioned ‘air gates’, the pilots experience acceleration forces of up to 10 G. Often, there are only a few inches between the plane’s wings and the inflatable pylons, and brief contact is not uncommon. more
MINNEAPOLIS, MN (October 24, 2008) – Vaddio, the leading designer and OEM distributor of specialty PTZ cameras and high-end camera control systems used in the broadcasting, audio/visual and videoconferencing industries, announced today the addition of Panasonic Robotic PTZ cameras to its product line.
