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   October 1, 2008  |  A Penton Media Publication SUBSCRIBE | UNSUBSCRIBE | PREFERENCES
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With construction of a new gothic church, St. Martin’s Episcopal Church needed a reliable, high-quality audio system that would provide audio amplification in a large reverberant space and would route audio to separate overflow facilities. Read how ClearOne’s advanced solutions provided industry-leading audio quality and reliability. More>>

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Student-response Systems Offer Immediate Feedback By Linda Seid Frembes
Student-response systems have gained popularity in recent years especially with the trend of increased student-teacher interaction and the need to establish measureable goals under the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001. The technology powering response systems have changed rapidly since the 1960s, when audience- (or personal-) response systems first debuted. Today, response system manufacturers such as Turning Technologies of Youngstown, Ohio, serve the education, corporate, and government markets with their products. more>>

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DLP projectors have sealed optics enabling a filter-free design, which equals lower maintenance costs. The exposed optics of LCD projectors are susceptible to damage from dust and therefore require filters that must be cleaned regularly. That's extra maintenance cost and time that could be used elsewhere.
In Depth
Phoenix College Relies On Hitachi's T-17SXL StarTablet To Maintain Its Flagship Technology Position in the Nation's Largest Community College
Phoenix College prides itself on being the technology flagship for the entire Maricopa Community College District in Arizona—the single largest community-college system in the United States and one of the largest in the world, with 10 colleges, two skill centers and numerous other education centers. Underscoring the media department's mission of "continuously seeking out and implementing, dynamic, innovative leading educational technology," Phoenix College has consistently turned to Hitachi, the leader in educational AV systems design, for its StarBoard interactive presentation system. In fact, this year, Phoenix College purchased 17 additional Hitachi T-17SXL StarBoard StarTablets through Phoenix based Troxell Communications, bringing the total number of Hitachi StarBoard systems used at the College to 101, including several 15in. StarBoard models. more>>

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The NCast Telepresenter M3 Series2 makes it easy to deliver live and on-demand lectures and lessons. It captures all your feeds, from HD cameras to presenter PCs, flexibly composes them into one multimedia stream, and delivers that to the audience or your network, effortlessly, inexpensively, and with unequalled video quality.
New Products
Analog Stereo Audio Distribution Amplifier Available from TV One
TVOne-task's 1T-DA-124 is actually two separate analog audio distribution amplifiers in one case. It consists of a 1x4 Analog Stereo Distribution amplifier via 3.5mm mini-stereo connectors and a 1x4 S/PDIF Distribution Amplifier via RCA coaxial connectors. Inputs between the two amplifiers do not cross over, and there is no analog-digital conversion between the two. The unit is now shipping and has a suggested retail price of $135. more>>

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Worship Facilities Conference & Expo is the #1 event for church executive, facilities, and technology teams. Join 5,000 church and industry leaders and 400 exhibitors for WFX Houston, November 5 – 7, 2008 at the George R. Brown Convention Center. Visit www.wfxweb.com for complete event details and to register your team!
Sierra Video Adds Reverse Matrix Switchers to Sierra Pro XL Routing Switcher Family
Sierra Video—a leading provider of high-quality video and audio equipment for the broadcast, government, and professional video marketplaces—announced the addition of Reverse Matrix switchers to its Sierra Pro XL routing switcher family. Reverse Matrix switchers accommodate those applications that have a small number of inputs (sources) and a larger number of outputs (destinations). These switchers are ideal for hospitality industry applications such as sports bars, hotels, and convention centers, as well as educational environments and digital signage. more>>

Markertek Launches New Low-cost Mobile Voice Over Trailer
Markertek, a highly specialized broadcast and pro-audio supply and manufacturing house, annouced its latest low-cost mobile production solution: the VOTR-20 Mobile Voice Over Trailer. more>>




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