| 1. PSA Security network acquires USAV and CI Edge |
| Via The Wire@SVConline |
| PSA Security Network today announced it has acquired USAV, a closely knit team of professional audio-visual (ProAV) integrators. USAV’s affiliate CI Edge, a buying group designed to support middle market commercial technology integrators, was also acquired as part of the transaction. More» |
| Why This Matters: This is important news in the small- to mid-sized systems integration community. Consider whether joining could help your business. Here’s a link to their home page. –Cynthia Wisehart |
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| 2. Register for Webcast: Understanding Microphone Arrays and Beamforming |
| TWhat are the benefits of microphone intelligibility and user experience? What is the science behind good intelligibility? In this tutorial webcast you will learn about the vital role of directionality and directivity. We will also take a close look at principles of beamforming, methods of noise correlation, and voice tracking, wrapping up with some in-the-field examples. More» |
| Why This Matters: Free to attend with registration. Join us for a good presentation on a hot topic. Thanks for considering. –Cynthia Wisehart |
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| 3. In memoriam: 13 tech products we lost in 2016 |
| By Samantha Murphy Kelly, CNN Money |
| Let's recall the rise and fall of hoverboards and the ongoing saga of exploding Samsung Galaxy Note 7 smartphones. Other products went more quietly into the night: The last ever VCR was manufactured in July. Here's a closer look at the tech products that kicked the bucket in 2016. More» |
| Why This Matters: I have a Pebble. Red and black. I really wanted it because I wanted hands-free text on my wrist. I still want that. –Cynthia Wisehart |
