Product Perusal: Zigbee
February 1, 2007
Zigbee is a low power consumption WiPAN (Wireless Personal Area Network). Zigbee is a protocol, similar to Bluetooth technology, which runs the WiPAN for low data rates. It is geared toward remote controlled technology to extend battery life. For example,
Where am I?
December 1, 2006
Or how fast am I going? Or how do I get there from here? GPS, or Global Positioning System, isn’t just for finding the way from the airport to your hotel via the nearest Starbucks anymore. GPS is a satellite
TA Project Highlight: Mountain View Senior Center
December 1, 2006
Thorburn Associates was hired to design the technology infrastructure, that is, locations for all the loudspeakers, projection screens, future locations for equipment racks, conduits and power requirements during the design phase of the Mountain View Senior Center. The one story
Get Your Wobulator Upgraded
October 1, 2006
Wobulation is to HDTV what glaze is to doughnuts. Of course, you can eat a plain doughnut–a few people would say they even prefer them–but really, doesn’t that gooey sugary coating make the doughnut better? Wobulation makes a digital image
Take a Walk on the Wild Side- North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission, Wildlife Education Center
April 1, 2006
The North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission moved into their new building this past September. The 5-story structure on the University of North Carolina campus in Raleigh brings together previously scattered Commission departments. Amid the usual offices and administrative areas is
Avocent Announces Wireless Media Streamer
September 1, 2005
*Avocent Corporation, a leading supplier of connectivity solutions for enterprise data centers, service providers and financial institutions worldwide, announced their new wireless media streamer at InfoCOMM. The Avocent Emerge WMS1000 wireless media streamer broadcasts high quality, full motion streaming video
Technology in Universities
July 1, 2005
The use of audiovisual technology within the university setting is finally catching up with the corporate world. As new buildings are funded and older buildings renovated, the learning environment is being enhanced though the use of technology. Technology is no
Video-conference With Your Cell Phone??
July 1, 2005
It seems that Maxwell Smart’s shoe phone did not set the bar high enough. Nor did AT&T’s Videophone demonstration at the 1964 World’s Fair. Soon, we will be able to video-conference between our mobile phones. Demonstrated earlier this year in
National Systems Contractor Association (NSCA) Trade Show Wrap-up
March 1, 2005
It seems that if you want a new product, just say it does not exist, and it will appear! It happened just last month when Panasonic brought one of their new projectors that self focuses the image, great for the
Digital Signage at Federated Department Stores
March 1, 2005
The recent deluge of trade magazine articles on digital signage makes it seem like every business, school, airport and government facility should immediately jump on the Digital Signage bandwagon, or be left behind. But digital signage is just another way