Home Theater Equation
February 1, 2007
Bigger is not always better, or at least that’s the case with televisions, plasma and LCD projection screens. This week, more big-screen TV’s are sold due to Super Bowl-mania than any other time of year. Some considerations: –How big is
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
Eye in the Sky; WolfVision’s Ceiling Visualizer
October 1, 2006
WolfVision’s Ceiling Visualizer is an overhead document camera that allows you to show detailed drawings, products or anything else the light field can encompass. Whether you’re using a document camera in a classroom to show the difference between hybrid rose
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
Product Review: Vikuiti Rear Projection Film
August 1, 2006
Vikuiti enhanced screens are ideal for areas where light changes and cannot be controlled. Video walls, digital signage applications, flashy retail and trade-show graphics benefit from the consistent display that Vikuiti lends to the screen. The multi-layered film doesn’t make
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
Tracking Cameras – Push to Talk AND be Seen
December 1, 2005
We see lots of innovative uses of technology but one big area is in Distance Learning applications. Thorburn Associates recently completed a project for the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Pharmacy that pushes the envelope for
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