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April 2014

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AccuWeather Introduced New StoryTeller App at NAB

AccuWeather is the “go-to” website for when you want to know what the weather is like. At NAB, they introduced the new StoryTeller AlertID Crime App. It is powered by AlertID and allows newsrooms to access important data that they need in order to keep their audiences well informed. The StoryTeller app lets newsrooms access data from communications between citizens,

Fiilex Features Spectacular Lighting Kits at NAB

Fiilex features two of their lighting kits at NAB 2014. They are the K302 Kit and the new K681 Kit. These professional lighting products have a little something extra for people whose work requires spectacular lighting solutions. The K302 Lighting Kit has three P360EX lights with enhanced weather protection. The light has an IP-24 rating. It can handle high humidity,

The Gadget Show Live

The Gadget Show Live is the UK's closest thing to CES, but that's like comparing a boxing match to invading Iraq. Where CES takes over most of Las Vegas, the Gadget Show occupies a couple of halls at the NEC outside Birmingham. Nevertheless I popped over for a day to see the latest and greatest tech on show to us

Has Apple Lost It’s Mojo?

For quite a number of years I was completely put off by the aura of negative, often downright vituperative groupthink exuded by Apple users. Regardless of the merits of Apple products, the Apple user base itself gave me pause and kept me away. An analogy is to be found with Bittorrent. The technology itself is neither good nor bad, however a substantial portion of the Bittorrent user base has made Bittorrent synonymous with digital piracy.

JMR Features BlueStor at NAB 2014

JMR is featuring its product of the month at this year's NAB. It is the BlueStor Network Storage System. BlueStor is an enterprise-class networked storage server that is powered by euroNAS. It has been built for the film, AV or broadcast professional that needs to upgrade the performance and reliability of their current shared storage environment. The enterprise-class BlueStor Networked

Kingston Wi-Drive Review

In the final review of this series on Kingston storage solutions for smartphones and tablets, I'll be putting the Wi-Drive portable wireless storage through its paces. We've already seen the DataTraveler microDuo and the MobileLite Wireless so what's the Wi-Drive's niche? It's definitely the most stylish; let's take a look. The Wi-Drive is a slim shiny unit that's very similar

GNC #939 Light on Mars

Hold onto your hats a Mars Rover has took a picture of a spot light on mars and after I saw the images the hair on my neck stood on end. Get ready for a serious case of chicken skin. Download the Audio Show File Geek News Central Google+ Community. Geek News Central Google+ Page. Follow Todd on Google+ Follow

Ambient Recording Releases Six New Products at NAB

Ambient Recording brings six brand new products to NAB 2014. They are Master-Lockit, ACN-BT, LockitScript, Tonmeister, ASF-1, and ACN-LS. The hardware and software created by Ambient Recording is part of the Ambient Clockit Network System – the most powerful and comprehensive on-set metadata system on the market. Master Lockit ACN-ML is a powerful time code device. It is the flagship

HP unveils 2 new DreamColor displays

For most of us a monitor is important, but we only need it to be of standard quality. However, for those with photography needs and video editing tasks, the exact colors become vitally important. Now HP announces two new models of its DreamColor display, adding 27 and 24-inch versions. "The HP Z27x and Z24x displays for PCs and Macs feature

Check Out Tally Lights at NAB 2014

Tally Lights were created by President and Senior Design Engineer of Tally-Lights, LLC, Ted Kazmierczak. The tally lights product provides a simple, reliable, cost effective solution for a common problem faced by production studios. How can you tell if the camera is on? How do you get your talent to look at the right camera at the correct time? Each

Sony introduces 9.1 surround wireless headset

These days many of us have a 5.1 system set up in our homes, consisting of a center channel, two front and two rear speakers, along with a sub-woofer. Some folks go the extra mile to implement 7.1, which most modern A/V receivers are capable of handling. But what about 9.1 built into a wireless headphone set? That's what Sony

ATX Brings VersAtivePro, DigiVu II and UCrypt to NAB 2014

ATX Networks is bringing three of their professional quality transcoding, encoding, and conversion products to NAB 2014. Those products are the VersAtivePro, the DigiVu II, and the Ucrypt. VersAtivePro offers high quality video at minimal bitrates. It also gives you the flexibility and freedom to add multiple output profiles/bitrates as desired without additional charges or licenses. The VersAtivePro was designed

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