Gear News
International Flavour at the ETNZ Conference
TRADESHOWS International Flavour at the ETNZ Conference by Jenny Barrett. In response to requests from membership to bring what’s happening around the rest of the world to New Zealand, ETNZ served up an array of workshops and keynote speakers with a strong international flavour, laced with a smattering of issues of local concern: health and…
Read MoreDave Coxon joins PAVT
Last month, veteran Sydney integration business DJW Projects was sold to Marrickville firm Buzz AV Projects, and principal Dave Coxon sat down to talk to CX about it. Dave now finds himself back in the news with the announcement that he is joining distributor PAVT, continuing to operate in the hospitality and entertainment scene that…
Read MoreENTECH’s consultant and integrator focus – the Hour of Power – new for March 2020!
Next March all AV and IT professionals are invited to ENTECH’s free Hour of Power showcase at 10am where industry experts will drop fast elevator pitches on new and emerging technologies ahead of the tradeshow that opens at 11am. This time-effective presentation is also devoid of PowerPoint – we have banned the slides! You’ll see…
Read MoreAstera AX1
ROAD TEST Astera AX1 by Steven Hill and Darren Russell. Steven Hill is Lighting Director at Sightline, a Sydney-based event production company. Sightline specialise in vision and large-scale productions, providing service at all stage of the events process, from pre-production and visualisation, through to content creation, installation, operation, and pack down. Applications The Astera AX1…
Read MoreIntel Extreme Masters
VIDEO Intel Extreme Masters by Cat Strom. Intel Extreme Masters, the elite global pro gaming tour operated by ESL, was held at Sydney’s Qudos Bank Arena across three action packed days from May 3 to 5. Principal technical supplier for the event were Woohah Productions, working with stakeholders to deliver an unforgettable show in accordance…
Read MoreSoundcorp ends retail sales – Focuses On B2B And Integration
As part of the acquisition of Soundcorp and Rutledge AV by American AV giant Diversified, Soundcorp are restructuring their core business model. Soundcorp is discontinuing the retail side of their business and has closed their beautifully appointed shop in South Melbourne as of Friday 9 August 2019. They will also be closing their online business…
Read MoreDear Reality becomes part of the Sennheiser Group
NEWS Audio specialist Sennheiser has taken a majority shareholding in Dear Reality GmbH on 1 July 2019. The expert in spatial audio algorithms and VR/AR audio software will continue to operate as a separate company based in Düsseldorf; customers will be able to rely on existing dearVR products and can look forward to joint VR/AR…
Read MoreAmber Technology is named the exclusive distributor of Avonic in Australia and New Zealand
NEWS Amber Technology has announced an exclusive partnership with Avonic as the brand’s distributor of high quality PTZ cameras, AV solutions and unified collaboration solutions in Australia and New Zealand. Based in the Netherlands, Avonic provides high-quality audio-visual capture solutions for a vast range of applications, including education, healthcare, places of worship, video conferencing, webcast…
Read MoreQSC Professional Distribution to leave Jands
Eighteen months after being appointed the QSC Pro Distributor for Australia, Marcus Winkler, Managing Director QSC EMEA GmbH, has given Jands a 30 day “no fault” notice of termination. Jands originally agreed to take on the distribution in 2018, following an approach by QSC stating they were looking for an improvement in their Pro business…
Read MoreHello Junior! The newest all-in-one marvel is here!
The NovaPro UHD Jr: It’s more than just what you need…It’s what you want. The NovaPro UHD Jr is NovaStar’s all-new video controller, combining 4K processing and 4K sending into a single piece of technology that can handle anything you throw at it. The UHD Jr puts out 4K x 2K @60hz or 8K x…
Read MorePAVT ransomware attack – check your Remote Desktop access!
PAVT, distributors of EAW, ClearOne, and Symetrix among others, were hit this week by a ransomware attack on one of their servers. While this represented at worst an inconvenience for PAVT as they restored from a back-up, they have taken this opportunity to issue a PSA to warn others of the potential vulnerabilities in their…
Read MoreWICKED performance by Acme Lighting
The Broadway smash hit musical WICKED landed at HOTA (Home of The Arts) last month for a strictly limited season. The sold out production of the Stephen Schwarthz musical, directed by Tim Hill, was brought to the Gold Coast by Matt Ward Entertainment. Krank’d Audio Visual Productions were engaged to provide dynamic lighting design and production…
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