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TP-LINK Debuts “Archer C7” Next-Gen 802.11ac Wi-Fi Router

Chris Schaaf — Wed, 12 Jun 2013 13:35:52 +0000

802.11n’s time has already come and gone. With more 802.11ac devices and routers hitting the market each day, this newer, faster, and all-around-better Wi-Fi standard is gaining more ground each day. TP-LINK has joined the fray with its Archer C7 802.11ac router. Sporting dual-band architecture, solid signal and lightning fast speeds (up to 175 Gbps) are more »

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FiOS Unlimited Internet Apparently Has Bandwidth Limits

Jeff Kleist — Fri, 24 May 2013 00:11:03 +0000

Bandwidth caps have been a hot topic in recent years. With transfers capped at under 100GB in some parts of North America, having a provider that understands your need for speed and lots of it is really valuable.

So when Houkounochi (a pseudonym) got a call from Verizon asking what he possibly could be doing with all that bandwidth, he was a bit…

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AVWeek Podcast Episode 91: Theoretically

Jack Cotter — Mon, 20 May 2013 17:52:29 +0000

This episode of AVWeek sees host Tim Albright joined by guests Kelly Perkins from Vaddio, Dr. Yoram Solomon of Interphase Corporation, Craig MacCormack from Commercial Integrator, and Chris Neto of AV Helpdesk and Red Band. This week, the panel discusses InfoComm. As the association updates the CTS (Certified Technology Specialist) exam, should current CTS holders re-take more »

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Is the Government Spying on Your Cloud Data?

Jeska Blevins — Fri, 17 May 2013 16:46:58 +0000

Data security within the cloud is a major concern for anyone considering whether to make the move to remote storage and management of data. With massive amounts of data stored on outside servers, transmission of data between servers, and people from all over the world accessing cloud data, the risk of your sensitive information falling into the wrong hands is definitely there. Whether the data breach is the direct result of a security lapse within the provider, a deliberate attack by someone who wants your specific data, or as the result of a glitch or other error that inadvertently exposes your data to someone else, the result is the same: your information is at risk.

However, according to a recent report by Lieberman Software, it’s not only cyber criminals that we need to worry about when it comes to the security of our data. Just about half of those surveyed by Lieberman indicated that they were concerned about the government snooping into their data in the cloud, to the point where they avoid using cloud service providers in order to prevent unauthorized spying on their data.

“But how can they do that?” you might be asking. “Don’t they need a…

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AVWeek Podcast Episode 90: Is 4 Good Better Than Too Good?

Jack Cotter — Mon, 13 May 2013 13:32:00 +0000

On this episode of the AVWeek Podcast, guests Brad Grimes from InfoComm International, Brock McGinnis of Westbury National Show Systems, Joe Andrulis from AMX, and Stephen McKay of IAVI join host Tim Albright. The group discusses the brand new home control company TiO (Turn It On), as well as Intel’s new 4K media box, and more »

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AVWeek Podcast Episode 89: Back to Work

Jack Cotter — Mon, 06 May 2013 15:25:55 +0000

On this episode of AVWeek, Betsy Jaffe from InfoComm International, Nic Scott of Crestron, Dawn Meade from Net-AV, and Bill Brown of BD Brown Communications join host Tim Albright. The group discusses how aware the public is of HDBaseT, the video distribution system that carries high-definition HDMI audio and video, as well as control signals, more »

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AVWeek Podcast Episode 85: Rabbit Trail

Jack Cotter — Mon, 08 Apr 2013 19:38:19 +0000

A new episode of AVWeek is online for your listening pleasure. This session’s guests are Paul Depperschmidt from Cisco Systems, Steve Greenblatt of Control Concepts, and George Tucker from World Stage. As usual, the guests join host Tim Albright to discuss all the goings-on the world of AV this week, including Sony consolidating its Asian and Japanese units, more »

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AVWeek Podcast Episode 84: The New Wire Is Air

Jack Cotter — Mon, 01 Apr 2013 14:39:49 +0000

Guests Dawn Meade from Net-AV and Michael Braithwaite of Clear One join host Tim Albright on this episode of the AVWeek podcast. The panel talks about some new monster TVs: Samsung’s $40,000 UHD TV and LG’s 100-inch laser TV. They also discuss all of the different companies getting into lighting control, including Control4′s new panelized lighting solution, more »

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AVWeek Podcast Episode 82: Rose Colored Glass

Jack Cotter — Mon, 18 Mar 2013 14:46:41 +0000

This week’s new episode of the AVWeek podcast features guests George Tucker of World Stage, Chris Neto from AV Helpdesk, Michael Drainer of SennheiserUSA, and Joshua Stackhouse from American TV. The panel joins host Tim Albright to discuss a number of AV issues, including unauthorized CTS (Certified Technology Specialist) prep books. In other news, Samsung and more »

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AVWeek Podcast Episode 81: Grow a TV

Jack Cotter — Mon, 11 Mar 2013 14:44:55 +0000

Guests for this week’s episode of the AVWeek podcast include Ronnie Anne Spang, Paul Harris from Aurora Multimedia, and Ron Callis of One Firefly. Topics of discussion for this week revolve around Samsung’s acquisition of a 3% share of Sharp, and the panel’s speculation on the company’s motives. In other TV production news, LG is pouring $650 million more »

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