| Today's Top Stories | | #1 | Eye candy: digital street artist replaces car headlights with projectors (video) | | | via InAVate | | | A video artist became the subject of a recent LG viral advertising campaign when he used the electronics manufacturer's Minibeam projectors and a Mini car to stage a series of clever digital street installations. The artist, only known as Jaun, removed the headlights from the car and replaced them with the small, WiFi connected, 500g projection units. More»
Why This Matters: This is something you could do. It's a video artist/AV guy making an amateur commercial for LG Minibeam projectors by MacGyvering LG Minibeam projectors into a car. The last shot is a cute payoff. –Cynthia Wisehart |
| | #2 | Apple granted automation patent | | | via InAVate | | | Apple has been granted a patent for a home automation system to connect the many devices found in the average household. Although this patent is aimed at the home market initially, much like the iPad, which was launched as a consumer device, it wouldn't be too much of a surprise to see this technology make its way into the pro AV world. More»
Why This Matters: For us, this is about Apple's eventual role in ProAV. –Cynthia Wisehart |
| | #3 | Please stop "burning in" your headphones | | | by Bryan Gardiner, Wired | | | OK, audiophiles: real talk. Earphone makers seem to be either too polite or scared to say anything. And the people in the industry who should know better are only actively encouraging a ritual. So let me say it for them: Earphone burn-in is a bunch of hokum. More »
Why This Matters: It's a good rant. -Cynthia Wisehart |
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