| Today's Top Stories | | #1 | Two charts that show how crappy US broadband is | | | by Stacey Higginbotham, Giga Om | | | The U.S. is taking a beating in the price and performance of broadband in a recent series of charts issued by research firm Point Topic. It ranks 58 out of 90 countries for cost of broadband. More»
Why This Matters: These charts provide more reasons to be concerned about our future businesses models under Broadband Provider rule. For many of the new AV possibilities, broadband is the life's blood. Having said that, when the internet as we know it no longer cuts it, maybe that becomes its own opportunity. Ironically, below are just two examples of how much we're counting on broadband and wireless: both in applications and in products. –Cynthia Wisehart |
| | #2 | How Lehman College provides anytime, anywhere access to video | | | by Tony Fuhrman, Campus Technology | | | A new video learning platform at Lehman lets students access course content via any mobile device. More»
Why This Matters: Reflecting a broader trend in higher ed tech, Lehman College wanted to build a home-grown rich media platform on which the "mobile generation" (incoming freshman), students, faculty, and staff could access, upload, and (legally) share videos from any device to any device. A tall order for some, but not for the MediaCore. –Cynthia Wisehart |
| | #3 | Spring 2014 Big Book of AV Tour highlights Internet of Things | | | via AV Network | | | The Spring 2014 Stampede Big Book of AV (BBOAV) Tour kicks off on January 23 in Austin, TX, with the first of seven scheduled stops at the Woodward Conference Center at Wyndham Garden. According to Stampede president and COO Kevin Kelly, 2014 tour attendees can expect to see more product demonstrations of new and solutions from more participating exhibitors than ever before, along with tie-ins with InfoComm Regional Roundtables and the International Technology Rental Association (ITRA). More »
Why This Matters: This popular event starts next week in Austin, so if you're not at NAMM…. –Cynthia Wisehart |
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