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Today's Top Stories #1 Science Geek: The Visual Microphone: Passive recovery of sound from video   Via MIT   When sound hits an object, it causes small vibrations of the object's surface. We show how, using only high-speed video of the object, we can extract those minute vibrations and partially recover the sound that produced them, allowing us to turn everyday objects—a glass of water, a potted plant, a box of tissues, or a bag of chips—into visual microphones. More» Why This Matters: This is a paper/video from Siggraph on visual microphones. If you don't have time for the full paper, here's a summary from the mainstream press. –Cynthia Wisehart #2 Why the iPhone 6 will be the device of the year   By Darrell Etherington, Tech Crunch   Apple is gearing up for a big product announcement on September 9, and all indications are that it will be a new iPhone. The iPhone 6, as it's being called in the press, will deliver a lot of changes over the iPhone 5s, which got relatively modest updates compared to the iPhone 5. It's also one of the most important device launches Apple has ever had, given how long it's been since the company unveiled a new marquee product. More» Why This Matters: After completely transforming everything we know about GUIs, and influencing our industry in so many ways, Apple's relevance has ebbed from it's transformative peak. The iPhone 6 is what happens next. –Cynthia Wisehart #3 RF signals harvested to connect unpowered devices to the internet   Via InAVate   Details of a communication system that connects battery-free devices to Wi-Fi infrastructure have been published this month in a huge boost to the potential of the "Internet of Things" (IoT). The research from a Washington University team builds on previous work, which allowed low-powered devices to harness energy from existing radio, TV and wireless signals, to deliver a system that can connect each individual device to the internet. More» Why This Matters: This expands on an earlier story we brought you about how devices that are technically "off" can still be "on." –Cynthia Wisehart 4. GlaxoSmithKline invests in world's largest seamless touchscreen (Paddy Baker, Installation) 5. Kramer introduces new 4K meeting room matrix switcher (via SVC Online) 6. NHK to demonstrate 8K 120fps Super High-Vision Television at IBC 2014 (via AZO Optics) 7. Report: This fall's iPads are in production with a new anti-reflective, daylight-friendly screen coating (Kif Leswing, GigaOM) 8. Om/One levitating Bluetooth speaker defies gravity (Amanda Kooser, CNET) 9. Apple blogger hints iWatch debut next month; later says it was a joke (Sam Lehman, HNGN) 10. From the Wire@SVCOnline: Platinum Tools debuts Maxim 6 self-adjusting wire stripper Find Us Online Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Buyer's Guide Once again, Sound & Video Contractor is bringing you the annual Buyers' Resource Guide for researching products and services, which serves as the AV professional's one-stop guide for the year to come. The Sound & Video Contractor Buyers' Resource Guide will provide • Listings for select companies to stand-out from their competition • A collection of the year's product round-ups as published by Sound & Video Contractor's editors • Distribution to Sound & Video Contractor's audience in both print and digital editions — polybagged with the September print issue. • Distribution at select tradeshows throughout the year • Year-long exposure in a valuable reference tool that readers will keep reaching for. Click here to make sure your company is listed in the Sound & Video Contractor Buyers' Resource Guide. » For Advertising Information, Contact: Janis Crowley, Wester Region, 415-505-1985, jcrowley@nbmedia.com Paul Leifer, Eastern Region/Eurpoe, 908-369-5810, pleifer@nbmedia.com Jobs from TWICE.com Corporate Key Account Sales Expert - QFX, Inc. » More Listings » Jobs from Eduwire Click here to see all posted positions » Upcoming Events Almo E4 AV Tour, Aug. 15, Philadelphia AES Conference on Spatial Audio, Aug. 27-29, Helsinki, Finland Immersive Sound at Sony Studios, Sept. 6, Los Angeles CEDIA Expo, Sept. 10-13, Denver IBC 2014, Sept. 12-16, Amsterdam, Netherlands Next Video, Oct. 1-3, Pasadena, Calif. Almo E4 AV Tour, Oct. 3, Boston PLASA, Oct. 5-8, London AES, Oct. 9, Los Angeles Almo E4 AV Tour, Oct. 17, Washington, D.C. 156th SMPTE Annual Technical Conference & Exhibition, Oct. 20-23, Los Angeles For more events, see our calendar. Was this copy of Pro AV Today forwarded to you? Start your own subscription by clicking here. Pro AV Today Editorial Team SOUND & VIDEO CONTRACTOR CYNTHIA WISEHART, Editor Phone: (212) 378-0400 x526 | Send Email JESSACA GUTIERREZ, Senior Associate Editor Phone: (212) 378-0400 x527 | Send Email DIGITAL SIGNAGE DAVID KEENE, Executive Editor Phone: (512) 480-9473 | Send Email RENTAL AND STAGING SYSTEMS DAVID KEENE, Executive Editor Phone: (512) 480-9473 | Send Email

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