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Today's Top Stories #1 Magic Leap Demo Flaunts Augmented Reality   By Stephanie Mlot, PC Mag   In the latest "OMG, I want one!" news, startup Magic Leap on Thursday teased its advanced augmented reality tech. More» Why This Matters: If you're following VR you should see this -Cynthia Wisehart #2 Are Virtual Reality Headsets Too Immersive For Their Own Good?   By Seth Porges, Forbes   But a tech that rises on its promise of immersion also opens itself up to a similarly grounded liability. The problem: These days, people tend to multitask their media. More» Why This Matters: This is a big flaw for VR. It doesn't work with how we operate in our daily lives. –Jessaca Gutierrez #3 Enter: NAB Best of Show Awards   Via NewBay Media   NewBay Media is now accepting submissions for the second annual Best of Show Awards, intended to honor — and help you promote — outstanding new products exhibited at the spring NAB Show. More» Why This Matters: This program, which we participate in with our sister NewBay publications was very popular last year. On-site judges evaluate the products at NAB, winners are announced at the show, and we build an eBook with all the entrants and winners that goes to all our audiences. -Cynthia Wisehart 4. Organic LEDs, carbon nanotubes may light up future fabrics (Shalini Saxena, Ars Technica) 5. Yes, the 2015 MacBook Air supports 4K displays at 60Hz (Andrew Cunningham, Ars Technica) 6. AV Eye Candy: AV takes centre stage in Microsoft's vision of the future (via inAVate) 7. Free SVC webcast: Sound Quality for Networked Audio (Speaker: John Storyk) 8. Apple plans a new Apple TV box with an app store and SDK (Andrew Cunningham, Ars Technica) 9. Hands on: Panasonic's CM1 may be the best smartphone camera yet (Simon Crisp, Gizmag) 10. From the Wire@SVCOnline: VMP showcases rugged FRM series non-penetrating roof mounts at 2015 ISC West Find Us Online Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Jobs this Week Electrosonic USA » Verrex » Whitlock » Sybatek » JOBS FROM TWICE.com » Upcoming Events Almo E4 AV tour, March 26, Chicago NAB, April 11, Las Vegas ARDA World 2015, April 12, Las Vegas IEEE Green Technologies Conference, April 15, New Orleans 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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