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Today's Top Stories #1 NestCam review: High-resolution spying on your house—or puppy   By Joanna Stern, Wall Street Journal   In a menagerie of security cameras, Nest's superior picture quality and reliability stand out. More» Why This Matters: All things Nest. -Cynthia Wisehart #2 Microsoft just made millions off a 14-year-old product they just shut down a year ago   By Eugene Kim, Michael B. Kelley, and Natasha Bertrand   On Tuesday, the Navy's Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command (SPAWAR) closed a $9.1 million contract with Microsoft that guarantees continued custom support for security updates on the 100,000 workstations still using Windows XP, Office 2003, Exchange 2003, and Windows Server 2003. More» Why This Matters: As the authors point out, XP is the gift that keeps on giving. And of course when it comes to the US government, there is never any rush at all to change decades prematurely when it's still 2003 somewhere. –Cynthia Wisehart #3 The secret art of cutting music into records, one disc at a time   By Amanda Kooser, CNET   Peek under the veil of an underground group of musicians and sound engineers who own record lathes, machines that cut music records from blank discs. More» Why This Matters: After InfoComm I like to have a nice refreshing dose of analog. -Cynthia Wisehart 4. Registration open for Rental & Staging Roadshow (via AV Network) 5. Sony announces two new 4K laser projectors for large format viewing (via Installation) 6. Sound & Video Contractor announces Best of Show InfoComm 2015 winners (via SVCOnline) 7. Samsung's see-through Safety Trucks help you see hazards on the road ahead (Andrew Hayward, Stuff) 8. 400 Years of Holograms: The History of Illusion (David Howard, PM) 9. Here's what it's like to control your lights with Siri: two weeks with the first HomeKit products (Jacob Kastrenakes, The Verge) 10. From the Wire@SVCOnline: Extron now shipping 3.5" wall mount and cable cubby TouchLink Pro touchpanels Find Us Online Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Jobs this Week Electrosonic USA » Verrex » Whitlock » Sybatek » JOBS FROM TWICE.com » Upcoming Events Summer NAMM Jul 09, 2015 18:15 - Jul 11, 2015, Nashville, Tenn. AES 59th Conference on Sound Reinforcement Engineering and Technology July 15 – July 17, 2015, Montreal IBC 2015 Sep 10, 2015 18:15 - Sep 14, 2015, Amsterdam, Netherlands PLASA Show Oct 04, 2015 18:15 - Oct 06, 2015, London CEDIA Expo Oct 14, 2015 18:15 - Oct 17, 2015, Dallas TX 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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