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Today's Top Stories #1 Microsoft delays Surface Hub, cites manufacturing issues   By Shria Ovide, The Wall Street Journal   Microsoft said Monday its Surface Hub, a new product that combines a digital whiteboard and a teleconferencing system with Microsoft software, has been delayed. More» Why This Matters: Sorry about your preorder! This is spin on spin. First, Microsoft spun it in this blog post as overwhelming pre-orders and a "channel expansion." Then, the WSJ says it's no big deal because Surface is a "financially insignificant" product in "an unfamiliar product category." Hmm, is our market being dissed? Fair enough. So, here's one of tech skeptics dissing the "mega-slab" right back. -Cynthia Wisehart #2 Best Sony Cameras for Video   By Brian Hallett, Pro Video Coalition   You and I know that as soon as this article was written it immediately become dated. That's okay, because this is not, nor is it intended to be, a round-up of every single camera Sony has available. It's a roundup of the best video cameras by Sony. More» Why This Matters: Love this roundup and the pictures that go with it. -Cynthia Wisehart #3 You'll soon be able to turn your sofa into a 4D theme park ride   By Steve Dent, Engadget   Buzz Lightyear is tearing around on his jetpack in Toy Story 2, but I'm not watching passively. Every time he banks left, my chair banks left. When he accelerates and climbs, I tilt back. When he finally touches down on a strange planet, my seat drops with a bump. No, I'm not at a theme park or "4D-equipped home theater" -- I'm sitting on a couch. More» Why This Matters: Hopefully it comes with a skilled programmer, or barf covers. This is not the only—or even the first—way to do this. You could always buy these weird products from D-Box, which include a motion platform conversion kit. Hard to believe we need two companies in the motion-base-couch business. –Cynthia Wisehart 4. Lumens introduces HD-USB camera (via InAVate) 5. Panasonic saves time for installers with auto-camera videowall adjustment kit (via Installation) 6. World's thinnest lightbulb is made from graphene (Steve Castle, Digital Trends) 7. Your body, the battery: powering gadgets from human biofuel (Robin Wylie, Ars Technica) 8. Wed July 29th is Rental & Staging Roadshow, New York (register via AV Network) 9. NASA's Kepler telescope finds possible earth-like world (Miriam Kramer, Mashable) 10. From the Wire@SVCOnline: World's first 3-stream uncompressed 4K60 media server: AV Stumpfl Wings Engine Raw Find Us Online Facebook Twitter LinkedIn RebelMouse Jobs this Week Electrosonic USA » Verrex » Whitlock » Sybatek » JOBS FROM TWICE.com » Upcoming Events 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 Integrated Systems Europe (ISE) Feb. 10-12, Amsterdam RAI 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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