New Barco CEO, new mixer company, contact lens cameras, Bowers & Wilkins sold, SmartThings hack

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Today's Top Stories #1 Sony patents a contact lens that records what you see   By Michelle Starr, CNET   A new patent, awarded to Sony in April, describes a contact lens that can be controlled by the user's deliberate blinks, recording video on request. More» Why This Matters: This story is accompanied by a fascinating drawing of how Sony proposes to turn your eye into a video camera. Two years ago, we also heard about Google's contact lens camera and here's Samsung's contact lens camera patent announced last month. Keep an eye…on this niche. -Cynthia Wisehart #2 Samsung Smart Home flaws let hackers make keys to front door   By Dan Goodin, Ars Technica   Computer scientists have discovered vulnerabilities in Samsung's Smart Home automation system that allowed them to carry out a host of remote attacks, including digitally picking connected door locks from anywhere in the world. More» Why This Matters: Note to self. –Cynthia Wisehart #3 Detour's high tech audio tours veer into museums for the first time   By Casey Newton, The Verge   Almost two years ago, Andrew Mason introduced Detour, an aptly named departure from his previous job as the co-founder and CEO of Groupon. Today the app offers richly produced, location-aware narrative tours of 10 global cities. To date, all of the tours have been outdoor experiences. But now Detour is dipping indoors: the company announced today that its technology can now be used to build tours of interior spaces, beginning with the newly renovated San Francisco Museum of Modern Art. More» Why This Matters: This app became popular as an amazing, GPS companion for sightseers. Now it's getting it's first outing in a more traditional ProAV space, continuing to demonstrate that the professional use of consumer experience technology will continue to grow. - Cynthia Wisehart 4. Barco CEO announces retirement and successor (via TheWire@SVConline) 5. Famed techno DJ Richie Hawtin reveals his first mixer: PLAYdifferently (with video/photos) (Mona Lalwani, Engadget) 6. Bowers & Wilkins sold to Silicon Valley start up (and owner of the '49ers) for undisclosed sum (Andy Clough, What HiFi?) 7. Music Group set to move Tannoy manufacturing to China (via TheWire@SVCOnline) 8. Amazon's earnings soar as their hardware takes the spotlight (Nick Statt, The Verge) 9. The next Apple Watch will reportedly have cellular connectivity (Nick Statt, The Verge) 10. From the Wire@SVConline: AVI-SPL is acquired For more, see the WHY THIS MATTERS archive. Thanks, Cynthia For daily AV industry headlines see #SVCWIRE archive AV Jobs beyerdynamic Inc. - Technical Sales Manager for the Systems Integration and Commercial Audio industry (United States) » Find Us Online Facebook Twitter LinkedIn RebelMouse 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 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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