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Today's Top Stories #1 BOSEbuild speaker cube kit teaches kids the power of DIY   By Konstatin Kakaes, MIT Technology Review   Just in time for summer, Bose is releasing a step-by-step build kit that breaks down the science of sound and shows kids how to build their own functioning Bluetooth speaker. More» Why This Matters: Summer project. - Cynthia Wisehart #2 The All-American iPhone   By Konstatin Kakaes, MIT Technology Review   Political candidates say Apple should make phones in the United States. Let's see what that would look like. More» Why This Matters: Fascinating and must-read (it's short). Made in America (or not, or partially…) is a complicated conversation that any technology industry must confront. Including Apple. Including AV. This story is just one little fun way to change the dialogue up a bit. In my opinion, it's important not to just keep knee-jerking into the either/or marketing we often hear from politicians and the media. Mostly likely there won't even be a single right answer. But as long as we simply circle around the same old binary conversation, we won't think of anything new. -Cynthia Wisehart #3 The ultimate Apple I/O death chart   By Nilay Patel and Frank Bi, The Verge   One of the most strongly-held arguments about Apple removing the headphone jack is that Apple has historically been first to drop a legacy technology, sometimes even before the rest of the industry is ready. The floppy, SCSI, optical drives, VGA — all killed by Apple years before vanishing from the rest of the industry. But how long does it really take Apple to kill legacy tech? More» Why This Matters: As we contemplate the fate of the headphone jack, here's an info-graphic history of lineage and death of Apple I/O. Very Game of Thrones. -Cynthia Wisehart 4. Leaked iPhone 7 chassis photo shows headphone jack replaced (Amit Chowdhry, Forbes) 5. Yamaha expands EMX powered mixers line-up (via Installation) 6. Audio Technica expands Dante product offerings with new ceiling mount microphone solutions (via The Wire@SVConline) 7. These are transparent directional glass speakers and they look amazing (Micah Singleton, The Verge) 8. Biamp Systems enhances Oreno mobile control suite with new capabilities (via TheWire@svconline) 9. Shopping: B&O Play get into the wireless earbud game with onboard DSP (Chris Wood, Gizmag) 10. From the Wire@SVConline: BrightSign gives retail businesses competitive edge with mass digital signage roll-outs For more, see the WHY THIS MATTERS archive. Thanks, Cynthia For daily AV industry headlines see #SVCWIRE archive AV Jobs Full Compass Systems - Director of Merchandising (Madison, WI)» Full Compass Systems – Service Technician (Madison, WI)» SYMCO Inc –Network AV Sales Engineer sought by leading Independent Rep Firm in the Mid-Atlantic & New England Region… » 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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