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Today's Top Stories #1 World's first 8K TV broadcasts begin for Rio Olympics   By Sebastian Anthony, Ars Technica   The world's first broadcast using 8K TV technology has begun on Japan's public channel NHK. With a resolution of 7680x4320, "Super HI-Vision" as the company calls it has about four times the detail of a 4K broadcast or 16 times what you're probably watching at home. The 8K broadast will be tested over the next five days, and from August 6 it will be used to broadcast parts of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games, which are being filmed in 8K by special NHK cameras. More» Why This Matters: You can't see it but it's good to know. - Cynthia Wisehart #2 Tesla Gigafactor opening tour (video)   By CNET Roadshow   Join us for an inside look at the Tesla Gigafactory and some highlights from the mammoth facility's grand opening. More» Why This Matters: All the manufacturing luxury money can buy. –Cynthia Wisehart #3 Sonic Blocks picked up on the modular trend to create customizable speakers   By Ashley Carman, Circuit Breaker   Modular is in for the smartphone market. We've seen the idea of swapping parts out of a phone body on LG's G5, Lenovo's Moto Z, and Google's Ara, and today and Indigogo campaign is launching to bring that same customization concept to speaker setups. More» Why This Matters: Fun and timely take on modular AV. -Cynthia Wisehart 4. Biamp opens manufacturing facility (via Installation) 5. CEDIA 2016: Platinum Tools features new Net Chaser Ethernet speed verifier and network tester (via TheWire@SVConline) 6. Sony's new brighter Z-Series TVs are cutting edge and start at $7K (Lexy Savvides, CNET) 7. TP-Link settles with FCC over risky WiFi router power levels (Jon Fingas, Engadget) 8. Acer Switch Alpha 12: almost as good as a Surface (Dieter Bohn, The Verge) 9. The best turntable you can buy (Chris Welch, The Verge) 10. From the Wire@SVConline: BenQ unleashes smart all-in-one mini projector with Bluetooth speaker For more, see the WHY THIS MATTERS archive. Thanks, Cynthia For daily AV industry headlines see #SVCWIRE archive AV Jobs New England Regional Sales Manager Position; SYMCO, Inc. » Full Compass Systems - Director of Merchandising (Madison, WI)» Full Compass Systems – Service Technician (Madison, WI)» 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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