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Today's Top Stories #1 Wow cable promised gigabit internet service in five cities by years' end   By Jon Brodkin, Ars Technica   Wow, a cable company, is the latest ISP to announce gigabit Internet plans. More» Why This Matters: Just a bulletin on a possible competitor to Google Fiber. -Cynthia Wisehart #2 Survey: Dante pulls ahead as networking takes over   Via Installation International, SCN, & RH Consulting   For a second year, Installation and its US sister title SCN, along with publications in the Middle East and Asia, asked their readers to complete an online survey on audio networking. With the ability to read year-on-year data, the trends for audio are really starting to appear. More» Why This Matters: Check out this excellent networking survey with charts by my colleagues at Installation and SCN. –Cynthia Wisehart #3 Virtual reality is coming to your movie theater lobby   By Bryan Bishop, The Verge   Virtual Reality Los Angeles has been holding seasonal conventions to introduce people to VR for more than four years. Usually the shows have focused on evangelizing on behalf of the technology — touting its transformative potential. But this year's VLRA Summer Expo has transitioned from theoretical to actual. Virtual reality isn't just a futuristic concept anymore, but an actual market. More» Why This Matters: First up: movie theater lobbies. -Cynthia Wisehart 4. It looks like Apple is seriously building and all-glass phone (Michael Nunez, Gizmodo) 5. InFocus announces new MondoPad Ultra (via the Wire@SVConline) 6. Roland is buying family-owned headphone maker V-Moda (Chris Welch, The Verge) 7. Four common Amazon Alexa/Echo problems and how to fix them (Taylor Martin, CNET) 8. NASA created an HDR camera that can see into a rocket's flame (video) (Sean O'Kane, The Verge) 9. Fender Tune is a guitar app for beginners and pros alike (Billy Steele, Engadget) 10. From the Wire@SVConline: Auralex now shipping MudGuard V. 2 microphone 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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