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ProAV Today   Cynthia Wisehart - Editor     Today's Top Stories     1. Why Google Fiber is no longer rolling out to new cities By Brian Fung, The Washington Post After rolling out its Fiber product in about a dozen cities, Google is hitting pause on its project to deploy superfast Internet across the country. So what happened? More» Why This Matters: The announcement came last Tuesday. Here's some attempts at explanation. And here's another viewpoint from PC World. -Cynthia Wisehart   2. The productivity paradox: Why we're getting more innovation but less growth By Timothy B. Lee, Vox.com It seems like the United States economy is enjoying more innovation than ever before. At the same time, statistics show the economy is suffering from its slowest growth in decades. More» Why This Matters: My favorite concept in this story: Human labor as the new luxury good. This story is actually packed with data and ideas to shed some insight on the changing, complex equation between manufacturing and service economies. Food for thought as you look for insight and ways to chart your own business and the markets you serve. -Cynthia Wisehart   3. Deadline Friday: 5th annual Innovative Product Awards via SVC The 5th annual 2016 Sound & Video Contractor Innovative Products Awards honor electronic and mechanical innovation across the full range of ProAV products. More» Why This Matters: This is a great and popular reader-voted program. It's easy to enter products and see how they do when the readers decide. –Cynthia Wisehart   4. Biamp Systems introduces new power audio amplifier (via TheWire@SVConline)   5. The new Apple MacBook Pro: Apple's amazing strip show reinvents the laptop keyboard (via CNET)   6. Requiem for the MacPro (Stan Schroeder, Mashable)   7. Admit it: Microsoft is now a braver, more innovative company than Apple (Chris Taylor, Mashable)   8. Games contractors and subs play (Jim Kollaer, Construction Citizen)   9. 15 Amazon Echo tips and tricks (Taylor Martin, CNET)   10. From TheWire@SVConline: NEC introduces enhanced laser install projector   AV JOBS     wePresent – Regional Sales Manager, Central Region (Dallas, TX)   FIND US ONLINE     Facebook Twitter LinkedIn RebelMouse PRODUCTS MARKETS STAGING NEWS EVENTS SUBSCRIBE   Advertise Contact Us Send this to a friend       ©2016 NewBay Media, LLC

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