Apple Mirror, new AES president

ProAV Today   Cynthia Wisehart - Editor     Today's Top Stories - 12.02.16     1. "Apple Mirror" reflects a working iPhone style touchscreen By Amanda Kooser, CNET If your iPhone Plus just isn't big enough, you might covet Rafael Dymek's Apple Mirror, a functioning mirror and touchscreen loaded with an iOS 10-style interface and working apps. More» Why This Matters: Because we need a touchscreen mirror, but we don't need a touchscreen MacBook Pro? –Cynthia Wisehart   2. Test can show if the speed of light has changed By Jon Fingas, Engadget Modern science assumes that the speed of light has always been the same. Researchers have suggested that this seeming constant might have changed over time, however, and they now have a way to find out whether or not that's true. More» Why This Matters: For many of you, light is your business, so just keeping you current on light, the universe and everything. -Cynthia Wisehart   3. Stocking stuffer: $50 USB Killer lets you easily fry almost any device By Sebastian Anthony, Ars Technica Last year we wrote about the "USB Killer"—a DIY USB stick that fried almost everything (lastops, smartphones, consoles, cars) that it was plugged into. Now the USB Killer has been mass-produced; you can buy it online for about $50. Now everyone can destroy just about every computer that has a USB port. Hooray. More» Why This Matters: Another very good reason to cap unused ports! Also good pictures if you want to see what the guts of a deadline USB stick look like. –Cynthia Wisehart   4. This thundering speaker is made from an actual Lamborghini exhaust (Scott Tharler, Maxim)   5. Alex Case takes role of Audio Engineering Society president (via TheWire@SVConline)   6. Vote for Bold Engineering: The 5th Annual Most Innovative Product Awards (via Sound & Video Contractor)   7. Sony made the best noise-cancelling headphones ever (Juan Buis, The Next Web)   8. The army's looking into putting bacteria into its electronics (Eric Tegler, Ars Technica)   9. How a 70-year-old idea could make engines way more efficient (Jack Stewart, Wired)   10. From TheWire@SVConline: PixelFlex achives ultra fine pixel pitch with fully front-servicable FLEXUltra 12mm LED   For more, see the WHY THIS MATTERS Archive »   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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