Laser-guided microphone, Crestron chooses distributor, Electric Objects EO2, music for VR, LG wraparound phone screen 1. Laser-guided microphone lights the way for precision placement By Paul Ridden, New Atlas

ProAV Today   Cynthia Wisehart - Editor     Today's Top Stories - 2.2.17     1. Laser-guided microphone lights the way for precision placement By Paul Ridden, New Atlas Repeating golden placement of studio microphones between recording sessions can be a bit of an imprecise pain. The UK's Aston Microphones has come up with an industry first that could save precious time, a whole load of stress and allow for accurate positioning recall from session to session. The company has tapped into boardroom presentation tech to design the Starlight. More» Why This Matters: You might have seen it at NAMM. No idea if it works. The article says "undisclosed price" but it seems like you can preorder at Sweetwater for $349 (and see a bunch of pictures) . Here's more from Aston on it. –Cynthia Wisehart   2. Hands on: How I learned to love Electric Objects EO2 digital art display By Devindra Hardawar, Engadget I'd love to fill my apartment's walls with unique pieces, but the process of finding and framing things is just too tedious. (Heck, I have a closet full of posters that still need to be properly mounted and framed.) The EO2 promised to bring a bit of culture to my home without much fuss. How could I say no to that? More» Why This Matters: I want one a lot. -Cynthia Wisehart   3. For dramatic VR to succeed, music must become the director By Elias Constantopedos, Tech Crunch The use of music in film historically has been confined to on-screen music (a piano player in a bar) or off-screen music (a full 90-piece orchestra accompanying a love scene). But in VR films, the lines between on-screen and off-screen music have blurred. More» Why This Matters: Interesting story about how music shapes drama, and how that role will change in VR which demands more three-dimensional flexibility. This thinking also applies to theme park and museum settings. -Cynthia Wisehart   4. Crestron goes the distributor route with Almo Professional A/V (via TheWire@SVConline)   5. ISE 2017: DVIGear introduces next generation of DisplayNet (via TheWire@SVConline)   6. RTI names Ed McConaghay as CEO (via Installation)   7. LG patented this crazy screen that wraps around the top of your phone (Chaim Gartenberg, The Verge)   8. 7 billion-dollar mega products that will transform New York City by 2035 (Leanna Garfield, Business Insider)   9. Mathematician suggests firing deep ocean sound waves could stop tsumanis (Luke Dormehl, Digital Trends)   10. From TheWire@SVConline: Draper now shipping industry's biggest thin bezel screen   For more, see the WHY THIS MATTERS Archive »   FIND US ONLINE     Facebook Twitter LinkedIn RebelMouse PRODUCTS MARKETS STAGING NEWS EVENTS SUBSCRIBE   Advertise Contact Us Send this to a friend       ©2017 NewBay Media, LLC

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