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Moogfest Takes Streaming to New Level with Roland Video Switchers

[caption id="attachment_277422" align="alignnone" width="1800"]Cam Carrithers mixing on the Roland VR-50HD Multi-Format AV Mixer at the Fletcher Hall Stage[/caption]

LOS ANGELES, CA,— “Moogfest celebrates the innovative collision that Bob Moog discovered long, long ago when he invented the Moog synthesizer, where art, technology, science – that creative spirit in all forms – come together.” In that one sentence, KamranV, managing partner and CTO of Moogfest, encapsulates the event. “Moogfest started in 2004 in New York City,” he elaborates, “and eventually travelled to where the Moog factory is in Asheville. Now we’re in our home here in Durham, NC. It’s about 40,000 people over the weekend from 44 different states and 22 different countries. And it grows every year. It’s really fantastic.”

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New EtherCAT Board Enhances Data Gathering Capability Of HARTING’s MICA Mini Industrial Computer

ELGIN, Il. – HARTING’s Mini-Industrial-Computer MICA®, winner of the prestigious 2016 HERMES Award for industrial innovation, now is available with an EtherCAT board, allowing data to be collected directly from industrial production networks, preprocessed and forwarded to IT systems via standard protocols such as OPC UA or MQTT. Thanks to MICA®s modular hardware concept, which allows users to incorporate individual function boards, the other advantages of this mini-industrial PC are retained, like compliance with important industrial standards.

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Destination Imagination Global Finals 2017

Destination Imagination Global Finals Returns with Bandit Lites

KNOXVILLE, TN – Destination Imagination, the non-profit organization that works to inspire and equip the world’s next generation of innovators, held their annual Global Finals event, where more than 17,000 attendees including 8,000 students from 21 countries gathered to compete. Bandit Lites provided a lighting assist with for the event, which centers on promoting logic skills and inspiring creativity, while encouraging enthusiasm in science, technology, engineering and mathematics.

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Showcat Acquires Inner Circle Distribution

Showcat Acquires Inner Circle Distribution

FORT LAUDERDALE, FL – Showcat, LLC, a full service rental fulfillment facility and certified partner for Main Light Industries and Atomic Rental Solutions, has acquired Inner Circle Distribution (ICD), distributor of brands including Astera, Eurolite, Futurelight, Madrix, Hazebase and others.

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Blizzard Lighting products heading to InfoComm 2017 in Orlando

Blizzard to Feature Flurry of New Products at InfoComm 2017

WAUKESHA, WI. – The Blizzard crew has arrived in Orlando for InfoComm 2017 armed with an excessive amount of sunscreen, a sharp batch of new products waiting for their debutante reveal, and a TV so big and high def, it would satisfy even the pickiest of Dads! Find these four new LED products in the Blizzard Lighting booth, #7442, come Wednesday, June 14.

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HippoSchool in the USA

LOS ANGELES –  Green Hippo’s HippoSchool continues its current series of US training sessions, exclusively run by Hippotizer Product Specialists. Leading the way in the design and manufacture of products for real-time video playback and 3D Mapping, the tailor-made HippoSchool training programs enable users to get the most from their Hippotizer Media Server.

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2017 Porin Music Awards

[caption id="attachment_277388" align="alignnone" width="800"]Robe aids the Porin Music Awards[/caption]

CROATIA – The Spaladium Arena in the stunning Croatian coastal town of Split was the venue for the 2017 Porin Music Awards (AKA ‘the Porins’), a glamourous, high profile evening which honors the achievements and talent of Croatian artists across a diverse mix of genres and 30 categories and is broadcast live on the national HRT network. Lighting designer for this year was HRT’s Marko Foretić who chose to work with a moving light rig of over 160 Robe fixtures, supplied by one of the leading Croatian rental companies, Promologistika. He worked closely with Promologistika’s Miro Hrg who designed the set and video elements.

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Christie Access LCD Panel Series

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Christie’s new Access Series of LCD panels combine UHD resolution and USB playback in a flexible and reliable package. Debuting at InfoComm 2017 in Orlando, FL June 14-16, the Access LCD Panel Series is designed for use within meeting rooms and retail applications. All  four panels in the series feature an OPS slot, and with the optional touch overlay, the Access Series can serve as an interactive solution. The Christie Access Series includes 55 and 65-inch models designed for 16/7 operation. For customers looking for a larger displays, both portrait and landscape mode, and 24/7 run times, Christie Access Series offers 75 and 86-inch models, which are designed for high-use settings like hotel lobbies, airport terminals and mission-critical environments such as control rooms.

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