Touch Screen Boardroom CollaborativeTables

Grant's Perspective on ... great new boardroom sized tables for interactive collaborative meetings.

At Inland AV, we are seeing more and more applications of interactive monitors and projectors in boardrooms, training facilities and classrooms. The boardroom table photo below is a great example of a boardroom table suited for collaborative sessions.

The table is available in 6', 8' and 10' lengths and you can choose from 11 different colours and finishes. The table includes a surge protected power bar as well as a quiet cooling fan. There are several table shapes and is available in 2 heights: sitting around the table or standing height.

Building the touch-screen display (up to 65") into the table keeps the look of the room clean as all cabling (and space for a computer) is contained inside the table stand locking cabinet.

Grant

Slim-Line Array Speaker System Review

Grant's Perspective on ... K-Array ultra slim-line KV50 speaker system review

This week we reviewed some audio equipment from K-Array, an Italian company with fresh thinking ideas, distributed in North America by Sennheiser.

One product that caught my attention was an ultra slim-line array speaker, the KV50.  This might be a great solution for video conferencing systems and boardrooms – the speakers look nice, are small and lend themselves to blend into the décor. They provide full range audio in the vocal spectrum, and use a technology that will assist with echo canceling.


I am holding one of the speakers beside a videoconference monitor in the picture below. This perspective provides an idea of the look and size of the speaker that could be mounted on the wall on either side of a monitor.

They may also be a great solution for areas where hidden AV is a requirement.  The small size but effectiveness of the audio dispersion assist to blend the speaker into its surroundings.  The gallery on the K-array website shows some interesting applications.

I know their larger systems get rave reviews and these units seem to be very well built.

Once powered up and cranking some tunes and a live mic through it, the crystal clear punching sound cuts through the air like a knife. This is the best way I can describe how these speakers reproduce the sound.

Grant

Outdoor Rock Speakers

Grant's Perspective on ... landscaping speakers hide your outdoor audio.

Our OWI representative sent us some new literature last week and I noticed the professional landscaping speaker systems. These are great for the entrance to restaurants, lounges, hotels and other hospitality and retail venues. The 200 lb sub-woofer below is concrete reinforced with glass fiber that houses a 12" speaker capable of producing 250 watts of power.Now the audio system can be hidden from view but the audio can help set the ambiance for the venue.

 Now that is rock solid!

Feel free to contact your closest Inland AV location for more information on this and any other professional audio project you need help designing.

Grant