by Joy Zaccaria When approaching a touchpanel interface design, the first thing to determine is: who will be using this touchpanel? If it is designed for the novice, it will inherently be too cumbersome for the advanced user, and the reverse also applies. Next, the main purpose of the room...

Ray Bradbury anticipated the idea of the “holodeck” years before Star Trek introduced the concept to Television. In this story, “The Veldt,” Bradbury features an automated entertainment system with a mind for survival. With the advent of practical holograms and home 3D...

Warner Bros. has made popular titles such as Batman Begins and The Dark Knightavailable in 1080p on iTunes. Warner Bros. says more 1080p titles will be added to iTunes. By Rachel Cericola Some of your clients have spent a lot of money on a home theater. So it’s understandable when...

9 Video Chat Apps for Android and iOS Mobile Devices View This Slideshow If you don’t have the luxury of employing a pricey enterprise mobile videoconferencing system – join the masses. The tradeoff of security and high quality audio and video might be worth the low-to-no price for...

By Lisa Nadile Q: What should you consider when you want to implement a centralized lighting control system across multiple buildings? A: First and foremost they are going to have to consider what kind of work or collaboration is going on with the folks that are using that facility. The...

By Teddy Worcester After a long day at school, the house phone rang and my mother answered. It’s Apple and they want to have a word with you, she said. At the time, I was 16 and I had been hustling iPod parts to all parts of the world. “I’m not telling you this as an...

By Cindy Davis I was recently at an industry event chatting with C.T. Oakes, Sales Manager at Brightline. We were talking about how important the proper lighting is in a variety of scenarios. To my shock he pulled out his iPhone and metered the room. I figured he was just demonstrating a...

By Dave Pedigo Last week at the National Association of Broadcasters’ annual NAB Show, held in Las Vegas, a panel of industry analysts pondered the (to-date hypothetical) Apple iTV’s market impact. Titled Predictions from the Street: The Power Players Behind the Great Content...

By SeattleRex A few years ago, Apple sold me a $4,000 computer with a defective graphics chip/logic board. The defective part was the Nvidia 8600M GT GPU, and when it was discovered that the machine was defective, Apple refused to take it back and issue me a refund. Instead, they promised to...

By Kim Komando If you’re confused about 4G, welcome to the fastest-growing club! AT&T claims to have the nation’s largest 4G network. Verizon touts America’s fastest 4G LTE network with “a higher standard of coverage.” The advertising war is on. AT&T...