New SANYO Portable Projectors  Feature Active Maintenance Filter System
Both new LCD projectors from Sanyo (the 3,100 lumen PLC-XC55 and the 2,600 lumen PLC-XC50) are the first portable projectors equipped with the manufacturer's Active Maintenance Filter (AMF) system, allowing easy filter changes and several security features to prevent theft.
The unique filtration system consists of a filter cartridge with ten lengths of filter material and an airflow sensor that detects when an airflow is obstructed by dust (auto-advancing a clean section when needed.) In addition, when the last section of filter material becomes obstructed, an on-screen graphic appears telling the user to change the cartridge. Each filter lasts approximately 3,000 hours.
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Gateway Technical College Horizon Center uses Advanced Audio/Video and Simulation Technology to Train Automotive Technicians 
Located in Kenosha, Wisconsin, this nationally-known education training facility includes: 16 automotive bays with audio/video connectivity, digital signage systems throughout the building, smart classrooms and a community room equipped with videoconferencing and presentation capabilities.
Video and audio hookups in each car bay allow action going on there to be taped and broadcast live to a classroom, where an instructor can communicate with the student working on a car in the bay while talking to students in the classroom. In addition, the action can be broadcast on a two-story screen in the bay area- or the screen can be used to re-broadcast a training video so students can watch it and learn while they are doing hands-on work on the car.
"The Horizon Center is a world-class facility with unique conferencing capabilities, a technology infrastructure that is completely wireless and interactive with the World Wide Web, and an educational environment that truly is a model for the future," said Bryan Albrecht, President of Gateway Technical College. "Students experiencing the programs are issued a laptop computer by which all curriculum, team projects, and instructor interaction are managed. Many have called this the college's first paperless educational program."
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Infocomm 2008 was Largest Pro AV Trade Show in History 
If you missed the big show, you can count on your Dascom contacts to fill you in on the new AV technology that was introduced.
Taking place in Las Vegas, Nevada, June 18-20, this year's Infocomm trade show was one for the record books with 988 exhibitors and more than 35,000 professional AV attendees from 93 countries (reflecting a 9.5 percent increase over last year's record attendance!)
Infocomm attendees saw the latest technologies in display, projection, audio, collaborative conferencing, control and networking applications.
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June Trivia Question
(The winner is the first reader to correctly answer.)
Q: What 1950's film actress helped invent frequency hopping (also known as spread spectrum technology)?
And May's Winners ARE...
Connie Manske- CESA 11 Network (Wisconsin)
Dan Gross- SWING Network (Wisconsin) Congratulations Connie and Dan for tying as the first to correctly answer that "Yuma, Arizona" is the city that on average gets the most sunny days per year in the United States. |
