Author: csandy

Sandy Audio Visual Celebrates Going Green
April 22, 2012Posted by csandy

The server you are reading this blog post from is 100% powered by wind.  SAV believes sustainable and renewable power must be a fact of life now and for the foreseeable future.  Reliance on fossil fuels has too many environmental, economic, and strategic pitfalls to be the only energy play for any Western nation.  Should we abandon…

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Is It Live? Or is it… Tupac?
April 20, 2012Posted by csandy

Lucky me I noticed this story AFTER the market closed. I expect to see a bump again on Monday after Sunday’s performance. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rY-YV1E1CpI&feature=share


NAB 2012 Wrap Up
April 20, 2012Posted by csandy

Head on over to studiotech.tv for some great booth interviews and wrap ups from the show floor at NAB 2012.


NewTek Set to Announce New TriCasters and Liveset Technology
April 14, 2012Posted by csandy

Update: The Phonebooks are here!  Okay, not quite, but the new TriCaster 455, 855, and 8000 have been announced at $19,995, $29,995 and $39,995, respectively.  Prices include their respective control surfaces.  The 8000 has a lot of social media integration that will be a godsend to many institutions looking for an integrated solution. Saturday Night…

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Livestream Announces HD Broadcaster Device for under $500
April 12, 2012Posted by csandy

Today Livestream.com announced they will be shipping a high definition streaming media appliance by the end of May.  For under $500.  This is a preliminary review of the announced product and a cursory review of the new Livestream CDN to which it is tied. Here are the highlights: Inexpensive Can run off of 3 AA…

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