MINNEAPOLIS -- Portable staging equipment company Staging Concepts launches its newest product, the Aluminum Crowd Control Barricade. The barricade has an integral step on the surveillance of each barricade section for security personal to administer additional crowd control.

COPENHAGEN, Denmark — Just in time for the shipping of Harman Martin’s new flagship lighting console, the M6, Martin has released a new software version for M-Series consoles with hundreds of improvements and a new user-interface, designed to make programming performances easier and more efficient.

ORLANDO — InfoComm 2013 took place at the Orange County Convention Center here, with 937 exhibitors showing off products and services within 470,000 square feet of exhibition space from June 12-14. This year’s event drew a record-setting 35,126 visitors, up 2.5 percent from 2012.

TORONTO - CAST Group has released the first few details of forthcoming new release of wysiwyg R31, due to launch within the next few weeks. For features, most significant is the new Material System in Shaded Views, allowing material properties to be applied on a per-element level to any object in the file, adding more realism to real-time visualization, meaning more screenshots and fewer renderings. New material properties include Specular Level, Specular Gloss, Specular Color Source and Light Reflection, delivering 'really virtually real' images to enhance the creative process.

LOS ANGELES -- ADJ introduces the fully cordless WiFLY Series, consisting of a wireless DMX transceiver and three compatible battery-powered LED fixtures, which, when used together, eliminate the need for both DMX cables and electrical power cords.

ORLANDO, Fla. – Christie unveils the Christie InControl projector mobile app for applicable iOS devices. The Christie InControl APP is aimed at rental and staging customers using Christie 3-chip DLP M Series and J Series projectors. The App provides a responsive user interface to commonly used projector functionality, such as power on/off, shutter control, test pattern selection, and lens zoom and focus, in addition to more advanced projector functionality like 2D keystone and color management. Christie InControl will be available globally as a free download from the Apple App Store later this month.

CYPRESS, CA – FOR-A Company Limited, a manufacturer of video and audio systems for the broadcast and professional video industries, announces new features of its compact, cost-effective HVS-390HS video production switcher. First introduced at last year’s NAB Show as a 1 M/E to 2 M/E switcher, FOR-A has added unique capabilities to the unit. The new functionality, referred to as a MINI M/E, is an extension of the aux bus system that allows operators to deploy any aux bus transition with cuts, mixes, or wipes, and display a keyer complete with DVE functions. The MINI M/E is now offered as a standard feature of the HVS-390HS, and brings the power of a virtual 6 M/E switcher in a 2 M/E unit.

KORTRIJK, Belgium – Barco recently added the HDX-W20 Flex to its HDX family of three-chip DLP projectors. Like Barco’s HDX-W12, HDX-W14 and HDX-W18 projectors, the HDX-W20 Flex offers on-board image processing, a compact design, easy servicing and preview mode features. In addition, the projector offers 20,000 lumens of light output along with a light-on-demand option, which helps rental companies tune their projector’s light output to the specific needs of their customer’s event. The HDX-W20 FLEX will be commercially available in mid-July. Add a comment

LOS ANGELES – Elation Professional has designed from the ground up a new LED par for the professional stage and production market.  This professional grade, compact flat-style LED par series features two models: the Level Q7 and Level Q7 IP. Housed in a low-profile case and weighing under 9 lbs., the Level Q7 and Level Q7 IP offer RGBW color mixing, a narrow 7° beam angle/13° field angle, an efficient optical system, a 100,000-hour Quad-Color RGBW 15-watt LED engine by Osram, and an array of professional features.

SUNRISE, FL - Chauvet Professional WELL 2.0 (Wireless Event LED Luminaire) makes battery-operated uplighting even easier with 12, 3-watt tri-colored LEDs controllable in two independent focusing zones and calibrated to ensure consistency among fixtures, including with the Chauvet Professional COLORado line. WELL 2.0 runs on a built-in 12-volt battery, which lasts for more than 12 consecutive hours at full output, or more than 20 hours in a single color. This wireless wash light has color temperature presets from 3,200K to 10,000K and features a split LED array to direct beams of light at different angles. For control, standard DMX ports are available, as well as a pre-installed Wireless Solution W-DMX receiver with a small and robust antenna for better reception. The unit's reflective casing helps it blend in any environment where a discreet installation is key. The road case offers built-in charging for up to six units. For more details, visit www.chauvetlighting.com