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.

BURBANK, CA — Riedel Communications has opened a new facility here to meet demand for the company's product range. In addition to providing space for more inventory and sales personnel, the new facility includes a training room where customers and partners can get hands-on experience with Riedel equipment and software.

KERKRADE, Netherlands – A group of lighting designers, installers, dealers and other professionals from Belgium, France, Germany, The Netherlands and Poland journeyed to Elation Professional’s European headquarters recently for the annual Elation Pro Active Day. The day-long event involved hands-on demonstrations and other activities - as well as some fun events - for the pros who attended.

NEW YORK, NY – More than 10,000 standards have been downloaded since April, when PLASA and ProSight Specialty Insurance announced their partnership to make PLASA’s American National Standards available to the industry free of charge as part of an effort to boost industry knowledge and safety. Among the most popular: ANSI E1.2, relating to aluminum truss and towers; ANSI E1.4, on counterweight rigging systems; ANSI E1.1, on wire rope ladders; and ANSI E1.6-1, on powered hoist systems.

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

HOUSTON - Lumonic Ltd, a Manchester, U.K.-based maker of the ilumo range of LED lights, named StageLight, based here, as their U.S. distributor. The product range was featured at the USITT's annual Conference & Stage Expo in March.

COLORADO SPRINGS, CO — Former employees of Wybron, which recently announced plans to close its operations here after 35 years, say they will be launching a new start-up firm, Gel Services, Inc. (GSI). The new company is set to launch on July 1, 2013, the day after Wybron is due to close its doors.

BROOKLYN, NY — The Brooklyn Nets, known for years as the New Jersey Nets, now have a home at Barclays Center here, in a facility designed to anchor the $4.9 billion Atlantic Yards complex. Turner Construction, which opted for a Nordstrom-Baxter Associates (NBA) portable court lighting system, relied upon Atlantic Rigging Systems for a big assist with the lighting system's installation.

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.