InfoComm offers AV certification
InfoComm International, the trade association representing the commercial audio-visual industry, is releasing a new certificate programme aimed at recognising those who have demonstrated basic competency in the audio-visual field, writes CE Pro.
The InfoComm-Recognised AV Technologist certificate programme allows employers to verify the basic level of entry-level AV personnel, while providing industry newcomers and non-technical personnel a way to showcase what they have learned.
To earn a certificate, AV professionals must score 80% or above on a new, online test which is taken at the desktop, not at a testing centre. Content for the test is based entirely on the newly-updated course, Essentials of AV Technology Online.
Schools to receive LCD projectors
Audio-visual product rentals and services provider Meeting Tomorrow Audio Visual has donated LCD projectors to deserving schools, based on an online voting drive, states The Journal.
Through 31 March, anyone can vote online for the school they think deserves to receive a free LCD projector. One vote will be counted from each unique computer or IP address. A total of 10 projectors will be donated to schools in the US.
"Presentation technologies have long allowed businesses to communicate more effectively and persuasively, but for too long these same technologies haven't been within reach of our nation's schools," said Mark Aistrope, Meeting Tomorrow president. "We are excited about the opportunity to contribute to the growth of technology in the classroom."
Nasa streams video from space
Nasa has begun a live video stream of astronauts working inside the International Space Station, according to InformationWeek.
The feed, powered by a high-speed communications antenna and Nasa's Tracking and Data Relay Satellite System, includes audio of communications between Mission Control and astronauts.
Users can access the video and audio from over the Web when the complex is in contact with the ground and during regular crew working hours, said Kelly Humphries, a spokesman for the Johnson Space Center in Houston.
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