Buying Guide: The Best VR Headsets in 2020

Road to VR: With big game launches and more VR headsets on that market than ever, 2020 is shaping up to be a huge year for VR, and an excellent time for first-timers to jump in. In this article we’ve pulled together a concise look at the best VR headsets currently available, and a few you might want to keep your eyes on.

Milwaukee 6T Linear Utility Crimper

Pro Tool Reviews: The Milwaukee M18 Force Logic 6T Linear Utility Crimper provides linemen with a fast and versatile way to crimp. It offers a slim grip and an enlarged trigger designed specifically for use with Class 3 gloves. The handle design also provides excellent balance as well as a 340° rotating head. Overall, this linear crimper looks like it fits in really well with the rest of the Milwaukee tool power utility industry lineup.

Best Pliers and Plier Sets in 2020

Pro Tool Reviews: Buying the best pliers might sound simple. If you’re an electrician, you probably already have your favorites. However, if you just started out in the trades, or you need a solution for more than just the sparky applications, we can help. We cover individual pliers as well as the best plier sets to get you off and running. Hopefully, these recommendations work regardless of whether you’re starting your career or just replacing some well-used or misplaced tools.

Tool News Nirvana - April 19, 2020

Home Fixated: In this installment of Tool News Nirvana, we’ll hear about an innovative dust collector from Rockler, a robotic lawnmower from WORX, new Klein pliers, cordless lawnmowers from Makita, and an exciting tool update from Milwaukee. Assuming that we’ve recovered from all of the chocolate and ham we ate over Easter, let’s get started…

Prolyte video - Verto Truss

Prolyte: Having worked at Prolyte in his present position for ten years, Eric Laanstra is an acknowledged industry expert. In his most recent video for A4I.tv, Eric talks us through the very latest developments in Prolyte’s innovative new Verto-Truss Systems range.

To briefly recap, the Verto system was originally developed as a fast and quiet alternative to the Conical Connecting System. “Silent. Safe. Quick,” are the three words Eric chooses to describe the Verto-Truss System, and assembly and disassembly are very quick indeed.

2020 Product Guide: Structural

Builder Magazine: This year, the emphasis is on the envelope as barrier, insulation, and structural product manufacturers work to strike a balance between a sealed, well-insulated home and a healthy, well-ventilated home. The newest building blocks in builders’ product sets include innovative drainage systems, air and water barriers, new flashing and sealing membranes, and highly efficient insulation options. Read on to find the products that are right for your project.

Audio Test Kitchen Creates Virtual Mic Comparison Showroom

ProSoundNetwork.com: Launched by co-founders Alex Oana and Ian Hlatky, Audio Test Kitchen is the world’s first online, unbiased, virtual microphone showroom. In order to provide the most comprehensive sound collection of all large condenser microphones available on the market today, Oana and Hlatky sought a microphone source that could help maintain identical conditions over a long period of time. The duo found their solution with 4041, 4011 and 4006 microphones.

Award winning Broadweigh Bluetooth makes its PLASA debut

ETNow.com: The award winning Broadweigh Bluetooth system is set to be a major talking point on the A.C Entertainment Technologies (AC-ET) stand where it will make its PLASA debut this year. The kit, which launched in June has already been put through its paces at some major events, including the New York Auto Show and at Glastonbury and is in the running for the 2019 PLASA Innovation Award.

SIGGRAPH 2019 Diary Part One: A Whole Lotta Magic Leap

noproscenium.com: I’ve never hid the fact that I’m bearish on Magic Leap, the Florida Company augmented reality company whose pre-rollout buzz nearly eclipsed the sun.

The Big Idea behind Magic Leap is ambitious as hell: that realistic virtual objects and characters can be layered on top of physical reality through the use of a lightweight wearable device. Of course, there’s a lot of moving parts to that idea and tons of innovations not only in technology but in experience design that need to come to pass if the vision is to work.

Creating An Immersive “Live Colour” Experience With MIX®

Rosco Spectrum: Visual Artist Liz West recently presented her new light installation “Live Colour” in partnership with The Domus Group during Clerkenwell Design Week – London’s annual design festival showcasing emerging designs from leading industry professionals. Using numerous DMG Lumière SL1 MIX LED fixtures, Liz created a vast colour environment that provided a unique opportunity for thousands of visitors to experience what it feels like to be immersed in pure colour.

Machinist Tools: Edge Finding

Hackaday: Machinists like to live on the edge, but they always want to know precisely where it is. If you’ve watched any machining videos (*cough*) then you’ve seen heavy use of digital readouts on machines. A “DRO” (as the cool kids call them) is a little computer that knows where the slides are, and thus where your cutter is on the piece. However, there’s a catch. DROs don’t know the absolute position of the spindle, they know the relative position of it.

Milwaukee Self-Feed Bits: A Switchblade That's Legal Everywhere

PTR: We worked with Milwaukee on accessories for our epic 50+ drill shootout to cover light and heavy load testing. On the light side, their Red Helix Titanium Twist Bits gave us a benchmark for high-speed work. To put our drills under a heavier load, we turned to Milwaukee self-feed bits, particularly their SwitchBlade bits that give you the ability to change the blade instead of the entire bit.

Super-silent projector emits just 19db in eco-mode

www.avinteractive.com: NEC Display Solutions Europe has announced the latest in its family of virtually-silent laser projectors, delivering the highest quality projection with no noise disturbance for the most productive meetings.

Adagio Tour™ Continues To Roll Out The Competition Floor For Leap!

Rosco Spectrum: When I began Leap! National Dance Competition, I knew that I had to put together a “top notch” competition with all the best elements I could implement, including sound, lighting and of course flooring. I was used to the traditional dance floor coverings that made performances better by providing a “non-slick” surface for turning and tumbling. However, almost every floor tended to be unforgiving when it came to the tap category.

LDI 2018 Post-Show Product Wrap-Up

www.livedesignonline.com: Check out new products that were introduced at LDI this month, and in case you missed it, see more products in our LDI 2018 New Product Preview.

LDI2018 Booth Awards And Debuting Products

www.livedesignonline.com: LDI2018 marks the 30th Anniversary of North America’s largest tradeshow and conference for design and technology for live events. Founded in 1988, with the first show in Dallas, TX, LDI has grown to host more than 350 exhibiting companies and close to 15,000 industry professionals.

Ridgid MegaMax Review - Three Heads Are Better Than One

Home Fixated: As my wife has thoughtfully pointed out once or twice, I’m a bit of a tool junkie. I’m always on the lookout for tools that can get the job done faster, more easily, and safer. If they also have a bit of a “cool” factor, well, that doesn’t hurt, either… Having the right tool for the job is always helpful, but as my wife has ALSO thoughtfully pointed out, acquiring all those tools can get a tad expensive. Having a tool system that can handle numerous tasks can be a great way to cut down on the expense – as well as the space needed to stow all those tools.