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NAB 2006: 12 New Products to Watch by:  mike

05/08/2006 10:34 AM

Event DV By Marc Franklin Here's a list of 12 products that debuted at NAB 2006 and are poised to make a major impact in our industry over the next year, and a brief explanation of why they made the list. This year's NAB delivered the usual mix of hype, new and nearly new technology, and exciting prototype products not quite ready for prime time. Even with four full days to roam the show floor, there is still too much for anyone to take in. That said, it's not too hard to catch the key trends and most exciting new products on display if you know what you're looking for. With the EventDV audience in mind, here's a list of 12 products I saw at NAB 2006 that I believe will make a major impact in our industry over the next year, and a brief explanation of why they belong here. The criteria for getting on this list were fairly simple. The product had to be introduced or publicly shown for the first time at NAB 2006 and not available for sale previous to NAB 2006. For example, had Adobe waited until NAB to introduce its new Production Studio, it would have made the list, but since it's been on sale in use by thousands of editors, for the last three months we couldn't very well say it was introduced at NAB, even though last week constituted its trade show debut.read more...


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