
Finding Your Way With Wayfinding
Digital Directories and Wayfinding systems are a great way to not only direct people to where things are located, but can also improve efficiency with interactive touch, lower staff cost, and promote companies through advertisements. Directories have been around for a long time in analog form, but we are now seeing even more digital directories, many with interactive touch. These new digital systems allow people to have more targeted interaction, including the ability to find

How Are You Planning to Keep Up with Technology?
That is why at Tempest Technologies we believe it is important for you have access to the latest audio-visual technology as a starting point

HDMI to DisplayPort and DisplayPort to HDMI Conversion Explained
Have you ever tried to connect a DisplayPort cable in your conference or training room to your display or projector through a DisplayPort table jack and it won’t work? What if the only available port on your display is DisplayPort, and your computer is HDMI – will that work? To avoid frustration, we must carefully consider DisplayPort signal path conversion early on, during AV system design. An example of a relatively simple AV system could include: A display on the wall with

Service is What We Sell
Tempest Technologies, LLC, is not just an Audio-Visual system integrator. We are a service company as well. And we do not just service the systems that we design and install. From the early days, Tempest has wanted to set itself apart from other companies, providing a “one stop shop” for all aspects of the A/V industry. Service is a key component of what we can do, and we do it well. Over the years, Tempest Technologies has serviced systems regardless of who completed the ins

Lamp vs. Laser Projectors
Projectors are a terrific solution to get a large image at a reasonable price because the cost of videowalls are still too high for the average buyer. There have been two recent advances in projector technology: First, the transition from analog to digital, and second, the addition of laser technology to take the place of lamps. There have been many technological advances for projectors which include making projectors brighter, lighter weight, and quieter, but these fall shor

AVIXA publishes brochure on Attracting Qualified AV Candidates, Tempest's Andrew Birklid Shines
Tempest Technologies’ very own Director of Operations Andrew Birklid, CTS-D, shares his insights into Attracting Qualified AV Candidates in a new brochure published by AVIXA’s System Integration Council. Andrew provides industry members with the fundamentals for finding and hiring great team members in this helpful guide. Learn more about hiring in the Audio Visual industry at AVIXA. #AVIXA #Team #AV #Audio #Video #AudioVisual #AV #AudioVideo #industry #Candidates #Quality #f

Tempest Technologies Deploys Planar Clarity Matrix Video Wall for T-Mobile Fault Management Group
When T-Mobile approached Tempest Technologies to replace their mis-matched and aging systems the design goal became clear. Improve visibilit

Engineering firm, Glumac, chooses Crestron technology for new conference
and collaboration spaces
Raising the Bar The Portland, Oregon offices of Glumac have become the meeting place of choice for clients and collaborators alike, since the firm premiered its new multi-faceted conference rooms. After gutting the entire floor of a fifty-year-old building in downtown Portland, the company, long dedicated to green building practices, achieved its own LEED Platinum certification by employing sustainable building systems and materials. Naturally, the firm wanted the same flexib