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EdTech Show Daily Tuesday, February 6, 2018 1 6 Mackin Marches into Makerspace with MackinMaker After just one year, MackinMaker ® has successfully grabbed great attention from the maker community around the world. As an international success, MackinMaker offers customers hundreds of maker-related books, products and professionally curated kits, designed in- house and created for the novice, all the way to the experienced Makerspace prac- titioner. "This form of experiential learning is so fresh and vital to helping students learn in a more exciting and impactful way, we decided that now is the perfect time to tap our knowledge-base and pro- fessional expertise to create this new division," states Randal Heise, co-Owner of Mackin. Director of MackinMaker Services, Ethan Heise remarked, "We have sourced some of today's most creative and influ- ential products and made them the foun- dation of this growing new site. To date, we have 11 professionally curated kits and hundreds of essential products with hundreds more ready to come on-line before the end of the year." A growing list of maker consultants and experts, including Laura Fleming, Todd Burleson, Kristina Holzweiss, Heather Lister, Ross Cooper and Travis Lape have joined the MackinMaker movement and continually offer cutting- edge insight on all things maker. Content is growing on a daily basis and currently features scores of popular, maker-related items for schools to build their own custom collections. For those looking for fast entry into the maker movement, MackinMaker also features thoughtfully pre- pared kits aligned for all grade or skill levels. All maker items and kits found at MackinMaker are curated from many leading brands known throughout the industry. This penchant for acquiring quality educational material is a hallmark characteristic of Mackin that has natural- ly made its way to their new division. For more information about MackinMaker or Mackin, visit www.mackinmaker.com or www.mackin.com. About Mackin For nearly 34 years, Mackin has provided library and classroom materials for grades PK-12. Known the world over for exemplary service and a stringent atten- tion to detail, Mackin has access to more than 18,000 publishers and a collection of nearly three million printed titles. Additionally, Mackin features a robust selection of more than two million eBook titles, audio books, databases and video resources, all available through its free, state-of-the-art digital content man- agement system, MackinVIA. This high- ly sought-after digital content manage- ment tool was recently awarded three dis- tinctive awards; Best of Show at ISTE 2015, 2016 and 2017 and was named winner of a 2015, 2016 and 2017 Awards of Excellence by Tech & Learning as well as the prestigious Modern Library Awards Platinum Award for 2017 and 2018. Today, the free MackinVIA is found in thousands of schools and is accessible to more than nine million stu- dents around the world. For more information, go to www.mackin.com or stop by booth #1155. Sennheiser Presents AMBEO 3D Audio Technology Early in 2016, Sennheiser unveiled a strategic focus on 3D immersive audio, a groundbreaking holistic solution called AMBEO that promises the ultimate in audio capture and reproduction. "3D audio is the new frontier of excellence, set to transform the listen- ing experience for users across a broad range of applications, from virtual real- ity gaming to audio recording and broadcasting," said Sennheiser's co- Chief Executive Officers Daniel Sennheiser and Dr. Andreas Sennheiser. "We have been active in this area for some time with 9.1 mixing and record- ing and the audio design for high-pro- file exhibitions. We are now increasing our efforts considerably to introduce this amazing sound quality into new products and applications, enabling users to experience and shape the future of audio." Taking Installations to the Next Level Sennheiser has been making original 9.1 recordings since 2010 and has promoted these activities at audio gatherings, work- shops and tradeshows around the globe. The company has since used its AMBEO trademark as an umbrella for its immer- sive audio products and activities. In the course of this work, a tonmeister-quality AMBEO upmix algorithm was also developed to turn legacy stereo material into stunning 9.1 music. High-profile museum installations have featured Sennheiser's work with the 3D audio format, including the Victoria and Albert Museum (V&A) in London – the world's leading museum of art, design and performance. The V&A's internationally successful "David Bowie is" exhibition, which saw 1.7 million visitors on the global tour as of August 2017, and the "You Say You Want a Revolution? Records and Rebels 1966 – 1970" touring exhibition both used AMBEO sound installations that fully envelop visitors in sound and music, establishing a completely new type of museum experience. AMBEO 3D Audio was also used for "The Pink Floyd Exhibition: Their Mortal Remains." The exhibition features an AMBEO installation in a dedicated Performance Zone, where a unique 17- channel remix of "Comfortably Numb" is played back over a total of 25 loud- speakers. 3D Products Sennheiser's first AMBEO consumer product is the recently announced AMBEO SMART HEADSET, a com- pact earphone for immersive 3D audio recording that lets consumers capture and listen to binaural audio recordings on their smartphones with unprecedent- ed simplicity. Binaural audio delivers an immersive 3D experience, placing the listener inside the soundscape and repli- cating the direction of sounds and spa- tial characteristics of a given environ- ment. The AMBEO VR Mic provides high-quality 3D audio that eliminates the boundaries between playback and reality. The compact handheld Ambisonics microphone comes with everything need- ed for creating professional virtual-reali- ty sound. AMBEO Music Blueprints AMBEO Music Blueprints is a dedicated website that explores how to record, mix and deliver live music as an immersive 3D audio experience. At www.sennheis- er.com/ambeo-blueprints, three Blueprints – AMBEO for Loudspeakers, AMBEO for Binaural and AMBEO for Virtual Reality – provide straightforward information on recording set-ups and microphone positioning, mixing with additional spot microphones, and deliv- ery and playback for a 3D listening expe- rience. For more information, visit www.sennheiser.com. Lux by Bracketron: Breaking the Phone Mount Mold Forever Today's smartphones have more and more applications for daily use such as GPS, music and Bluetooth hands-free calling. Smartphone holders have become a must-have accessory for peo- ple to be able to use their phones safely in their vehicles. In some states, it's illegal to hold your phone while you're driving. Most manufacturers of smartphone mounts have solely focused on function and features to sell their products in the market. The Lux line of smartphone holders not only works great, but looks great. It complements the sleek design of smartphones and car interiors alike. Lux mounts are made with high quality zinc alloy materials, soft touch rubber accents with smartly designed accessories to complete the experience of using a Lux mount in your car or home. All mounts come with a dash and vent option to fit anyone's needs. Lux phone holders work with almost all smart- phones, including popular models like iPhone X, 8, Samsung Galaxy S8, Samsung Galaxy Note 8 and Google Pixel 2. Keep your Lux, even when you're ready to upgrade your phone, making it truly universal. For more information, visit www .bracketron.com or call 952.746.7775. TSSI Maximizes Recovery on Goods Perceived as Undesirable Technology Solutions & Services, Inc., (TSSI) remanufactures products that have already been produced. The compa- ny offers expanded capacity and capabil- ities for reverse logistics. TSSI is focused on enhancing service capabilities for mobile products. This includes increas- ing production capacity as well as enhancing cosmetic capabilities to bring products closer to a "like-new" condi- tion. Other remanufacturers focus on making a unit functional again, but TSSI brings a refurbished product back to or close to an A-Grade condition. This allows clients to increase resale by more than 30 percent, a sizable increase in recovery for their clients. TSSI partners with manufacturers, retailers and distributors to facilitate their ability to effectively manage their returned goods. From a returned asset management perspective, the mobile industry appears to be where the PC industry was over 20 years ago. TSSI was successful in the evolution of asset man- agement in their PC group and now man- ages returned assets for brands such as HP and Lenovo. TSSI's services are designed to max- imize recovery on goods that many people perceive as undesirable, yet are still poten- tially tangible assets on a company ledger. The processes expertly manage returned goods from the beginning of the returns process through to final disposition. Some clients only require broken glass LCD/LCM service while others may want whole phone refurbishment, kitting and fulfillment services. 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