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Inside Scoop
Rejuvenate your Listening Experience with Crestron HD-XSPA
DMC-D & DMC-E
Training Course Promotion
I joined Crestron Asia 18 years ago. During this time, the company has grown from one office in Hong Kong with 12 employees to more than 20 offices and 300 employees all around Asia. A big challenge for our management team has been adapting to changes in company structure. Our duties have shifted from hands-on operation to delegation and then to supervision and management. In order to meet new requirements in managerial skills, the company has organized several training sessions and workshops to ensure our supervision and managerial skills keep up with our expansion. For example, delegation, motivation, coaching, meeting, employee appraisal, time management, objectives management and human resources management skills are implemented in different ways when applied to a larger scale.
Aside from enhancing personal skills, many of our regional offices have also needed expand to keep up with our growth. Our Hong Kong office expanded from 3,000 sq ft to 10,000 sq ft; our Beijing office from 2,800 sq ft to 9,000 sq ft; our Guangzhou office from 2,800 sq ft to 7,800 sq ft; our Shanghai office from 2,500 sq ft to 10,000 sq ft; our Singapore office from 1,700 sq ft to 5,000 sq ft. For our Bangalore office, we even built from scratch a 4-storey building with a rooftop cafeteria. The office expansions were not only to accommodate our growing workforce, but also to better demonstrate the power of Crestron systems—we built our first experience center in the Guangzhou office and our first show room in the Beijing office. Today, all of our offices are fully equipped with a demo room, a sizable training room and numerous meeting rooms to support our business operations.
We will continue to grow and expand, and our experience over the years has equipped us with the capacity to overcome any challenge we may face during the continuous development of Crestron Asia.
Mr. Harry Lam Director of Finance & Administration Crestron Asia
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Maggie Tang ReportorBeing a reporter with Crestron Asia Inspire Vol. 5 was an interesting experience. As a new member to our team, I was excited to participate in this project, especially because it was a fantastic opportunity for me to learn more about our company. I would like to thank my supervisor and colleagues for their kind assistance, without which I would not have had so much fun working on it. We had an amazing time putting together our fifth issue, and I sincerely hope you enjoy reading it.
Wing Chan Reportor
It was a pleasure to write for the fifth issue of Crestron Asia Inspire. They say third time's a charm – I can definitely relate to that, as it was the third time I worked on this publication.
It has come a long way since I first worked on it during the first and second issues. Thanks to feedback from our readers, our quarterly newsletter has continued to improve, bringing you more relevant and interesting content. I'm positive that you will find our latest issue the most enjoyable one yet.
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2 Corporate News Activities And Events P7-8
3 Corporate News Upcoming Events | Awards Galore | Social Media P9-10
4 Inside Scoop Rejuvenate your Listening Experience with Crestron HD-XSPA P11
5 Training Course Promotion DMC-D & DMC-E P12 6 Big Cities, Little Things Nike Training Club – Your 24 Hours Personal Trainer | 6 Fallacies for Marathon Runners P13-14
7 Revolution 3D Printer P15
Hong Kong’s premier IT event for IT professionals and developers, the Hong Kong Tech•Days 2014 was successfully held from 11th to 13 th Mar 2014 at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre. Crestron Asia was a Platinum Sponsor of Tech•Days 2014 and showcased at the event its new collaborative solution, Crestron RL™.
Crestron Asia’s Hong Kong headquarters held its Annual Dinner Party on 8 th Mar 2014 at Crowne Plaza Hong Kong Kowloon East. Each staff member had an enjoyable and memorable night; a lucky-draw session was the highlight of the event.
Crestron Asia and Microsoft together held a wine tasting event on 6 th Mar 2014 in Shanghai, China. Guests enjoyed great wine while experiencing first-hand the power of Crestron RL™, the most efficient collaboration solution for enterprises.
The event was held by Microsoft® and Digital China on 25th Feb 2014 in Beijing, China. Crestron Asia representatives shared their professional experience and knowledge with more than 100 visitors that came to experience its new unified communication platform designed for the modern workplace.
Crestron Asia attended an education exhibition organized by the Guangdong Province Educational Industr y Equipment Association on 20th to 22th Mar 2014 in Guangzhou, China. Crestron showcased its new communication and collaboration solution, Crestron RL™, and provided professional advice to educational experts.
Crestron Asia has opened a new office in Macau, strengthening its presence in Asia to a total of 21 regional offices. The new office will support the company’s operations across Asia. The well-equipped office features a Crestron RL™ showcase area, as well as three product display areas showcasing solutions for retail and hospitality industries.
The seminar was held on 18th Apr 2014 at COEX Convention and Exhibition Center in Korea. Participants learned more about Crestron’s latest products and solutions from Crestron Asia’s demonstrations of the Crestron RL™ conferencing system and DigitalMedia™, its 4K video distribution system.
The unique professional exhibition of the Asian electrical and intelligent building industries was held from 25 th to 27th Mar 2014 in Shanghai, China. Crestron Asia demonstrated its products to more than 10,000 visitors at the event.
One of the largest audiovisual exhibitions in Asia, InfoComm China 2014 was successfully held from 9th to 11th Apr 2014 in Beijing, China. During the show, Crestron Asia emphasized its distinguished market positioning Integrated by Design™. Its booth was divided into five sections: DigitalMedia™, Crestron RL™, Lighting Control, Enterprise Management Software, Keypads and Touchpanels.
At Crestron’s booth, visitors had a first-hand look at Crestron’s breakthrough products and innovations. For example, Crestron Asia demonstrated its completed range of 4K DigitalMedia™ switching and video distribution devices for the first time in Asia.
Crestron Asia will hold a series of product showcases in China from April to August. The events will increase awareness of Crestron products and help maintain Crestron’s lead in integrated control and automation technologies.
Crestron Asia’s Korea Office will host an open house from 20 th to 23 rd May 2014. Crestron will present its latest solutions and use its professional experience to offer advice to a diverse range of industries.
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These awards underscore Crestron Asia’s prowess and ability to successfully develop innovative solutions for both residential and commercial sectors.
Event: The Prize Award Ceremony for the Outstanding Brand Making a Great Impact on Intelligent Building Electrical Industry China 2013 Organizer: China Association of Building Energy Efficiency, China Intelligent Building Technology Information Association and Electricity of Intelligent Buildings Media
Event: 2013 China Intelligent Building Top 10 Brand Awards Ceremony Organizer: Engineering Intelligent Design Branch of China Exploration & Design Association, Beijing Intelligent Building and City Information Magazine Agency
Event: China Intelligent Building Brand Awards 2013 Ceremony Organizer: Qianjia Media
Our weekly quiz game, “Lighting Control Encyclopedia”, will ask questions related to Crestron lighting products and solutions. Answer the questions to claim your prize.
Weibo: http://e.weibo.com/crestronasia
Our "WeChat Official Account Admin Platform" has been certified! Crestron Asia’s brand new WeChat platform will bring you the latest updates on Crestron products and solutions.
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“The man that hath no music in himself, nor is not moved with concord of sweet sounds, is fit for treasons, stratagems and spoils.” - William Shakespeare
If you are fascinated by any kind of the music, you probably yearn for crisp, clean sounds that enhance your audio experience. With all the recent advancements in technology, there has never been a better time to be an audiophile.
Crestron’s new 7.1 surround sound processor, HD-XSPA, brings professional-grade surround sound to conference rooms, classrooms, auditoriums, or any other space that demands uncompromised sound quality. The Crestron HD-XSPA also makes it easy to put great surround sound in any room of a home as part of a complete home automation and entertainment system.
Engineered with integration in mind, the HD-XSPA delivers clear sounds and powerful performance. It also includes advanced features, such as the ability to stream audio to different rooms and numerous ways to have complete control over the experience, including touchscreens, handheld remotes and mobile devices. In a single, compact 2U rack-mountable unit, the HD-XSPA packs a professional-grade 7.1 surround sound processor, high-efficiency eight-channel power amplifier, 4K Ultra HD video switcher, DigitalMedia™ receiver, and the innovative Crestron control interface.
The HD-XSPA supports all types of digital and analog sources, including Blu-ray Disc ® players, HDTV receivers, game consoles, computers, media servers and mobile devices. In addition, a DigitalMedia™ input port and a stereo downmix output port are included to facilitate integration with a whole-house AV system.
With the HD-XSPA, you get cutting edge advantages that will rejuvenate your entire listening experience.
Great surround sound starts with a great processor. The HD-XSPA employs professional-grade decoding and signal processing to support the latest 7.1 digital formats, including Dolby® TrueHD, Dolby Digital® Plus and DTS-HD Master Audio™. The onboard DSP provides the sonic tools needed to maximize sound quality for each speaker within a room, including a choice of 9-band graphic or parametric EQ, plus trim, delay and crossover adjustments. Additional controls are provided for main volume, bass, treble, loudness, compression, and LFE. Advanced HDCP management ensures trouble-free handling of DRM-protected digital HD content.
The HD-XSPA delivers a generous amount of power from its onboard multichannel power amplifier. Each amp channel is capable of producing a gratifying 140 Watts at 8 Ohms, and 240 Watts at 4 Ohms.
The HD-XSPA also minimizes both rack space and floor space requirements by featuring eight full channels of robust amplification—powerful enough to drive a complete 7.1 speaker system and a passive in-wall subwoofer.
Nataraju Upputuri
General ManagerSales & Application (India)
Nataraju Upputuri joined Crestron Asia as a Sales & Application Engineer in 2005. Nataraju quickly gained the confidence of Indian AV dealers & customers though his strong work ethics and problem solving skills. In the following years, Nataraju held various positions in Sales, Technical and Operations and is currently General Manager of Sales & Application at Crestron Asia.
Since 2010, Crestron Asia has been preparing over 467 training courses to partners, technical and staff across Asia with the right blend of knowledge and expertise to answer today’s challenges.
The DMC-D introduces the fundamental differences between analog and digital systems and the unique design considerations needed to ensure reliable operation between Crestron DigitalMedia™ products.
The DMC-E details every aspect of system installation and commissioning. A DM® Certified Engineers demonstrate proficiency in system setup, diagnostics, testing and reporting. Only a DMC-E is equipped to fully execute and support a DM project.
DMC-D has reached 2XXX certificate records in Apr 2014
DMC-E has reached 1059 certificate records in Mar 2014
On a tight working schedule? Don’t have time to join exercise programs with professional trainers? Thanks to new technologies, those are no longer valid excuses for you to skip exercising. With Nike’s brand new fitness app, you now have a professional coach on call 24/7. Exercise anytime, anywhere and stay fit.
Nike launched its new fitness app, “Nike Training Club”. It features full-body 15, 30 and 45-minute workout sessions, including workouts offered by the well-known American trainer Ary Nuñez and professional athletes such as Paula Radcliffe and Hope Solo. Users can choose from more than 114 exercise programs that have varying degrees of intensity. The app can also share progress via social media platforms to gain incentive and support from family and friends. This useful and practical app allows users to follow the programs and exercise to stay fit.
Act Now! Start your training plan as soon as possible!
Source: http://www.nike.com/us/en_us/c/womens-training/apps/nike-training-club
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Full body workouts (30 or 45 minutes), professional athletes workout program (15 minutes)
100+ comprehensive workouts that help build muscle with oxygen and core training
Audio guidance to keep you on track and motivated while working out
Step-by-step visual and video demos to help you perfect every drill
Instant access to training history and progress
Facebook and Twitter sharing to give your progress a boost
In recent years, running has become a popular choice of exercise all around the world, thanks to the mass promotions by sportswear companies and celebrities. In addition, more runners now wish to train and participate in long-distance running events like marathons. The Standard Chartered Hong Kong Marathon has become increasingly popular among runners; this year, it attracted more than 60,000 runners worldwide. However, many runners did not practice sufficiently before the competition, leading to varying degrees of injuries. Runners should understand the following top fallacies for runners to avoid physical discomfort.
The hard texture of basketball shoes is not suitable for running. Running requires shoes made with flexible materials. It is also important to choose shoes that suit a runner’s own style of running.
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It is not necessary to wear too much clothing. Some runners will wear a coat during cool weather, but it is better to wear a disposable raincoat or even a garbage bag to block the wind - it can also be disposed of at any time.
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Adjust the warm-up and stretching time according to weather changes. DO EXCESSIVE WARM-UP
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Power Gel has different levels of concentration. While it generally provides the nutrients runners need, high concentrations will result in physical discomfort.
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Many professional runners are accustomed to having rice for breakfast, but it is not the case for all runners. Wheat bread is another good choice for breakfast because it provides sufficient carbohydrates.
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Running primarily uses the lower limb, so a lot of runners’ stretching exercises only focus on legs, but the upper part of the body also needs warming-up. Otherwise, it will affect the entire upper-stretch running motion, resulting in poor movement rhythm and wasted energy.
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3D printing is quickly becoming the hottest printing technology in the world. While the revolutionary technology was invented in 1984, it was not until 2013 that it saw innovative products and services bring 3D printing to the mainstream. Mass production has significantly lowered the cost for 3D printers, for as little as US$2,000, you can easily create a physical object from almost any digital 3D model.
The popularity of 3D printing has, unfortunately, also lead to significant safety concerns. The concept and design for a functional, 3D-printed gun was released on the Internet in November 2013. This sparked debates among the public, questioning the safety issues brought by 3D printing and its potential to unleash wide availability of weapons and other dangerous objects that could be used for malicious intent.
While plastics and metals are the most common materials used for 3D printing today, the technology has many more applications. NASA funded a US engineer with the goal to design and manufacture a 3D printer that could print food. If this research bears fruit, not only does it put tastier and more nutritious food on the plates of astronauts in space, it also makes long-term space travel, or even space colonization, more viable. More importantly, being able to print meat or vegetables could be the answer to solving some problems brought by unsustainable agriculture, a dysfunctional food system, and a rapidly growing population.
Source: http://www.3ders.org
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