“I wouldn’t want the job of trying to boil down what Mad Systems does to an elevator pitch, unless it was a very tall building with a very slow elevator … “The Mad Science Behind Mad Systems” On this week’s …
remember those Split-Flap boards?
Anyone remember those split flap boards at railway stations? Just like your Grandma’s AV system! What a sound, and what a cool solution – but the maintenance of all those moving parts is something no one needs. So guess what …
Mechanical Tools
This is one of our more remarkable mechanical tools – a #OMAX waterjet cutter. This device uses water and sand to cut up to six inches of plastics, wood, aluminum, steel, titanium… or just your sandwich. We can cut tool …
More QuickSilver™ announcements soon!
The multiple language option really is interesting. The more we talk to people about it, the more we find that the number of languages that should be supported, even in the US, is more than we’d expect. Obviously support for …
A beautiful new system
So you’re buying a new dining room table and chairs. Are you buying one of your dining room chairs from Ikea, another one from Home Depot, maybe one from that garden store around the corner, an ebay find and a …
QuickSilver™ video server advantages
The QuickSilver™ video server has a few advantages that are hard to beat. The first one is that the output stage is NOT a ‘standard video’ output signal, which means that unlike a lot of other products out there, the …
Reading rails? Motion sensors?
Inputs and outputs are different for #QuickSilver™, and better for you! Having inputs and outputs completely separate from the system in terms of cabling and infra-structure requirements is a huge money saver, and makes systems more flexible and easier to …
Facial Recognition – an undeserved bad rap?
Facial Recognition is, unfortunately, getting a bad rap here and there, and when it comes to surveillance in city streets by “the law”, we understand why. Somehow, the media have not quite figured out that it doesn’t all need to …
vanilla spares, anyone?
Less spares – another benefit of non-proprietary systems where the same component is used for multiple functions, as is the case with QuickSilver™. Instead of having boxes full of spares for all the different components that you need for long …
ARC – recycled water tasting
One of our projects in Los Angeles is a visitor center for the #WRD – the Water Replenishment Board that is responsible for providing and controlling supply of our ground water. WRD has been working on a facility known as …