Las Vegas here we come! The Videomaker staff is gearing up for the annual trek to the mecca of broadcast tools and toys: The National Association of Broadcasters, better known as NAB. We will hit the ground running at this year’s NAB 2011, (literally – wearing the most comfy running shoes we can!) as we check out the coolest video production gear possible including cameras and camcorders, mics and lights, computers, drives, software and a myriad of other goodies.

Throughout the event we will be blogging about our finds, as well as Tweeting and sending updates to Facebook – be sure to “like” us and watch for updates – so you can see gear that we hope to have in our headquarters for review as soon as the manufacturers release them to us.

Some of companies we’re meeting with include Sony, Dell, Panasonic, Artbeats, BlackMagic, Boris, nvidia, JVC, Adobe, Grass Valley, Azden (WHEW!) Lowel, Glidecam, HP, Canon, Videssence, KinoFlo, Photoflex, RedRock, Apple, Avid, … well, the list goes on and on and on… like the Energizer Bunny, we’ll keep working the show until we have no more juice in our batteries!

NAB 2011 is jam-packed with video production gear for the Lone Wolf producer all the way to the mega Hollywood productions – If you could see our appointment calendar, you might be amazed that we can cover the NABshow floor so well.  Trying to sift through it all every year is a quest, but we love a challenge and we always look forward to not just finding out about the gear, but getting a hands-on chance to see it, hold it, test it out – we’re like kids in a candy store!

After attending more than 12 of these tradeshows, from CES to NAB, I decided to pack a pedometer at last January’s CES 2011. I clocked in an average of 6 miles a day – what an experience! I hope you enjoy the show – virtually – through our eyes. Be sure to stay tuned here, to the Videomaker blog for daily updates throughout the week – and let us know what you’d like to see.

NAB, the National Association of Broadcasters, puts on a fantastic trade show in Las Vegas every year in April. Unlike CES (the Consumer’s Electronics Show), which showcases all things electronic from mobile phones and car stereos to cameras and robots, the NAB show has only broadcast gear, stuff we’d use in our video producing world.

Two of our Videomaker associates drew the long straws and went to the show this year and they will be filing reports as they can. The show is at the Las Vegas Convention Center, a bi-level three-building center, and is the biggest convention center in the United States, and attendees will be putting a lot of miles on their sneakers.
To find out some news about the products, events, parties and speakers at this year’s show, check out this official NAB show website.

And stay tuned here, for reports from our crew at the show.