LAS VEGAS—Pliant Technologies will highlight a range of new accessories for its wireless intercom productions at the 2026 NAB Show, April 18-22 in Las Vegas.

While the company continues to support its established product families, Pliant is introducing several new accessories designed to enhance workflow flexibility, improve connectivity, and expand charging capabilities across its SmartBoom headsets, MicroCom XR, and CrewCom systems.

Among the new offerings is a SmartBoom USB connectivity option, available both as new headset models (SmartBoom PRO and LITE) and as a standalone cable compatible with SmartBoom headsets featuring dynamic microphones. This addition enables direct USB-C connection to phones, tablets, and desktop computers, expanding SmartBoom usability across Unified Communications (UC) and AV production environments.

For MicroCom XR users, Pliant will debut a 10-Bay Battery-Only Charger, capable of charging up to ten MicroCom XR All-In-One headset batteries simultaneously, ideal for larger teams requiring streamlined battery management. Also new is a MicroCom XR Multi-device Interface Cable, designed to connect the system to USB or Lightning-based devices, allowing users to bridge UC platforms or bring external mobile conversations directly into their intercom workflow.

CrewCom users will see a new Three-RT Bracket that enables mounting of up to three Radio Transceivers together. The bracket supports one-, two-, or three-RT configurations, offering increased deployment flexibility for applications requiring higher user density in a single location.

In addition to new accessory introductions, several previously announced CrewCom products will be on display at NAB, including the brand’s CrewCom 6-Bay Charger, Digital Audio Network Interface, IP-Rated Radio Transceivers and C12 Compact Radio Pack for CrewCom, and its CrewCom CB2 systems. The innovative CrewWare 2.0 software update will also be available to test drive at the Pliant Technologies booth. These products will provide customers with expanded networked audio integration, improved environmental durability, and enhanced system management capabilities.

Pliant will be in Booth C5535 in the Central Hall of the LVCC.

ORLANDO, FLA.—The Golf Channel reached into its bag and pulled out some additional Pliant Technologies Tempest wireless intercom systems to use for its latest production suite, the Newsroom. With this latest Tempest system put into place, the Golf Channel now has five BaseStations in use to cover its four studio areas, which includes the Newsroom.

The Tempest system being utilized in the Newsroom is the Tempest2400, which is able to operate in the 2.4 GHz band worldwide and the 900 MHz band in North America. The Tempeset2400 does not require frequency coordination and isn’t subject to typical interference issues with analog RF signals.

The intercom system has a Seamless Routing feature that can be applied to a Tempest BeltStation. Similar to cell phone operation, Seamless Routing allows BeltStation users to move from one BaseStation’s coverage are to another without user intervention. If the signal data quality between the BeltStation and BaseStation drops to a certain level, the BeltStation will search for a better RF connection. A single BeltStation can roam between as many as 16 different RF coverage areas.

The Seamless Roaming feature is possible through Pliant’s ZSync technology, which provides a synchronization signal that coordinates the frequency hopping patterns of all connected BaseStations. The ZSync Dongle or ZSync Parallel Signal Generator can be used depending on the application.

The Golf Channel has been utilizing the Tempest system since 2007.