Volume: 12, Issue: 7 — April 7, 2026

Latest headlines: Tim Albright on why IT teams are rethinking commercial displays, plus news from Nureva, DisplayNote, AVer and more  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­    ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­  

April 7, 2026 | Volume: 12 | Issue: 7

Hi everyone! By the time you all see this, it will be April 7. But when I’m writing this, it’s April 6, my birthday! 

​

As my birthday gift, check out what we have in April’s first AV Buyers Club newsletter. First, Tim Albright from over at AVNation has a column all about why IT teams are rethinking their commercial displays. Why? Displays are no longer just a passive endpoint. Read more here.

​

Also, don’t miss the news about Nureva’s tour, AtlasIED’s wearable safety badge system, BenQ’s new interactive display and more. 

Enjoy!

Steph Beckett
Executive Editor, rAVe [PUBS]

COLUMNS

Blogs.

How Long Does Microsoft Teams Stay Green? (Status Timeout Explained) [Column Author]

If you’ve ever stepped away from your desk and come back to a yellow status in Microsoft Teams, you’re not […]

NEWS

What You Need to Know.

Samsung Introduces Compact Color E-Paper Display for Flexible, Low-Power Signage

DisplayNote Adds AirPlay Touchback to Enable iPad Control From Classroom Displays

DisplayNote Technologies has introduced AirPlay Touchback support, a new feature designed to expand […]

Solitaire Launches PTK 362 Pro Camera for Hybrid Classrooms and Meeting Spaces

Solitaire has introduced the PTK 362 Pro PTZ camera, a 4K video collaboration solution designed for classrooms, meeting rooms and hybrid environments. The camera […]

AtlasIED Introduces Wearable Safety Badge System at ISC West 2026

NETGEAR Adds Offline Setup to Engage Controller for Faster AV Deployments

NETGEAR announced the release of Engage Controller 2.4, adding offline provisioning capabilities […]

HID Introduces One Credential for Access Across Buildings, Devices and Apps

HID announced the launch of its Converged Credentials solution at ISC West 2026, introducing a unified approach to managing physical and digital access […]

AVer TR535 Earns Microsoft Teams Certification for Large Room Collaboration

BenQ Introduces New Interactive Display Designed to Simplify Classroom and Workplace Collaboration

BenQ has introduced the RP05 interactive display, an AI-ready collaboration solution designed for classrooms […]

Bogen to Introduce Nyquist Communication Devices at ISC West 2026

Bogen Communications will introduce several new Nyquist communication devices at ISC West 2026, taking place March 23–27 at the Venetian Expo in Las Vegas. The […]

Mount-It! to Debut Battery-Powered Medical Cart at HIMSS26

Nureva Launches Global Tour to Demo New HDX Audio System

Nureva has announced a multicity tour across Europe and North America to showcase its HDX audio systems […]

Bogen and 911Cellular Partner to Connect Panic Alerts With School Paging Systems

Bogen Communications announced a technology partnership with 911Cellular to integrate panic button alerts with its Nyquist paging platform for K-12 schools.

PARTNER POST

Why IT Teams are Rethinking Commercial Displays

At events like ISE 2026, it becomes clear that the audiovisual industry rarely moves in small steps. Instead, the market tends to cross thresholds. One year a display is simply a screen. A few years later it becomes something much more.
​

Commercial displays are approaching one of those thresholds now.
​

For most of the past two decades, enterprise displays were evaluated primarily on visual performance and price. Resolution, brightness, and panel size dominated specification sheets. If the image looked good and the budget allowed for it, the conversation was largely complete.

CASE STUDIES

Real World Examples.

LEA Amplifiers Support Audio Upgrades Across Northern Virginia School District

A public school district in Northern Virginia has upgraded its audio systems using LEA Amplifiers as […]

Wake Forest Debuts Major Video Display Upgrade Ahead of 2026 Season

Wake Forest University is upgrading the video display system at Allegacy Stadium in partnership with […]

PODCASTS

Listen to This.

Losing Jobs To Bad Tech | EDTech 140

Technology Managers are losing jobs. Not to hostile environments or outside forces but the tech they use. That’s kind of our wheelhouse. What can be done to […]

PRODUCT VIDEOS

Videos We Think You’ll Love.

BJCast Presents Wireless Presentation SDK BYOD Solutions for Meetings

Jabra Explains PanaCast Room Kit With Huddly Expansion

Datavideo Exhibits Autocast Live Voice Tracking Bundle

Twitter logo
linkedIn logo
facebook logo
instagram logo
YouTube logo
Twitter logo
linkedIn logo
facebook logo
instagram logo
YouTube logo

© THE rAVe Agency 2026


For reprint policies, contact rAVe [PUBS] at [email protected].


Interested in advertising? Contact [email protected].

THE rAVe Agency 101 Glen Lennox Dr.  Chapel Hill, NC 27517
Manage Subscriptions

THE rAVe Agency 101 Glen Lennox Dr. Chapel Hill, NC 27517
Manage Subscriptions