Gary Kayye, founder of rAVe Publications, is one of the most prominent personalities in the audiovisual industry. He has been a contributor to WIRED magazine and a technical advisor and columnist for Sound & Communications magazine as well as an opinionated columnist for rAVe [Publications] since 2003. In addition to his writing and market analysis, Gary has been a product, marketing and business operations consultant to dozens of AV companies in the U.S. and overseas. Clients have included companies such as Sony, Sharp, Epson, Lutron, InFocus, Sanyo, Mitsubishi, NEC and Philips.
Gary, who has been involved with the audiovisual market for over 20 years, was the recipient of the InfoComm 2003 Educator of the Year Award and the 2007 NSCA Instructor of the Year Award. Over the years, he has donated much of his time as an active volunteer in the AV industry’s trade association and served as chairman of InfoComm’s Professional Education & Training Committee (PETC), chairman of the ICIA Design School Committee and chairman of InfoComm’s Installation School Committee. In addition, he has served on the InfoComm board of governors. He also helped grow the InfoComm Projection Shoot-Out as the premiere AV industry trade show special event serving on the committee from 1991 through 1997, and was instrumental in launching the Shoot-Out in the European market at the Photokina Expo in 1994 and 1996 as well as the Asian market at the 1995 and 1997 INFOCOMM Asia shows.
Prior to founding his own company, Gary was vice president of sales and marketing for AMX Corporation (www.amx.com), a manufacturer specializing in professional AV and residential AV control systems. Prior to AMX, Gary spent nine years at Extron Electronics (www.extron.com), rising to the position of vice president of sales and marketing.
Gary earned his bachelor’s degree in journalism in 1987 from the University of North Carolina and is currently Adjunct Faculty at UNC in the School of Journalism teaching a class on how future technologies will affect the future of advertising, PR and marketing.
He is also the founder of Swim for Smiles, a non-profit that raises money for the N.C. Children’s Hospital through swimming and other fitness-related events for kids.
You can contact him at [email protected]..
Sennheiser will head to InfoComm 2024 in the same month it will ship the new TeamConnect Bars to the industry. The TeamConnect Bars are UCC video bars but, uniquely, have Dante integrated. At the show, the company will also demo its way of doing voice-lift in rooms using something called “TruVoicelift.” Sennheiser will demo this […]
Logitech announced the MeetUp 2, an AI-powered USB conference camera designed for BYOD and PC-based setups in huddle and small meeting rooms. With the rise in huddle rooms comes the need for video conferencing tech that fits multiple scenarios, including those who prefer dedicated PC-based deployment or using their laptop in a BYOD setup. And […]
Eastern Acoustic Works (EAW) just debuted its new SBX118F 1 x 18″ Powered Arrayable Subwoofer. This new subwoofer can be used to enhance any EAW full-range enclosure and is designed to rig directly to the popular NTX Series of professional solution products. With SBX118F, the NTX series offers “rider-ready performance fit for touring productions and […]
Future Ready Solutions brings its diverse portfolio of products to InfoComm 2024 at Booth #C10157. Future Ready Solutions stocks an assortment of connectivity solutions. Commercial integrators will find the products, service and support they need to successfully deploy advanced networking systems for a “broad range of applications.” During InfoComm, Future Ready Solutions will feature new […]
Portugal event provider Europalco has once again leveraged Christie integrated solutions to redefine the standards of corporate event production with a spectacular synchronized multi-projection display for the annual meeting of Millennium BCP, Portugal’s largest private bank, held at Lisbon’s Carlos Lopes Pavilion. DCE Loving Brands agency organized and created the employee recognition-themed event, which was […]
Lectrosonics announced the appointment of Gordon Moore as chairman of the board of directors. He retired as president of Lectrosonics in September 2024 after a 35-year career with the company. To those of us in the industry who know and have worked with him, this appointment hardly comes as a surprise since Moore has never […]
Digital Alert Systems and Inovonics jointly announced a solution for broadcasters that want or need external monitoring receivers for their Emergency Alert System (EAS) devices. The solution combines the Inovonics Model 677 AM/FM/NOAA Triple Tuner receiver with Digital Alert Systems DASDEC-II, DASDEC-III and One-Net SE models of emergency messaging devices. While the Digital Alert Systems […]
Utelogy Corporation announced the addition of AMETEK SurgeX to its Utelligence Alliance Partner Program for AV and UC device integration. SurgeX integration with the Utelogy platform brings the capability to monitor and manage the power of connected systems. With features like real-time monitoring of port status, device temperature and power consumption, coupled with the ability […]
HOLOPLOT will attend InfoComm 2024 and will show its Matrix Array products, the X1, which powers the sound of Sphere, and the smaller speech-focused X2 product line. While X1 is equally at home in large, high SPL environments like Sphere, and smaller, more intimate settings, X2 is targeted at speech-based and multi-content applications, allowing a […]
Nanolumens chief revenue officer, Kurt DeYoung, joined me on this latest Rants & rAVes episode and details the company’s plans for InfoComm 2024 — including new CoB products in the Engage Pro product family and a native 4K all-in-one LED! Nanolumens is known for its creative installs, and now the company is also focusing on […]
The SDVoE Alliance will feature three booth demonstrations at InfoComm 2024. These interactive showcases will spotlight the eco-friendliness, unmatched performance and high-quality visual formats available within the SDVoE ecosystem. The demonstrations will take place in the SDVoE Alliance’s booth, C8157, at InfoComm 2024 from June 12-14, 2024, at the Las Vegas Convention Center. The CODEC […]
Navori Labs just introduced the StiX 3800 ultra-compact, AI-powered digital signage media player. The StiX 3800 includes audience measurement capabilities that help users “better understand their audience and how content performs.” Navori says users can tailor content on-the-fly to meet viewer preferences and behaviors, leveraging immediate feedback from footfall, dwell time, people and vehicle analytics […]
Using Logitech‘s videoconferencing device capabilities and Microsoft Teams’ Ai-based features accessible through both personal computers and native Teams Rooms, the two companies have a partnership in AI using Copilot. How does Copilot work in Microsoft Teams? In Microsoft Teams environments, Copilot enhances collaboration and helps employees get the most out of their Teams chats and […]
2024 seems to be shaping up as the year of the cloud, and Xyte is leading the charge. Xyte has signed some big brands to its platform — including Legrand AV — and Xyte will use InfoComm 2024 to show AV integrators why they should use the platform, too. In the latest episode of Rants […]
I’ve been saying, for years, that AV integrators need to get into the physical and cybersecurity markets. In fact, the best way to jump in is to become an integrator for Axis Communications’ product lines. For example, did you know that Axis has an entire line of Audio-over-IP PoE speakers? It’s true; this product is […]
ACT Entertainment just launched PK Sound’s new Robotic Line Source System comprises the T8 robotic line source element and the T18 intelligent subwoofer. The company says this sub-compact line source range is the industry’s first loudspeaker solution to offer robotic control. Featuring PK’s patented multi-axis robotics, T8’s output — with peak SPLs reaching 143.5 dB […]
Epson already dominates the large venue projection market as the leader in every category, but at InfoComm 2024, the company will debut an even brighter projection lineup with better contrast, better blacks and whites, and, thus, better color than it already offers! I talked about this and more with Epson’s group product manager of high […]
Fun Technology Innovation announced a partnership with Re Mago Ltd (Mago), developer of the Mago Solution Suite software. The first product is dubbed Mago One, a 55” IFPD designed and manufactured by FTI that houses the Mago Pro software. It’s on wheels so meeting participants can move the mobile Mago One into any space and […]
My latest pre-InfoComm-2024 videocast features Yealink’s director of channel sales, Thomas Gudbrandsen, who tells me about the company’s InfoComm plans in booth C5141. Yealink has integrated AI into its audio and video platforms across the lineup and you’ll see these features at the show. Plus, if you want a close-up, firsthand look at these products, […]
Magewell is heading back to Las Vegas to showcase its innovations to AV professionals and integrators at InfoComm 2024. Exhibiting in booth C5747 from June 12 to 14, the company says it will show off its latest innovations that reflect the increasing scale, significance and maturity of AV-over-IP, streaming and content production in today’s ProAV […]
Graeme Harrison of Bluesound Professional and Andrew Gross of Xyte join me on the latest episode of Rants & rAVes to talk about their collaboration to bring cloud-based product management and AVaaS to the ProAV market. Both companies will be in Hall C at InfoComm June 12-14, and if you haven’t learned how Xyte is […]
With more than half of meaning and intent communicated through body language versus words alone, an immersive collaboration experience plays an important role in creating authentic human connections in hybrid environments. That’s what drove Logitech to develop Project Ghost in 2023. Now, Google is back with a new iteration of its Project Starline aimed at […]
Integra just introduced the $900 DTM-7.4 Network Stereo Receiver with built-in voice assistants such as Google, Apple and more. The company says he DTM-7.4 is designed with the custom installation professionals in mind and is a two-channel, 110-watts per channel stereo receiver that features web setup, IP control, RS232, IR in/out and remote control and […]
Vivitek announced the D9000Z Series single-chip DLP laser projectors designed for large venues. According to the company, the D9000Z Series delivers up to 27,000 lumens of brightness using a blue laser, coupled with a color wheel. The D9000Z Series incorporates a high-end IC with de-interlacing, scaling, warping and edge-blending functionality to minimize delays and latency. […]
My latest Rants & rAVes videocast features Analog Devices’ Thomas Schultz, the company’s senior business manager, who tells me about the USB-extension products that Analog Devices will bring to InfoComm 2024. IC24 attendees will see the debut of an all-new USB-C extension device that you’ll hear about first here on this videocast. Then, at the […]
This pre-InfoComm-2024 videocast features WyreStorm’s president of its commercial division, Hal Truax, who talks about why booth C8149 should be part of your InfoComm plans. In addition to showing the new MX-1007-HYB 10×7 seamless matrix switcher that does AV-over-IP, HDMI and USB-C + Dante, WyreStorm’s booth will feature new Dante adapters and a long-distance USB-C […]
Registration is already opened for one of my most popular annual AV industry webinars, “The Top 24 Things Gary Kayye Saw at InfoComm 2024.” In this Rants & rAVes preview, I chat with Brawn Consulting Principal Jonathan Brawn about what they are looking forward to the most about InfoComm 2024 in Las Vegas from June […]
Jetbuilt just became the first fully encompassing AV-centric platform to offer a comprehensive commercial workflow for designing, presenting, building and supporting projects in multiple languages. From creating initial proposals and RFPs to running complex project management schedules, communicating with clients through the innovative Client Portal and providing ongoing support, this first phase rollout is available […]
DEXON introduced a SDI input card to the DVP500x video processor, DMX302x scaling matrix and DXN6000 video wall processor families. As you know, SDI is used in broadcast and live events as well as in medical imaging to send uncompressed audio and video in and around a facility as it’s simple to use for long […]
Sphere Entertainment announced that it has acquired all of the remaining shares it did not previously own of HOLOPLOT. Sphere Entertainment made its first investment into HOLOPLOT in 2018 when the two companies partnered to develop Sphere Immersive Sound, powered by HOLOPLOT, which is used to drive the live audio experience when Sphere opened in […]
Absen announced the Absenicon X Series and KLCOB V2 Series, two MicroLED solutions, the Acclaim Series, AW Series and NX Series will debut at InfoComm 2024 in booth W2524. Absenicon X: Available in varying sizes, including 108”, 136” and 163”, the company says the Absenicon X Series uses microLED technology and optional interactive touch capabilities. […]
This pre-InfoComm-2024 Rants & rAVes videocast features NETGEAR AV’s director of marketing, John Henkel, to talk all things InfoComm. NETGEAR AV will be driving well over 150 booths on the show floor, allowing a manufacturer to use any AV-over-IP platform or ecosystem they choose. NETGEAR’s lineup can manage any of them, even the new IPMX […]
