By David McCracken President, Livewire Digital Pizza Hut is probably the last place in the world I’d expect to be wowed by technology. Don’t get me wrong, I love sinking my choppers into a stuffed crust as much as the next guy, but there’s not much about the restaurant chain that screams “on the cutting […]

By Dave Labuskes Executive Director, InfoComm I talked with my 21-year old son yesterday while I was on the way home from the airport. We got to talking about making decisions — the costs and the benefits. Of course, that’s my perspective of the conversation, as a “wise and all-knowing” Baby Boomer father. I’m sure […]

By Alexa Boschini Associate Editor, Home Accents Today In sales and marketing, much of the current conversation about generational dynamics centers on Baby Boomers, people in their 50s and 60s who have traditionally maintained the greatest buying power, and millennials, adults in the 18 to early 30s age range whose consumer habits still baffle many […]

By Kelly Eisel Marketing Copywriter, Industry Weapon This is the seventh installment of our monthly digital signage content design blog, written by our Content Creation Team, geared to help users create visually compelling content. Moving pictures have captivated audiences for over a century. Animation and video bring a special level of entertainment that appeases all […]

Attendees at ISE 2015 can still take advantage of the early bird registration rate for the Smart Building Conference Amsterdam, taking place at the RAI, the day before the ISE 2015 exhibition opens. At the Smart Building Conference delegates will have the have the chance to join Europe’s leading experts on smart rooms, smart buildings, […]

The 2015 International CES closed today as the largest and most amazing CES in show history, breaking all records as innovators across the show floor unveiled technology services that will solve world problems and improve lives. Owned and produced by the Consumer Electronics Association (CEA), the 2015 International CES closes today after running January 6-9. […]

Christopher Jaynes: Five Tech Trends You Should Know About for 2015 But Don’t Curt Robbins: The Reality of Hydrogen Vehicles Corey Moss: Where the Internet of Things Takes A Center Stage Bob Langlois: EQ and Feeding the Audio Meat Grinder Gary Kayye: Let’s Hope IEEE Votes NO on the HDBaseT Adoption Mark Coxon: Why the […]

cAValry Rides – Episode 6: One of The Nine and Five of The None AV Insider — Episode 38: Wireless Audio, Speaker Technology and Standards Rants and rAVes — Episode 333: An ISE Special Videocast: ISE Managing Director Michael Blackman Tells Gary All About Next Month’s Mega-AV Show in Amsterdam Rants and rAVes — Episode […]

The next generation of technology innovation took the spotlight as the curtain rose on the opening day of the 2015 International CES. Day one of CES saw more than 3,600 exhibitors launching new products, and the leaders of Ford and Intel making major announcements and outlining their vision of technology innovation. Owned and produced by […]

By Digital Screenmedia Association Millennials controlling 70 percent of the spending power in the U.S. creates vast uncertainty amongst retailers; but with the strongest economy in years, optimism prevails as we begin 2015. For many retailers, the millennial consumer is an enigma: they are more suspicious of who to trust and yet, more likely to […]

By Bob Langlois Fiberplex I know for most of you, this will seem like a “no brainer.” Unfortunately, there are a lot of twenty-somethings out there who, believe it or not, have never learned the basics of the audio chain. This is for them. In the meantime, here is something for you to chew on. […]

Oculus (the Facebook-owned virtual reality company) has teamed up with Samsung to create the Gear VR Innovator Edition, a development kit for mobile virtual reality. Leveraging only the Samsung GALAXY Note 4 (Samsung will have to do additional engineering work to make the new Innovator Edition work with other phones), the Gear VR Innovator Edition […]

By Bob Snyder Editor, rAVe Europe Editor’s Note: This story was taken from our European publication (rAVe Europe) from last week’s issue. Wow, it doesn’t seem long ago but rAVe EUROPE is finishing 10 years of publishing with its original tagline still in place: pro AV integrators in a networked world. Ten years on and […]

Mark Coxon: Twas the Night Before Christmas — Smart Home Edition Curt Robbins: Streaming Media Stick Wars Mark Coxon: “Stay in Your Box” and Other Bad Ideas Curt Robbins: North Korean Cyberterrorism: You’re Unprepared Corey Moss: Disruptive Forces: The Leaders Speak – Ofer Shapiro, Vidyo Lee Distad: Seasons Greetings And Client Outreach Mike Lutrell: The […]

By David Danto IMCCA As the end of the year is quickly approaching it’s time for me to write my holiday blog for the IMCCA. Three years ago I wrote some funny New Year’s resolutions for our industry. Two years ago I focused on some funny predictions. (Remember the one about the entire country of […]

rAVe has been covering Integrated Systems Europe – the world’s largest AV trade show – with our unique LIVE coverage system since 2011. While not every dealer, consultant or end user can afford to send someone to Amsterdam to see the latest and greatest AV gear every February — they can go to rAVe’s ISE […]

By Jessica Glynn Marketing, Reality Interactive Are you considering adding digital touch-points to your retail location? It’s not enough to just add an interactive experience, the experience needs to be done right. But what separates good interactive experience from not-so-good interactive experiences? Just like any other retail design project, there are four key factors to […]

Gold Coast University Hospital (GCUH) is the largest-ever public health infrastructure project and one of the largest research facilities in Australia. Command Australia, with 22MILES, was contracted to design a full interactive wayfinding solution, with a true in-house management capability, for this eight-building healthcare complex. The end solution’s feedbacks surpassed all expectations. Background After almost […]

By Tim Kridel Special to InfoComm International Videoconferences frequently include confidential information, so the last thing clients want is someone eavesdropping. Meanwhile, digital signage done right can attract lots of eyeballs, which actually makes it attractive to hackers looking to embarrass a company by putting inappropriate content on-screen. “Digital signage content is increasingly Web-based; the […]

By Ron DeVoe Successful Sales Consulting “What we have here is a failure to communicate.” This phrase was uttered by Strother Martin in the classic, late ’60s movie Cool Hand Luke. While I have again dated myself, I believe this quote is truer now more than ever. As an ancient member of the AV Industry […]

By Mario Porto Director of Strategic Accounts, HB Communications “THIS SYSTEM SUCKS! NOTHING WORKS!!!” How many times have you heard that comment? If you’re like most of the people I’ve spoken to over the years, you’ve heard it more times than any of us would have liked. I recall meeting an architect from a very […]

Join cAValry Riders Mark Coxon, Corey Moss and Chuck Espinoza with their guests the Cross-Country Three: Gina Sansivero, Johnny Mota and Scott Tiner. In this episode: “A Dysfunctional rAVe Family Thanksgiving,” listen as: Mark leads the charge Corey goes all five boroughs (of New York) Chuck chugs a beer (listen for the cheers) Gina “rAVes” about Matt Scott’s hair Johnny brings the wine country […]

By Brad Grimes InfoComm International You know how you sit in the waiting room at the doctor’s office for, like, 45 minutes? Then they take you through a door and into an exam room — where you wait some more? Have you ever sat there, not knowing what to look at, and overheard your doctor […]

Remote Technologies Incorporated (RTI) announced this month that Scott Kelley is joining the company as vice president of sales and marketing. In his new position, Kelley will be responsible for RTI’s global sales and marketing organization, with a focus on growing RTI to the next level and driving increased brand awareness in the consumer and […]

Gridcast helped design and develop one of the largest indoor LED display implementations within the Canadian retail industry for fashion retailer, Holt Renfrew. The application has been described as a one-of-a-kind digital canvas or façade wall that reflects the unique architectural styling envisioned in the re-design of Holt Renfrew’s store location at Yorkdale Mall in […]

By Paul Flanigan DSE Executive Director What do  Las Vegas, Orlando, Sydney, Taipei, Dallas, New York City (three times), San Diego, Denver and about 95 airports in between have in common? Me. Those are the cities I visited this year. And next year is already gaining steam. At least six cities in the U.S., and […]

Join cAValry Riders Mark Coxon, Corey Moss and Chuck Espinoza with their guests the Minnesota Triplets: Hailey Klein, Stacy Kringlen and Kelly Perkins for their inaugural podcast as they discuss GoPro, AV and the woman who does Corey’s dishes. Make sure to stay til the end for an interview with the Canadian Power Trio DITM, […]

The global large-screen public flat-panel display (FPD) market is rebounding after declines in 2012 and flat growth in 2013. According the NPD DisplaySearch Quarterly FPD Public Display Shipment and Forecast Report, the market is expected to grow 14 percent in 2014 and 27 percent in 2015, as economies gradually recover from the global economic downturn. […]

We collect business plans of TV panel makers in the Quarterly LCD TV Value Chain & Insight Report, and the current 2015 target is 257M, up only 3 percent Y/Y from 2014, which is 249M, as described in the Quarterly Large-Area TFT Panel Shipment Report. However, 2015 will show strong area growth, as large panels […]

By Mike White President, Multi-Media Solutions, Inc. As an AV commercial integrator of 24 plus years, I still find myself looking at a new technology or even an established technology that my company has yet to sell and integrate and say to myself, “How hard can it be?” I did the same back in 1998 […]

By Tim Kridel Special to InfoComm International Cutting the cord can be a great way to eliminate trip hazards, add network connectivity to a new camera or display or eliminate an unsightly rat’s nests of cables. But going wireless can also create headaches if the design and execution aren’t spot-on. The AV industry has a […]

By Frank Kenna President and CEO, The Marlin Company I write a lot about digital signage content because that’s what digital signage is all about — getting the right content in front of your employees. Here are three high-level questions to help you figure out how good your content is (or isn’t). 1. How relevant […]