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Don’t know what Thread is? If you do any AV business in the home or high-end home AV market, you should care. Listen to this podcast and I’ll explain to you why.

Itai Ben-Gal, CEO of OnControls, speaks with host Johnny Mota about home automation and how it typically has only been affordable for the 1 percent — until recently. He explains how they started OnControls, and how it almost immediately became an international company out the gate. All this and more on this episode of AV […]

In this week’s edition of THE WEEK, Joel speaks with Bill Sharer, Brad Malone and David McNutt, all well-known industry consultants, about their new venture to help AV companies “Navigate” today’s turbulent market.

Integrating 4K sources and content into the existing AV systems is a lot harder than you think. Have you truly thought about everything?

Ultimately, following a large show like InfoComm, we provide you with all sorts of lists. One of those lists will be our Best of InfoComm products and companies sometime later this month. In the meantime, one of our bloggers has his own list of top 10 at InfoComm. Listen to this podcast so you’ll know […]

Paul Williams, Vice President of security and communication products at Control4, speaks with Johnny about home automation, control, automation, the difference between the two, and how technology/automation is in demand and more available at a more affordable price range. All this and more on this episode of AV Insider.

Do you know which markets are the fastest-growing segments for the ProAV industry? If not, listen to my podcast to find out.

Jeff Singer, director of marketing communications at Crestron, speaks with Johnny about all thing Crestron, home automation, and a good wrap up on InfoComm releases. They cover where Crestron is headed and some new features and products to come in the near future. All this and more on this episode of AV Insider.

With all the hoopla surrounding InfoComm last week, did you even know or hear about Extron’s patent lawsuit against Crestron?

Gary and Joel wrap up our coverage of InfoComm14.

Joel sits down with Michael Hassett, Managing Director of TDC – Technical Direction Company, a top provider of video solutions to the events and entertainment industry about the trek to InfoComm14 and the business in Australia.

We speak with Bobby Swartz of Starin about a new and very flexible IP Paging system.

On day two, Joel interviews Geoff Abbott, who manages the Japanese market for Crestron, about doing business as an American manufacturer in Asian markets.

Gary and Joel wrap up day 2 of InfoComm 14 with comments on the show so far and an outlook for the final day.

My favorite blog so far of the InfoComm 2014! 

Gary and Joel begin day two of InfoComm 14 with a wrap up of day one, and a look ahead at the show and what the various new trends mean for the industry.

Today’s podcast is all about teaching integrators how to get in to digital signage content creation services and re-sell it to clients. Listen and learn how.

NEC Display Solutions has announced today that Ashley Flaska, vice president of marketing, has been named to the CRN 2014 Women of the Channel, and has been recognized as one of this year’s Power 100. Wow!

We talk with Jim Smith of Polycom about current developments in the videoconferencing, telepresence, and UC world, Microsoft Lync and what it means to the AV industry.

Joel Speaks with Steve Thorburn, longtime InfoComm Institute instructors and one of the first drivers of the CTS-D program, about the state of the consulting profession in AV, industry certification, and his plans for the future.

rAVe RADIO host Joel Rollins speaks with Joe Stopka of Starin, otherwise known as “Mr. Mipro”, about the Mipro line of portable sound.

We’ve already posted over 100 news stories about new products and technologies and people here at InfoComm – even though the show opens tomorrow. We’ve also uncovered a lawsuit between Extron and Crestron. Listen to today’s podcast to hear what’s going on the day before InfoComm opens!

It’s the night before the show opens, and Gary Kayye and Joel Rollins talk about the show, the day’s news, and their predictions for InfoComm 2014.

Joel Rollins speaks with Mark Coxon, fellow rAVe Blogger, about the show, his new role at Milestone, and the difference between working for an integrator and working for a manufacturer.

Yes you read that right, Barco is here at InfoComm launching a 35,000 ANSI lumen projector. Is it LCD or DLP? Listen and you’ll find out.

Joel speaks with Rick Kamlet of Harman about the company, new products, and their exhibit and demo room program for this year’s show.

Joel speaks with Brady Bruce of Jupiter Systems about their products for visual collaboration and display walls, and their plans and announcements for InfoComm ’14.

We speak with Jeff Hastings, CEO of Brightsign, about their products, their new capabilities, and Brightsign’s place in the digital signage market.

On this episode of THE WEEK, we speak with Cy Bates of Anchor Audio about their product lineup and new product developments to be shown at InfoComm 2014.

We speak with Paul Ingebrigtsen of Williams Sound about an exciting new product and their plans for InfoComm 2014.

On this episode of THE WEEK, we speak with George Preston of Spinetix about their products, the digital signage market, and their plans for InfoComm 2014.