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We just issued our Best of CEDIA awards and I’d love for you to check them out here (https://www.ravepubs.com/2013-best-cedia-awards/) and let us know what you think. I also had an interesting observation at CEDIA Expo that I think you ought to know about. Listen and see if you agree.

rAVe founder Gary Kayye had a chance to record a video call with both Ashley Flaska, VP of marketing for NEC, and Sam Taylor, executive VP for Almo Pro A/V today. Check out the video chat! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ONeDzr0CR14

We posted a story on our website today about how the SmartPhone market is now larger than the entire consumer electronics market. But is the SmartPhone market doing that much better or is the consumer electronics market actually imploding?

Last week, Joel spoke with Infocomm’s Terry Friesenborg about what it was like to stage an AV tradeshow in the Middle East/Africa market. Today, we speak with Neil Willis about what it was like to exhibit, and the technical and cultural differences involved in getting started doing business in the Middle East.

In a market once dominated by one company, SMART, now there are dozens of players to make interactive whiteboard technology. Listen to hear my take on how I think SMART can save their market for the future and let me know what you think?

Joel covers the news, and then has a talk with Infocomm’s Terry Friesenborg, who is at Infocomm Middle East and Africa show in Dubai, about the show, the market, and the growth of AV worldwide.

Frank Sterns, vice president of custom installation/integration at Sony, speaks with Johnny about Sony’s new high-res audio player, DAC, speakers and custom lines for integrators. They also talk about how Sony is unique in that it has a movie studio, music label, 4K cameras to record all that media, a 4K TV, projector and a […]

I caught up with Barco at the Almo ProAV E4 AV Tour Friday in Irvine and I interviewed Neil Wittering and Peter Pauwels about their plans for the new projector line. It includes hints about future strategy and details about their modular, upgradable design that accommodates both built-in ClickShare connectivity and HDBaseT signal routing.

This week, Joel has a talk with noted architect Gary Unger, president and founder of CPG Architects, about current trends in space planning and how they change the way our clients work and how AV and architecture work together.

Today will be remembered as a sad day in the history of the display business with Mitsubishi pulling out of stand-alone monitors and projectors. But, I have fond memories and give thanks for the awesome 35″ that defined them.

HDBaseT appears to be the standard that every major manufacturer is using to route video, audio, control, Ethernet and (potentially) power across a Cat5 or Cat6 wire. You’re probably using HDBaseT already and don’t even know it. But if you aren’t, Panasonic, Epson, Sony, Mitsubishi, Barco and Christie will have you doing it in the […]

We accidentally got a scoop today during my (Almost) Daily Rants and rAVe’s podcast (special video interview edition) when I was interviewing Almo’s VP of Marketing Melody Craigmyle. The video interview was supposed to be the opportunity for us to announce our partnership to bring all the future Almo ProAV E4 AV Tours LIVE via […]

This week, Joel talks with rAVe editor Sara Abrons about CEDIA Expo, and then lets the listener in on the lunchroom conversation when five AV industry guys gather at lunch to talk about the potential effects of the shutdown. Guests include Neil Willis, Mike Whitman (both of Hypersign) and Scott Gottlieb and Mike Macri of […]

I tell you about two “must read” blogs on our website today. Please listen and consider reading. Your Next Competitor: Nest So Close! Why True “Smart” Residential Power Management Needs to Happen

We’re proud to bring you the most complete coverage of the CEDIA Expo last week in Denver. And you should check it out regardless of what segment of the AV industry you are in. Why? Because CEDIA not only launched a host of new HomeAV products but also had a tremendous amount of commercial AV […]

This month, Midori Connolly is excited to provide some really meaty, solid educational content with her guest Trey Gibbs, director of business development at Sterling Planet.. Learn everything you ever wanted to know about what the term Zero Emissions means, and how the purchasing of renewable energy works. This is one podcast that will leave […]

Access Networks’ Aaron Gutin talks with goat Johnny Mota about the importance of a solid network, especially with automation systems. They cover common problems that networks have and how Access Networks is avoiding them. He also talks about new products to be launched in all their system starting November. All this and more on this episode of AV Insider.

We have a handful of reporters at the CEDIA show in Denver shooting videos of all the new AV gear aimed at the HomeAV market.

This WAVEcast, host Jennifer Willard talks with the CEOs of top AV companies working in the government sector of our market space. Exhibit One’s Kevin Sandler and Media Vision’s Fardad Zabetian share their expertise about the opportunities, challenges and benefits of how to successfully navigate government agencies. Learn about the high-profile George Zimmerman case, how it impacted the […]

I think there are 5 reasons that that the Cedia Expo could be in trouble. Do you agree? Read my blog here.

This week, Joel follows up on his September column on whether today’s client is changing the standards for professional AV. To discuss it, he calls on Jim Smith of Polycom to talk about desktop video, its influence by applications like Skype and where it’s all headed.

CEDIA will be the debut of a new wireless streaming (higher end) audio technology from DTS.

Chee, manager at DVDO Systems talks with Johnny about the company’s wireless HD solutions (with a new one to be announced at CEDIA), its new 4K matrix switching and MHL for Android Smartphones, as well as when and where you should use WiHD (renters, gaming solutions, and Media rooms or Home Theaters). All this and […]

BenQ’s latest is a wireless HD projector that’s designed for the home theater – and it’s 2200 ANSI Lumens!

Infocus is back focusing on projection technology with two new short throw projectors. One is WXGA and the other is just plain old XGA.

The hardest thing to do is to say no to a customer, right? Read the blog here: The Art of Saying No

Barco’s going to take the next 10 days and launch one projector per day. But that wasn’t good enough for us, so we got the inside scoop to tell you about all 10 of them NOW! So, if you don’t want to wait for 10 days to find out what Barco’s gonna launch, listen now.

Shure is matching up to $25,000 in donations to the NSCA Educational Foundation. Listen in to see how you can participate!

This week, Joel talks with Midori Connolly, who is, among many other things, the chair of the InfoComm Rental and Staging Council. The topics include InfoComm, the Council’s initiatives, training and the rental and staging portion of the industry. Don’t miss this one.

The annual HomeAV tradeshow is less than three weeks away, and we already have a half dozen new product announcements from HomeAV manufacturers!

There’s a great article on our website right now written by Aaron Gutin of Access Networks. I tell you why you should take the time to read it!