As part of our pre-InfoComm 2026 coverage, I spoke with Nick Harauz about the new Pro Video Summit at the show and the growing overlap between AV, broadcast, content creation and AI-driven production workflows. During our conversation, Nick discussed how production expectations are changing across corporate and enterprise environments, why smaller teams are being asked […]

THIS IS A PROMOTED POST InfoComm 2026 is about more than product launches — it’s about the people, strategies and ideas driving the next phase of the AV industry. In this Q&A series, exhibitors share what they’re showcasing at the show, the trends influencing their roadmap and the conversations they’re hoping to have with integrators, […]

THIS IS A PROMOTED POST InfoComm 2026 is about more than product launches — it’s about the people, strategies and ideas driving the next phase of the AV industry. In this Q&A series, exhibitors share what they’re showcasing at the show, the trends influencing their roadmap and the conversations they’re hoping to have with integrators, […]

THIS IS A PROMOTED POST InfoComm 2026 is about more than product launches — it’s about the people, strategies and ideas driving the next phase of the AV industry. In this Q&A series, exhibitors share what they’re showcasing at the show, the trends influencing their roadmap and the conversations they’re hoping to have with integrators, […]

THIS IS A PROMOTED POST InfoComm 2026 is about more than product launches — it’s about the people, strategies and ideas driving the next phase of the AV industry. In this Q&A series, exhibitors share what they’re showcasing at the show, the trends influencing their roadmap and the conversations they’re hoping to have with integrators, […]

THIS IS A PROMOTED POST In many large venues and shared spaces, display systems are often treated as a showcase for what technology can achieve rather than what the environment actually requires. The assumption is that higher resolution, greater brightness and more advanced configurations will naturally deliver a better experience. In practice, that approach frequently […]

Ahead of InfoComm 2026, I spoke with Tim Allen from SNA Displays about how large-format LED displays are changing the way organizations think about physical spaces. We discussed the growing role of dvLED in corporate, retail and hospitality environments, why displays are increasingly being treated as part of the architecture itself and how conversations around […]

AtlasIED announced a partnership with NETGEAR AV aimed at expanding interoperability and improving deployment of AV-over-IP systems in commercial environments. The collaboration brings together AtlasIED’s commercial audio and security technologies with NETGEAR AV’s managed network switching and AV-over-IP infrastructure solutions. The partnership will focus on optimizing audio deployments across high-performance networks by pairing AtlasIED’s Atlas+Fyne […]

It’s been a minute since NAB Show 2026 wrapped, but I feel compelled to include my thoughts here anyway. (Sometimes it takes me a minute to get myself together, OK!?) I mentioned some of these thoughts on LinkedIn, but I needed more space to fully write about what I saw and what I thought of […]

I was inspired to write this blog by this short, 10-second video:   At first, this video appears to be just a crazy mix of Euro-tech hip-hop and a bad videographer. But as I watched it over and over and over, something just grabbed me. And what it was may surprise you. This video is […]

THIS IS A PROMOTED POST At most universities, lecture halls and classrooms include rows of seats, a podium, a screen at the front of the room, and an implicit assumption that one person will talk while everyone else listens. That model made sense when information was scarce. Today, every student walks in with access to […]

This survey is now closed. Keep an eye out for next month’s Temperature Check survey! We’re halfway through 2026, and it’s a good time to check in on how the year is actually shaping up. Which trends are gaining traction, which ones are falling flat, and what’s really driving AV projects right now? This month’s […]

THIS IS A PROMOTED POST You remember InFocus. Founded in 1986 by two former Tektronix employees, the company made a name for itself through its DLP and LCD projectors and video calling tech. You may also remember that in 2011, InFocus expanded into the smartphone, tablet and LED TV market, with its primary product, Mondopad. […]

Steph Beckett (02:30) Good morning. I was saying the same thing as you. I’m good, how are you? Gary Kayye (02:30) Good morning, everyone. I’m sorry, staff. Go ahead. How are you? Good. Welcome to rAVe TV, the industry’s, as we always say, only live TV show that comes on weekly on Wednesday mornings at […]

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Gary Kayye (01:14) Good morning everyone. Welcome to rave tv, ⁓ the industry’s only live weekly tv show that kind of covers everything going on in the industry And we have ⁓ in addition to me and stef we have our buddy Tim albright on today. How are doing tim? Doing well. Well, now where […]

Gary Kayye (00:47) That’d be us welcome to rave [TV] The industry’s only AV industries only live weekly TV show and we got a lot going on this week with not just rave TV which Comes to you live at rave pubs comm YouTube comm slash rave pubs X ⁓ And where else am I […]

Steph Beckett (00:00) Okay, now we’re live. Gary Kayye (00:00) ⁓ I don’t know what happened there. What happened there? Anybody have an ad? Did we see the ad? Did they see the piece from? Steph Beckett (00:07) Yeah, did anyone see this shark commercial? Okay. Gary Kayye (00:12) Can you go ahead and send […]

If you look back at my history of writing about NAB, one of my most consistent complaints has been that the event felt disjointed. I never meant that as a casual criticism. I meant it as a real problem. The show often felt like somebody had emptied a warehouse full of unrelated technologies onto the […]

Karlsbad (Germany), 21 April 2026 – GLP has added a significant new member to its impression X5 series – the impression X5 Dot Wash. This is the most compact fixture in the line to date, and it brings the color quality, consistency and system logic of the X5 platform to an ultra- compact form factor […]

Blackmagic design announced the launch of four new and updated solutions at the 2026 NAB Show. Included solutions are the Blackmagic URSA Cine 12K LF 100G, Fairlight Live audio mixer, DaVinci Resolve 21 and the URSA Cine Immersive 100G. The DaVinci Resolve 21 update introduces the new photo page with color tools for photos and […]

MONTREAL, CANADA – April 14, 2026 – Haivision (TSX: HAI), a leading global provider of mission-critical, real-time video networking and visual collaboration solutions, today announced the launch of Falkon X4, the newest addition to its award-winning Falkon family of 5G mobile video transmitters. The Falkon X4 establishes a new benchmark for transmission reliability, video quality, […]

By Holger Reisinger SVP of Enterprise Video Business Unit at Jabra Artificial intelligence is quickly becoming a standard participant in the modern meeting. It captures decisions, summarizes discussions, identifies actions, and makes conversations searchable long after the call ends. But as enterprises push meeting AI into everyday workflows, one reality is becoming clear: AI is […]

Kiloview, an innovative provider of AV-over-IP technologies, will showcase its latest broadcast IP solutions at NAB 2026, presenting a complete, lightweight AV-over-IP ecosystem designed to simplify workflows, reduce infrastructure complexity, and enable scalable production across broadcast, sports, and live environments. Built around the concept of “Smarter. Easier. Further.”, Kiloview’s ecosystem seamlessly connects every stage from […]

Dear AV industry, We’re talking about our Best of InfoComm Awards a little bit early this year. These awards have always been tied to our show coverage. The editorial team reviews hundreds — sometimes a couple thousand — product videos captured during the event and makes selections a couple weeks after the show. That approach […]

If you’ve been following rAVe’s LAVNCH WEEKs, you know they deliver a lot of value in a short amount of time. Gary and Steph put a great deal of work into curating content relevant to the industry as a whole, and I’ve been honored to contribute to the content at past events. I am NOT […]

Steph Beckett (00:40) Good morning. How are you? Yes, we are. ⁓ I am in Las Vegas because I’m attending ISC West today and tomorrow and you were at an undisclosed location. Gary Kayye (00:40) Good morning. We are both in different places. Yeah, exactly. I’m in the lobby of a building watching my granddaughter. […]

Bogen Communications will introduce a range of new Nyquist paging, messaging and communication devices at ISC West 2026, expanding its platform for safety and facility-wide communications. The new products are designed to support environments such as schools, transportation hubs and commercial facilities, where coordinated audio and visual communication is critical. The lineup includes a zone […]

Steph Beckett (01:35) Hello everyone. ⁓ Hello from the DC Metro area. Gary is joining in a few minutes. Gary is also offsite. He is coming back from South by Southwest. I’m excited for him to join because I want him to tell me about everything that he did there. South by Southwest is a […]

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Almo Pro AV announced that its 2026 spring E4 Experience will stop in the Washington, D.C., metro area March 17, highlighting public sector applications and emerging technologies such as drones and extended reality. The one-day event will take place at the Hyatt Regency Reston and will bring together integrators, end users and technology partners for […]