Gary Kayye

Gary Kayye

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 gary@ravepubs.com..

Sharp NEC Display Solutions Unveils a Partnership with Guise AI for NaViSense, a Computer Vision Technology

Sharp NEC Display Solutions just unveiled a partnership with Guise AI for something called NaViSense, a computer vision technology. NaViSense is a cost-effective computer vision solution for gathering anonymous customer attributes using off-the-shelf or existing camera sources and processing them through a variety of edge computing devices such as RPi4. This technology will gather data […]

Sharp NEC Display Solutions Unveils a Partnership with Guise AI for NaViSense, a Computer Vision Technology

SiliconCore Technology Debuts 1.2mm Ultra-Fine Pixel Pitch LED Floor Display at InfoComm 2022

SiliconCore Technology debuted a 1.2mm ultra-fine pixel pitch LED floor display at InfoComm 2022 this week in Las Vegas. The SiliconCore High Resolution Modular LED Floor uses the company’s LISA technology, is a breakthrough for the dvLED display industry, and the only durable 1.2mm floor available for fixed installation, requiring no separate overlay. Viewers can […]

SiliconCore Technology Debuts 1.2mm Ultra-Fine Pixel Pitch LED Floor Display at InfoComm 2022

PPDS to Showcase Latest Range of Remodeled and Updated 4K Philips B-Line Business TVs at InfoComm 2022

PPDS, or Philips, is showcasing its latest range of remodeled and updated 4K Philips B-Line Business TVs at InfoComm 2022. Available in new 43” and 55” sizes and designed for entertainment, collaboration and content scheduling, the Philips B-Line is designed as a signage solution for food and beverage (bars, restaurants, kiosks) as well as corporate […]

PPDS to Showcase Latest Range of Remodeled and Updated 4K Philips B-Line Business TVs at InfoComm 2022

Leon Speakers Debuts LiquidView at InfoComm 2022

Leon Speakers has just debuted LiquidView, which will exhibit for the first time at InfoComm 2022 this week, releasing WindowLV, a virtual window using displays. Architects, interior designers and commercial customers can literally add windows to rooms where none existed before or replace a poor view. Views can be changed at any time from an […]

Leon Speakers Debuts LiquidView at InfoComm 2022

AVI-SPL Symphony Launches Version 6.0 of Its Platform at InfoComm 2022

AVI-SPL Symphony launched version 6.0 of its platform at InfoComm 2022. This release transforms the platform’s user experience for a more modern look that aligns with its most common customer use cases. Symphony is a user experience management platform used by IT departments around the world to administer, monitor, control, and analyze their multi-vendor audio-visual […]

AVI-SPL Symphony Launches Version 6.0 of Its Platform at InfoComm 2022

LG Wants ProAV Integrators to Sell Robots. So, The Company Brought Some to InfoComm 2022

LG Business Solutions USA introduced the company’s first multipurpose customer service robot, the LG CLOi GuideBot, which is designed to provide wayfinding, enhanced security, advertising opportunities and valuable data on interaction times and usage. The robot’s friendly digital face, responsive voice activation and two large touch screens are designed to revolutionize the customer experience virtually […]

LG Wants ProAV Integrators to Sell Robots. So, The Company Brought Some to InfoComm 2022

Roland’s New Product Allows Wireless MultiCamera Streaming Using Mobile Devices

Roland revealed something that does wireless multicamera streaming using mobile devices. It’s a kit that includes an AeroCaster VRC-01hardware control surface and audio interface, the AeroCaster LIVE app for iPad and the AeroCaster Camera app for iOS and Android mobile devices. Leveraging the mobility of wireless connectivity, AeroCaster opens up a new world of creative […]

Roland’s New Product Allows Wireless MultiCamera Streaming Using Mobile Devices

SoundTube Launches Mighty Mite Pendant Speakers

SoundTube just launched the Mighty Mite pendant speakers. Mighty Mite was created to simplify installations for integrators and the UL-approved and patented Mighty Mite is the only full-range pendant speaker with a built-in subwoofer eliminating, eliminating the need to install a separate subwoofer and subwoofer amplifier. Mighty Mite is available in two models. The MM43-BGM is a three-way pendant […]

SoundTube Launches Mighty Mite Pendant Speakers

ENCO Chooses Speechmatics ASR Technology for New enCaption5

Speechmatics announced today that ENCO has chosen its Autonomous Speech Recognition (ASR) technology for ENCO’s new enCaption5 automated captioning and transcription solution. This partnership will enable AV professionals, content producers and broadcasters to create highly accurate transcripts, adding closed or open captions to both live and pre-recorded AV content regardless of the speaker’s demographic, age, gender, accent, dialect or location. ENCO […]

ENCO Chooses Speechmatics ASR Technology for New enCaption5

SAVe Forms to Develop Initiative for Sustainability in AV

Audiovisual leaders launch Sustainability in AV (SAVe), the first industry-wide U.S.-based organization to bring stakeholders in the audiovisual (AV) field to take concerted action to achieve the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). “Let’s be honest,” said Christina De Bono, founder and president of SAVe, “the AV industry has been part of the problem. But it’s […]

SAVe Forms to Develop Initiative for Sustainability in AV

BrightSign and LG Business Solutions Develop New Digital Signage Solution, Demoing at InfoComm 20222

BrightSign and LG Business Solutions have jointly developed a new digital signage solution and are demoing them here at InfoComm 2022. The new solution — which will be shown in the Legrand booth (W903) on an LG direct-view LED video wall — enables users to control and monitor their BrightSign-connected LG displays remotely via BrightSign’s BSN.cloud Control Cloud. […]

BrightSign and LG Business Solutions Develop New Digital Signage Solution, Demoing at InfoComm 20222

AtlasIED Releases SHS-3T2-HD Hidden Speaker For Shallow Ceilings

AtlasIED has added to its Strategically Hidden Speaker family (SHS) multifunction loudspeaker line by meeting what they say is integrator demand to install its high-quality sound capabilities in tight spaces with the new SHS-3T2-HD. Featuring a curved profile, AtlasIED designed the SHS-3T2-HD specifically for use in shallow, hard deck ceilings that can’t accommodate a larger plenum footprint […]

AtlasIED Releases SHS-3T2-HD Hidden Speaker For Shallow Ceilings

Crestron Is Adding 8K Capabilities to the NVX Product Line

Crestron Electronics will demonstrate support for 8K video content distribution with a software-based AV-over-IP solution as the latest advancement of the Crestron DM NVX platform at InfoComm 2022. The demonstration will showcase the ability to simultaneously encode four 4K streams, enabling the distribution of native 8K content. The new DM NVX encoding software features what Crestron is calling “an innovative approach […]

Crestron Is Adding 8K Capabilities to the NVX Product Line

At InfoComm 2022, LG is Launching New LEDs, Transparent LEDs, OLEDs, LCDs and a Robot!

Using over 5,400-square-foot of show floor space at InfoComm 2022 booth, LG Business Solutions USA is previewing new LCD screens, all-in-one DVLED displays, new OLEDs and even a robot. LG’s booth in the Las Vegas Convention Center (#N2029) will spotlight a variety of commercial use-case scenarios in seven distinct zones that demonstrate how LG products […]

At InfoComm 2022, LG is Launching New LEDs, Transparent LEDs, OLEDs, LCDs and a Robot!

Panasonic Connect Intros a Plethora of New UCC and AV Things at InfoComm 2022

Panasonic Connect North America today announced several UCC-focused solutions to its professional audiovisual (AV) portfolio to create interactive experiences for students, educators and professionals across in-person and remote environments. These include: WX-SR202DN two-channel Dante and WX-SR204DN four-channel Dante Digital Wireless Microphone Receivers: Building on Panasonic’s digital wireless microphone ecosystem, two Dante-enabled additions are added to its wireless […]

Panasonic Connect Intros a Plethora of New UCC and AV Things at InfoComm 2022

Primeview Global Will Show Displays, Videoconference Tech and More at InfoComm 2022

Primeview Global has unveiled its lineup of next-generation displays, videoconference technology and content services that it will showcase at Infocomm 2022 in Las Vegas. Primeview’s newest are: New 21:9 aspect ratio displays. See the all-new 21:9 interactive 105” LCD and 21:9 FusionMAX PRO direct-view LED displays, which convert ordinary conference rooms and lecture halls into […]

Primeview Global Will Show Displays, Videoconference Tech and More at InfoComm 2022

CEDIA Announces New Webinar Series To Explore Residential Energy Trends, Integrator Opportunities

CEDIA, the global association for the home technology industry, today announces “House of Power,” a free two-part webinar series exploring residential energy trends and business opportunities for integrators. The global webinars will be held on June 29 and July 13. Each session will include a welcome from CEDIA Senior Director of Technology and Standards Walt […]

CEDIA Announces New Webinar Series To Explore Residential Energy Trends, Integrator Opportunities

AV-over-IP With SDVoE and Dante Now on the Horizon

The SDVoE Alliance announced a collaboration with Semtech and Audinate for a turnkey reference design that simplifies AV-over-IP by combining the power of SDVoE video and Dante audio, discovery, clocking and software control. The SDVoE Alliance, Semtech and Audinate’s collaboration enable Dante-functionality to accelerate and streamline integration with SDVoE technology. Semtech’s BlueRiver AV-over-IP chipset is paired […]

AV-over-IP With SDVoE and Dante Now on the Horizon

PPDS Adds Adam Coleman, Mitch Rosenberg and Jeff Handis

PPDS (aka: Philips digital signage) has strengthened its leadership teams in North America with the appointments of three AV professionals, Adam Coleman, Mitch Rosenberg and Jeff Handis (pictured). Part of PPDS’ continued growth and expansion strategy – including attracting the industry’s most reputable and successful AV professionals – the new appointments bring an additional 90-years of senior sales […]

PPDS Adds Adam Coleman, Mitch Rosenberg and Jeff Handis

Here’s Everything Sony is Doing at InfoComm 2022

At InfoComm 2022, Sony Electronics is highlighting its end-to-end portfolio of professional presentation, collaboration and remote communication solutions that inspire creativity and stimulate curiosity.  The latest corporate, education, retail, transportation, entertainment and healthcare AV innovations, including projectors, displays and direct view LED video walls, and imaging and analytics solutions from Sony and its partners, will be shown in booth #N1513.  Additionally, […]

Here’s Everything Sony is Doing at InfoComm 2022

Broadcast Pix Adds MeetingPix and GX Hybrid Production Systems

Broadcast Pix announced two new integrated production solutions; the MeetingPix, a dedicated appliance for government and corporate meetings, and the GX Hybrid, an expansive 22 input switcher. The software-based video production systems are multi-format, resolution-independent and hybrid. MeetingPix, primarily designed for small- to mid-size communities, offers tools for comprehensive meeting coverage. MeetingPix connects to PoE […]

Broadcast Pix Adds MeetingPix and GX Hybrid Production Systems

Lightware Visual Engineering Adds New Global Training Facility in Las Vegas

Lightware Visual Engineering announces a new global training facility, the Lightware Discovery Center, in Las Vegas, Nevada. Lightware Discovery Center will offer comprehensive training and education sessions for AV professionals. The Lightware Discovery Center features a dedicated training room fully equipped with the company’s latest signal management products, including the Taurus UCX universal switcher, a connectivity […]

Lightware Visual Engineering Adds New Global Training Facility in Las Vegas

Disguise Launches Metaverse Solutions Division, Enabling ‘Extended Reality Experiences’

Disguise launched its Metaverse Solutions division to enable the next generation of live, virtual production, and audiovisual location-based experiences for the metaverse. The recent rise of real-time 3D graphics rendering capabilities in gaming platforms means that today’s audiences are craving richer, more immersive experiences that are delivered via the metaverse. While the metaverse is already […]

Disguise Launches Metaverse Solutions Division, Enabling ‘Extended Reality Experiences’

Ricoh Acquires Pure AV

Ricoh has completed the acquisition of Pure AV in a move that adds to its provision of meeting and workplace solutions to customers, including Unified Communications and Collaborations (UCC), AV and Workplace Management. Founded in 2003, Pure AV is a specialist AV integrator with specific expertise in higher education learning environments, as well as the commercial and hybrid technology markets. Headquartered in Preston, […]

Ricoh Acquires Pure AV

MediaMatrix Debuts sTouch 7 Touch-Screen Controller With PoE and Anti-UV Interface

MediaMatrix just introduced the sTouch 7 Touch-Screen Controller. Featuring a Power over Ethernet (PoE), the 7-inch IP65-compliant intelligent touch screen uses Projective Capacitive (PCAP) anti-UV, anti-glare touch control interface. The screen has a resolution of 1024×600 and a 16:9 aspect ratio, as well as brightness of 500 cd/m2 and a 700:1 contrast ratio. An Apollo […]

MediaMatrix Debuts sTouch 7 Touch-Screen Controller With PoE and Anti-UV Interface

Crestron Announces New Flex Phones for Microsoft Teams

Crestron announced the new Crestron Flex Phones for Microsoft Teams. The Crestron Flex Phones for Microsoft Teams Display provide a dedicated conferencing companion for Microsoft Teams-based collaboration that gives access to channels, chats, files, calendars and all other Microsoft Teams features. The Microsoft Teams Displays also communicate individual and device status across team personnel and […]

Crestron Announces New Flex Phones for Microsoft Teams

Waves Audio Will Show Waves Cloud MX Mixer and More at InfoComm 2022

Waves Audio is showing its complete range of System Integration Solutions from its line of Commercial Audio products at InfoComm 2022 (booth W1912). Highlights include the new Waves Cloud MX Mixer; the CA3000-MX, CA2000 and CA3000 Commercial Audio Mixer & DSP Engines; Waves eMotion LV1; Waves Proton Duo with SuperRack; My FOH App; and more. The new Waves Cloud MX Audio […]

Waves Audio Will Show Waves Cloud MX Mixer and More at InfoComm 2022

Meyer Sound Debuts New PANTHER Linear Line Array Loudspeaker at InfoComm 2022

Meyer Sound returns to InfoComm 2022 to debut the new PANTHER large-format linear line array loudspeaker. “This is our first major trade show in more than two years, so we are eager to meet with our community in person once again and continue to make meaningful connections,” said Tim Boot, Meyer Sound’s director of global […]

Meyer Sound Debuts New PANTHER Linear Line Array Loudspeaker at InfoComm 2022

Soundproof Studios Can Soundproof Sliding Glass Doors and More

Have you ever considered soundproofing your home theater doors? No longer a market just for Home Depot, CIs can now sell soundproofing doorways into their client’s homes. Soundproof Studios wants you to consider becoming an integrator for its solutions as soundproofing doors and windows works both ways — blocking sound in and out (i.e.- barking, […]

Soundproof Studios Can Soundproof Sliding Glass Doors and More

If They Go Public, Buy Stock in Xyte as Randy Klein Just Joined Them. Yes, That Randy Klein

Xyte, which hopes to bring a fundamental shift in the way hardware manufacturing ecosystems operate, announced today that Randy Klein, former president and CEO of Crestron Electronics, is joining the company as a member of its advisory board. Klein has played a significant role in the AV industry for over 45 years, driving growth and […]

If They Go Public, Buy Stock in Xyte as Randy Klein Just Joined Them. Yes, That Randy Klein

Giant News: QSC Joins the SDVoE Alliance — The First of the Big 4 Control Companies!

The SDVoE Alliance announced QSC has joined the alliance as an adopting member. QSC is a globally-recognized technology and software manufacturer of Q-SYS, a cloud-manageable audio, video and control platform built around a modern, standards-based IT architecture. The addition of QSC to the SDVoE Alliance will allow us to collaborate to enable any SDVoE hardware […]

Giant News: QSC Joins the SDVoE Alliance — The First of the Big 4 Control Companies!

Epson Will Show New 3-Chip 3LCD Laser Projectors and More at InfoComm 2022

Epson will show its new 3-chip, 3LCD laser projection solutions at InfoComm 2022 in booth #N2331, including the world’s smallest and lightest 20,000-lumen and 10,000-lumen laser projectors. Shown for the first time in the U.S., Epson shows its new ultra-compact 13,000, 16,000 and 20,000 lumen projectors, including the EB-PU2220B and EB-PU2120W projectors which are 60% […]

Epson Will Show New 3-Chip 3LCD Laser Projectors and More at InfoComm 2022