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..

Wesco Debuts Conference Room-as-a-Service; Handling All Hardware for Dealers and Charging via Monthly Usage Fee

Wesco announced its Conference Room-as-a-Service offering is now available globally. The company says Conference Room-as-a-Service supports the audiovisual needs of conference and meeting rooms for collaboration and Wesco says that, unlike legacy AV systems, Conference Room-as-a-Service is a subscription-based offering. According to the company, Wesco Anixter helps streamline the implementation process by testing and configuring […]

Wesco Debuts Conference Room-as-a-Service; Handling All Hardware for Dealers and Charging via Monthly Usage Fee

ScreenBeam Adds Digital Signage with New FLEX; Aims at Education and UCC

ScreenBeam announced a new wireless sharing system dubbed the ScreenBeam FLEX. ScreenBeam FLEX enables native wireless presentation from any operating system without special software or drivers. The company says the FLEX is aimed at SMB and higher education customers and includes a built-in HTML 5.0 digital signage player, interactive flat panel support for wireless inking […]

ScreenBeam Adds Digital Signage with New FLEX; Aims at Education and UCC

Newfangled Audio Debuts Recirculate Plug-in

Newfangled Audio, an Eventide Audio brand, has released Recirculate feedback echo delay plug-in. The company says Recirculate accomplishes this with a blend of independent timing controls, delay behavior and a curated suite of character and sound-shaping tools, all managed by simple and direct creative control that delivers track depth and dimension and simple to complex […]

Newfangled Audio Debuts Recirculate Plug-in

AtlasIED Invests in Aimline and Creates ALXD and ALXP Aimline Series of Loudspeakers

AtlasIED just announced a significant equity stake in German loudspeaker manufacturer Aimline. The investment brings the Aimline products into the AtlasIED product portfolio. Simultaneously, AtlasIED introduced the Aimline Series of loudspeakers, ALXD and ALXP, which are digitally steerable and passive column array loudspeakers. AtlasIED’s new Aimline Series ALXD and the ALXP column loudspeakers are designed […]

AtlasIED Invests in Aimline and Creates ALXD and ALXP Aimline Series of Loudspeakers

MSolutions MS-41Q is 18G 4K Compatible Quadview Video Processor for Digital Canvassing

MSolutions introduced a quadview video processor to scale and display four video sources in a single screen. The company says the new MS-41Q can accept four HDMI sources and upscale any input resolution to 4K@60 4:4:4 with up to 18Gbps bandwidth for monitoring of live production, security and other applications. The MSolutions MS-41Q provides six […]

MSolutions MS-41Q is 18G 4K Compatible Quadview Video Processor for Digital Canvassing

Samsung Debuts Cloud-Based Management Platform for Its Products

Samsung Electronics announced Visual eXperience Transformation (VXT) Platform, a cloud-native Content Management Solution (CMS) combining content and remote signage management on one secure platform. Designed with ease of use in mind, the company says the all-in-one solution allows businesses to easily create and manage digital displays. Samsung says the VXT is the next evolution of […]

Samsung Debuts Cloud-Based Management Platform for Its Products

Disney Debuts HoloTile; a Game Changer in both VR and MR Gaming And Maybe Live Events Too!

Usually, Disney is very secretive with the new tech it develops but, in this case, it wants brands to make it better, faster and start integrating with it in real-life VR environments. It’s called HoloTile. So, here’s the scenario … You develop a VR or XR game — one where the players wear either a […]

Disney Debuts HoloTile; a Game Changer in both VR and MR Gaming And Maybe Live Events Too!

Solid State Logic Debuts SSL 360° Link Plug-in Software

Solid State Logic debuted its SSL 360° Link plug-in software enabling its UC1 surface to control any third-party plug-in, bringing control of any plug-in within its SSL 360° software environment and ‘virtual console’ hybrid workflow. The company says the software/hardware combination of UC1 plug-in controller and SSL 360° software is the result of decades of […]

Solid State Logic Debuts SSL 360° Link Plug-in Software

Video Window Drops New Pricing Model

Video Window says it is launching a lower-cost SME pricing model for small and medium-sized enterprises. The reduced cost is $60 per month per office device and $15 per month per remote user. The software is available for use up to 12 hours per day, 5 days per week, with no minimum commitments and paid […]

Video Window Drops New Pricing Model

DynaScan Adds Fine-Pitch LED to Lineup of Signage Displays

DynaScan Technology announced the addition of fine-pitch LED Displays to its display portfolio. With pixel pitch options of 1.86 to 2.5 mm, and brightness levels ranging from 2000 to 4000 nits, the company says the displays are designed to meet the demands of various environments, including retail windows and outdoor environments. DynaScan says key features […]

DynaScan Adds Fine-Pitch LED to Lineup of Signage Displays

Here is Everything ViewSonic is Showing at ISE 2024

ViewSonic says it is set to unveil its latest advancement in technology under the theme “Unfolding the future of collaboration.” The company says the exhibits are aimed at boosting productivity and transforming the communication dynamics for diverse workplaces at Integrated Systems Europe (ISE) 2024 in Spain from Jan. 30 – Feb. 2. During ISE 2024, […]

Here is Everything ViewSonic is Showing at ISE 2024

ClearOne Debuts DIALOG 20 USB Presenter and Shared Audience Mic

ClearOne announced DIALOG 20 USB microphone for hybrid meetings that require a dedicated presenter microphone and a shared audience microphone with simultaneous sound reinforcement, such as any type of hybrid training or presentation session. The DIALOG 20 USB works in spaces up to 2500 square feet. ClearOne says there are lower cost two-channel wireless microphones […]

ClearOne Debuts DIALOG 20 USB Presenter and Shared Audience Mic

PPDS Takes Aim at Education With New Monitors, Collaboration Boards and Software Tools

PPDS (aka: Philips Professional Displays) launched a suite of K-12 and higher-ed applications and products today. Available in 65”, 75” and 86” sizes across both model variants, the new Philips Collaboration Series for education  features “a tailored design with the latest advances in educational software delivering unrivalled levels of engagement and inclusivity inside any learning […]

PPDS Takes Aim at Education With New Monitors, Collaboration Boards and Software Tools

AVI-SPL Symphony Gets Feature Update

AVI-SPL Symphony announced new features focused on enabling improved alignment by providing a new, clear window into technology standards, space utilization and ROI. Through these enhancements, Symphony says it unifies the view of a managed space to include both networked and local, or “simple,” assets. By uniting visibility to simple assets such as chairs and […]

AVI-SPL Symphony Gets Feature Update

Rants & rAVes — Episode 1309: Here’s What Logitech Will Debut at ISE 2024. Hint: Hollywood!

Logitech will be at ISE 2024 in stand/booth 2M300, showing a plethora of UCC solutions that address every need — from the remote participants to in-person participants — equitably! To talk more about this, Logitech’s head of video collaboration alliances and go-to-market, Sudeep Trivedi, joined my latest videocast to drop some big news about something […]

Rants & rAVes — Episode 1309: Here’s What Logitech Will Debut at ISE 2024. Hint: Hollywood!

Here’s What Humly Has Planned for ISE 2024

Next week at ISE, Humly, a workplace experience company, will demonstrate how Appspace workplace experience solutions integrate with Humly’s two hardware solutions, Humly Booking Device and Humly Room Display. ISE 2024 is the first time that Humly will demonstrate its integration with Appspace software in Europe and will be the global debut of Appspace integration […]

Here’s What Humly Has Planned for ISE 2024

d&b audiotechnik and L-Acoustics Collaborate to Push Milan AVB

d&b audiotechnik and L-Acoustics have joined forces in a collaboration to “advance technologies and tools for the benefit of the industry.” The companies say first result of this alliance is a project to jointly develop an innovative software platform, designed to revolutionize the configuration and management of Milan AVB networks. In a departure from traditional […]

d&b audiotechnik and L-Acoustics Collaborate to Push Milan AVB

Here’s Everything Christie is Doing at ISE 2024

Christie says it will showcase how its technologies help deliver “unforgettable customer experiences” at ISE 2024 at Fira de Barcelona Gran Via, from Jan. 30 – Feb. 2. In Hall 3, on stand 3K500, Christie says it will present its latest visual solutions, including LED video walls, 1DLP laser projectors, RGB pure laser projectors and […]

Here’s Everything Christie is Doing at ISE 2024

Xyte Debuts Xyte Connect to Put Any AV Manufacturer on the Cloud

Xyte, developer of the first all-in-one servitization platform for device and hardware manufacturers, today announced the launch of Xyte Connect, which the company says enables original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) and industry partners to share data through the cloud and collaborate on device configuration, setup, support, updates and monitoring and management. “This is a stand-up-and-look moment […]

Xyte Debuts Xyte Connect to Put Any AV Manufacturer on the Cloud

Bluesound Adopts XYTE Cloud-Based Management Platform

Bluesound Professional has adopted support for remote monitoring of its products with Xyte, a unified remote monitoring service. Starting in Spring 2024, integrators of Bluesound Professional products will be able to register with Xyte to enable remote monitoring and control of basic functions from Xyte’s Device Cloud platform. “Our integrators have been vocal about the […]

Bluesound Adopts XYTE Cloud-Based Management Platform

Catchbox Finally Launches 4-Channel Microphone System

Catchbox is expanding the Plus wireless microphone system to 4 microphone channels, introducing new additions to the product family: Stick handheld mic alongside improved Cube throwable mic and Clip wearable mic. The company says 4-channel Catchbox Plus system was designed for whole-room audio capture for voice lift, hybrid conferencing and recordings, as well as captioning […]

Catchbox Finally Launches 4-Channel Microphone System

Shure Intros the Axient Digital ADX3 Transmitter

Shure just introduced the Axient Digital ADX3 plug-on transmitter, which the company says ADX3 transforms any XLR-terminated microphone into a portable Axient Digital ADX Series wireless microphone. Whether the microphone and ADX3 are in the hand of a reporter or suspended above an actor with a boom pole, ShowLink allows comprehensive, real-time control of all […]

Shure Intros the Axient Digital ADX3 Transmitter

Nureva HDL410 Audio Conferencing System Now Integrates With PTZOptics Move 4K, Link 4K Cameras

Nureva announced that its HDL410 audio conferencing system now integrates with PTZOptics Move 4K and Link 4K cameras. Using Nureva’s sound location device API, available through the Nureva Developer Toolkit, the integration allows coordinate-based sound location data from the Nureva HDL410 system to steer the PTZOptics 4K cameras accurately and smoothly to where people are […]

Nureva HDL410 Audio Conferencing System Now Integrates With PTZOptics Move 4K, Link 4K Cameras

BenQ Announces LH650 Laser Projector Designed for Classrooms

BenQ announced the new BenQ LH650 4,000-lumen 1080p laser projector designed for classrooms. The LH650 is native WXGA and includes 90% Rec. 709 coverage for color accuracy, HDR10 for video and is priced at just $977. Rec. 709 is the trusted color space standard in cinematic and professional creative industries. Rec. 709 color space depicts […]

BenQ Announces LH650 Laser Projector Designed for Classrooms

Barix Drops First Native Dante Hardware Solution

Barix just dropped its first native Dante hardware solution six months after announcing plans to bring wide and local area networking closer together through Dante. Now available, the new entry-level IP Former TPA400 Native Dante decoder/amplifier provides ultra-low-latency delivery for synchronized audio playout across many endpoints. Barix introduced the original IP Former TPA400 to help […]

Barix Drops First Native Dante Hardware Solution

Shure Expands Its SLX-D Digital Wireless Family

Shure announced the expansion of its SLX-D Digital Wireless family by introducing SLX-D Portable Systems, including the new SLXD5 Portable Digital Wireless Receiver and SLXD3 Plug-On Digital Wireless Transmitter. The company says the SLX-D Portables deliver scalability, high-performance wireless, superior digital audio, reliable RF performance and convenient power management of SLX-D in new, durable form […]

Shure Expands Its SLX-D Digital Wireless Family

MediaVue and Assured Systems Collaborate to Build a New Signage Platform Dubbed ABEL

MediaVue and Assured Systems have joined forces to co-develop ABEL, a digital signage platform comprised of six components. ABEL will make its official debut at ISE 2024 with live demos being offered in Booth #6K300. Erik DeGiorgi, CEO of MediaVue explains “This industry is over twenty years old. It’s mind blowing to think that so […]

MediaVue and Assured Systems Collaborate to Build a New Signage Platform Dubbed ABEL

SAVI Releases SAVI 3.4 Software Update — Now Features QoraLux High-Voltage Control Series Integration

SAVI announced the release of SAVI 3.4. The latest software update, featuring QoraLux High-Voltage Control Series integration, designed to simplify the traditionally complex realm of 120V and 277V lighting.SAVI 3.4 with QoraLux High-Voltage integration caters to both new constructions and retrofits. Previewed at InfoComm this past June, SAVI’s new QoraLux High-Voltage Lighting Control Series features […]

SAVI Releases SAVI 3.4 Software Update — Now Features QoraLux High-Voltage Control Series Integration

Waves Audio Releases SuperRack LiveBox That Runs VST3 Plug-Ins by Any Brand

Waves Audio announces the SuperRack LiveBox, enabling a solution to run VST3 plug-ins by any brand, in one “simple user-friendly box, including Dante/MADI connectivity options.” Waves SuperRack LiveBox brings studio-grade VST3 plug-ins by all manufacturers (Waves and others) to any live production or broadcast — complete with Dante/MADI connectivity options, unrivaled ultra-low latency, and the […]

Waves Audio Releases SuperRack LiveBox That Runs VST3 Plug-Ins by Any Brand

Lux Machina Consulting Produces Riot Game’s League of Legends World Championship Esports Competition

Lux Machina Consulting, specialists in virtual production and official authorized service-based partners of Stage Precision, recently wrapped up work on the production of Riot Game’s League of Legends World Championship e-sports competition. Through the implementation of Stage Precision’s flagship SP software into their workflow, the team were able to manage a complex and multi-layered AR […]

Lux Machina Consulting Produces Riot Game’s League of Legends World Championship Esports Competition

Origin Acoustics Officially Enters the ProAV Market with New OriginPro Amplifier Line

Origin Acoustics introduced its Origin PRO line of commercial-grade speakers and amplifiers. Derived from Origin Acoustics’ residential architectural loudspeakers, the company says the Origin PRO has taken the same feature-rich product ethos toward the commercial installation market. Origin Acoustics says a complete line of Origin PRO speakers is available in three form factors: in-ceiling, surface […]

Origin Acoustics Officially Enters the ProAV Market with New OriginPro Amplifier Line

Rants & rAVes — Episode 1307: Sennheiser Uses ISE 2024 to Expand TeamConnect, Add Dante to the EW-DX and Demo MobileConnect … But That’s Not All

On my latest pre-ISE-2024 Rants & rAVes episode, I invited David Missall, Sennheiser’s insights manager consultants & technical application engineer manager, on as my guest. Missall took us through everything Sennheiser will show at ISE in Barcelona (next week!). The EMEA market will see the TeamConnect Bars for the first time and hear about how […]

Rants & rAVes — Episode 1307: Sennheiser Uses ISE 2024 to Expand TeamConnect, Add Dante to the EW-DX and Demo MobileConnect … But That’s Not All