Gary’s Rants & rAVes

My videocast with Altia Systems, using the Panacast 2 camera was pretty dang cool. We’ve all heard about HDR, but to see it demo’d on a real-time Skype call was effective.  I was joined by Altia Systems CEO and Founder, Aurangzeb Khan, and the HDR software engineer, Ted Vucurevich, and they explained the technology behind it and how it […]

With their new product UniSee, Barco is doing something that no company’s ever done in the video wall market – launching a turn-key product that includes a completely bezel-less 55” LCD monitor integrated with a purpose-built mount (specifically for UniSee) and integrated with a modular electronics design. Yes, it’s three things in one: a native 1080p panel with […]

THIS IS A PROMOTED POST When was the last time you installed a system in a room or facility without high-speed internet service? 1998? Well, that was the impetus for Almo ProAV’s CONNECT service — you’re selling AV systems that are connected to the network – and soon, they’ll be AV-over-IP; so, why not sell the network […]

The biggest buzz in direct-view display technology right now in the market is coming from people fawning over LG Commercial’s OLED technology. OLED is finally ready for primetime and LG’s lineup is the world’s largest including their most famous: the Wallpaper display. They also have traditional OLED displays for digital signage, dual-sided OLED and more […]

ZOOM Video Communications was the brainchild of WebEx founder Eric Yuan. He wanted to find a way to make people happy using videoconferencing — not frustrated. In six years, it’s gone from his idea to a company with headquarters is in San Jose, Calif. that’s projected to be valued at well over $1 Billion. And, Yuan […]

Back with flat-panel TV’s first started being sold, you’d never consider a consumer TV for a proAV application. But, now, the consumer displays and commercial TVs are made in the same faculty and, in some cases, on the same assembly line. Sure, if you’ve got a mission-critical display, a digital signage application or a 24/7 […]

Prysm today announced two new native apps for its digital workplace platform: one for Microsoft Windows 10-based devices using the Universal Windows Platform (UWP) and the other for iPhones. The new apps can be used with Prysm’s existing room and web-access solutions to provide a single user experience tailored to how connected teams and individuals visualize and work […]

Today, we reported that Harman Professional laid-off about 650 people. This includes over 60 people from AMX. Let’s work together to help these people find new jobs. The industry is growing so you must want to hire great people. Let’s make it happen! Listen to this podcast and then comment below if you’re wanting to […]

In today’s podcast, Gary ponders the question, “IF” Crestron were for sale – who could afford them and who would be interested in buying them? Listen for his opinion and then give us yours by commenting! Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSS

Peerless-AV will use CEDIA 2017 to debut some new outdoor TV’s, a new addition to their Peer-Air family of products and to raise a little money for charity. Gary was joined by Peerless-AV’s Managing Director, Earl Naegele  today on his podcast who not only talked about their participation in their Queen of Hearts fundraiser, but also their new UV492 49” 4K […]

In today’s podcast, Gary offers a complete solution to Microsoft woes in the Collaboration Board space. What’s his opinion? He thinks they should get out of the hardware business – listen and hear what he thinks the solution is… Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSS

How does the new sound masking system from Plantronics work? Listen to today’s podcast and you’ll understand. Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSS

InfoComm 2017 saw well over 400 new products launched in Orlando last month. But, Gary’s got his top 11. Here’s sneak peek at what he’ll unveil during next week’s webinar with AlmoProAV! You can register for the Almo  webinar here.  You may not have been able to attend InfoComm, but you can still learn what […]

Wolfvision’s Cynap is an all-in-one collaboration and presentation system aimed at classrooms. Integrated with Apple AirPlay, Chromecast and Miracast, Cynap 365 supports up to four inputs simultaneously and you can display any number of them at one time (up to all four) on a 4K output. It’s BYOD so it’s wireless but it also has two HDMI […]

Gary was joined by Vivitek’s Director Global Product Marketing, James Hsu, who took the time to review their InfoComm presence. Vivitek is only nine years old and already has one of the largest lines of displays in the market. Their InfoComm launches included an interactive NovoTouch monitor line, 18,000 lumen projectors, a new 4K resolution line or projectors […]

Leyard’s Jennifer Davis joined Gary on his Rants and rAVe’s podcast today for a bit of an InfoComm wrap-up podcast. Their PLTS (Pliable LED Touch Surface) LED surface was the most popular use of LED at InfoComm and because they had a 16-foot wide LED wall in their booth (with 32-point touch) it was interesting to see so many […]

In addition to using InfoComm for the North American debut of their new HDL-300 audio system, Nureva had a secret suite there to talk about (and demo) both new products and features. Nancy Knowlton, Nureva’s co-founder and CEO, joined Gary today on his Rants and rAVe’s podcast to discuss both — and how you can become a dealer! Podcast: […]

Prysm has added web application co-browsing to its hardware-agnostic software platform. I was joined by Prysm’s Director of Product Marketing, David Schweer  who explained the newest features added to their collaboration software suite. Prysm is in booth #2575 here at InfoComm 2017 or, if you’re not at the show, you can see them here.     

Get ready for the industry’s one and only ultra short-throw laser projector in the form of two new versions of the Epson BrightLink line. BrightLink is their Interactive line of short-throw projectors and Epson, this morning, rolled out one aimed at education and one aimed at corporate applications in the form of the BrightLink 710Ui and BrightLink Pro […]

Last week, in an acquisition that was barely mentioned by the AV trades, Econocom Group purchased 100 percent of BIS Group, an AV and Smart Buildings integrator mostly focused in the Netherlands and Belgium. And, Econocomm also purchased a 40 percent stake in JTRS,  an Apple and Google partner focused in the education market in the UK, as well as 100 percent […]

InFocus will be at InfoComm re-launching their new cloud-based VC service called ConX Cloud. InFocus’ Director of Product Marketing, Glynn Jystad was on this podcast and explained that ConX Cloud is free for a 3-seat license and a 10-seat option is only $8 per month and a 50-seat license is less than $10 per month. They’ll be demonstrating ConX Cloud […]

Gary caught up with BrightSign founder, Jeff Hastings today, as he literally heading out the door to fly to Orlando for InfoComm. BrightSign is in booth 443 at InfoComm and they’ll be highlighting their embedded signage options, their OPS signage capabilities and the most complete lineup of digital signage players in the universe. I asked Jeff what the difference […]

I jumped on a videocast with Karl Johnson, Sr. Product Manager for Christie Digital’s Image Processing department, and he showed me their first box and was surprisingly candid in saying that Christie intends to add SDVoE AV-over-IP as an input on their projectors and monitors as well as use it for their video wall products. The first […]

Watch this special InfoComm Videocast to learn all about Vivitek’s InfoComm plans. In addition to the exclusive projector demo, James Hsu, Vivitek’s Global Product Marketing Director, showed us their new NovoTouch – a Collaboration Board integrated with the NovoPro BYOD collaboration technology. Watch the videocast below!

On today’s special InfoComm videocast Gary is joined by Sander Phipps, Sony’s Senior Product Manager. Sander and Gary talk about what to expect from Sony at InfoComm 2017! Watch this videocast below!   Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSS

On this InfoComm special videocast, Gary is joined by Barco’s Strategic Marketing Director, Wouter Bonte. Gary and Wouter talk about all things InfoComm. Watch the videocast below to see, and hear, what Barco will bring to InfoComm 2017! Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSS

Bose Professional is hitting the show floor (in booth #4061) at InfoComm with three major new product launches. The company is using InfoComm for the official U.S. rollout of ControlSpace EX, the conferencing solutions that originally debuted at ISE in Amsterdam in February. I nabbed a one-on-one interview with Rob Kosman, Bose’s events and applications manager, today on […]

Dataton is best known for WATCHOUT. WATCHOUT is, by far, the easiest, fastest and most reliable way to create giant, live presentations – from the smallest conference gig all the way to image mapping the most famous buildings in the world or the court at the NCAA Final-4 Basketball tournament, WATCHOUT can do it. Gary was joined on today’s Rants and rAVe’s podcast by Marty […]

Gary was joined by Sony’s Rick Perkins this morning on his Rants and rAVe’s podcast to rAVe about the new Sony Vision Exchange. Vision Exchange is one of those products you have to see it demo’d to really see all the features. It basically turns any lecture hall or classroom in a college into a wireless multi-collaboration system. It’s […]

At the ISE show in Amsterdam earlier this year, Kramer launched Kramer Control – their cloud-based control system that they say is easier to program (or is pre-programmed) than traditional control systems. I asked Itai Ben Gal of Kramer’s control group to join me on today’s Rants and rAVe’s podcast to talk about what makes Kramer’s control solution different from the […]

Altia Systems, creators of PanaCast 2 Panoramic-4K USB video camera system, has worked with Intel to launch PanaCast Whiteboard, a computer vision software that detects content on an existing whiteboard and displays (in any room) and adds it in (automatically) into a vide meeting. This may not seem like a big deal but, watch this videocast with their CEO and […]

Today’s edition of my Rants and rAVe’s podcast includes the first public showing of Logitech’s new MeetUp ConferenceCam  I was honored to be joined by Logitech’s Head of Marketing for the Collaboration Business Unit, Joan Vandermate, who explains the features behind the 4K USB camera and what makes it perfect for small rooms and huddle spaces. This is one […]