Volume 18, Issue 13 — July 14, 2021

rAVe HomeAV Edition — Volume 18, Issue 13
Latest headlines: Lee Distad on how to dress professionally for the job, Tony Sprando and Kate Couch on USBs, plus news from Leon and more

July 14, 2021 | Volume: 18 | Issue: 13

 

Hey, HomeAV pros and fans! This week’s newsletter has some exciting news and columns, including CEDIA’s registration for its Virtual First Look Media Preview Tour! Don’t miss your chance to get the inside scoop of the CEDIA floor, days ahead of everyone else. Though we don’t know who the prequalified exhibitors will be, we do know there will be 10 featured products on the tour — find out more details here!

Anyway, let’s talk about our columns for the week! There’s a famous quote by Edith Head that says, “You can have anything you want in life if you dress for it.” Lee Distad’s “Looking The Part” may not guarantee you everything you desire, but it does speak to presenting yourself professionally. Choosing comfortable, appropriate and safe clothing is also extremely important for some AV jobs. How do you dress for your workplace?

Our second column, “USB Headaches,” also touches on the appearance of things. As we know in the HomeAV industry, usability and tasteful design are incredibly important. Perhaps that’s why the USB’s creator says the original design is quite confusing — it could only be plugged in one way! Luckily for us, design (and fashion) have come a lot further than the turn of the century (we’ve come a long way from the floor-length dusters and studded belts of the early 2000s). How have your HomeAV products changed since their creation, and where do you think they will be in another decade?

That’s it for now! While you read the rest of this newsletter, throw out that old fedora and register for CEDIA 2021. I hope you have a great rest of your week, and I’ll see you next time!

— Katie Clark

COLUMNS

 

+ Looking The Part [Lee Distad]

There’s an expression that has stuck with me for a while now: “The way you dress indicates the respect you have for other people.” It stuck with me partly because it’s not an expression I’d already heard a thousand times, like, “The early bird gets the worm.” It also stuck with me because, when you start to unpack it, there’s a lot of truth to the saying.

+ USB Headaches [Tony Sprando]

In 2019, Fox News reported the following: “Ajay Bhatt, who led the intel team that created the Universal Serial Bus [USB], told NPR the design of USB ports used to plug in devices such as keyboards, mice, printers and thumb drives is a bit annoying. Frustrated users have created several memes over the years mocking USB devices.” Even the inventor of the original USB thinks they’re hard to use … How far has USB come since?

 

PRODUCT NEWS

 

+ Savant Partners with USAI Lighting and Eagle Sentry For Smart Living Residential Experience Center [Katie Clark]

+ PPDS Launches ‘Air Quality Sensor’ Monitoring and Notification System [Steph Beckett]

+ AtlasIED’s Digital Audio Solution, ‘Atmosphere’ [Gary Kayye]

+ Blustream Now Shipping AMF41W 4K Wireless Presentation Switch [Katie Clark]

+ Navori Labs Releases StiX 3700 Android Digital Signage Media Player [Steph Beckett]

+ Snap One Introduces New Binary BX 8K Active HDMI Cable Line [Gary Kayye]

+ Wall-Smart Debuts Ruckus R850 Mountable Wi-Fi Access Solution [Gary Kayye]

+ Screen Solutions Launches Online Fabric Selection and Personalization Website, ‘Fabric Wizard’ [Gary Kayye]

+ Salamander Designs Launches Online Configurator Tool for Custom Furniture Designs [Steph Beckett]

+ MSE Audio Now Shipping Dante-Enabled IPD-TSB2.0 SoundTube [Gary Kayye]

+ SnapAV Introduces WattBoxx 800 Series Power Conditioner With New Features [Gary Kayye]

+ Leon Releases New Outdoor Terra LuminSound TrLs50 Speaker [Steph Beckett]

INDUSTRY NEWS

 

+ CEDIA Announces Virtual “First Look” Media Preview Tour, Registration Now Open [Gary Kayye]

+ Ahead of Its IPO, SnapAV Becomes Snap One [Katie Clark]

+ CEDIA Expo Announces ‘Launchpad’ for Residential Tech Brands to Share Innovations [Steph Beckett]

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