Want to hear, firsthand, from someone who’s already had the COVID-19 vaccine in their body for nearly five months? rAVe [PUBS] founder Gary Kayye was one of the Pfizer trial participants, and he just found out that he received the vaccine instead of the placebo. Because we know we can’t separate the reality of this virus from anything we do in the AV, UCC and Digital Signage industries, this perspective is important. Read about his vaccine experience here.
You’ll see Lee Distad’s name in this issue, as well. In his column, “Strange ReTales, Personal Networking Fails,” Distad writes about networking and new business connections. Does his example networking story end well? Read the story to find out.
After these two reads, as well as a third from Futuresource, take note of the product updates from Barco (new projector), Visionary (new AV-over-IP wall plates), Barix (new remote configuration for its IP Former device), Denon (new sound bar), RTI (new AV-over-IP system for HomeAV), LG (new Transparent Color LED film), Meyer Sound (new movie theater audio solution) and Extron (a case study for its video/audio processing and distribution products). And MSE Audio, who wins a prize for the shortest news story of 2021 so far. That last one is satire but all love; we, at rAVe, ADORE a good short story, so if it gets the job done…