Volume 20, Issue 17 — May 4, 2022

rAVe ProAV Edition — Volume 20, Issue 17

May 4, 2022 | Volume: 20 | Issue: 17

Ah, the chaos that ensues the week before a show. It has been quite the week between packing, prep and making sure I’m at a good spot with work before I travel. (I do realize it’s only Wednesday.) What about you all? Will I see any of you at ISE? Feel free to say hi if you see me on the show floor; after all, meeting people in person is my favorite thing about trade shows. Oh, and the technology. Do check out my column all about what to expect at ISE 2022. See you soon!

Do not forget that our Readers’ Choice Awards are open for nominations! This is your chance to tell us about the products that have really stuck out to you over the past year. Don’t forget! We do not charge for nominations; we really do just care about letting you, the readers, tell us what you think!

Finally — we have a column this week from Nathan Haynes all about AI in AV. According to him, we’ve started claiming everything with “intelligence” AI, when that’s not what it is. Read his column for how these two industries are continuing to converge and how to classify the real AI.

— Steph Beckett

COLUMNS

+ Artificial Intelligence in AV [Nathan Haynes]

Artificial Intelligence or AI, this acronym seems to have evolved into the general public lexicon and is persuasively become a hot selling point for almost all electronics. Most of us see it every day now. It’s a listed feature that makes things “better than.”It’s the new “smart” term for technology and is wrapped into machine learning. It’s in TV and print ads, on stickers selling the new devices in the appliance store and even used when talking about your car or home. But how many people even understand what it means?

+ Expectations for ISE 2022: Press Briefing and More [Steph Beckett]

This year’s ISE Show arrives in Barcelona on 10-13 May 2022. Speaking at a press briefing last week, Integrated Systems Events managing director, Mike Blackman, said: “I’m delighted, and honoured, to be standing here today five years since Integrated Systems Events, and its co-owners AVIXA and CEDIA, decided to relocate the Integrated Systems Europe show to Barcelona. After 16 years in Amsterdam, it was time for us to find a new home for our show, and in just two weeks’ time, ISE 2022 will open its doors at the Gran Vía, Fira de Barcelona.”