Volume 21, Issue 43 — November 15, 2023

rAVe ProAV Edition — Volume 21, Issue 43

November 15, 2023 | Volume: 21 | Issue: 43

I want to take a moment to remember Brad Sousa today. Brad passed away unexpectedly last week — and while none of us can fully understand or empathize with what his family is going through, many have been affected by this news. I didn’t know Brad well, but he’s someone in this industry who was always kind to me, and that’s something I never took for granted. The rAVe family is thinking of Brad, his family and his AVI Systems family.

— Steph Beckett

COLUMNS

+ Why I Made My Kids Play Sports [Todd Heberlein]

I’m not going to pretend that team sports are the only way to learn certain life skills, or that every person that plays sports learns these lessons. I simply recognize that some skills I developed were because of my experience playing sports, and many that I lean on in my profession today. I also believe that sports offer exposure to attributes that many employers desire in their employees.

+ AV Loses an Icon in the Making: Brad Sousa [Gary Kayye]

In addition to leading AVI Systems as the chief technology officer, Brad Sousa was an industry visionary — speaking about how the future of work was experience-based way back in 2018 (well before the pandemic pushed us that way). And, his vision for AV’s impact on the future of the esports market helped drive AVIXA to build and host an esports pavilion at InfoComm earlier this year.

PRODUCT NEWS

+ Crestron Adds New Features to Improve Framing for Automate VX Voice-Activated Speaker-Tracking Solution [Gary Kayye]

+ Lightware’s Taurus UCX Promotes Interoperability for New York-Based Financial Institution [Tucker Adkins]

+ Extron Expands VoiceLift Pro Wireless Microphone System Packages for Educators [Gary Kayye]

+ Canon Announces Firmware Updates for Cinema EOS, Camcorder and PTZ Cameras [Gibson Kete]

+ HP | Poly Announces Updates for Suite of Solutions for Microsoft Teams Rooms [Steph Beckett]

+ Q-SYS Adds QIO-AES8x8, QIO-TEL2 to QIO Series I/O Portfolio [Steph Beckett]

+ L-Acoustics Releases LC16D Network Audio Converter [Gary Kayye]

+ If You Sell to Hospitals, LG’s New 55” Will Help You [Gary Kayye]

+ The First Spacial Audio Solution for Microsoft Teams Debuts [Steph Beckett]

+ Marshall Electronics Announces CV630-NDIW 30X UHD PTZ Camera [Gary Kayye]

+ ACT Entertainment Adds Solutions from PK Sound to Lineup [Steph Beckett]

+ Here’s Why Kinly Uses Jetbuilt [Gibson Kete]

+ MSolutions, Lenovo Partner For a Networked Collaboration Solution for Microsoft Teams Room and Zoom Room Customers [Gibson Kete]

+ Vivitek Announces DU7000 Series of Large Venue Projectors [Gary Kayye]

+ Cisco and Bang & Olufsen Collab Creates Pro-Grade UCC Earbuds [Gary Kayye]

INDUSTRY NEWS

+ PPDS Opens the Doors to EMEA’s New ‘Super Sustainable’ 2,368 ft² Master Showroom [Steph Beckett]

+ ISE 2024 to Highlight the Best in ProAV at its Biggest Event Yet [Steph Beckett]

+ Commercial Integrator Expo Shines a Light on Emerging Commercial and Resimercial Trends [Gibson Kete]

+ Lightware Joins GPA Global Partner Program [Gibson Kete]

CASE STUDIES

+ HOLOPLOT’s X1 Matrix Array Used at Nintendo Live Experience at PAX West [Gary Kayye]

+ LG Business Solutions Expands Chicago Business Innovation Center [Gibson Kete]

+ Santan Mountain Casino Reaches New Heights in Casino Aesthetics With Planar LED Video Walls [Steph Beckett]

+ Nissan Formula E Team Partners With Scalable Display Technologies to Create Driver Simulations [Steph Beckett]

+ Workplace Experiences Will Bring People Back to the Office, So North Carolina-based AV Integrator Pavion Built One [Gibson Kete]

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