There are a lot of buzzwords in AV right now – add collaboration to that. But, in the world of the Huddle Space, the Collaboration Board will dominate integration. Huddle Spaces aren’t new. The term is new in AV. Business have had ad-hoc Huddle Spaces all over the place for years. People meet at the […]

This conference puts IoT in context for AV professionals, focusing on the potential opportunities in this burgeoning technology field. The conference begins with a session on how digitization and IoT have changed how the world works, leading to endless prospects for AV professionals. Other conference sessions showcase real-world IoT applications, as well as in-depth discussions […]

The 2017 Almo Pro A/V E4 AV Tour keynote address (updated) delivered by Gary Kayye in New York is everything you REALLY need to know on how to specify, sell and integrate 4K systems right the first time. No myths, no “spec talk” – just the facts. View the full presentation below or by clicking […]

Here they are…the Best of Integrate 2017 Awards! It was a great show in Melbourne, Australia last week and we saw a number of new and impressive products. We had reporters covering show floor, going to every stand and shooting videos of every single product announced at the show. So, we saw everything. Thus, we feel […]

Integrate has announced its largest ever education program offering over 100 different seminars and training sessions – and with only four weeks to go, it’s time to plan your visit. Integrate returns to the Melbourne Convention & Exhibition Centre, 29-31 August 2017 and this year’s event is set to be the best yet with more […]

If Samsung’s vision for LED Signage comes to fruition, we’ll see a lot more displays in creative places in the near-future. And, their new IF Series is the industry’s first with HDR (High Dynamic Range) technology thus, it boasts a 1600 nit break brightness spec. As you’ve no doubt seen, most LED displays struggle to […]

Brad Sousa – AVI, CTO We’re bombarded every day about the latest and greatest gadgets, widgets and whatchamacallits. How do you sift through everything you read, see and watch to discover what really matters? Join AVI CTO Brad Sousa to hear him talk about emerging trends that matter to healthcare and enterprise collaboration. In this […]

We received over 5,000 nominations for our 6th Annual rAVe Readers’ Choice Awards! And, now it’s time for you, the readers, to vote. You nominated them and now it’s time for you to vote for the best of the best. Here’s a list of the top companies and products in each of the 24 categories of […]

We here at rAVe love Gary. He loves to teach us stuff (mostly geeky stuff, however), allows us to wear what we want in the office, buys us Star Wars tickets and, well, he’s our boss! We kind of have to love him. But, we aren’t always sure what he does so we had a […]

Last week at the New York Digital Signage Week, NEC partners had the chance to gather and show their media solutions and integration with NEC at the New York Partner Showcase.   Intel explained their collaboration with NEC and their partners for a different solutions.   Green Hippo presented their projection mapping on the Giant […]

At Digital Signage Week, several manufacturers presented their audio solutions and integration with NEC at the NEC New York Partner Showcase.   Symetrix talked about their integration with Dante.   Stewart Audio introduced their new amplifier for Date network.   Stewart Audio also explained their new 8 channel 50 watt amplifier.   Innovox showed off […]

Several companies presented their collaboration and touch solutions and their integration with NEC at the NEC New York Partner Showcase. T1V talked about the new version of ThinkHub, now bundled with NEC.   SRUI introduced their solution for interactive video walls.   TSi Touch explained their whiteboard overlay touch solution.   TSi Touch also presented […]

Milestone brought Chief, Da-Lite, and Vaddio to present some of it’s products and collaborations with NEC Displays to the New York Partner Showcase at the 2016 NY Digital Signage Week.   Chief demonstrated and the Fusion Series   Chief talked about the LPAUB cart and its configurations.   Milestone explained their free AV consulting service to […]

Last week at the New York Digital Signage Week, several companies showed off their applications solutions and integration with NEC at their New York Partner Showcase.   Stratos Media showed off their retail analytics platform in collaboration with NEC Displays. Smarter Trash presented their trash compactor with a 3 screen digital top. SRUI introduced their […]

OLED Curve of the Future Presented by Malissa Dillman, CTS-D CTS-1 To view or download the entire presentation, click here. OLED Curve of the Future from rAVe [Publications]

Dante Audio Networking Fundamentals Presented by Bernie Farkus, Senior Technical Sales Engineer, Audinate To view or download the presentation, click here.    Dante Audio Networking Fundamentals from rAVe [Publications]

Installation Issues for Converged AV/IT Systems Presented by Andre LeJeune, CTS for InfoComm Academy To view or download the full presentation, click here. Installation Issues for Converged AV/IT Systems from rAVe [Publications]

Designing Commercial Systems for Maximum Performance and Profit Presented by Rodney Rupp, Sales Application Engineer – Harman Professional To view or download the presentation, click here.   Designing Commercial Systems for Maximum Performance and Profit from rAVe [Publications]

Connectors, Cables, Terminations and Rack Building Presented by Andre LeJeune, CTS – InfoComm Instructor To view or download the presentation, click here.    Connectors, Cables, Terminations and Rack Building from rAVe [Publications]

In early 2016, rAVe founder, Gary Kayye, started delivering his most popular Keynote in the history of our company: 4K – No Myths, No Exaggerations, Just the Facts. Maybe it was simply a right place/right time kind of thing but, it has turned out to be the most popular keynote he’s ever done in the seven […]

This infographic provides details on the installation completed at the Westgate SuperBook (SportsBook) in Las Vegas by rpVisual Solutions, HB Communications and Christie. To read the complete case study, go here.

If you’re still not on Snapchat yet, here’s one reason why you should be: Every Tuesday, our founder, Gary Kayye, will host TECH TUESDAYS live on Snapchat (and ONLY on Snapchat). So for those of you who are on the fence about downloading Snapchat, we hope you enjoy today’s TECH TUESDAY below (but to see […]

The 2016 Almo Pro A/V  E4 AV Tour keynote address delivered by Gary Kayye in Washington D.C. is everything you REALLY need to know on how to specify, sell and integrate 4K systems right the first time. No myths, no “spec talk” – just the facts. View the full presentation below or by clicking here. 4K: […]

Want to register for a FREE DSE 2016 Pass? Click here and use code: AttendDSE16 For years, our founder has preached the benefits (and profits) of the digital signage market for the proAV integrator. Yet, only 21% of the market is designed and integrated by commercial AV dealers. So, we’re going to help change that. […]

We recently distributed a survey to experts in the commercial AV industry to learn about their thoughts, knowledge and exceptions on the 3-year-new technology, known as solid state illumination. The infographic below displays technology’s position in the market and some of the challenges the market faces with the new projection technology. Infographic Sponsored by: Christie

At CES 2016 in Las Vegas we are sure to see that wireless connectivity is rapidly becoming a standard fit on a wide range of audio devices. This is a reaction to the consumer demand for both the playout of music from smartphones and from streamed music services such as Spotify. Futuresource research reveals that […]

This survey is sponsored by Christie As readers of rAVe your knowledge and thoughts are extremely valuable. So, we would like to know what your thoughts are on alternative projection lamp technology, specifically, solid state illumination as a light source for projectors. The survey below will only take four minutes of your time, we promise. And […]

For all you regular reader of rAVe news out there, you may not realize this, but twice a month we publish rAVe ProAV Edition an email newsletter packed with opinionated news and product stories about the ProAV industry. The most recent edition, Volume 13, Issue 22 includes an editorial from Leonard Suskin about designing AV systems, On Single-Source AV […]

For all you regular reader of rAVe news out there, you may not realize this, but once a month we publish rAVe Rental [and Staging] an email newsletter packed with opinionated news and product stories about the ProAV industry, with a special focus on the rental and staging market. The most recent edition, Volume 9, Issue 11 includes the most recent […]

For all you regular reader of rAVe news out there, you may not realize this, but twice a month we publish rAVe ProAV Edition an email newsletter packed with opinionated news and product stories about the ProAV industry. The most recent edition, Volume 13, Issue 21 includes editorials from Gary Kayye about the passing of industry icons […]

After surveying over 800 business video conferencing users around the world, Polycom and Quocirca present the top six key things to consider when creating a highly collaborative video culture in an interesting infographic below.   The infographic originally appeared here.

BrightSign: Advanced Digital Signage from rAVe [Publications]