Gary Kayye, founder of rAVe Publications, is one of the most prominent personalities in the audiovisual industry. He has been a contributor to WIRED magazine and a technical advisor and columnist for Sound & Communications magazine as well as an opinionated columnist for rAVe [Publications] since 2003. In addition to his writing and market analysis, Gary has been a product, marketing and business operations consultant to dozens of AV companies in the U.S. and overseas. Clients have included companies such as Sony, Sharp, Epson, Lutron, InFocus, Sanyo, Mitsubishi, NEC and Philips.
Gary, who has been involved with the audiovisual market for over 20 years, was the recipient of the InfoComm 2003 Educator of the Year Award and the 2007 NSCA Instructor of the Year Award. Over the years, he has donated much of his time as an active volunteer in the AV industry’s trade association and served as chairman of InfoComm’s Professional Education & Training Committee (PETC), chairman of the ICIA Design School Committee and chairman of InfoComm’s Installation School Committee. In addition, he has served on the InfoComm board of governors. He also helped grow the InfoComm Projection Shoot-Out as the premiere AV industry trade show special event serving on the committee from 1991 through 1997, and was instrumental in launching the Shoot-Out in the European market at the Photokina Expo in 1994 and 1996 as well as the Asian market at the 1995 and 1997 INFOCOMM Asia shows.
Prior to founding his own company, Gary was vice president of sales and marketing for AMX Corporation (www.amx.com), a manufacturer specializing in professional AV and residential AV control systems. Prior to AMX, Gary spent nine years at Extron Electronics (www.extron.com), rising to the position of vice president of sales and marketing.
Gary earned his bachelor’s degree in journalism in 1987 from the University of North Carolina and is currently Adjunct Faculty at UNC in the School of Journalism teaching a class on how future technologies will affect the future of advertising, PR and marketing.
He is also the founder of Swim for Smiles, a non-profit that raises money for the N.C. Children’s Hospital through swimming and other fitness-related events for kids.
You can contact him at gary@ravepubs.com..
Plantronics today announced the Plantronics Elara 60 Series mobile phone station integrated with native Microsoft Teams support. Plantronics Elara enables a mobile phone with desk phone-like capabilities, including headset, speakerphone, and handset options. This mobile phone station receives Microsoft Teams notifications and provides users with a touch or voice-activated Microsoft Teams experience. To operate, a mobile […]
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CEDIA Expo still hasn’t released exact attendance numbers but they are saying “more than 20,000 home tech pros” and nearly 500 exhibitors during the 2018 show held September 6-8 at the San Diego Convention Center. The following press release was sent to us — filled with fluff about the show. Yet, many exhibitors seemed frustrated at both […]
Yesterday, Extron officially launched their NAV Series of AV-over-IP products — with claims of not only better performance than everyone else but also claiming they use much less bandwidth, too. If you missed the announcement, here it is. Gary wanted more questions answered than were on there press release or the Extron website. So, he […]
Extron just launched itself into the AV-over-IP market with a family of products that distribute and switch video, audio and USB 2.0 signals over standard Ethernet networks (and they can send it over a network at 40 Mbps all the way up to 10-gigabit) — it’s called the NAV Series. Utilizing Extron’s patented PURE3 codec, NAV delivers […]
Barco quietly launched a new AV-over-IP adapter into medical imaging market today — not even mentioning ProAV. But we found the announcement and, even though it’s aimed at a specialty market not integrated by Pro AV installers, it signals their intent to enter thee AV-over-IP market, eventually, in ProAV. In their case, it appears they […]
Christie has announced the official launch of the Christie UHD861-LT, an 86-inch UHD LCD panel with an integrated touch screen. The panel is part of Christie’s Access Series family of displays, which are available in 55-, 65-, 75- and 86-inch sizes. The new display is Crestron Connected and features integrated touch. It’s designed for 16/7 […]
Extron debuted and is already shipping the HD CTL 100, marketed as an easy-to-use workspace controller. The Extron HD CTL 100 is designed for automatic display control in small meeting rooms and huddle spaces. With no remotes or buttons to press, when an active signal is connected to the HDMI input, the HD CTL 100 […]
RTI today announced that the company has developed a driver for IP control of select 2017 Samsung TVs and 2018 Samsung 4K UHD TVs starting with the NU8 Series and including the entire QLED series and The Frame TV. The new driver delivers control over the DTV tuner and on-board DirecTV interface of Samsung 4K […]
Everyone, everywhere is talking about the so-called Internet of Things (IoT). And, every tech company is trying to find a way to claim their products are part of IoT, too. And, most of it is hype. Pure hype. But, some of the companies that do have IoT things are being stupid. Why? Security. The Internet […]
Roland Professional A/V and JVC Professional Video are collaborating again, now announcing LAN-based camera remote control for several of JVC’s most popular models, directly from the Roland’s V-60HD and XS-62S HD Video Switchers. With new version 2.0 firmware for the V-60HD, XS-62S and companion RCS (Remote Control Software for PC and Mac), LAN-based pan, tilt, […]
Extron just introduced the ShareLink Pro 1000 Wireless and Wired Collaboration Gateway, which enables anyone to present content from their computers, tablets or smartphones onto a display. And, its 4K 4096×2160 output (4:4:4 8 bit color) and wireless compatibility will differentiate them. Some unique features include something called WebShare, in which a technology displays slide images on attendee’s personal […]
CEDIA Expo is the ultimate AV geekfest. Walking around CEDIA is like being an eight-year-old at Toys ‘R’ Us wishing you could have everything. But like Toys ‘R’ Us, it’s on the verge of disappearing. Let’s be honest here — the show has had flat attendance (right at 20,000, INCLUDING exhibitor personnel) for the past […]
If you need some FREE AVIXA CTS RU’s, there’s no faster way to get them in September than to head over to the Boston Almo ProAV E4 AV Tour at the Newton, MA, Marriott. Here are the details and registration link. Gary was joined on his podcast today with Almo’s VP of Marketing and Communications, Melody Craigmyle, […]
Zoom Corporation introduced this week the H3-VR virtual reality audio recorder — a recorder that can capture, encode and decode spatial audio all in one device. The H3-VR’s four-capsule Ambisonic mic captures four channels of 360-degree audio up to 24 bit/96 kHz. The onboard decoder automatically converts the raw Ambisonics A audio to VR-ready Ambisonics […]
Gary was joined by SYNNEX’s VP of Design and Support Services, Kirk Nesbit, on today’s podcast to talk about how SYNNEX is uniquely positioned to provide the ProAV integrator IT and IP services that can be great add-on additions for ProAV systems. What are the services and how do you engage? Listen to this podcast […]
The new 70″ 8M-B70AU 8K LCD monitor is now available from Sharp using a native 7680×4320 resolution display, that’s technically 16 times higher than 1080p full HD — 33 million pixels. Specified at a 3000:1 contrast ratio, 400 cd/m2 brightness and integrated HDR, the 8M-B70AU converts any inkling signal to 8K resolution and has full […]
“Hey Gary, this is Randy, we’ve lost Jay” On my first day at Extron back in 1987, Extron’s founder and president, Andrew Edwards, had me sit in his office and just listen to him as he made dozens of calls to random customers in the AV industry. To me, it was like he was talking […]
Optoma today is unveiling the ProScene ZU750, a 1-chip DLP WUXGA (1920×1280) laser phosphor projector designed for museums, boardrooms, houses of worship and entertainment venues. Spec’d at 7,500 ANSI lumens and a 2,000,000:1 contrast ratio, the ZU750 is for high ambient light areas and includes built-in edge blending, image warping and color matching with HSG […]
Arista Corporation has announced a partnership that will see a 4K video and multichannel audio over a single fiber or Cat6 cable solution. Called the IP Flash Caster Combo for 4K Video and Multichannel Audio, it uses 10G SDVoE for 4K HDMI or SDI video and NetworkSound’s Mamba Audio over IP via a single Cat6 […]
StormAudio has announced that its first 20-channel preamp / processor, the ISP 3D.20 ELITE is now shipping. The ISP 3D.20 ELITE will list for $16,000 (US). Equipped with 20-XLR outputs, the ISP 3D.20 ELITE is designed for theaters that require more than 16-channels as it accommodates all three Immersive Sound formats including Auro-3D, Dolby Atmos […]
In addition to shooting over 400 product videos, we also captured 500 or so photos from the show floor at Integrate 2018. We’ve wrapped it all together via our rAVe NOW coverage and put it here. So, why do we cover a regional show in Australia? Well, Integrate isn’t your average regionally show; some big-time […]
For the past three years, Barco Residential has had one of the best home cinema demos on the CEDIA show floor — literally, award winning. And, this year, they are upping-the-ante by showing how the entire home can be outfitted with Barco technology — not just a theater. Gary was joined on today’s podcast with Barco’s General […]
RTI and Pulse-Eight today announced they have entered a strategic relationship. This new partnership brings the power of Pulse-Eight’s video distribution technology solutions to the Americas under the RTI brand. Included in the lineup of video distribution products are the VHD-Ux 8×10 Matrix Switch and VHT-Ux Extender Set, which utilize the latest Class C+DSC HDBaseT […]
The 2018 version of Integrate has come to a close, but our coverage here will live forever — on our Integrate 2018 MicroSite! We have so much coverage — and there’s so much information on this Integrate MicroSite that it can be overwhelming. So, please take moment to read this so we can familiarize you […]
TASCAM picked rAVe RDIO for the debut of there retro-designed Model 24 – 24 tracks of 24-bit, 48 kHz audio capture (22 channels and a stereo main mix) and 22 playback tracks via either USB 2.0 or to the unit’s onboard SD Card recorder. But, this mixer has one bad-a** feature that no other has. Watch this […]
Cortex VIP Cinemas will be debuting its luxury home cinema system utilizing PMC Speakers at this year’s CEDIA. The Cortex system comes with a complete Dolby Atmos design, surge protection, UPS, power isolation, 4K HDMI distribution and up to 64 channels of Dolby Atmos sound processing and amplification. To ensure the reliability of each custom […]
Metra Home Theater Group will debut its Ethereal passive Velox HDMI cables, the EHV-HDP10-R2, ahead of the 2018 CEDIA Expo in September. The Velox cable features a new microwave RF design and supports 18 Gbps, 4K/60, 4:4:4 and HDR. It claims features in metallurgy, topology, dielectric and shielding in the highest bandwidth on the market. […]
THIS IS A PROMOTED POST The A part of AV is more profitable that the V part but the V, for video, get’s all the attention. However, Almo’s new Sound Options team, led by their own Steve Alexander, is trying to change that by offering up a team of audio experts and 20+ companies that they’ve partnered […]
Everyone who’s anyone in AV knows that 4K provides four times the resolution of 1080p. 1920×1080, commonly referred to as ‘Full HD’ was the industry’s high-resolution display platform for over a decade and has recently been usurped by 4K — which in ProAV-land is known as UHD, or 3840×2160 (or in DCI-world, 4096×2160) is, in […]
Invisible speaker company Stealth Acoustics will unveil the LRx85 invisible speaker system at CEDIA. A two panel solution for distributed audio, the new speaker is for home theaters and presentation spaces that require invisible sound — no visible speakers. The LRx85 uses Stealth’s proprietary FidelityGlass technology. The durable UV protected radiating panels ensure pleasing spacious […]
The Sydney, Australia-based Integrate Expo didn’t disappoint. It was held int the brand-new Sydney International Convention Center and included three products never shown anywhere else in the world. Ever. Listen to today’s podcast so you’ll know what they were and then go watch the video on each one as we shot over 400 videos on the show […]
