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..
Marshall Electronics just debuted a new high-definition PTZ camera, the Marshall CV620-WH2/BK2. Built on a 2-megapixel, 1/2.8-inch sensor, the Marshall CV620 delivers 1920×1080 video and can be controlled remotely via RS232 over Ethernet cable or RS422 over twisted pair. It uses common protocols to make it compatible with most integrated control systems. The Marshall CV620 has multiple […]
Optoma today at DSE 2018 debuted the ZH420UST 1080p HD laser projector — an ultra short throw projector with built-in edge blending and warping. They are aiming it at digital signage applications where you need projection in a large format. And since it’s laser, it can be mounted in any configuration. The ZH420UST is a single-chip DLP […]
To complement its Wi-Fi-only Freedom player, Bitvu just announced its latest digital signage player, called Spark. Integrated with all the features of the Freedom, Spark targets a more professional user and environment. Spark can be used both wirelessly — using dual band Wi-Fi — or wired via ethernet (later models also feature Bluetooth capability). If the screen is in an […]
Peerless-AV is pleased to announce its showcase at the 2018 Digital Signage Expo (DSE) from March 28 to 29 at the Las Vegas Convention Center. Exhibiting in Booth 1917, Peerless-AV will display a variety of digital signage solutions, including new kiosks, video wall mounts, outdoor displays, wireless AV solutions, and more. Earl Naegele, Peerless-AV’s Managing […]
Kids love the Apple iPhone. And most kids in schools who have smartphones have an iPhone — this, all while Android is the world’s leading smartphone platform. And, they mostly don’t use them as a phone. They text on them, Snapchat on them, they post on Instagram and they store their photos on them — lots of photos. And, […]
Epson today announced LightScene — a new category of accent lighting laser projectors for digital art and signage. LightScene is designed to simultaneously illuminate and project dynamic content on virtually any surface or material to engage audiences and provide an immersive experience for commercial signage applications in markets such as retail, hospitality, showrooms and museums. With two models available in […]
“Screenspace from Bitvu – Digital Signage that costs less a month than three cups of coffee,” is the powerful statement from UK Company Bitvu Ltd.Bitvu Sales Director Mark Easterbrook describes Screenspacetm as “a fully integrated digital signage system, with hardware and software engineered to work together, costing just $9.95 a month – with no contract.”Consisting of a range of digital signage players, […]
VNS has unveiled a new series DCi/UHD 60fps 4 CH-8 CH video wall controllers. Three models in G400 series incorporate HDMI 2.0 input and HDMI 2.0 loop-through port for daisy chain connection with HDCP 2.2 as well as synchronized FHD outputs. Each output has independent color adjustment, image 90 / 180 / 270 rotation, scaling and cropping for irregular […]
FOR-A has announced that it will introduce a new 12G-SDI/IP multi-channel video server next month. The MBP-1000VS is designed for 4K editing environments, offering multi-input/output 4K and HD support and ingest, playout and 4K recording functionality. With the new FOR-A video server, users can choose from four SSD capacities with maximum 9.6TB to meet their system needs, and can add an LTO option […]
So far, the Vivitek NovoConnect is the top competitor to the Barco ClickShare for a button-based wireless collaboration system. Vivitek also just released version 3.1 of its software, adding what it’s calling Quad View screen capability allowing four inputs to be wirelessly-streamed to one screen in nearly any layout format — not just a 2×2 wall configuration […]
Laser projection is to the projector market as OLED is to the flat-panel display market — it’s truly a revolution in colorimetry and form-factor. So, Epson, known as the industry’s projector-only display company leading the market with 3LCD technology, will be at DSE with not only a family of laser projectors aimed at digital signage, but with a truly-revolutionary […]
Campsite has integrated with Signagelive to provide new revenue opportunities for Digital Out-of-Home network owners and operators. This integration means that Signagelive’s clients can now connect to buyers through their access to Campsite’s supply-side platform (SSP). This represents the first full integration of a large-scale CMS with an established buying platform specialising in digital out-of-home media available in Canada . Launched in […]
LG will head to next week’s DSE with a line of Touch-enabled monitors in sizes from 55” – 86”. In addition, LG will highlight embedded integration of both the Cisco Spark platform and Crestron control right into a line of monitors aimed at simplifying AV meeting room design. Gary was joined on today’s podcast by LG’s head of marketing, Garry Wicka who also […]
Hitachi Kokusai Electric America today announced the CU-HD1300F-S1 HDTV camera control unit with 4K, 12G-SDI output. The company also announced an optional firmware upgrade for its SK-UHD4000 4K Ultra HD camera system to enhance simultaneous HDR and Standard Dynamic Range (SDR) acquisition. New optional 12Gbps SDI output capabilities for the accompanying CU-HD4000 CCU have also been added to its existing quad-link SDI interface. The new CU-HD1300F-S1 builds on the rich feature set […]
advoli Limited (advoli) just announced two additional HDBaseT-certified PCIe 16x graphics cards. The graphics cards are powered by AMD Embedded Radeon E8860 Series GPU and deliver six HDBaseT channels with independent 1080p resolution videos for up to 150 meters over CAT cables. The already released TA6, has been renamed “TA6 Performance,” delivering six independent channels of 4K UHD content for […]
InFocus was at ISE with two giant launches — a new line of laser projector as well as a 4K resolution, and fiber-capable, version of their AV-over-IP-based PixelNet system dubbed PixelNet 2.0 The projector line include both short-throw and standard lensing and the 4K version of PixelNet added audio to the popular wall system. Please listen to […]
Marshall Electronics announces the release of a new multi-channel digital audio monitor, the Marshall AR-DM61-BT. Packed into a 1 RU design, the Marshall AR-DM61-BT allows users to monitor up to 64 channels of audio vertically, or two detailed audio channels horizontally and also includes a live video confidence monitor. It also is equipped with two powerful stereo […]
AVAD LLC today announced a Digital Signage Expo partnership with Vivitek, an AVAD vendor and manufacturer of visual display and presentation products. AVAD is collaborating with Vivitek at the Digital Signage Expo in Las Vegas on March 28-29, at booth 1947 where Vivitek will display an array of products including the DU9800Z WUXGA laser projector delivering 18,000 ANSI lumens and the DK8500Z 4K laser […]
Gary was joined on today’s podcast by Peerless-AV VP of Sales Brian McClimans, who not only talked about the company’s DSE launches but also gave us some great insight to the digital signage industry and where it’s heading. Obviously, the big-growth area is in LED, but the all-in-one kiosk market for digital signage is also huge and, Brian says, is […]
NEC Solutions Showcase returns 16-17 May 2018, with NEC Display Solutions presenting the latest in visual technology in collaboration with its solutions partners. Visitors from the AV and digital signage community will gather in London WC1 to enjoy a compelling visual experience and rich networking scene. NEC offers all the major display technologies — LCD, LED and projection, making the NEC […]
AVIXA, organizers of InfoComm 2018, announced that developers of C2 Montréal, a business conference merging commerce and creativity, will bring their innovative brand of immersion and collaboration to the InfoComm show floor in Las Vegas June 6-8. “We are thrilled that the creative thought-leaders at C2 International are joining us for InfoComm 2018 in Las Vegas,” said David Labuskes, CTS, […]
Signagelive just announced they will be exhibiting at Digital Signage Expo DSE on March 28-29 at the Las Vegas Convention Center. Signagelive will be on booth #1736. Signagelive will be showcasing a wide range of applications including, data driven menu boards, queue management, room control and bookings and intelligent data driven content. Here are just a few highlights of the exclusive […]
Smart Building Technology (SBT) has been around for over a dozen years now but AV hasn’t been part of it until recently. And, the advantage of being a Smart Building integrator is that you get to spec the AV gear BEFORE the building is built. But, although this isn’t a simple process, it is a […]
RTI today announced that the company is now shipping the second generation of its XP-6 advanced control processor. Designed for both smart homes and corporate environments as well as sports bars, the XP-6s features a faster i.MX53 CPU for increased processing power. RTI upgraded it with eight times more RAM memory and four times more internal nonvolatile Flash memory (512MB). The […]
THIS IS A PROMOTED POST BY Almo Pro AV On today’s podcast, Almo Pro AV debuted a new partnership with Samsung that bring four pre-packaged Huddle Room solutions to the AV integration channel. Each package includes either an HD or UHD (4K) Samsung commercial-grade LCD and an AMX huddle room camera system and range from small spaces […]
Considering adding video-enabled collaboration spaces to your enterprise for conference rooms, huddle rooms, or other areas? Check out this Wainhouse Research Report, authored by Wainhouse senior analyst and partner Ira M. Weinstein. This report focuses on Zoom Rooms, Zoom’s all-in-one conference room solution, and covers Zoom Rooms’ specifications, uses and off-the-shelf hardware compatibility. Weinstein also gives an in-depth evaluation based on […]
Carousel Digital Signage Software is now available on Apple TV through the company’s Carousel App, which can be downloaded from the Apple App Store. The new Carousel App will allow anyone running a digital signage network, whether they are a small school district or a large enterprise network operating across hundreds of locations, can now use Apple’s Apple TV as a media player. Because of an integration partnership between Carousel Digital […]
The SDVoE Alliance today announced that Berk-Tek has joined the alliance as an adopting member. Berk-Tek manufactures all the latest infrastructure products with offerings ranging from Category 6A cables for 10GBaseT to loose tube and tight buffered fiber optic cables that are designed for applications ranging from data center to campus LAN environments. “Berk-Tek’s mission is to provide our customers with solutions that […]
Gary was joined on his podcast today by Paul Johnston of ABSEN following their double-win of our 2018 Best of ISE Awards. ABSEN has gone from nowhere to everywhere in just a few years and their new CoB (chip-on-board) technology will allow for 0.25 (eventually) pixel-pitch LEDs. Yep, 0.25! Listen and see how. Podcast: Play in new window […]
We just returned form the first stop on the 2018 ALMO E4 AV Tour in Washington DC and it’s safe to say that Almo ProAV still has THE BEST regional trade shows of ANY AV distributor in North America. Not only do they blow away the competition in sheer numbers — 500+ attendees, 45 exhibitors and two […]
Seenspire launches the first pay-per-screen pricing plan for the digital signage industry, providing Signagelive partners and customers unlimited access to an expansive, cloud-based content library of 250+ content feeds. The Seenspire Infotainment offering is available via the Signagelive Marketplace. The new plan provides flexible access to Seenspire’s infotainment and social media services. Seenspire’s pay-per-screen plan is inspired by wider industry trends […]
One year after the official release of QL 2.0, Navori’s most comprehensive software refresh in seven years, the digital signage software pioneer will emphasize new QL Player innovations at Digital Signage Expo. In addition to streamlining infrastructure, the new features and updates will help users more efficiently manage and prioritize content playing out across digital signage networks. Navori has integrated special new remote […]
