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..
SHOWLOGIX’s new SHOWRUNNER is a new show-control and multi-display playback software designed to run AV projects of any size. SHOWRUNNER is an all-in-one system for creating immersive shows at amusement parks, architectural projections, museums, exhibitions, visitor centers, live shows, retail etc. Developed for system integrators, SHOWRUNNER is delivers three different interfaces and a wide variety of designing options to support many […]
James Loudspeaker designers and manufacturers of the highest quality décor-friendly entertainment products for both residential and commercial applications, will be showing the following products at ISE 2018, Booth 7-P205. James Loudspeaker LR-S 2.1 sound bars produce left and right-channel audio as well as bass energy from a center-mounted built-in subwoofer. These LR-S format sound bars, which can be customized […]
At Integrated Systems Europe (ISE) 2018, Sharp will launch its first BIG PAD interactive display with a 4K LCD touch panel. The 70” 4K BIG PAD (PN-70TH5) adds to Sharp’s range of displays for sharing information in meetings and lessons and will be on sale from February 2018. Sharp’s newest BIG PAD makes it easy to view […]
NEC Display Solutions Europe debuted its latest range of 4K/UHD displays at ISE 2018 in Amsterdam this month. The new MultiSync P and V Series large format displays are available in four sizes from 65” to 98” and feature High Dynamic Range (HDR) capabilities. Both series are designed for a range of industries and environments, from retail and Digital out of […]
InFocus will not only focus their ISE stand on the family of Mondopad collaboration boards but they’ll use the annual mega-AV-show to highlight they new Jupiter PixelNet 2.0 distributed display wall system – an AV-over-IP video wall system including 4K, audio and fiber support. And, InFocus’ CMO, Brady Bruce, joined Gary on today’s podcast and hinted at new projectors for InFocus […]
At Integrated Systems Europe 2018 on Wednesday Feb.7, the SDVoE Alliance will present a wide-ranging program of educational case study sessions highlighting real-world AV-over-IP installations in universities, museums, control rooms, smart homes, corporations and live event venues. Open to all attendees at no charge, two sessions are planned, each highlighting multiple cases were 10G Ethernet […]
In case you haven’t heard, the HDMI Alliance’s new 2.1 standard passed and it means that, unless you take HDMI over the network, you’ll likely be distributing it via fiber. Cleerline Fiber not only has a family of fiber cable, but also a test kit designed specifically for AV integrators, the SSF-TKITE-100 and a new super-thin, fishing-line-like fiber (SSF-CLEER900UM) cable […]
The CEDIA Board of Directors has announced the promotion of Tabatha O’Connor from acting to permanent CEDIA Global President and CEO. We believe this is a HUGE step in the right direction for CEDIA. CEDIA’s external perception has been one of a “good-old-boy” club and clearly this trumps those concerned industry-wide. O’Connor joined the CEDIA team in […]
In the year of Alcons Audio’s 15th anniversary, ISE 2018 sees the company showing several new products, as well as the return of the popular, expanded Pro-Ribbon Immersive Experience. The company is also an official ISE Technology Partner.The new Alcons products address demand from both the residential and pro audio markets. One is the CRMSC-SRHV cinema reference […]
IDK was one of the first SDVoE Alliance members and has a 10Gig AV-over-IP solution that not only includes a transmitter and receiver but also a separate external controller – allowing both legacy AV products and AV-over-IP products to be controlled simultaneously. Gary was joined by IDK’s Executive Director, Ryohei Iwasaki, and their CTO, Chris Miller, to talk about […]
With ISE 2018 approaching, Navori is following last year’s major software refresh of its globally deployed QL digital software engine with new features that will strengthen how users create, manage and protect content. The company will demonstrate these new features, which include conditional triggering and web page authentication, at Stand 8-C390 in the Amsterdam RAI from Feb. 6-9. Navori QL 2.0, introduced at ISE […]
dBTechnologies just released a new member of the VIO family, VIO L208. The companys says the VIO L208 is a powerful and compact stand-alone line array system as well as a fully compatible down-fill for VIO L210 and VIO L208 hybrid systems, completed by VIO S Active subwoofers. VIO L208 is a two-way active line array system equipped with […]
Vaddio is now shipping its new OneLINK Codec Kits for Cisco and Polycom Codecs. OneLINK Codec Kits give room designers more camera flexibility by providing the ability to connect Cisco, Polycom or Vaddio cameras to codec rooms. Using Vaddio RoboSHOT PTZ cameras in rooms with Polycom and Cisco codecs provides a broader array of camera choices including 12x, 20x and […]
Absen’s Polaris 1.9mm COBALT (Chip-on-Board Advanced Light Technology) is Absen’s first Chip-On-Board solution. Everyone’s been talking about this technology for years and now Absen plans to make it mainstream. What is Chip-on-Board and why does it matter? Listen to today’s podcast with Absen Europe’s Product Director, Liam Winter, as he explains that as well as what they have planned […]
In the five or so years since Barco debuted the ClickShare, no company has had anything significant, as a stand-alone packaged product, which comes close to the simplicity and compatibility of their BYOD solution. The ClickShare likely has a more than 70 percent market share of this segment even though there have been a half-dozen or so […]
Aurora CEO, Paul Harris, was a guest on a special video-edition of Gary’s podcast today to talk about their new HDBaseT Supercharged system that will debut in Hall 2 Stand A34 at the ISE Show in Amsterdam next month. Supercharged HDBaseT ism exclusive to Aurora and he explains how it’s different and how it not only provides a high-bandwidth version […]
Last year, Christie Digital announced their intention to develop SDVoE AV-over-IP products and they debuted at InfoComm in the form of the Terra Series including a transmitter, receiver and controller. At ISE 2018, according to Christie’s Senior Product Manager, Karl Johnson, we will see SDVoE inputs on both the BOXER and CRIMSON series of projectors — furthering their alliance with the SDVoE standard as well […]
NEC Display Solutions Europe today announced that its NEC InfinityBoard, the company’s collaborative display solution for meeting rooms, is now available throughout the EMEA region. NEC InfinityBoard is an all-in-one solution for a meeting room touch-screen for presentations, brainstorming, reviewing, video conferencing and collaboration. NEC InfinityBoard is available in 65” or 84” format, includes a 120° wide angle Huddly videoconferencing camera, 40W […]
Absen Inc just announced the launch of its ‘NXTGEN’ technologies which will take place at the upcoming Integrated Systems Europe (ISE) conference in Amsterdam, February 6-9, 2018. The reveal will involve a multitude of new and innovative LED solutions covering a range of fine-pixel pitches for today’s rental applications. Attendees stopping by Absen’s booth 12C50 will see its latest LED technologies […]
In today’s podcast with Crestron Director of Enterprise Technology Dan Jackson, Dan wanted to talk about Crestron’s new XiO Cloud and XiO EdgeControl services. But when he mentioned that “a large portion of their ISE booth” will be taken up with a side-by-side demo of their NVX (1Gig AV-over-IP solution) alongside the AMX SVSi and SDVoE solutions, shootout-style, […]
The SDVoE Alliance is the fastest growing industry alliance in pro AV and there is now a way for you to participate. The SDVoE Partner Consultant Program is open to recognized leaders in the field of AV-over-IP and experts in the design and architecture of networked AV systems. This is the next step in ensuring integrators and end users can […]
Atlona will come to ISE 2018 (February 6-9, Amsterdam RAI) with a refined and focused AV over IP strategy for its OmniStream platform, significantly broadening its applicability across commercial and high-end residential projects. In addition to the expanded and clearly delineated product family, Atlona will strengthen its portfolio of IP-related services to help systems integrators deploy complete AV over IP solutions […]
Gary was joined by NEC Display Europe’s Strategic Product Marketing Manager, Thomas Walter, who explains what it will be like tour through Hall 5 Stand R20 at ISE Europe next month. NEC’s theme at the show is Create Endless Impressions and they’ll do that with three sections in the stand: Digital Signage, Corporate Meeting and […]
VuWall’s founder and president, Paul Vander Plaetse, used rAVe RADIO to Launch their new TRx — a software platform for AV integrators and operators alike, who need to deploy and manage small to large-scale AV networks of encoder and decoder boxes. Just like all other VuWall products, VuWall’s TRx is open to multiple hardware platforms. It supports not only […]
Bringing its next-generation Audio-over-IP technology to large-scale retail, hospitality and corporate music applications, Barix will unveil its new Retail Player solution in stand 8-K255 at the upcoming ISE 2018 show (6-9 February in Amsterdam). The company’s newest multi-channel background music streaming solution, the future-friendly Retail Player system combines robust hardware endpoints with an intuitive, web-based management portal while defining a cost-effective new price point for deployments spanning large […]
Gary was joined on today’s Rants and rAVe podcast by Kramer Electronic‘s David Margolin who explained how the ISE Show will be used to further their AV-over-IT product strategy as well as to debut dozens of new products in their stand — Hall 1 Stand F20. Kramer used last year’s ISE to debut Kramer Control and their Enterprise Management solutions […]
Vivitek used rAVe RADIO to talk about their brand-new LED lineup of fine-pixel-pitch displays from 1.2mm to 2.5mm. Of course, they’ll have their new laser-phosphor projection displays there, too — including a new 18K lumens projector and new laser-based rear-screen projection cubes. Vivitek’s General Manager EMEA for Vivitek, Holger Graeff, explained how Vivitek has leveraged their parent company, Delta […]
Last week, Audinate introduced the Dante AVIO series of endpoint adapters that enable legacy analog and digital audio equipment to be networked to the Dante system. Starting at $129, the Dante AVIO series features six new adapters including line-in and line-out analog adapters, a bi-directional AES3/EBU adapter and a bi-directional stereo USB adapter. Each Dante AVIO adapter acts as a completely […]
QSC, LLC today announced expanded control capabilities for its Q-SYS Platform. The Q-SYS platform now offers new programming tools, native touch screen controllers, drag-and-drop visual programming capabilities, as well as a scalable management and monitoring capability. The new launch includes: Technology Announcement for Q-SYS Reflect – Q-SYS Reflect is a powerful, simple-to-use monitoring and management platform built using modern web […]
The SDVoE Alliance today announced that Savant has joined the alliance as an adopting member and will demonstrate their new SDVoE-based IP Video product line at ISE 2018 (Amsterdam, Feb. 6-9, stand 5-U120). Savant IP Video products deliver 4K video over IP switching platform (including 4K/60 4:4:4 HDR) video distribution over IP with zero frame latency. As with all SDVoE products, it uses […]
Panacast, a USB-based camera line from Altia Systems, used rAVe RADIO to detail their ISE Show plans – they will be in Amsterdam in Hall 13 Stand E115. Panacast’s USB cameras literally repack the need for any PTZ camera in a meeting or huddle room. And, it’s all demo’d here on a special video edition of Gary’s […]
DVDO’s new TILE is a “universal wireless casting box” for both professional and commercial integrators. DVDO will also be demonstrating the TILE solution at Integrated Systems Europe (ISE) February 6 – 9, 2018 in RAI Amsterdam in the Custom Home Europe, Stand #1N85. The DVDO TILE claims to simplify the process of wirelessly connecting multiple users to an […]
