Matt Cooper, a former rAVe employee, enjoyed the endless opportunities for creativity in many different formats. Whether it was print, web, e-mail, 3D illustration, video, screen printing or any number of new forms of media – he had the opportunity to try it all while getting rAVe’s message out.
Every day has new design and project management challenges – but it’s what he loves to do and wouldn’t trade it for the world. Matt lives in Durham with his wife and two cats. He likes fiction podcasts, NPR, game nights and watching obscure television on stations you’ve never heard of. Matt knows a ton of facts about random topics, and he regularly likes to correct Gary and Sara when they are wrong.
I’m sticking to my promise, and this will be my first article featuring specific ways to add value to your game-centric home theater setup. It may actually be too specific, in that you’ll have to do some custom woodwork until and unless an AV furniture company starts selling similar products. But I’m getting ahead of […]
If you read my last article on the PS4, you’ll no doubt be unsurprised where this article is going next. We’re covering Microsoft’s entry into the next-gen console market: the Xbox One. Next week will be my first non-review column and I hope to go into more detail with some specific solutions that will add […]
Traditionally, people fall into and then stick with a particular console — although some dedicated game fans with the financial wherewithal go for both. And, the type of consumer we’re looking at with a home theater is likely to want two or three consoles (and maybe a PC as well). It’s a pretty safe bet […]
I teach a class at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill about new media and marketing. This semester the two classes had to do a social media project to raise money for local charities, and they raised more than $5,000! Listen to hear more about their accomplishments: Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSS
Noah Kaplan, president of Leon Speakers, talks to Johnny about the company’s new power OTTO Sound Bars as well as the The Edge, a TV mounting system co-developed by Noah and Jonathan Graham of Media Decor (recently acquired by Leon Speakers). They also cover events at the Leon Loft along with Leon’s Audio Sculptures. All […]
Middle Atlantic’s new under-table rack line is genius! Listen to hear why: Link: rAVe: Middle Atlantic Brings Under Table Rack Mount to Meeting Spaces Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSS
Dave McFarland, director of marketing at Stewart Filmscreen, speaks with Johnny about Stewart and its screen technologies. They cover fixed, motorized and custom screen solutions like rigid screens such as StarGlas for the digital signage and gaming industries. All this and more on this episode of AV Insider. Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: […]
Hosted by Gary Kayye, tech expert Brain Freeze lunchtime panel allows attendees to discuss a series of topics like 4K and HDBaseT while enjoying lunch and an icy cold dessert.
For 13 years, Gary Kayye’s Krystal Ball has been one of the annual columns most-read by AV integrators, consultants and manufacturers. Covering the future trends in each technology and product sector, Gary has been able to predict what the future held for projectors, flat panels, VTC, digital signage, signal routing and a plethora of other […]
This is the first installment of rAVe’s new series about gaming in the HomeAV market. It’s no secret that gaming’s demographics have evolved from children to a majority of adults — and those adults have access to a substantial entertainment budget. As AV integrators, we have particular access to people already spending thousands on entertainment […]
This is the first post of this new series – and we decided to kick it off with a consumer 1080i projector that’s at the same price-point as today’s Sony home 4K projector. From rAVe ProAV Edition Volume 1, Issue 14 At CEDIA, Sony Introduces Their First Reflective Imaging Technology for the Home and New […]
Audience today announced that it is now shipping its ClairAudient 1+1 loudspeaker. The ClairAudient 1+1 is a bi-pole (front- and rear-radiating) design in a high gloss black multi-angled enclosure with rosewood sides. The Audience A3-S driver is 3 inches in diameter but has a frequency response from 50Hz to 22kHz (depending on room placement). The company claims that it eliminates […]
More than 140 delegates packed into London’s Dexter House last week to attend the Smart Building Conference 2013 — a joint venture of InfoComm International and CEDIA. Attendees were treated to insights from some 20 speakers, with separate tracks dedicated to the commercial and residential building markets book-ended by plenary sessions open and relevant to all. In the […]
