Michael Williams

Michael Williams

Michael is a project manager at rAVe [PUBS]. You can reach him at michael@ravepubs.com.

David Weatherhead Debuts APG Media Group, a Full-Service LED Videowall and Media Technology Powerhouse

TORONTO, ONTARIO, September 11, 2019 – “I can’t wait to start this exciting new chapter in my career,” said tech entrepreneur David Weatherhead, hot on the heals from last week’s sale of Advanced Presentation Products, Inc. to Diversified. Today Weatherhead did just that with the announcement that he plans to expand his other company, APG […]

David Weatherhead Debuts APG Media Group, a Full-Service LED Videowall and Media Technology Powerhouse

AudioControl Debuts New Savoy G4 and Pantages G4 Home Cinema Amplifiers at CEDIA Expo 2019

Seattle, WA, September 11th, 2019 – AudioControl (audiocontrol.com), makers of innovative high-performance audio solutions for the residential, commercial and automotive markets will be showcasing two new home cinema amplifiers at the 2019 CEDIA Expo. The Savoy G4 (7-channels) and the Pantages G4 (5-channels) deliver the high power that theater enthusiasts demand for a lifelike surround […]

AudioControl Debuts New Savoy G4 and Pantages G4 Home Cinema Amplifiers at CEDIA Expo 2019

Luxul Introduces New Cloud Management Solution at CEDIA Expo 2019

DRAPER, Utah — Sept. 11, 2019 — Luxul, the leading innovator of IP networking solutions for AV integrators, today announced it will be demonstrating its cloud management system in Booth 905 at CEDIA Expo 2019. The solution makes it simple for integrators to remotely monitor their clients’ networks, get real-time notifications of failures, and quickly […]

Luxul Introduces New Cloud Management Solution at CEDIA Expo 2019

Vantage to Debut New EasyTouch Glass Keypad at CEDIA Expo 2019

EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. — Sept. 11, 2019 — Vantage Controls, a brand of Legrand | AV Residential Solutions, today announced that it will be exhibiting its new EasyTouch Glass modular keypad station for the first time at CEDIA Expo 2019. On display in Legrand | AV’s booth 905, the keypad combines powerful functionality with a […]

Vantage to Debut New EasyTouch Glass Keypad at CEDIA Expo 2019

SANUS Brings TV Mounts Out of Hiding With Advanced Full-Motion Premium Series

EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. — Sept. 11, 2019 — SANUS, the No. 1 best-selling TV mount brand in the U.S.*, has introduced a new series of TV mounts designed to blend in seamlessly with décor and enhance the aesthetics in any room. Inspired by the sleek look of today’s TVs and high-end kitchen appliances, SANUS Advanced […]

SANUS Brings TV Mounts Out of Hiding With Advanced Full-Motion Premium Series

ELAN Adds Seamless Display Integration with Samsung

DENVER, COLORADO, September 11, 2019 – Adding new system configuration possibilities for dealers, smart home security, control and automation leader Nortek Security & Control LLC today announced the release of the new Samsung Display Driver for its ELAN® control system at CEDIA 2019 in Booth #2013. The new driver allows dealers to easily control Samsung […]

ELAN Adds Seamless Display Integration with Samsung

Optoma’s Award-Winning CinemaX P1 All-In-One Smart Home Entertainment System Available for Pre-Order

Fremont, Calif., September 5, 2019 – As the world’s leading brand in 4K UHD projection technology,* and a global manufacturer of large display products, Optoma is now shipping its CinemaX P1 Smart 4K UHD Laser Cinema projector, recipient of the prestigious accolade for InfoComm Best of Show by ProjectorCentral. Reinforcing Optoma’s commitment to designing and […]

Optoma’s Award-Winning CinemaX P1 All-In-One Smart Home Entertainment System Available for Pre-Order

Sutherland AV Marketing Showcases AIA, VIVID and Selective Design at 2019 CEDIA

CEDIA Denver, CO – September 11, 2019 — SUTHERLAND AV MARKETING, owned by industry veteran Todd Sutherland, today announced that he will be showcasing three new exhibitors at CEDIA Expo. ASCENDO IMMERSIVE AUDIO (AIA) – Booth 4427 Manufactured in Ansbach, Germany, AIA is dedicated to the development, design and production of state-of-the-art theater systems. Decades of […]

Sutherland AV Marketing Showcases AIA, VIVID and Selective Design at 2019 CEDIA

Stampede Rolls into Fall with Full Schedule of Big Book of AV Tour Stops and Vendor Summits

AMHERST, NEW YORK, September 5, 2019 — Fall has arrived with a bang as Stampede, the global leader in value added distribution, today announced plans to host no less than eight Big Book of AV Tour & Conference Series stops in the United States and Canada, one U.S. national sales meeting, and three summits for […]

Stampede Rolls into Fall with Full Schedule of Big Book of AV Tour Stops and Vendor Summits

Savant Expands Product Availability to Authorized Savant Integrators in All US and Canada AVAD & WAVE Locations

HYANNIS, MASS. September 10th, 2019 — Savant, a leader in smart home technology, has expanded product availability to Savant authorized integrators through all of the 25 US and Canada WAVE and AVAD locations. Savant integrators will appreciate the convenience of immediate regional access to many new and exciting products along with support services from the […]

Savant Expands Product Availability to Authorized Savant Integrators in All US and Canada AVAD & WAVE Locations

Visix Adds Content Packs and Kits to Digital Signage Offering

ATLANTA, GA – SEPTEMBER 10, 2019 – Visix, Inc. now offers content packas and kits for their AxisTV Signage Suite content management system.  These provide Visix software users with predesigned artwork and templates for digital signage messages and screen layouts in a variety of topics,styles and colors. “Our content kits are the next natural step in […]

Visix Adds Content Packs and Kits to Digital Signage Offering

VITEC Announces 4K/Multichannel HD HEVC Contribution Encoder in an openGear Card Format

PARIS — Sept. 10, 2019 — VITEC, a worldwide leader in advanced video encoding and streaming solutions, today announced the MGW Diamond OG, a 4K/Multichannel HEVC encoder in an openGear® (OG) card format. The modular and open-architecture platform from Ross Video makes for easy integration within production studios and broadcast facilities requiring robust streaming output. […]

VITEC Announces 4K/Multichannel HD HEVC Contribution Encoder in an openGear Card Format

Tripleplay launches trio of brand-new UIs for all IPTV and video streaming solutions

London, UK, 10/9/2019: Tripleplay today announces a major revamp and relaunch of its IPTV and video streaming solution, with full redesign of front-end user interfaces with a focus on enhancing user experience and creating a unified, professional platform for delivery of enterprise video. The revamp brings a brand-new interface for the Tripleplay Enterprise IPTV Portal, […]

Tripleplay launches trio of brand-new UIs for all IPTV and video streaming solutions

BlackWire Designs Named Distributor for AVPro Edge’s New Customizable Card-Based HDMI/HDBaseT Matrix Switch

PHOENIX — Sept. 10, 2019 — BlackWire Designs, a leading distributor in the custom installation market, today announced that the company will distribute AVPro Edge’s new AC-MX1616-AUHD-HDBT-CHASSIS, the industry’s only customizable, card-based HDMI/HDBaseT matrix switch. For multizone video distribution systems requiring the downmixing of Dolby Atmos/DTS-HD Master Audio, two-channel PCM audio, or both, the flexible […]

BlackWire Designs Named Distributor for AVPro Edge’s New Customizable Card-Based HDMI/HDBaseT Matrix Switch

Screen Innovations Globalizes all-new Open Standards for Wired and Wireless Shading At CEDIA

Austin, TX—September 10, 2019—Screen Innovations® (SI®), known for CEDIA advancements such as Black Diamond® ALR screen technology, will show all-new wired and wireless motorized shading solutions at CEDIA Expo 2019. SI rewires the CEDIA industry with an ultra-high density 8 shade power and control hub called JANUS–a dual-sided product with both UTP and Terminal blocks. JANUS supplies power […]

Screen Innovations Globalizes all-new Open Standards for Wired  and Wireless Shading At CEDIA

sonnen and PanTech Design, Partner to Launch the Next Generation of Energy Automation

GRAPEVINE, TEXAS  SEPTEMBER 10, 2019 Sonnen, Inc. and PanTech Design are pleased to announce the next generation of energy automation with Adapt Energy and the sonnen ecoLinx intelligent energy management system. Originally launched at CEDIA Expo and Solar Power International in 2018, Adapt Energy was the first software platform to expand energy management into the […]

sonnen and PanTech Design, Partner to Launch the Next Generation of Energy Automation

SDVoE Design Partner Training and Certification Program Expanded and Updated

MONTREAL — Sept. 10, 2019 — The SDVoE™ Alliance today announced that its SDVoE Design Partner training and certification program has been expanded and updated. Short animation-based lessons help AV designers who know how to design matrix switch-based systems learn everything they need to know to take full advantage of SDVoE, the only technology that […]

SDVoE Design Partner Training and Certification Program Expanded and Updated

Suttle Featuring Environmentally Friendly Packaging

MINNEAPOLIS, Sept. 10, 2019 — Suttle, a Communications Systems, Inc. company (NASDAQ-GM: JCS), will feature their brand new environmentally friendly packaging for select MediaMAX™ media panels at the 2019 CEDIA Expo in Denver, Colorado. Suttle is committed to saving its customers time and costs associated with larger media panel projects. The new packaging options will save up to 95% of […]

Suttle Featuring Environmentally Friendly Packaging

ENCO to Highlight Automated Captioning Innovations for Video and Radio at IBC2019

Southfield, MI, September 4, 2019 – ENCO will showcase the latest innovations in its award-winning enCaption4 automated captioning system at next week’s IBC2019 exhibition. Highlights will include brand-new capabilities for television broadcasters and video producers – including major advances in intelligent punctuation – alongside the European debut of tailored configurations that bring the platform’s powerful […]

ENCO to Highlight Automated Captioning Innovations for Video and Radio at IBC2019

The Ultimate in Power from Legacy Audio

CEDIA Booth 1147 Legacy Audio’s new i ·V 7 is the most powerful home theater amplifier to date. Featuring state of the art ICEedge® technology, the elegant seven channel amplifier approaches 80% efficiency while delivering 600 watts per channel into 8 ohms all seven channels driven. Such exceptional power is the product of very high […]

The Ultimate in Power from Legacy Audio

Metra Home Theater Group Unveils New HDMI Matrix Products at the 2019 CEDIA Expo

Metra Home Theater Group® (MHTG) will unveil their new HDMI® Matrix products at the 2019 CEDIA Expo. Two of the new HDBaseT HDMI Matrix products, the CS-44MHDBTS and CS-88MHDBTS, will provide integrators the opportunity to scale video content at different resolutions to different displays. Unlike traditional matrixes, these will not default to the lowest resolution […]

Metra Home Theater Group Unveils New HDMI Matrix Products at the 2019 CEDIA Expo

Metra Home Theater Group Introduces New Helios Retail AV Products at the 2019 CEDIA Expo

Metra Home Theater Group® (MHTG) is excited to introduce new Helios retail AV products at the 2019 CEDIA Expo. Helios offers high-quality retail AV products designed to provide reliable solutions for today’s 4K/HDR home theater systems and more. These convenient new products provide retailers and even custom integrators with an easy up-sell to complement new […]

Metra Home Theater Group Introduces New Helios Retail AV Products at the 2019 CEDIA Expo

Dirac Live Bass Management Makes Residential AV Market Debut at CEDIA 2019

UPPSALA, SWEDEN, August 21, 2019 — Swedish sound pioneer Dirac today announced the residential AV market debut of Dirac Live Bass Management, a unique room acoustics solution that optimizes a system’s subwoofers and speakers to deliver consistent, accurate bass throughout an entire room. The introduction was made at CEDIA 2019 at Dirac Booth #3235 in […]

Dirac Live Bass Management Makes Residential AV Market Debut  at CEDIA 2019

Kramer to bring AV excellence to InfoComm India Summit with series of sessions

Jerusalem, Israel, September 9, 2019 — Kramer Electronics will be sharing their considerable industry knowledge and expertise during a series of seminars and talk sessions at InfoComm India. Hosted in the Bombay Exhibition Centre, Mumbai, and running from September 18th-20th, InfoComm India has grown to be the key AV industry expo in the region as […]

Kramer to bring AV excellence to InfoComm India Summit with series of sessions

Zappiti Debuts One of AV Industry’s First ISF-Certified PRO 4K HDR Media Player at CEDIA EXPO 2019

DENVER, COLORADO (August 21, 2019) Zappiti, the award-winning brand and leading manufacturer of 4K media players is rolling out an innovative new high-end media player to the U.S. marketplace with the launch of its Pro 4K HDR Media Player during CEDIA Expo (booth 3255), in Denver, CO, September 11-14, 2019. Engineered to play digital content […]

Zappiti Debuts One of AV Industry’s First ISF-Certified PRO 4K HDR Media Player at CEDIA EXPO 2019

D-Tools Cloud Expands Feature Set, Adds Innovative New Capabilities – Change Orders, Intelligent Browser-based Line Connection Drawings, Visual Drag and Drop Quoting, and more

CONCORD, CA — September 9, 2019 — D-Tools, Inc., the worldwide leader in data-driven system integration software, today announced valuable new capabilities to its award-winning, D-Tools Cloud platform – a powerful, yet easy-to-use multi-OS, web-based SaaS solution accessible from any Mac, PC or tablet. Building on 20 years of experience in providing tools and resources […]

D-Tools Cloud Expands Feature Set, Adds Innovative New Capabilities – Change Orders, Intelligent Browser-based Line Connection Drawings, Visual Drag and Drop Quoting, and more

StreamGuys Turns Spotlight on Advanced Video Streaming Workflows at IBC2019

BAYSIDE, CALIFORNIA, September 5, 2019 – SaaS-based streaming and podcast solutions innovator StreamGuys will use the upcoming IBC2019 exhibition in Amsterdam to showcase its advanced video delivery capabilities including low-latency streaming, resilient backhaul and multi-destination origination for third-party networks and social media. The company will demonstrate its flexible and robust video streaming workflows in stand […]

StreamGuys Turns Spotlight on Advanced Video Streaming Workflows at IBC2019

Rayva Introduces The Alliance, Rayva Theaters Powered by Origin Acoustics, and Ways to ‘Think Differently’ About Tech in the Home During CEDIA Expo 2019

New York, NY (August 30, 2019) Rayva—maker of turnkey, repeatable, and profitable home theater and media room solutions—is inspiring home technology integrators and designers to Think Differently about rooms in the home and showing how easy it can be to capitalize on future opportunities during CEDIA Expo 2019, being held September 10-14 in Denver. As […]

Rayva Introduces The Alliance, Rayva Theaters Powered by Origin Acoustics, and Ways  to ‘Think Differently’ About Tech in the Home During CEDIA Expo 2019

Bang & Olufsen is strengthening its position in North American monobrand and custom integration channels

New York (September 9, 2019) — Luxury lifestyle brand Bang & Olufsen is pleased to announce several exciting developments in its North American organization, strengthening its position in the monobrand and custom integration channels. “Our strategy for the coming year is to grow our business in North America,” explains Ulrich Wohn, Managing Director of Bang […]

Bang & Olufsen is strengthening its position in North American monobrand and custom integration channels

MuxLab Unveils New HDMI Solutions that Integrate, Upscale and Extend 4K Content Anywhere

CEDIA BOOTH 1951 – While MuxLab is committed to providing integrators with the best variety of IP-based solutions that deliver 4K content around the home, this year’s CEDIA will see some alternative solutions for integrating 4K content in a seamless manner. Debuting at CEDIA this year is the MuxLab 8×8 HDBT Matrix PoE, 4K (model 500413). It […]

MuxLab Unveils New HDMI Solutions that Integrate,  Upscale and Extend 4K Content Anywhere

Origin Acoustics Debuts Commercial Loudspeaker Collection at CEDIA

CEDIA 2019, Denver, CO – September 7, 2019  Origin Acoustics, the leading manufacturer of architectural audio, is proud to present their complete commercial loudspeaker collection. After the amazing success of their of residential architectural loudspeakers, they’ve taken the same feature rich product ethos towards the commercial installation market. Three categories make up the collection, in-ceiling, […]

Origin Acoustics Debuts Commercial Loudspeaker Collection at CEDIA

AtlasIED and MiTek Help Residential Integrators Expand into Commercial Markets by Showcasing Innovative Audio Solutions During CEDIA Expo 2019

PHOENIX, AZ and DENVER, CO (Sept. 6, 2019) – MiTek, parent company of AtlasIED, announced today it will showcase for CEDIA Expo 2019 attendees a selection of AtlasIED’s audio solutions and systems that are well-suited for residential integrators who work in or want to expand into commercial settings. The powerful AtlasIED (and MiTek) lineup on […]

AtlasIED and MiTek Help Residential Integrators Expand into Commercial Markets by Showcasing Innovative Audio Solutions During CEDIA Expo 2019