Rants and rAVes — Episode 973: Watch This Live Video Demo of the New Monitors Anywhere MAWI Player

March 7, 2020

Gary was joined with Monitors Anywhere‘s Product Manager, Roy Tal, to demo the new Android-based MAWI player – MAWI literally lets you place video content, over a digital signage network, anywhere using an app-based system on ANY Android play.

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Rants and rAVes — Episode 972: Planar’s ISE 2020 Booth Was Packed; Here’s Why!

March 6, 2020

Not only did Planar launch the narrowest, shippable, pixel-pitch LED at ISE 2020 (How narrow? Listen to know) but, they also wow’d the attendees with its Look-Thru Displays. Listen to this ISE 2020 wrap-up podcast with Planar’s VP of product development, Steve Seminario. Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSS

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Rants and rAVes — Episode 970: Miss Seeing SMART Tech’s New Collaboration Boards at ISE? Well, Here’s a Real-Time Video Demo

March 5, 2020

Gary was joined on today’s videocast with SMART’s Manager, Enterprise Strategy, Frazer Couzens, who literally leads a real-time demo of the new SMART collaboration board lineup. And, he shows how you can use SMART’s free TeamWorks app to one-touch join a Zoom, WebEx or Microsoft Teams room from the same board! The SMART collaboration board lineup works in both Room-Based Meetings (RBMs) […]

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Rants and rAVes — Episode 969: Ever Wondered How Experiential Marketing, Entertainment or Amusement Park Venues Use AV?

March 3, 2020

rAVe founder, Gary Kayye, has always been a giant fan of immersive entertainment experiences – ride simulations at amusement parks, experiential retail venues and immersive movie theaters. And, he’s always wondered what it takes, from an AV perspective, to design and integrate them. So, he asked Barco‘s own Leander Werbrouck, to join him to talk all-about-immersive experiences. If […]

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Rants and rAVes — Episode 968: Crestron: from ISE, to Masters to Enterprise Connect – a Spring Podcast with Daniel Jackson

March 3, 2020

Crestron will be on the road for most of the spring demo’ing their new gear launched at ISE 2020 last month — except for the Innovation Concept center, though. So, what does Crestron have planned for Enterprise Connect, the Crestron Masters and where do they see the future of Cloud-AV? Listen to this podcast with Crestron’s Senior Director, Digital Workplace Products, Dan […]

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Rants and rAVes — Episode 967: The Intel Unite Post-ISE Podcast; Teacher Feature and Partnerships Dominate

March 3, 2020

Gary was joined by Intel Unite’s VP and General Manager, Jason Goecke, and Worldwide Director Intel Unite Sales & Technical Enablement, Dave Buchholz, to talk about their ISE presence, new Intel Unite 4.1 features and where they see the collaboration market heading. Intel Unite sits in a unique position as they integrate with any UCC platform or can reside on nearly any PC. […]

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Rants and rAVes — Episode 966: Did You Hear About the Lightware Taurus UCC System?

March 3, 2020

At ISE 2020, Lightware previewed an entirely new family of products called Taurus — designed to be UCC hub, of sorts, to accommodate both wired (all forms of USB) in a meeting room. Here’s a slide deck that explains it but, more importantly, Gary was joined by Lightware’s President, Jason Tirado, who explains the concept of Taurus, when […]

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Rants and rAVes — Episode 965: Holger Gräff and Gary Kayye Talk All-About ISE

February 28, 2020

In today’s Rants and rAVe’s podcast/videocast, Gary speaks to Vivitek‘s GM Holger Gräff about ISE 2020, attendance, technology and wireless sharing. Holger is bullish on 2020 and sees new tech as driving the year – regardless of the fears over a work-stoppage due to COVID-19 or competition. He has an interesting perspective on the ProAV market and this is worth […]

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Rants and rAVes — Episode 963: What Did Epson Launch at ISE 2020? Listen to This Post-ISE Podcast and Learn!

February 26, 2020

Epson hit the 52,000 ISE 2020 attendees at last week’s show in Amsterdam with its brightest projector, ever — a 30,000 lumen 3LCD. And, at the same time, launched ultra-short-throw lens that matches it! Gavin Downey, Epson’s Sr. Product Manager, joined Gary on today’s post-ISE podcast to talk the new Pro L30000 as well as the other surprise intros at […]

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Rants and rAVes — Episode 961: Watch How Easy It is to Switch from a Laptop Meeting to a Zoom Room Meeting in Real-Time

February 20, 2020

Gary was joined by Zoom Account Executive, Salomée Rodenburg, on today’s Rants and rAVe podcast for a live, real-time video demo of a feature that only Zoom has — the ability to switch, in mid-meeting, from a laptop-based meeting to a room-based meeting without disconnecting and reconnecting or without even logging in, again. Watch this! This […]

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Rants and rAVes — Episode 960: Peerless-AV Gets Three ISE 2020 Awards and Talks Booth Traffic

February 20, 2020

Gary was joined by Peerless-AV EMEA‘s Senior Business Development Manager, Tom Fenton, today to talk all about ISE 2020. His perspective on show attendance and which products were most popular are interesting as Peerless-AV’s one of those glue-companies that everyone uses. So, Listen! Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSS

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The Trade Show Minute — Episode 427: Ed Morgan of DisplayNote

February 14, 2020

Ed Morgan of DisplayNote joins the Trade Show Minute to talk about the company’s new collaboration software it debuted at ISE 2020 — Launcher 1.7. Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSS

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The Trade Show Minute — Episode 426: Jim Wickenhiser of SiliconCore Technology

February 14, 2020

Jim Wickenhiser of SiliconCore Technology stops by the Trade Show Minute to talk about the company’s sub-1-mm pixel pitch offerings. Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSS

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The Trade Show Minute — Episode 425: Nir Shomroni of Monitors AnyWhere

February 14, 2020

Nir Shomroni of Monitors AnyWhere joins the Trade Show Minute to talk about the company’s new innovations released at ISE 2020: MAWi Player and MAWi Platform. Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSS

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The Trade Show Minute — Episode 424: Kevin Hansen of Luxul

February 14, 2020

Kevin Hansen of Luxul stops by the Trade Show Minute to talk about what it’s showing at ISE 2020 — the ProWatch, which allows users to monitor and manage every device on a network to proactively respond to issues while avoiding truck rolls for simple system. Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSS

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The Trade Show Minute — Episode 423: Klaus Hofmeier of Userful

February 14, 2020

Klaus Hofmeier of Userful joins the Trade Show Minute to talk about the company’s three big announcements at ISE 2020 — and what these reveals mean for the next generation of smart corporations. Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSS

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The Trade Show Minute — Episode 422: Greg Quirk of Epiphan Video

February 14, 2020

Greg Quirk of Epiphan Video joins the Trade Show Minute to talk about LiveScrypt, the company’s real-time transcription appliance. Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSS

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The Trade Show Minute — Episode 421: Darren Farrell of OMMA Sign

February 13, 2020

Darren Farrell of OMMA Sign stops by the Trade Show Minute to talk about the fairly new company’s market strategy, and what it’s showing at ISE 2020. Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSS

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The Trade Show Minute — Episode 420: Manny Hernandez of KanexPro

February 13, 2020

Manny Hernandez of KanexPro joins the Trade Show Minute to discuss the company’s new AV matrix solution — powered by SDVoE. Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSS

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The Trade Show Minute — Episode 419: Jad El-Hage of StarLeaf

February 13, 2020

Jad El-Hage of StarLeaf joins the Trade Show Minute to talk about three new products/solutions the company is debuting at ISE 2020. Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSS

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The Trade Show Minute — Episode 418: Shane Hartigan of Integrated Media Solutions

February 13, 2020

Shane Hartigan of Integrated Media Solutions stops by the Trade Show Minute to talk about the culture of work — and how workspaces will continue to change in the future, so conferencing systems need to change with them. Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSS

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The Trade Show Minute — Episode 417: David Zrihen of Vivitek

February 13, 2020

David Zrihen of Vivitek drops by the Trade Show Minute to talk about the NovoConnect ecosystem. Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSS

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The Trade Show Minute — Episode 416: Gerald Willis of Nuvo

February 13, 2020

Gerald Willis of Nuvo stops by the Trade Show Minute to talk about whole-house audio and the experience the company is providing to its stand visitors at ISE 2020. Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSS

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The Trade Show Minute — Episode 415: James Rempel of Nureva

February 13, 2020

James Rempel of Nureva, Inc. joins the Trade Show Minute to talk about the new product the company is showing at ISE 2020 — the HDL200. Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSS

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The Trade Show Minute — Episode 414: Pat Kittredge of Middle Atlantic

February 13, 2020

Pat Kittredge of Middle Atlantic stops by the Trade Show Minute to talk about the company’s toolless rack options and other offerings it’s showing at ISE 2020. Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSS

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The Trade Show Minute — Episode 413: Paul Vander Plaetse of VuWall

February 13, 2020

Paul Vander Plaetse of VuWall joins the Trade Show Minute to discuss its ecosystem of products and their interoperability — he also mentions what else the company has in store for ISE 2020. Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSS

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The Trade Show Minute — Episode 412: Alesia Hendley

February 13, 2020

Alesia Hendley, aka The Smooth Factor, joins Steph Beckett on the Trade Show Minute to talk about the latest trends on the ISE show floor, the show’s move to Barcelona next year, and discusses her favorite part of every trade show — making connections with others. Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSS

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The Trade Show Minute — Episode 411: Martin Payne of Mersive Technologies

February 13, 2020

Martin Payne of Mersive Technologies stops by the Trade Show Minute to talk about the unified meeting experience and the company’s other offerings at ISE 2020. Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSS

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The Trade Show Minute — Episode 410: Mark Rushton of VITEC

February 13, 2020

Mark Rushton of VITEC joins the Trade Show Minute to talk about the company’s new digital signage platform and the company’s other offerings at ISE 2020. Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSS

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The Trade Show Minute — Episode 409: Brent Tremblay of IDK Corporation

February 13, 2020

Brent Tremblay of IDK Corporation joins the Trade Show Minute to talk about the company’s new 10G AV-over-IP solution, and other products it’s showing at ISE 2020. Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSS

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The Trade Show Minute — Episode 408: Jon Sidwick of Maverick AV Solutions

February 12, 2020

Jon Sidwick of Maverick AV Solutions joins the Trade Show Minute to discuss the company’s tiki bar stand at ISE 2020 — plus its new “Join, Bring, Select” offering to help integrators engage with customers. Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSS

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The Trade Show Minute — Episode 407: Bob Farahar of Stem Audio

February 12, 2020

Bob Farahar of Stem Audio joins the Trade Show Minute to talk about the company’s products shown at its partners’ stands at ISE 2020 — and its other plans for the trade show. Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSS

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