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Digital Projection just launched a 12,000-lumen laser projector that it will officially debut at the ISE 2014 show next month in Amsterdam. This is the brightest laser projector so far. Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSS

Chris Lyons of Shure talks to AV Insider host Johnny Mota about pro audio, headphones, wireless audio and all the microphones that Shure makes for integrators’ needs. They make products for audiophiles, DJs, pro AV applications, musicians, podcasts, broadcasting, etc. All this and more on this episode of AV Insider. Podcast: Play in new window […]

In today’s podcast, Gary talks about how you can follow along with pre-show news from the Integrated Systems Europe show in Amsterdam next month month as well as see our live coverage of ISE 2014. Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSS

It may be the first full week of the brand-new year, but 100,000 or so people are in Vegas at the annual Consumer Electronics Show and we are covering the the products from the show that will impact the HomeAV and ProAV markets. Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSS

David and Steven Mota talk with Johnny about the most popular tech installed in homes this year, as well as CES for integrators. They also cover DIY home automation gadgets for the consumer. All this and more on this episode of AV Insider. Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSS

Rick Murphy of IntegrationPros.org talks with Johnny about this tight-knit organization (forum) of integrators and a new project he’s about to embark on: He is about to tour the U.S. to visit manufacturers in AV industry and in order to tell the made-in-America story for our fellow integrators. All this and more on this episode […]

Following this week’s AV news, Joel asks Gary Kayye to join him in wrapping up the AV news for the year, and in taking a brief look ahead at what’s in store for 2014. Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSS

This year, like last year, we put together a year in review video. 2013 was an exciting year for the audiovisual industry and we take a look back through this three minute video! Check out the video here!  Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSS

In today’s Rants and rAVe’s, Gary talks about how Christie shrinks the space between MicroTiles to create even thinner seams, as well as the upcoming AOpen Forum in Europe, held just before ISE 2014, which he has been asked to host. Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSS

The DS market can be intimidating for a newbie, but a new column by Jeff Hastings will help you navigate it. Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSS

Mersive is targeting Crestron and Barco directly with her new campaign; but I believe that they’re making a mistake. Listen why…   Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSS

Most people would agree that Crestron and Extron dominate the room control market. Well, both launched new cable management systems yesterday! Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSS

We have over 20 bloggers in our BlogSquad who blog regularly and are hoping to help you and your business! Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSS

Adding an AppleTV to a room isn’t as easy as it should be. Yet, you’ll need to know how to do it as BYOD is coming fast! Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSS

The Week wraps up 2013 with the news from the industry — both from 2013, and from 178 years ago with a special segment where Joel gets to pay tribute to two great heroes of technology and culture at once, in a news item where their paths crossed and they changed our industry together. Along the way, […]

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

Is this really a surprise to anyone? Some companies are ahead of others; take a listen. Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSS

It’s no secret the HomeAV industry has suffered more than any segment of audiovisual technology in the last five years. We noticed about 25% of the products that were exhibited at CEDIA this year were actually ProAV products. But gaming could save HomeAV. 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: […]

A great show this week as we talk with Nelson Baumgratz as he prepares to teach at the InfoComm show in Colombia. We talk about the show, education and the state of the AV community in Latin America today. But first, the news… Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSS

Rich Jackson, a 43 year audio vet, speaks with Johnny about the rise and return of HiFi’s full circle reappearance. We cover Analog audio, digital audio, compressed audio, and the importance of educating others about HiFi. All this and more on this episode of AV Insider. Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSS

In this podcast, I explain what was changed about our website to make it easier to find the most popular stories being read on our site each day.   Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSS

We just issued our Best of CEDIA awards and I’d love for you to check them out here (https://www.ravepubs.com/2013-best-cedia-awards/) and let us know what you think. I also had an interesting observation at CEDIA Expo that I think you ought to know about. Listen and see if you agree. Podcast: Play in new window | […]

rAVe founder Gary Kayye had a chance to record a video call with both Ashley Flaska, VP of marketing for NEC, and Sam Taylor, executive VP for Almo Pro A/V today. Check out the video chat! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ONeDzr0CR14

We posted a story on our website today about how the SmartPhone market is now larger than the entire consumer electronics market. But is the SmartPhone market doing that much better or is the consumer electronics market actually imploding? Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSS

Last week, Joel spoke with Infocomm’s Terry Friesenborg about what it was like to stage an AV tradeshow in the Middle East/Africa market. Today, we speak with Neil Willis about what it was like to exhibit, and the technical and cultural differences involved in getting started doing business in the Middle East. Podcast: Play in […]

In a market once dominated by one company, SMART, now there are dozens of players to make interactive whiteboard technology. Listen to hear my take on how I think SMART can save their market for the future and let me know what you think? Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSS

Joel covers the news, and then has a talk with Infocomm’s Terry Friesenborg, who is at Infocomm Middle East and Africa show in Dubai, about the show, the market, and the growth of AV worldwide. Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSS

Frank Sterns, vice president of custom installation/integration at Sony, speaks with Johnny about Sony’s new high-res audio player, DAC, speakers and custom lines for integrators. They also talk about how Sony is unique in that it has a movie studio, music label, 4K cameras to record all that media, a 4K TV, projector and a […]

I caught up with Barco at the Almo ProAV E4 AV Tour Friday in Irvine and I interviewed Neil Wittering and Peter Pauwels about their plans for the new projector line. It includes hints about future strategy and details about their modular, upgradable design that accommodates both built-in ClickShare connectivity and HDBaseT signal routing. Podcast: Play in […]