Gary’s Rants & rAVes

Listen to Gary Kayye’s exclusive podcast – Rants & rAVes. Every episode, Gary talks with some of the biggest names in the AV industry and covers all the latest trends. Tune in, #AVTweeps!

Rants & rAVes — Episode 1271: Here’s Why You Should Attend the Fall E4 Experiences

September 12, 2023

I was joined by Exertis Almo’s vice president of marketing & communication, Melody Craigmyle, to talk about all the new opportunities for attendees during the fall E4 Experiences — coming to Teaneck, New Jersey, and Phoenix, Arizona (September and October), respectively. In addition to my all-new keynote — “8 COOL NEW PRODUCTS AND 5 NEW […]

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Rants & rAVes — Episode 1270: Where LG is Leading in ProAV and Why

September 6, 2023

It’s right about the time that LG became LG — from Lucky Goldstar — to differentiating itself from every other display company in the world. It all started with a curved LCD panel and exploded from there. Now LG leads in OLED, Transparent OLED, Touch OLED and all-in-one LED, impacting nearly every display technology globally. […]

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Rants & rAVes — Episode 1269: Planar Returns to CEDIA Expo With 1.2mm Outdoor LED, New Fine-Pitch LEDs, 1.35:1 LCD and More!

August 31, 2023

Planar never disappoints at CEDIA Expo — the company consistently has one of the most popular booths on the show floor. Now that CEDIA Expo is co-located with Commercial Integrator Expo, Planar’s booth (1501) will be packed with people interested in all sorts of high-end residential and even “resimercial” applications. One of the most exciting […]

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Rants & rAVes — Episode 1268: Calling All Salespeople in ProAV — TD SYNNEX’s InVision Symposium Is for You!

August 30, 2023

On the latest episode of Rants & rAVes (shout-out to Gary Kayye for letting me take over his podcast again!), I chat with Tommy Plumer of TD SYNNEX all about the distributor’s upcoming event: InVision Symposium. From Sept. 12-14 in Charlotte, North Carolina, InVision aims to connect you with its community of partners, vendors, thought […]

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Rants & rAVes — Episode 1267: The Highest Rated E4 Keynote — Ever — Is Finally Available as a CTS-Accredited Webinar

August 28, 2023

On Wednesday, Sept. 27, Gary Kayye — thanks to Avocor — will bring his workplace keynote session to the Exertis Almo webinar series at 2 p.m. EDT. So, if you want AVIXA CTS credits or want to know how to integrate better tech into workspaces to make people want to come back to work, register […]

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Rants & rAVes — Episode 1266: You Need to Check Out Savant Energy Systems at CEDIA Expo; Here’s Why …

August 25, 2023

On the latest episode of Rants & rAVes, Gary invited Savant Systems President J.C Murphy to talk about the value of adding Savant Power Systems to your CEDIA Expo 2023 lineup. In fact, at this year’s show, Savant will show the new Savant Power Storage 20, including a scalable inverter and LFP battery system that […]

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Rants & rAVes — Episode 1265: The September TD SYNNEX InVision Symposium is Aimed at Making Salespeople Better Salespeople

August 23, 2023

With a focus on education, TD SYNNEX’ all-new Invision Symposium will empower salespeople with the tools to drive success. TD SYNNEX SVP Vendor Management Sandi Stambaugh joins Gary to talk about the 3-day event held in Charlotte Sept. 12-14, and Gary’s keynote about how we, as AV professionals, need to build better experiences using AV […]

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Rants & rAVes — Episode 1264: If You’re Not Selling Drones Yet, You Will Soon!

August 22, 2023

Autel Robotics’ director of business development, Joseph Scaperrotta, joined me on my latest Rants & rAVes episode to detail why now is the perfect time to sell drones. Every emergency services organization is buying and onboarding drones, and every division of the entire public safety market is too. You can sell them too via Autel’s […]

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Rants & rAVes — Episode 1263: NETGEAR Details CEDIA Expo CIX 2023 Plans

August 10, 2023

On my latest episode of Rants & rAVes, NETGEAR’s director of product marketing, John Henkel, joins not only to detail what you can expect in its booth (#3547) at the upcoming CEDIA Expo and CIX show but also to offer information on educational classes for you to learn more. Register for the classes here and […]

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Rants & rAVes — Episode 1262: Here’s Everything You Can Expect from AtlasIED at Commercial Integrator Expo, CEDIA Expo 2023

August 8, 2023

Gary was joined by AtlasIED’s VP of sales, Michael Peveler, to talk about its (literally) award-winning AS Series and new Atlas + FYNE partnership. Atlas is well-propositioned to grow in both the high-end residential and commercial AV markets — especially in hospitality — thanks to both product lines. So, watch this interview with Michael — […]

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Rants & rAVes — Episode 1261: TD SYNNEX Can Help You Leverage the Power of Security — Learn How!

July 31, 2023

From industry training and engineered solutions to augmenting partners’ installation capabilities and evolving with the changing market, TD SYNNEX takes a multiprong approach to helping its security partners succeed. Jessica McDowell, senior vice president, security and networking at TD SYNNEX, chats with Gary Kayye on a new episode of Rants & rAVes about the latest […]

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Rants & rAVes — Episode 1260: MAXHUB Uses Gary’s Videocast to Debut Microsoft Teams Room Kits!

July 27, 2023

MAXHUB’s business development manager, Alan Nicholls, joins my Rants & rAVes videocast for the worldwide debut of the company’s first Microsoft Teams Rooms kitted solutions. Pricing is extremely aggressive — so watch to see (and hear) all about them!  Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSS

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Rants & rAVes — Episode 1259: Sennheiser Debuted Two New Products at IC23 — Check Them Out!

July 19, 2023

It’s another post-InfoComm-2023 videocast! This time, my guest is Sennheiser’s David Missall, insights manager consultants & manager technical application engineer. David shows a the company’s newest products — the TeamConnect Bar Solutions and its new TeamConnect Ceiling Medium mic array. With the two models of the TeamConnect Bar, Sennheiser enters the video camera market. And […]

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Rants & rAVes — Episode 1258: Hall Technologies Used InfoComm 2023 to Launch Its New Line of IFPs — Here Are the Details

July 14, 2023

Hal Truax, VP of sales and marketing for Hall Technologies, joins me on this Rants & rAVes takeover episode to talk about everything the company accomplished at InfoComm 2023. It was a big show for Hall; it debuted its Hall Vision line of interactive flat panels and introduced a brand new ecosystem called Nexus Connect. […]

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Rants & rAVes — Episode Episode 1257: Visix Choros for Space Booking Launched at InfoComm 2023 — Here’s What You Need to Know

July 12, 2023

On the latest post-InfoComm-2023 episode of Rants & rAVes, Visix CEO and President Sean Matthews joins me to debut its Choros AR-Based Space Booking App. It truly revolutionizes not just meeting spaces but all spaces with virtual and AR signage capabilities. It also offers a complete booking app integrated right into the platform — watch! […]

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Rants & rAVes — Episode 1256: Here’s What DTEN Debuted at InfoComm and Why the Company Won Two Awards

July 10, 2023

DTEN has spent the last year or so adding Microsoft Teams Certification to its UCC product line after years of being Zoom-Certified. But the company didn’t just add MS Teams as a feature. Instead, it’s building entire product lines around the platform — and winning awards in the process. This InfoComm 2023 wrap-up videocast with […]

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Rants & rAVes — Episode 1255: Sony = Esports; Here’s Why!

July 7, 2023

It’s unlikely that any esports venue has ever existed without a little bit (or a lot) of Sony gear. From cameras to LEDs and everything in between, Sony has it and has likely raised an entire generation of players via its PlayStation console gaming systems. Sony’s Rich Ventura joins me to talk about esports and […]

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Rants & rAVes — Episode 1254: This Is How You Build a 27-Person Zoom Room!

July 5, 2023

According to Zoom, the average size of a Zoom Room suits 4.2 people. We’re not sure what the 0.2 person is like or if they are a remote user or a data point, but one thing we are sure of is that a 27-person Zoom Room is highly unusual. So, how does it work and […]

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Rants & rAVes — Episode 1253: Did You Know That Panasonic Has a Complete UCC Ecosystem of Products?

June 29, 2023

Panasonic Connect’s director of ProAV Solutions & connected ecosystems, Petro Shimonishi, joins me on my latest episode of Rants & rAVes to take an in-depth look at its new UCC ecosystem, including mic arrays, auto- and AI-tracking PTZ cameras, DSPs, wireless presenting, facial recognition and new displays designed for UCC applications. In fact, the company […]

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Rants & rAVes — Episode 1252: TD SYNNEX Is Laser Focused on Helping Integrators With Future Tech — Including AR, VR and AI

June 23, 2023

Advances like AI, AR/VR headsets and a rapid transformation of hybrid workplaces are putting TD SYNNEX at the very center of the IT ecosystem as the company delivers end-to-end solutions from edge to data centers to the cloud. Lisa McGarvey, vice president, solutions, verticals, and alliances at TD SYNNEX, discusses ways the company is capitalizing […]

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Rants & rAVes — Episode 1251: It’s Time to Convert Clients from CapEx to OpEx and TD SYNNEX Wants to Help

June 21, 2023

My latest Rants & rAVes episode features TD SYNNEX senior vice president, TJ Trojan, to talk not only about his InfoComm 2023 impressions but also about the trend toward AVaaS and how integrators can benefit from converting clients from CapEx to OpEx. This is a great one-on-one discussion between 20+-year friends and you get to […]

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Rants & rAVes — Episode 1250: Want to Know the Difference Between the Shure MXA902 and the MXA920? Watch This!

June 9, 2023

Today’s Rants & rAVes features Shure’s MXA product manager, Evan Groom, who does a great job detailing the features of the new MXA902 as well as explaining when to use the MXA902 versus the MXA920 Ceiling Array Microphones. Both will be on display at booth #3842 at InfoComm 2023 — but you should definitely watch […]

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Rants & rAVes — Episode 1249: You’re Using Barco’s ClickShare; Why Not Use XMS Cloud Too?

June 9, 2023

Barco’s ClickShare has become a ubiquitous UCC product — having won yet another rAVe Reader’s Choice Award, but did you know that Barco has an entire IT-based management platform for ClickShare that’s entirely cloud-based? Dubbed XMS Cloud, the company just improved it with a new update, and it’s designed to give IT professionals device control, […]

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Rants & rAVes — Episode 1248: Canon Will Focus on Live, Corporate Production Applications of Its Cameras at InfoComm 2023

June 8, 2023

The latest episode of Rants & rAVes features Canon’s Len Musmeci, a pro market strategy advisor, to talk about what the company will show in booth #2543 at InfoComm 2023. Canon has decided to focus on streaming and live production solutions for IC23 and will take the opportunity to demo its new AI- and gesture-based […]

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Rants & rAVes — Episode 1247: Sony Will Show Virtual Production at InfoComm 2023, Along with 16 New BRAVIA Displays and Much More

June 8, 2023

My next pre-InfoComm-2023 videocast features Sony’s director of B2B sales and marketing, Mark Bonofacio, who details everything you can expect in its booth next week. In addition to 16 new BRAVIA displays — in three new product lines — Sony has decided to focus its in-booth virtual (XR) production set on corporate and live event […]

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Rants & rAVes — Episode 1246: SpinetiX Wants to Help AV Integrators Make Recurring Revenue on Digital Signage — Here’s How

June 8, 2023

My next pre-InfoComm-2023 videocast features SpinetiX CEO, Francesco Ziliani, to talk how moving clients from a CapEx to OpEx model when investing in an AV or digital signage system. Primarily, says Ziliani, is the relationship value you get from providing AVaaS. Also, it gives you the ability to add on features later, too — Ziliani […]

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Rants & rAVes — Episode 1245: Here’s a Live Demo of What Audio-Technica is Showing at InfoComm 2023; If You’re in UCC, You’ll love This!

June 8, 2023

My latest pre-InfoComm-2023 videocast features Audio-Technica’s Mark Donovan, applications engineering manager. To do a real-time, live demo of both products being highlighted in booth #3554 at InfoComm 2023. First, you see and hear the Audio-Technica Engineered Sound Wireless system including Mark switching between each of the four transmitters (mics) in real-time. Then, Mark switches to […]

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Rants & rAVes — Episode 1244: CrimsonAV Will Focus on QSR Kiosks, LED Mounting Solutions and Personalized Service at InfoComm 2023

June 8, 2023

On my latest pre-InfoComm-2023 videocast, CrimsonAV’s Will Bear, vice president of sales and marketing, joins me. Bear first details the company’s strategy and differentiation in the mounting business. We also talk about how CrimsonAV will be in booth 1674 at InfoComm, and will demo new QSR mounting and kiosk solutions — indoor and outdoor — […]

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Rants & rAVes — Episode 1243: PPDS (aka: Philips) Will Focus on People, Products and Performance at InfoComm 2023

June 8, 2023

Today’s pre-InfoComm-2023 videocast features PPDS‘ (aka: Philips Digital Signage) commercial vice president of North America, Nick Begleries, and Jack Boyczuk, global business manager. PPDS is on a roll after hiring some well-known talent from some other display brands — the company also recently introduced some unique products to the ProAV market, including the Tableaux (a […]

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Rants & rAVes — Episode 1242: Here’s What Planar Has Planned for InfoComm 2023

June 8, 2023

My latest Rants & rAVes episode features Planar’s vice president of product marketing, Steve Seminario, and he detailed the four highlights of its booth (#2243) at InfoComm 2023. It’s all about LED, mostly, and an all-new series, debuting at IC23, dubbed the Planar DirectLight Pro Series. But, we’ll also see outdoor LEDs, ultra-fine-pitch 0.6mm LEDs, […]

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Rants & rAVes — Episode 1241: Lenovo Will Use InfoComm 2023 to Detail Its UCC Strategy Starting With the New ThinkSmart View Plus

June 8, 2023

On my latest pre-InfoComm-2023 videocast, I invited Lenovo’s director of portfolio product management within Smart Collaboration, Chris Mantin, to talk UCC. Lenovo has a complete family of solutions, including the new all-in-one ThinkSmart View Plus, aimed at huddle spaces, at-home and hot-desking applications; the ThinkSmart Core Kit, an all-in-one meeting room kit inclusive of compute, […]

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Rants & rAVes — Episode 1239: Here Are 2 Sessions You Don’t Want to Miss at InfoComm 2023

June 7, 2023

Two #GALSNGEAR joined me on this pre-InfoComm-2023 videocast today, Amy DeLouise, creative director at DeLouise Enterprises and founder of #GALSNGEAR and Danilda Martinez, director of programs & outreach, #GALSNGEAR. What’s #GALSNGEAR — well, watch this and you’ll not only learn all about the group but how to help, too. Both of them are leading educational […]

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