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 and rAVes — Episode 415: What Does Extron’s Purchase of Entwine Mean?

In today’s podcast, Gary gives his opinion on the impact of Extron’s purchase of Entwine. He believes that the lecture capture market could go from niche to mainstream corporate AV. Listen to hear why. Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSS

Rants and rAVes — Episode 415: What Does Extron’s Purchase of Entwine Mean?

Rants and rAVes — Episode 414: AVFI’s SMART kapp Mobile Cart

There’s a dedicated mobile cart for the new SMART Kapp 84. Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSS

Rants and rAVes — Episode 414: AVFI’s SMART kapp Mobile Cart

Rants and rAVes — Episode 413: Which Consumer TV is Best for Pro Applications?

Whether you want to admit it or not, you have used a consumer TV in a commercial application a time or two. So, which is the best of the consumer options to use? Listen to my podcast and I’ll tell you! Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSS

Rants and rAVes — Episode 413: Which Consumer TV is Best for Pro Applications?

Rants and rAVes — Episode 412: The Truth About Sharp

There’s been a lot of talk recently about what happened with Sharp and their divesture from the consumer TV business. Is commercial AV affected? Listen to my podcast. Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSS

Rants and rAVes — Episode 412: The Truth About Sharp

Rants and rAVes — Episode 411: Extron’s Collaborative Control System

Today, Extron debuted a totally new control interface that looks like phone! Listen to my podcast and you’ll understand why. Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSS

Rants and rAVes — Episode 411: Extron’s Collaborative Control System

Rants and rAVes — Episode 410: Extron’s New AV to USB Box

Extron just launched a box that system integrators will love as it incentivizes you to specify consumer-based or cloud-based videoconferencing systems in commercial applications. Have you ever considered integrating Skype or Skype for Business in the meeting room? With the MP 200 from Extron, you should now. Listen to my podcast today and I’ll tell […]

Rants and rAVes — Episode 410: Extron’s New AV to USB Box

Rants and rAVes — Episode 409: The Inside Story on Harman’s Reorganization That Led to AMX’s CEO Resigning

I talked to a few AMX employees yesterday and got the inside scoop on the details of the reorganization Harman announced and debuted to everyone, inside the company, on Monday. Although the big news, on the surface, appears to be the CEOs resignation, the details of their future plans are the meat of the story. […]

Rants and rAVes — Episode 409: The Inside Story on Harman’s Reorganization That Led to AMX’s CEO Resigning

Rants and rAVes — Episode 408: The Best of InfoComm 2015 Awards

The Best of InfoComm 2015 Awards are out!  Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSS

Rants and rAVes — Episode 408: The Best of InfoComm 2015 Awards

Rants and rAVes — Episode 407: Max’s Latest Sales Lesson

Is sympathy a sign of weakness in sales? Can being too sympathetic keep you from selling something? These are the kinds of questions that are addressed in a blog I talk about in today’s podcast. Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSS

Rants and rAVes — Episode 407: Max’s Latest Sales Lesson

Rants and rAVes — Episode 406: CEDIA Returns to Dallas

Have you registered yet for the CEDIA Expo?  Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSS

Rants and rAVes — Episode 406:  CEDIA Returns to Dallas

Rants and rAVes — Episode 405: Extron’s Control

I think it’s obvious to everyone that Extron is moving into the programmable control system market. And their most recent addition of a 15-inch touch panel is proof that they are focused on control. What do you think? Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSS

Rants and rAVes — Episode 405:  Extron’s Control

Rants and rAVes — Episode 404: The Accidental Impact

Today’s podcast is all about the impact that different people, at random times, have had on Gary. He wonders if you have had the same experiences in your life too? Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSS

Rants and rAVes — Episode 404: The Accidental Impact

Rants and rAVes — Episode 403: The Projector Problem in Meeting Rooms

Gary ponders a question that probably many of you have thought about: When do you put in a flat panel monitor instead of a projector? Is it a simple formula? Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSS

Rants and rAVes — Episode 403: The Projector Problem in Meeting Rooms

Rants and rAVes — Episode 402: The Women of InfoComm

Are you a member yet? Listen to this podcast because if you’re a woman in our industry, you should be. Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSS

Rants and rAVes — Episode 402: The Women of InfoComm

Rants and rAVes — Episode 401: The 4K Problem

Listen to this podcast you understand what the problems are today with 4K! Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSS

Rants and rAVes — Episode 401: The 4K Problem

Rants and rAVes — Episode 400: The Top 10 From InfoComm?

Do you agree with Corey Moss’s top 10 Disruptive products from InfoComm 2015? Creating the Impact at InfoComm 2015: My Disruptive Top 10 Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSS

Rants and rAVes — Episode 400: The Top 10 From InfoComm?

Rants and rAVes — Episode 399: Do You Sell to the Military?

If you sell AV equipment to the military listen to this podcast because we have an article on our website that can help you out. Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSS

Rants and rAVes — Episode 399: Do You Sell to the Military?

Rants and rAVes — Episode 398: Gary’s Top Three Most Impressive Products at InfoComm 2015

This podcast contains the top three things that Gary saw at InfoComm. It was hard to pick out three things because there are about 20 or so that impressed him but he’s narrowed it down. Listen and then watch the videos and see what you think and if you agree. InfoComm 2015: Nureva Demonstrates Span […]

Rants and rAVes — Episode 398: Gary’s Top Three Most Impressive Products at InfoComm 2015

Rants and rAVes — Episode 397: InfoComm 2015 MicroSite Overview

We did a lot at this year’s InfoComm  Show – in fact, it was a record for our company. I would love for you to listen to this podcast so you find out everything we did and what went on at the show! Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSS

Rants and rAVes — Episode 397: InfoComm 2015 MicroSite Overview

Rants and rAVes — Episode 396: InfoComm 2015 Special Podcast: Lyle Bunn

Gary Kayye sits down on the last day of InfoComm 2015 to talk with digital signage expert Lyle Bunn. On this podcast they discuss the current state of the digital signage market and its future. Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSS

Rants and rAVes — Episode 396: InfoComm 2015 Special Podcast: Lyle Bunn

Rants and rAVes — Episode 395: InfoComm 2015 Special Podcast: LG

Today Gary talks the new LG Clover Video Wall, a 1.8mm bezel wall — the world’s thinnest! Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSS

Rants and rAVes — Episode 395: InfoComm 2015 Special Podcast: LG

Rants and rAVes — Episode 394: InfoComm 2015 Special Podcast: Sennheiser MobileConnect

Today Gary talks about the Sennheiser MobileConnect. The mobile app from Sennheiser makes live audio streaming, audio description and assistive listening possible practically everywhere. Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSS

Rants and rAVes — Episode 394: InfoComm 2015 Special Podcast: Sennheiser MobileConnect

Rants and rAVes — Episode 393: InfoComm 2015 Special Podcast: Gary and Joel Talk Day Two

Joel Rollins sits down with Gary Kayye on day two of the 2015 InfoComm show. They discuss must-see products and booths you should visit at the show. Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSS

Rants and rAVes — Episode 393: InfoComm 2015 Special Podcast: Gary and Joel Talk Day Two

Rants and rAVes — Episode 392: InfoComm 2015 Special Podcast: Nureva Span WM210i

Gary recaps day one of InfoComm 2015, a must-see booth. In this podcast, Gary discusses the Nureva Span WM210i an ideation system transforming any large wall into a feature-rich virtual workspace! Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSS

Rants and rAVes — Episode 392: InfoComm 2015 Special Podcast: Nureva Span WM210i

Rants and rAVes — Episode 391: InfoComm 2015 Special Podcast: AMX Buys SVSi

AMX surprised everyone on day-12 of InfoComm by announcing they purchased SVSi — a company known for putting video, audio and control over ethernet (10 Gig). Here’s Gary’s take. Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSS

Rants and rAVes — Episode 391: InfoComm 2015 Special Podcast: AMX Buys SVSi

InfoComm 2015 Special Videocast: Prysm Debuts Synthesis 2.0 and 65 Core on rAVe RADIO

At InfoComm, Prysm will be launching into a totally new market category as the company brings its unique display technology to the smaller meeting room with a new system called 65 Core using Synthesis 2.0. Using the same technology and features as its larger room-filling Cascade systems, the new 65 Core is a 65” display @ 1080p with […]

InfoComm 2015 Special Videocast: Prysm Debuts Synthesis 2.0 and 65 Core on rAVe RADIO

InfoComm 2015 Special Videocast: Anchor Audio Debuts BigFoot on rAVe RADIO

You will be the first to see the new Anchor Audio Bigfoot when you watch my videocast with Anchor Audio Director of Marketing Emily Golding. She tell us all about the specs — it’s loud enough to fill a high school football stadium with portable, wireless sound — and it’s housed in an ABS waterproof enclosure. […]

InfoComm 2015 Special Videocast: Anchor Audio Debuts BigFoot on rAVe RADIO

InfoComm 2015 Special Videocast: Sony’s Z-Phosphor is Z-Mazing!

I asked Sander Phipps, Sony’s senior product manager for professional display systems, to join me on my (Almost) Daily Rants and rAVe’s to talk about Sony’s new Z-Phosphor projectors launching at InfoComm. These are part of the fifth generation laser-phosphor projectors from Sony and include better colorimetry, uniformity, a 20K hour light source (blue laser) and 6K-lumen […]

InfoComm 2015 Special Videocast: Sony’s Z-Phosphor is Z-Mazing!

Infocomm 2015 Special Videocast: Medialon’s Overture in Detail

Medialon’s director of sales, Eric Cantrell, joined Gary today and actually demonstrated their brand new IP-based control system called Overture. It’s the best network-based control system on the market right now and it is worth seeing a full demo at InfoComm 2015. In the meantime, check out this videocast. Medialon is at InfoComm in booth […]

Infocomm 2015 Special Videocast: Medialon’s Overture in Detail

InfoComm 2015 Special Videocast: BrightSign’s CEO Talks Partnerships and HTML5

InfoComm 2015 will be big for BrightSign as they will not only make their entire booth a demo for all the applications that BrightSign covers, but they will also be debuting HTML5 improvements as well as new partnerships. But the biggest announcement is about how BrightSign is changing its CMS — watch this videocast to […]

InfoComm 2015 Special Videocast: BrightSign’s CEO Talks Partnerships and HTML5

Rants and rAVes — Episode 390: InfoComm 2015 Special Podcast: Prysm’s Dana Corey Talks Cascade Expansion at InfoComm

At InfoComm, Prysm will debut Synthesis 2.0 — part of its Cascade collaborative video wall system in booth #2567. On today’s podcast, Prysm VP of Global Sales Dana Corey talks about Synthesis 2.0, as well as the rest of the company’s InfoComm 2015 plans. Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSS

Rants and rAVes — Episode 390: InfoComm 2015 Special Podcast: Prysm’s Dana Corey Talks Cascade Expansion at InfoComm

InfoComm 2015 Special Videocast: QSC’s Core 110f Launches on rAVe RADIO

One of the hottest new products at InfoComm will definitely be QSC Audio’s Core 110f. Don’t believe us? Watch this videocast to see the debut of this product up close on rAVe RADIO with QSC’s Install DSP Product Manager TJ Adams. TJ demos the product on the video, offering an in-depth look at the I/O’s […]

InfoComm 2015 Special Videocast: QSC’s Core 110f Launches on rAVe RADIO