On Day Three of CEDIA Expo/CIX, I give you some final show floor thoughts, an exclusive tour of the Leon booth and a very special show floor tour from Gary Kayye. Enjoy! 

Welcome to Day Two of CEDIA Expo and CIX! Steph Beckett speaks to a few guests to give you some insight on the shows and offers you another look at the show floor! 

In today’s special trade show edition of rAVe [TV], I give you a preview of what to expect at CEDIA Expo/CIX 2024. From a few of the products I’ve gotten to see so far to an interview with one of my favorite #AVtweeps, Jabra’s Sharath Abraham (who is here at this show as an attendee! […]

Catch a sneak peek of the show floor and follow me around as I try to get an early glimpse of show-floor technology and try not to get run over by a forklift! 

  This week’s episode starts out with an on-site interview at CEDIA Expo in Denver between Steph and CIX/CEDIA Expo Exec Jason McGraw. Then Gary takes over – still in Chapel Hill, North Carolina – and details the latest new products in the residential and commercial AV markets. 

Emily Dean joins me as guest host for this episode of rAVe [TV] to talk about a few of the upcoming products we can expect to see at CEDIA Expo 2024. From speakers made to go with the LED display to a universal frame-style mount for thin-bezel TVs, we are expecting to see quite a […]

In the latest episode of rAVe [TV], Gary and I talk about preparations for the upcoming CEDIA Expo and CIX shows. We also discuss some recent news from ClearOne, a public company in the industry, about its sales decline for 2024. We also discuss a few new products from Extron, Trinnov and more. Richard Charschan […]

  In this week’s episode of rAVe [TV], we have a LOT of Dante news ahead of CEDIA Expo and CIX. Also, we invite Hal Truax on as our guest, and he talks about his brand-new position at Aurora Multimedia. Finally, we discuss a few more upcoming events in our industry. 

  In this week’s episode of rAVe [TV], Gary and I take a look at some big news from Kramer — the company announced its acquisition of ZeeVee. We talk about what that means for the industry and also take a look at some other interesting products announced in the past week and look ahead […]

    In this latest episode of rAVe [TV], Gary and I discuss our excitement for upcoming industry shows. CEDIA and CIX are approaching rapidly in September, and registration just opened for DSE and LDI in December. We also discussed an interesting study by Sony about how U.K.-based companies will pay for a sustainable product. […]

In the latest episode, Gary and I invited AVI-SPL’s Mike Garvey, who tells us all about the company’s part in a big General Dynamics Information Technology contract with U.S. Central Command Information Technology Services. The story is here, but Mike gives us some extra insight. Enjoy the episode!

In today’s episode, I introduce you to a new study from Jabra about the way audio affects your office culture. Does everyone take calls in front of everyone else? How is that affecting everyone else? The research was definitely interesting. Read it here. Also, Paul Konikowski joins to talk a little about cybersecurity trends and […]

On today’s episode of rAVe [TV], Gary and I invite Scott Tiner, director of client services at Bates College, to join us and speak with us about his latest column on rAVe [PUBS]. In it, he mentions the importance of keeping inventory of your AV tech. Why? Well, there are a lot of reasons. But […]

  In today’s episode, we spend the majority with special guest Alan Brawn, who talks to us about his latest column on rAVe [PUBS]. Within the article, Alan talks about the importance of AI regulation. Why is that so important? Watch this episode and check out our discussion to learn more! 

In this episode, we invite special guest Tim Albright, who reviews with me the Top 10 at InfoComm 2024 awards. These were awards we created between our two publications: AVNation and AV Buyers.Club, to highlight some products on the market that are particularly great for end users. We also review this week’s top news stories! […]

In this episode, we review much of our InfoComm 2024 coverage and show you a few of our favorite product videos. Enjoy! 

Gary and I offer more show-floor thoughts on Day 3 of InfoComm 2024, live from the AVI-SPL booth. Featuring an interview with Kelly Bousman of AVI-SPL and Dan Ferrisi of Commercial Integrator, we chat about all that we have seen at the show. Plus, Gary will give you a last look at the Central Hall. […]

Gary and I offered more show-floor thoughts on Day 2 of InfoComm 2024, live from the Shure booth. Featuring guests Chris Lyons from Shure, Rochelle Richardson from AVIXA, Kevin Henneman from KMH Integration, and THE rAVe Esports Show’s Bubba Gaeddert. Plus stay tuned after the show at a sneak peak of the new season of […]

Join Gary and I for another LIVE episode of rAVe [TV] from InfoComm 2024! They will share a few show-floor thoughts live from the Sharp booth. Featuring guests Mike Marusic from Sharp, Joe Edore from Kinly and Tim Albright from AVNation. Plus check out a sneak peak of Shure’s audio demo room with Chris Lyons […]

Steph and Megan A. Dutta show you a few behind-the-scenes looks at InfoComm before the show officially opens on Wednesday, June 12. Gary and Steph also give you a look at the walk between the West Hall and Central Hall. 

  It’s our pre-InfoComm episode and we use this time to tell you the 411 on everything you can expect from us at the show. From a few products, brands and events we are looking forward to and more, this episode should help prepare you for the show whether you are attending in-person or not! […]

  In today’s rAVe [TV] episode, Gary and I chat about some InfoComm prep, including featuring some of the new exhibitors in the Trailblazer Zone of the show. Also, Gary and I discuss some new products from Lutron, Extron, Bogen Communications and more. Also, John Bailey from Exertis Almo joins me this episode to tell […]

  Today’s rAVe [TV] episode takes place on Gary Kayye’s birthday! But also we have plenty of product news to share with you. First of all, Logitech announced the MeetUp 2, an AI-powered USB conference camera designed for BYOD and PC-based setups in huddle/small meeting spaces. I interview Legrand AV’s Shilpa Anand about everything the […]

In today’s rAVe [TV] episode, Emily Dean steps in as guest host (Gary is traveling … probably). But this is a great time for her to guest host because she designed the rAVe giveaway T-shirt for this year’s InfoComm. We use this episode to show you the T-shirt and to also announce this year’s version […]

In the latest episode of rAVe [TV], Gary and I talk about some of our plans for InfoComm (more information to come) and our excitement over the show’s keynote talk that will be delivered by QSC’s Joe Pham. Also, we discuss an update on the legal procedures between Josh.AI and Control 4. We also discuss […]

In today’s episode, I talk about what it was like to attend the SAVe 2024 conference and all about sustainability in AV. I learned a lot when I attended this conference in March and I wrote all about it. Gary also toured the “smartest smart building in Switzerland.” He got to see a ton of […]

In today’s episode, we talk about a few things you can expect on the InfoComm show floor and how to register for free! (Use code “RAVE” for free entry!) We also go through some new updates to Microsoft Teams and a few product updates from the past week. 

  On the latest episode of rAVe [TV], Gary Kayye discusses his experience at NAB and Exertis Almo’s latest E4 in Chicago. We talk about why regional shows are becoming more popular but we actually spend much of the show discussing big news: Resideo has acquired Snap One. Check out the episode to learn about […]

  On the latest episode of rAVe [TV], Megan A. Dutta joins the show to announce the winners of LAVNCH [CODE]’s annual Out of This World Experience Awards. This is a cool award because it goes to installations rather than products. Check this out to see Megan talk about why each install won an award. […]

  Gary is on a plane so I am here to host this episode solo! I tell you all about a new product from Extron, some new hires all over the industry (this has been a huge week for hiring talent — apparently?) and Warren Chaiken announced he’s leaving Almo Corporation. Watch this episode to […]

  In this episode of rAVe [TV], Gary hosts solo since I am away covering Enterprise Connect 2024. Gary sat down with Pam Hoppel, who was recently announced as the president of Legrand AV. Pam and Gary talk about her move from Delta Faucet Company to Legrand and what that looks like. They also discuss […]

  Gary and I may disagree on the direction that X (also known as Twitter) is going, but we can agree that the new trailer for Star Wars show “The Acolyte” is very cool. The company even announced the new show on Twitter! We also talk about LAVNCH WEEK 9 and how to join (now […]