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 […]

In today’s episode of rAVe [TV], Gary Kayye tours Barco’s headquarters and goes over the latest news solo (Steph is on a plane, attending SAVe’s conference). Watch this to see some special behind-the-scenes footage and learn more about Logitech’s MX Brio, Pioneer’s new immersive sound AV receivers and more. 

  On today’s episode of rAVe [TV], Gary and I are so excited to introduce the world to a brand-new mic product from Shure. This is so exciting for us both (as two people who constantly join rAVe [TV] on the go) but also for content creators of any type! Watch this episode to learn […]

  In our latest episode of rAVe [TV], Gary and I discuss a new announcement from Wendy’s: that it will offer dynamic pricing on its food starting in 2025, and this will be communicated with newly installed digital signage. Love that for the industry, hate that for lovers of spicy chicken nuggets. Gary also gives […]

  In case you live under a rock, every year, Gary Kayye writes a big article of his predictions for the next year. From important brands to big trends, he names what he thinks will set the scene for 2024. I think my favorite prediction is that ePaper will continue to become more popular and […]

  On today’s episode of rAVe [TV], Gary and I prepare you for everything you can expect from rePLAY ISE 2024. It’s Feb. 15 at 2 p.m. CET and EST. You pick the time and join when it works best for you! We also talk about some news from the past week, including some from […]

  On today’s episode of rAVe [TV], Gary and I go over a few of our favorite videos from the ISE show floor (almost done uploading all our product videos, we swear!). We also talk about a few of the product announcements during last week and what you can expect from our upcoming rePLAY ISE […]

On today’s episode, Emily Dean and I finish strong by discussing key trends at the show. Guest Emily Eicher from Q-SYS joins to discuss what the company is showing at ISE, and finally I give you a show floor tour of Halls 6 and 7. 

On today’s episode of rAVe [TV], Emily Dean and I talk about a few of our favorite products on the show floor, but also welcome a few special guests: Robert Cheek from Uvify, Manuel de la Serna from Teradek, Mike Blackman of ISE and Omer Brookstein of Xyte. I also give you a tour of […]

On today’s episode of rAVe [TV], Emily Dean and I talk about a few of our favorite products on the show floor, but also welcome a few special guests: Robert Cheek from Uvify, Manuel de la Serna from Teradek, Mike Blackman of ISE and Omer Brookstein of Xyte. I also give you a tour of […]

On today’s episode of rAVe [TV], Gary and I are thrilled to give you a look at Hall 3. Busy, busy, busy! We also chat with Brian McClimans of Peerless-AV and Lorenzo De Poi of K-array. Then Gary gives you lucky viewers a closer look at what’s going on on the show floor! 

On today’s episode of rAVe [TV], Gary and I talk about a few of our favorite products on the show floor, including ones from Barco, DTEN, Samsung and more. We also feature Frederick Loucks from Domotz as our guest to talk a little bit about remote management. Finally, Gary rounds out the episode with a […]

On today’s pre-ISE-2024 rAVe [TV] episode, Emily Dean and I give you an exclusive tour of Hall 3. This is where you get to see setup and get an idea of what the stands/booths look like before the show officially opens at 10 a.m. Jan. 30. We hope you like our assessment of what booths […]

  If you know one thing about us? It’s that we’re going to churn out some news before a trade show. ISE 2024 is no different. Gary and I cover a few of the news stories that have stood out to us in the past week — for example, Barco’s new video bar. Also, Ann […]

  It’s an exciting episode of rAVe [TV] this week, #AVtweeps. Shure’s Chris Lyons joins Gary and me to debut and walk us through a brand-new product. This is a worldwide first look, so if you want to check out a product “Shure” to take the higher-ed market by storm, you’re definitely going to want […]