Crestron Electronics announced the newest additions to the Crestron Home OS 4 that will be unveiled at CEDIA Expo 2024. Crestron Home OS is built with dealers and homeowners equally in mind. The latest updates demonstrate that commitment with new features that add even more customization options and further open the ecosystem of devices while […]

Absen announced that a wide range of its products has achieved certification as Crestron Connected devices. Crestron is in control automation and integration within meeting spaces, conference rooms and classrooms. The Crestron Connected certification ensures that Absen displays can be “effortlessly controlled and managed in a Crestron-controlled environment and monitored through any PC or mobile […]

Korbyt announced that Korbyt Anywhere now integrates with the Crestron AirMedia wireless presentation and conferencing system. Korbyt says users can now distribute content to any display enabled with Crestron AirMedia wireless technology, extending the reach of Korbyt Anywhere to virtually any huddle space, conference room or meeting space. The company says Korbyt Anywhere allows organizations […]

Chamberlain Group (CG) says it now works with Crestron to allow homeowners to control CG’s myQ smart access solution from their Crestron Home platform. The company says the official myQ driver for Crestron Home OS provides control of myQ-powered garage door/gate openers, in addition to compatible lighting devices. According to CG, myQ turns any garage […]

For the first time ever, AV Buyers.Club and AVNation have teamed up to present the Top 10 at InfoComm 2024 Awards. This collaboration is designed to celebrate and highlight the most innovative and user-centric products within the AV industry. We’re excited to unveil the standout products that have excelled in keeping the end user at […]

The Association for Smarter Homes & Buildings (ASHB) Board has announced the appointment of John Yohanna of Crestron Electronics to the ASHB Board of Directors. As vice president of residential and a 15-year veteran at Crestron Electronics, the company says Yohanna is a highly regarded leader in the smart homes and buildings industry. “Joining the […]

Last night, Kinly hosted an exclusive event for its customers during InfoComm 2024. AV professionals joined the integration firm and its partners Cisco, Crestron, Sharp and Legrand AV for a night of networking and entertainment at The Sphere in Las Vegas. “We’ve been tremendously excited for InfoComm 2024. It is THE forum to get hands-on […]

NDI announced it has been named an official Crestron Integrated Partner. Crestron offers NDI support on the Crestron 1 Beyond line of broadcast-quality PTZ cameras and Automate VX multi-camera speaker tracking solution. Crestron’s 1 Beyond cameras and Automate VX solution are used with videoconferencing platforms such as Microsoft Teams Rooms and Zoom Rooms software to level up the […]

Exciting news! The winners of the 2024 rAVe Readers’ Choice Awards have been announced. As always, we’re here to spotlight the brands that made a real impact in the industry this year. We take into account only the votes and nominations from the AV community. Each winning company will receive a unique plaque, which we’ll […]

AWOL Vision, a projection and screen company that’s best known for short-throw DLP projectors for high-end residential applications, will enter the ProAV market by exhibiting at InfoComm 2024 for the first time in booth C6303. AWOL’s flagship entry product will be a short-throw bar-type projector, the LTV-3500 Max, that can project a 128” image from […]

Middle Atlantic Products, part of Legrand AV, today announced that its NEXSYS Series UPS Backup Power System with RackLink now features full integration with Crestron control systems. Developed by Control Concepts, the company says the new module certified by Crestron enables native control of NEXSYS UPSs from Creston control systems. The new module, certified by […]

To those of you reading this, Happy Earth Day (April 22). Every year, Earth Day reminds us to take care of the planet. After all, how long have the terms “Reduce, Reuse, Recycle” been drilled into our brains? If you’re like me, you make sustainable choices as long as they don’t inconvenience you at all. […]

Crestron announced ongoing sustainability initiatives and a partnership with Sustainability in AV (SAVe) where the company will join as a Sustaining Sponsor. As an organization, Crestron remains dedicated to identifying opportunities to reduce its carbon footprint through sustainable workplace practices and improvements to minimize environmental impact. This commitment does not stop with Crestron solely as […]

Crestron Electronics expanded its control offerings with Crestron Control, aiming to bring different protocols and technologies into one unified system, even offering cross-compatibility with all room configurations and vendors to enable the same experience in rooms and across campuses. The Crestron Control App for Zoom Rooms software offers new functions that streamline the experience for […]

LCD just partnered with Ajax Alarm System Integration to allow for the seamless integration of Ajax Security Products into Crestron and Crestron Home. The integration enables Crestron Home users to incorporate Ajax’s Jeweller series wireless security devices into their automation ecosystem. With the driver from LCD, system integrators can integrate Ajax security devices into Crestron […]

PowerShades PoE 2.0 is out, and as the name implies, it includes PoE (dubbed TruePoE) automated window shades. This new version of PowerShades’ PoE shades arrives with new features and benefits, including indoor shade size up to 19’, quieter motors and 13x more processing power. Benefits of the new PoE 2.0 shades include: Up to […]

Welcome to my 24th annual Kayye’s Krystal Ball! It’s been an honor to have written this for 24 straight years and even more of an honor for it to have so many thousands of readers annually — it’s almost always our most-read article of the year on rAVe [PUBS]. So, if you’re reading this right […]

What a show! I am proud to say we sent reporters from rAVe [PUBS] to every single booth at ISE 2024 earlier this month to shoot videos of new (and returning!) products. We amassed a cache of more than 2,100 videos, and we posted them all on our (beautiful) ISE microsite, which also includes photos, […]

ViewSonic Corp., a leading global provider of visual solutions, today announced an enhanced partnership with Crestron Electronics Inc., a global leader in workplace collaboration technology, to elevate integration convenience across device management. Following the certification of ViewSonics ViewBoard IFP62 series of interactive displays and CDE30 series of presentation displays on the Crestron Connected technology platform, […]

Crestron Electronics announced four DM NAX Audio Edge Devices to provide interoperability between audio sources for any AV-over-IP system. The company says each new accessory is available in two form factors: wall plates or surface mounts. A single network connection allows homeowners to control and manage the device through the Crestron Home OS. Other features […]

ViewSonic and Crestron partnered to bring better control to ViewSonic’s ViewBoard IFP62 series of interactive displays and CDE30 series of presentation displays; now Crestron Connected. ViewSonic says it has developed myViewBoard Manager, a web-based platform allowing quick and efficient centralized management and remote control of ViewSonic’s displays. This partnership enables Crestron’s customers to adopt and […]

Crestron Electronics says by the end of 2024 it will have sold one million of the products in the DM NVX AV-over-IP family. As Crestron gears up to ship its one-millionth device this year, the company will be honoring the experiences that have led up to this point and says it looking ahead to all […]

Huddly says the Huddly Crew and its AI Director turn UCC meetings into 3-camera Hollywood-like TV shoots. Using speaker tracking experience that identifies the primary speaker and ensures the cameras remain focused on them throughout the meeting, the system will auto-switch between all the other meeting participants automatically based on voice and genres in a […]

Crestron Electronics announced the launch of the new 1 Beyond PTZ camera line. This line includes four cameras, each equipped with optical zoom. Included in the lineup are the i12 and i20 which have built-in Visual AI framing and tracking capabilities, as well as the p12 and p20 which are standard PTZ cameras that complement […]

Appspace and Crestron are collaborating on a desk booking solution. Crestron says it will now offer its desk scheduling solutions natively integrated with Appspace software right out of the box. Once deployed, the companies say employees can reserve a desk from within the Appspace app, then check into the desk with a QR code scan […]

The Hawk Dual-Camera Speaker Tracking Solution (IV‑CAMHK‑12‑SLVR‑1B) is now certified for Zoom Rooms software with the Inogeni 4KXUSB3 converter for camera control. The Hawk Dual-Camera (IV‑CAMHK‑12‑SLVR‑1B) is an intelligent participant tracking solution that uses two HD PTZ cameras to automatically cut to whoever is speaking in the room. Ideal for small to medium-sized rooms, deploy […]

Crestron announced new features to improve the framing for the Automate VX voice-activated speaker-tracking solution. The company says one of the big challenges for organizations is delivering an equitable experience for the in-office participants engaging with remote users. Recently certified as a Microsoft Teams Room Device for large and extra-large rooms, Automate VX solves equitable […]

On the latest episode of my Rants & rAVes videocast, CresTV host Neil Fluester joined to talk with me about the perils of traveling while maintaining a weekly streaming video show. We discuss what gear we both use to make this happen, from lighting to Shure microphones, we both share the behind-the-scenes gear that make […]

Crestron Electronics announced the company has achieved ISO 9001 certification. ISO 9001 sets out the criteria for a quality management system and has a global impact, as organizations in over 170 countries hold the certification. Crestron says the ISO 9001 certification is the latest promise to customers and partners, further reinforcing that the company “prioritizes […]

Today, Crestron Electronics announced certification for the Videobar 70 and intelligent video cameras and introduced a new Zoom Phone Appliance and Scheduling Panel with Zoom Rooms software. Crestron’s first all-in-one collaboration bar, the Videobar 70, is built on Android OS and includes four cameras with intelligent video capabilities, enabling speaker tracking, group framing, conversation mode […]

INOGENI in partnership with CRESTRON announced the Zoom Rooms certification for the Crestron AutoTrackerTM and Crestron AutoFramerTM cameras with the INOGENI’s 4KSUSB3. Enhance virtual meetings with Crestron cameras: Automatically track and frame meeting participants with ease. In the era of virtual meetings, having a reliable and advanced camera system is essential to create engaging and […]

Barco and Crestron have entered into a global patent license agreement earlier this year. This enables Crestron to utilize some of Barco’s ClickShare patents for Crestron’s own collaboration solutions, including AirMedia wireless conferencing and presentation systems. Barco will continue to develop collaboration technologies but the point of the agreement between Barco and Crestron is to […]