Epson is the world’s leading projector company based on sales stats. And, they only sell 3LCD — no DLP. So, they’ve achieved that with a technology crutch, if you will, since a customer who’s set on DLP no matter what can’t get a projector from them. Epson, however, seems happy with that arrangement since it […]
SlatePlan is the best thing to come along for HomeAV dealers in a long time. This is a very cool and powerful design software package that allows you to make much more professional proposals for the homeowner. It’s all cloud-based — so you don’t have to load software on a server somewhere and you pay […]
There are hundreds of SoundBars out there, but only one made for outside. Peerless-AV launched the SPK-060 Outdoor Xtreme SoundBar at CEDIA 2015 and, although it’s not ready to ship yet, they showed it to me and it’s going to be impressive. Here’s a video of Peerless-AV’s residential guru, Earl Naegele, explaining it to me:
In one year, Origin Acoustics signed up 2,000 dealers in over 50 countries, has designed (and is shipping) over 140 different products and has created an industry buzz that no other speaker company has been able to match so far. Origin Acoustics’ founder, Jeremy Burkhardt, took time to talk with me after the company’s press […]
I am honored that new CEDIA CEO Vin Bruno gave me his first ever video interview. He’s only been on the job two weeks and now he’s thrown into the industry’s largest HomeAV exposition opening today in Dallas, Texas. Vin spent the last eight years running marketing for Crestron so he is in a unique […]
View image | gettyimages.com I continue to be perplexed by the assortment of mainstream tech companies that seem to be INTENTIONALLY acting stupid and operating in the 1970’s. Fortune Magazine blames it on culture. CNN says it’s because of the men. And, the Huffington Post says that, even with the attention being drawn to the […]
I was saddened to learn of the passing of my first ever editor, Denise Harrison. If you’ve been a long-time reader of mine, then you likely have read her work. Denise was the first person who made me sound better. I have always been what is considered a prolific writer — but that doesn’t mean […]
So far, I’ve seen five “expert” level white papers claiming to help educate the reader on what the heck a huddle room is and why it matters. Oh, and ALL of them have sucked. Without mentioning the name of the publication or the name of the display company that wrote it, just Google it and […]
The ’90s were all about home theaters. But, let’s face it, that market is dying a rapid death. In some areas, thanks to the 1 percent mantra, having a home theater isn’t an indicator of family-fun, it’s more of a sign of braggart. But, having a smart home is a badge of environmental courage. Smart […]
For years, I have been told that COMM-TEC’s Solutions Day (this year’s being branded as S14) is the best regional AV event in the EMEA. Of course, as you all know, COMM-TEC is the leading pan-European distribution partner of AV/IT technology and carries the top brands in the industry and I have been an admirer of the COMM-TEC founder, […]
For years, I have been told that COMM-TEC’s Solutions Day (the year’s being branded as S14) is the best regional AV event in the EMEA. Of course, as you all know, COMM-TEC is the leading pan-European distribution partner of AV/IT technology and carries the top brands in the industry and I have been an admirer of […]
As much as we all hate to admit it, consumer TVs are installed all the time into meeting rooms and even digital signage applications. And, you can’t blame people for doing it as sometimes it’s cheaper to buy five consumer TVs (buy a new one every time it dies) than one commercial AV display with […]
Douglas Brashear, director of sales at dnp, spoke about the company’s ability to improve the front projection experience as the Denmark-based company makes its U.S. debut. Unlike diffusion screens, dnp’s technology can reject ambient light while controlling and maximizing projected light. Check out this video to hear about what dnp brings to the industry.
EventCollab officially launched their company and project management software this week at InfoComm 2015 – as part of the InfoComm Innovations Showcase. Their focus is on rental staging companies; however, this product has applications across the industry for project and event management. Check out this link for a demo video of the product: Watch this […]
More people attended the first day of InfoComm 2015 than the total number of people attending the show in Vegas last year. This InfoComm hosted over 950 exhibitors and over 515,000 square feet of exhibits. InfoComm Senior VP of Expositions Jason McGraw talks to Gary about all that was InfoComm 2015!
Dana Corey, vice president of sales & technical operations at Prysm, took the time to talk to Gary about Prysm products and strategy. Prysm launched Synthesis 2.0 and Cascade 65 at InfoComm 2015 and showcased Skype for Business, as well as the company’s mirroring collaboration capabilities. Dana pointed out how Prysm’s lower price point but […]
Melissa Rone, senior marketing manager for Da-Lite, talks about the new Da-Lite customer experience launched this year that creates a single destination for product orders through Milestone.com. Although Parallax, Da-Lite’s ambient-light-rejecting technology, is a big draw to the booth, the company’s Wireline Advantage Screen product attracted just as much attention. Watch this video to hear […]
John Riley, vice president of sales for Almo Pro A/V, talks with Gary about how digital signage is entrenched in the AV market and how Almo can help with both content creation services as well as integration services. In addition, he talks InfoComm 2015, attendance and details about the fall series of E4 AV Tours. […]
Sander Phipps, senior product manager at SONY, walked Gary through the products showing at InfoComm 2015. 4K, laser phosphor projectors are prominent in the booth this year — check out the individual product videos we shot throughout the booth, linked below. Their short-throw 4K projector VPLGTZ1 can project up to 147″ diagonal image, is 4K, […]
Randy Pagnan talked about their booth showing LED/LCD displays, rear projections and front projections. rpV is a brand agnostic company, they engineer innovative visual displays and mounting solutions. In this market the next big thing is the direct-view LED displays — rp Visual Solutions has mounted over 10,000 square feet of direct-view LED. Check […]
Richard Miller, director of projector marketing, discusses Epson’s strategy and its applications-based booth at InfoComm 2015. The most impressive thing is their image-mapping (in motion) system using Epson robots — you can watch that part of the video here: Also, the BrightLink Pro is now available in a 100″ form-factor. Of course, 2015 Epson will […]
Nancy Knowlton, president, CEO and co-founder of Nureva talks about Nureva’s exciting new technology — the Span ideation system. This technology moves away from simple collaboration technology and offers a whole new collaboration tool that supports the ideation process from start to finish. This technology takes a traditionally analog/paper-based process and offers a simple yet […]
Devon Wright, manager of Professional Services at Jupiter, talks about how Jupiter has traditionally been in the command and control room space, but has entered the small Huddle Room space now that they are shipping their CRS-4K collaboration system. Jupiter looks forward to moving into a new market dealing with integrators in the meeting room […]
Centered around an image-mapped Tesla, Panasonic is debuting over 15 new products at InfoComm. And, Art Rankin, their VP of business division strategy — AV, couldn’t be happier as the Tesla is integrated with all sorts of Panasonic product and technology. In addition to image mapping and edge blending and warping, Panasonic is filled with […]
Shogun Studio is basically a rack-mount version of the ATOMOS Shogun — in a 3RU rack — with two 4K monitors side by side. It is capable of recording 4K, 10-bit at 4:2:2 and outputting either 4K or 1080p. This will not only be used in the rental/staging market, but I believe there is opportunity […]
Gary and Neil Gaydon, president and CEO of SMART Tech, discuss the new kapp iQ SMART Board, which allows simultaneous collaboration across multiple devices. Like the regular SMART kapp, it includes a virtual writing surface, but when you write on the SMART kapp iQ, content is sent to any device held by any participant in […]
Medialon Director of Sales Eric Cantrell speaks with Gary about how the Overture control system — control of AV gear over IP — differs from a traditional control system. In addition, because the system is network based, it can be controlled from any device and configured so that people who use the system only have […]
Mike Levi, president of Digital Projection, took the time this morning to talk to Gary about how they launched both new entry-level projection products as well as high-end projectors using laser. DPI used to be known as a company that focused on the high-end of the market but now they have an entry-level projector line […]
QSC’s Joe Pham, president and CEO, and TJ Adams, install DSP project manager, took time to talk with Gary about their new CORE product line that moves them from just being a staging audio company to a meeting room systems company. In addition, this video gives insight into what QSC has planned for the future […]
Each year, we ask the manufacturers heading to InfoComm to give us sneak-peeks of their new products in an opportunity to be named one of the top-10 new products for the show. Well, this year, we had over 100 new product submissions (a record) and, below, are those that we think are 10 new products […]
Believe it or not, we’ve had a mobile app for three years. But, it was designed and developed for the iPhone 4 and iOS 6. So, it was time to re-design everything. We started from scratch and looked at the top five news apps on the market and come up with a simple-to-navigate but powerful […]
