Optoma Launches Redesigned Line of Projectors Built for Small Business, Education and Corporate Markets

Optoma today announced 10 new and redesigned projectors aimed at education, small business and corporate markets. The new projectors are: Optoma S321 is an entry-level SVGA projector designed for small classrooms and meeting rooms. It has 3,200 lumens of brightness and a 22,000:1 contrast ratio, weighs four pounds, has a VGA input, and costs $289. […]

Optoma Launches Redesigned Line of Projectors Built for Small Business, Education and Corporate Markets

ISE By the Numbers – 65,000 and Counting, Up

The first four-day Integrated Systems Europe exhibition was an unqualified success – it was the biggest AV show, ever. In drawing over 65,000 actual attendees to meet with over 1,100 exhibitors, ISE attendance increased by 10.7 percent and over 30 percent of all attendees were there for the first-time! But, only 8 percent of the […]

ISE By the Numbers – 65,000 and Counting, Up

Rants and rAVes — Episode 500: Why 3 Specific Products Won Our 2016 Best of ISE Awards

Although we handed out dozens of 2016 Best of ISE Awards yesterday, today’s podcast is all about why three particular manufacturers won: LG, Newline and Sharp. Gary specifically talks about those. Check out all the award winners at www.ravepubs.com/ise2016 and he’s going to spend the next two months, every once in a while, talking about […]

Rants and rAVes — Episode 500: Why 3 Specific Products Won Our 2016 Best of ISE Awards

READ THIS FIRST: How to Use the rAVe ISE 2016 MicroSite

The 2016 version of Integrated Systems Europe (ISE) has come to a close, but our coverage here will live forever here — on this rAVe NOW ISE 2016 Microsite! We have so much coverage — and there’s so much information on this ISE microsite that it can be overwhelming. So, please take moment to read […]

READ THIS FIRST: How to Use the rAVe ISE 2016 MicroSite

These are the official ISE 2016 Award Winners!

You can’t enter a product in them. You can’t ask us to nominate you. And, you can’t get an award by advertising or sponsoring us. We literally sent reporters to EVERY booth/stand at ISE 2016 and we select the TOP products in every possible product category for our 2016 Best of ISE Awards. No other publication, […]

These are the official ISE 2016 Award Winners!

Incredibly Super Exciting (ISE)

I was one of the 65,000 registered attendees that visited Amsterdam for ISE earlier this month. This was the first international AV tradeshow that I attended and it was my first time to Amsterdam; to say I was excited would be an understatement. I really enjoyed attending ISE; there were so many great things about […]

Incredibly Super Exciting (ISE)

Final Thoughts from ISE 2016: OLEDs, Beam-Forming Microphones and Dr. Michio Kaku

As many of my readers will know, I have just returned from the ISE show in Amsterdam. As many of you may know, from my articles, blogs and podcasts, I am pretty enthusiastic about this particular show. Not only does it combine InfoComm and CEDIA, it also features more exhibits of products and product lines […]

Final Thoughts from ISE 2016: OLEDs, Beam-Forming Microphones and Dr. Michio Kaku

QSC Makes Speakers?

A couple of weeks ago, I walked the floor of ISE in Amsterdam. I came across many interesting products and solutions that I am excited to integrate into my company’s offerings. One of the products that caught my eye was the AcousticDesign series of loudspeakers and ceiling speakers by QSC. I have used QSC products […]

QSC Makes Speakers?

Rants and rAVes — Episode 486: The Most ISE Coverage, Ever

We just returned from the ISE show in Amsterdam — and we compiled the most show coverage we’ve ever completed. All the details are in today’s podcast! Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSS

Rants and rAVes — Episode 486: The Most ISE Coverage, Ever

Interactive Beacon Technology

I am writing this column as ISE begins to wind down. One of my favorite things about rAVe [Publications] is the way that it covers trade shows. The video interviews are so valuable to someone who is not at the show and wants to see what the newest trends are. I always spend some time […]

Interactive Beacon Technology

ISE 2016 Sets Records and We Shot 1,454 Videos at 1,042 Booths

The first four-day Integrated Systems Europe exhibition came to a close on 12 February with a final count of 65,686 registered attendees. This represents a 6,338 (10.7 percent) increase on the 2015 edition and officially positions ISE as the world’s largest AV and systems integration tradeshow. “The volume of attendee traffic and its spread over […]

ISE 2016 Sets Records and We Shot 1,454 Videos at 1,042 Booths

AV Stumpfl Launches Wings Vioso RX

AV Stumpfl has announced its next generation Wings Vioso RX software is available. Aimed at quick and easy adoption by existing users, the familiar user interface has been given an extensive facelift with several performance and feature optimizations. The new render engine is based on x64 architecture and includes several base level algorithms, replacing standard […]

AV Stumpfl Launches Wings Vioso RX

AMX Debuts New NMX-WP-N3510 Windowing Processor

AMX’s new SVSI NMX-WP-N3510 is an H.264 multi-channel windowing processor that works with the N3000 Series family of video over IP encoders and decoders. This rack-mount appliance accepts up to nine video streams as inputs from SVSI N3000 Series H.264 Encoders (or other third-party main- or high-profile H.264 streams) and outputs one windowed HD video […]

AMX Debuts New NMX-WP-N3510 Windowing Processor

Who Did LANG’s 31-Foot Wide 8K Video Wall at ISE 2016? We Found Out!

LANG always aims to blow attendees way with the presence of a giant display at ISE. Last year it was a giant 4K image; this year, the company went for 8K, compliments of LEYARD. China-based LEYARD, parent company of PLANAR, put together an amazing display wall that was 9.5 meters wide (31feet) and 5 meters […]

Who Did LANG’s 31-Foot Wide 8K Video Wall at ISE 2016? We Found Out!

Community Sound Debuts I Series Outdoor Speakers

Community has expanded its flagship I SERIES Engineered Loudspeaker Systems with Weather-Resistant models of its I SERIES 800-Level and 600-Level loudspeakers. In contrast to fiberglass-covered wood enclosures which entail long manufacturing lead times, I SERIES weather-resistant loudspeakers feature enclosures made with Community’s breakthrough PolyGlas technology. These Mil Spec 810G-tested PolyGlas cabinets reduce lead times considerably […]

Community Sound Debuts I Series Outdoor Speakers

Our Exclusive Interview with Barco CEO Eric Van Zele

Just a day after announcing their 2015 financial results and earnings,  Barco CEO Eric Van Zele sat down with me in an exclusive video interview at ISE 2016 in Amsterdam. In addition to discussing the earnings report, he’s very frank about what they plan invest in with the over €250 Million in cash Barco is […]

Our Exclusive Interview with Barco CEO Eric Van Zele

Three Reasons to Visit ISE

I only attended my first Integrated Systems Europe (ISE) show in 2014, so I’m hardly the best qualified to preach about the benefits it brings any smart home installation business but I’ve drawn on those experiences to put pen to paper for this blog post. In the early years of forming my install business, I […]

Three Reasons to Visit ISE