The Future of Trade Shows
During the pandemic, there was a decent amount of discussion about the future of trade shows. Predictably, these theories ranged from “they would go fully virtual” to “they spring right back and be just as big as before.” I think that those who predicted a spring back to the “old days” were closer to the […]
AI Has Endless Possibilities for AV
In January I wrote about the emergence of ChatGPT and how it is causing waves across the country. I wrote about my belief that ChatGPT, in particular, was going to have a major effect on how we teach students. ChatGPT has allowed people to expand their thinking of what computing can actually do. Previously, we […]
ISE 2023 From Across the Pond: A Detailed, In-Depth Look at Trends From the Show
Welcome back to another installment of my reviews of a trade show I didn’t attend, in which I stay home in North Carolina and spend many, many hours watching (and titling and categorizing) every single product video that the rAVe videos shooters collected while roaming the floor of Integrated Systems Europe in Barcelona. This year’s […]
Angekis Introduces New Cameras, New Technology at ISE 2023
Angekis Technology’s appearance at ISE 2023 was met with great fanfare as the company launched brand new products, gave live demonstrations of their existing lineup, and previewed a whole new line of Smart PTZ Cameras. Highlights from the show include the release of 4 new cameras: Saber AT: 20x Zoom PTZ Camera with onboard Autotracking […]
Rants & rAVes — Episode 1207: Barco Just Launched the New ClickShare CX-50 Gen2 — Here’s What it Does!
On today’s videocast, Barco’s group product manager for ClickShare, Oliver Van Camp, details what’s different about the new CX-50 Gen2 product. In addition to dual-monitor support, there are many new features — including the ability to use the ClickShare to switch from a Zoom or Teams Room to a BYOM room quickly (as well as […]
Rants & rAVes — Episode 1206: Here’s What SDVoE Did at ISE 2023
In my latest (post-ISE) Rants & rAVes episode, I caught up with SDVoE Alliance’s president, Justin Kennington, to talk about all the organization did at the show. SDVoE has more adopters of its AV-over-IP ecosystem than any other alliance out there and now has nearly 800 products in the portfolio from 60+ brands. So, what’s […]
Rants & rAVes — Episode 1205: Get to Know Tiger Party, The Content Driving Those Times Square LEDs
Tiger Party CEO Rafale Chang joins me on my latest videocast episode to talk about GOTIGER, the proprietary creative content digital signage technology that drives large networks like those in Times Square. Tiger Party is seeking AV pros who want to help move digital signage into more than just media players. Check it out!
rePLAY ISE 2023 With Steph Beckett and Gary Kayye — Available on Demand!
Welcome to rePLAY ISE 2023 with Gary Kayye, co-founder and director of THE rAVe Agency, and Steph Beckett, managing editor of rAVe [PUBS]. They are here to walk you through ISE 2023 with interviews, product demonstrations and themes of the show. rePLAY ISE 2023 is split into two sessions, the first primarily targeted to a […]
Adamson Demonstrates Spatial, Immersive Audio at ISE 2023
Over 300 sound engineers, integrators and audio architects received an educational demonstration on the benefits Adamson’s spatial rendering engine provides to sound system design and audience enjoyment. Featuring Adamson Fletcher Machine and a sound system employing Adamson CS- and IS-Series cabinets, the event was hosted at Theatre Lliure, a member of the European public theatre […]
tvONE’s CALICO PRO video processor wins ISE ‘Best of Show’
Barcelona, Spain – tvONE’s brand new CALICO PRO video processor has been awarded Best of Show after being enthusiastically received during its debut at ISE 2023 by judges, end users and distributors. As the leading video processing and AV signal distribution technology company, tvONE says it was thrilled to preview the CALICO PRO at the event. […]
Congratulations to the 2023 Winners of rAVe’s Best of ISE Awards
It’s been a long time since we’ve seen a show like this. I am proud to say we sent reporters from rAVe [PUBS] to every single booth at ISE 2023 earlier this month to shoot videos of new (and returning!) products. No other company went to every single booth. We amassed a cache of more […]