rAVe [TV] — Episode 154: Gary Tours Barco

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. 

rAVe [TV] — Episode 154: Gary Tours Barco

Legrand AV Announces New Partners for Vantage Fixture Alliance Program

Legrand’s Vantage announced that it is working with the a bunch of manufacturers to join Vantage’s lighting fixture and keypad alliances: Aculux, Q-Tran, and Black Nova. Vantage’s Lighting Fixture and Keypad alliances serve to partner with leading light fixture and keypad manufacturers to provide AV installers, interior designers, architects, and other home design professionals with […]

Legrand AV Announces New Partners for Vantage Fixture Alliance Program

Chief Adds New Accessories to Tempo Flat Panel Wall Mount System

Chief added to its Tempo Flat Panel Wall Mount System with accessories that “further support and streamline the flat panel solution.” The new accessories include the Camera Shelf, 650mm Interface Extenders, Crestron UC Bracket Accessory and Video-Sound Bar Mount. The Chief Tempo Flat Panel Wall Mount System is designed with feedback from integrators for faster […]

Chief Adds New Accessories to Tempo Flat Panel Wall Mount System

Middle Atlantic Products Adds Forum Lectern

Middle Atlantic Products announced the Forum Lectern, the latest solution in the company’s configurable AV furniture product line, Forum Collaboration Suite. Compliant with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), the electrically height-adjustable Forum Lectern is perfectly suited for higher education and training or presentation spaces. It offers customization to fit any space, like logo panels, […]

Middle Atlantic Products Adds Forum Lectern

C2G Reclassifies Its HDMI Cables for Simplicity

C2G says the company has designed a simplified purchasing experience for HDMI Cables as the three are now organized into three product offerings: the Performance Series, for applications requiring premium reliability; the Plus Series, a broad selection of HDMI cables for a variety of applications; and the Core Series, which includes basic 4K HDMI cables […]

C2G Reclassifies Its HDMI Cables for Simplicity

Kayye’s Krystal Ball: 2024 Edition

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 […]

Kayye’s Krystal Ball: 2024 Edition

Congratulations to the 2024 Winners of rAVe’s Best of ISE Awards

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, […]

Congratulations to the 2024 Winners of rAVe’s Best of ISE Awards

Legrand Commits to Lightapalooza 2024

Legrand’s Vantage and Legrand Shading Systems today announced a product lineup and learning sessions for Lightapalooza 2024. Held Feb. 26-29 at the Renaissance Phoenix Glendale Hotel and Spa, it is the third annual lighting conference of Home Technology Specialists of America (HTSA). Legrand says a booth highlight will be the Experience Room, where installers can […]

Legrand Commits to Lightapalooza 2024

Legrand Adds Pam Hoppel as President of Legrand AV

Legrand just named Pam Hoppel as president of Legrand AV. As part of the LNCA CEO Executive Committee, Pam will drive all aspects of the AV business, including increasing customer satisfaction, operational excellence, sales and market share growth. Prior to joining Legrand, Pam held various leadership positions at Delta Faucet Company where, most recently as […]

Legrand Adds Pam Hoppel as President of Legrand AV

Legrand AV Passes Certification for ISO/IEC 27001:2013

Legrand AV announced it has passed certification for ISO/IEC 27001:2013, the world’s renowned standard for information security management systems. This certification confirms that Legrand AV achieved the most rigorous international standards for protection and security within the software and firmware used for its connected devices, embedded systems, and IT systems that are created at its […]

Legrand AV Passes Certification for ISO/IEC 27001:2013

C2G Adds C2G54540 USB-C to Dual HDMI MST Hub

C2G added new solutions to support USB-C devices and setups with its new C2G54540 USB-C to Dual HDMI MST Hub. Designed for graphic design, spreadsheet analysis and digital signage applications, the C2G hub allows a USB-C-enabled device to connect to two HDMI-enabled displays for video mirroring, video extension or viewing a single video image across […]

C2G Adds C2G54540 USB-C to Dual HDMI MST Hub

Chief Helps AVI-SPL Support Nanolumens Video Wall With TiLED Wall Mounting System

Chief announced that its TiLED Video Wall Mounting System played a pivotal role in the successful deployment of Nanolumens’ Engage dvLED display at the new AVI-SPL Dallas showroom. Nanolumens recommended the TiLED video wall mounting system when the showroom wall could not securely support the dvLED display independently. The Chief TiLED solution ensured a safe, […]

Chief Helps AVI-SPL Support Nanolumens Video Wall With TiLED Wall Mounting System

C2G Adds USB-C 7-in-1 Dual Display MST Docking Station

C2G has expanded its family of docking stations with its new USB-C 7-in-1 Dual Display MST Docking Station (C2G54543). Designed for USB-C-enabled laptops, it supports up to two displays and, with Multi-Stream Transport (MST) technology, allows two different display configurations when using a Windows-based laptop. It provides essential connectivity for multiple devices, such as keyboards, […]

C2G Adds USB-C 7-in-1 Dual Display MST Docking Station

Legrand Brand Vantage Creates Keypad Alliance

Legrand‘s lighting control brand Vantage today announced its new Keypad Alliance. In addition to Vantage’s wide portfolio of keypads, specifiers and installers using a Vantage system can select the keypad options available within the growing alliance to best fit the project. Vantage has formed strategic alliances with luxury partner keypad manufacturers Meljac, Forbes & Lomax, […]

Legrand Brand Vantage Creates Keypad Alliance

Legrand and Microsoft Collaborate to Design Signature Microsoft Teams Rooms

Legrand announced new Microsoft hybrid conferencing spaces designed for Signature Microsoft Teams Rooms featuring products from Legrand, North and Central America. Legrand claims Microsoft has become integral to the way we collaborate and learn. The company says creating a “premium in-room experience” with the complete conferencing platform is what the Signature Teams Rooms are all […]

Legrand and Microsoft Collaborate to Design Signature Microsoft Teams Rooms

Legrand Releases Demo Case to Showcase Shading Systems Designer Series Decorative Brackets and Endcaps

Legrand’s Building Control Systems (BCS) division released a new demo case that allows dealers to showcase the Shading Systems Designer Series Decorative Brackets and matching hembar endcaps to their customers. The company says the outside of the powder-coated aluminum case is compact for easy portability, while the inside features two removable trays that envelop the […]

Legrand Releases Demo Case to Showcase Shading Systems Designer Series Decorative Brackets and Endcaps

Legrand Partners with Microsoft to Build Pre-Configured Signature Microsoft Teams Rooms Systems

Legrand and Microsoft have announced a partnership to create a new hybrid conferencing space with Signature Microsoft Teams Rooms featuring products from Legrand, North, and Central America. The Signature Teams Rooms are all about creating a premium in-room experience with the complete conferencing platform. Signature Teams Rooms were developed to be immersive and inclusive meeting […]

Legrand Partners with Microsoft to Build Pre-Configured Signature Microsoft Teams Rooms Systems

Legrand To Debut Backup System for Connected Smart Home at CEDIA Expo 2023

Legrand will debut a new battery backup system for the connected smart home in the Legrand | AV Booth 1506 at CEDIA Expo 2023. The Legrand Structured Wiring Enclosure UPS (UPS-SC600) features six surge-protected outlets with three outlets connected to a battery backup system, and comes in a small form factor to fit practically anywhere, […]

Legrand To Debut Backup System for Connected Smart Home at CEDIA Expo 2023

Vantage Announces LHUMAN KolorTune Capability in the Vantage Design Center Software

Legrand’s luxury residential lighting control brand Vantage announced its LHUMAN KolorTune capability in the Vantage Design Center software. LHUMAN KolorTune enables “one of the widest selections” of tunable fixtures to be used in a lighting control system and provides the tunable controllable profiles needed to create lighting scenes with precise color temperature. The library of […]

Vantage Announces LHUMAN KolorTune Capability in the Vantage Design Center Software

Legrand Shading Systems, Vantage Announce Plans for CEDIA Expo 2023

Legrand Shading Systems and Vantage will present the latest in luxury and smart home shading and lighting control at CEDIA EXPO 2023, in booth 1506. Both will feature the Experience Room, where installers will see the latest in the Vantage LHUMAN human-centric lighting (HCL) solution, including KolorTune Fixture Alliance and Keypad partners and Legrand Shading […]

Legrand Shading Systems, Vantage Announce Plans for CEDIA Expo 2023

Here’s What All the Legrand AV Brands Have Planned for CEDIA Expo, Commercial Integrator Expo 2023

Legrand | AV will bring together the latest products from Chief, Da-Lite, Luxul, Middle Atlantic, SANUS, On-Q, and Vaddio, alongside Legrand Shading Systems and Vantage brands in Booth 1506 at CEDIA Expo 2023 and the co-located Commercial Integrator Expo in Denver, Sept. 7-9. Presenting industry-leading brands that work together to provide entertainment, comfort, and control to all the places where people live, work, and play, the Legrand […]

Here’s What All the Legrand AV Brands Have Planned for CEDIA Expo, Commercial Integrator Expo 2023

C2G Adds HDMI HDBaseT + USB-B to A and RS232 Over Cat Extender

C2G announced its new HDMI HDBaseT + USB-B to A and RS232 Over Cat Extender (18Gbps), model C2G30055. It’s a solution for when USB must also be extended alongside HDMI video and audio to interactive whiteboards and displays, or in any installation that goes far beyond the length limitations of standard HDMI and USB cabling. […]

C2G Adds HDMI HDBaseT + USB-B to A and RS232 Over Cat Extender

C2G Debuts New C2G50348 AV Controller

C2G announced its new AV Controller (C2G50348), a full-featured in-wall solution designed to streamline audio and video equipment control in classrooms and conference rooms. The C2G AV Controller claims to eliminate the need for multiple remotes while simplifying installation and programming for integrators. C2G says the design of its AV Controller prioritizes both ease of operation and […]

C2G Debuts New C2G50348 AV Controller

C2G Announces New Options for Family of HDMI Dongle Adapters

C2G announced new options in its family of HDMI dongle adapters: the USB-C to USB-A Dongle Adapter Converter, Mini HDMI to HDMI Dongle Adapter Converter, and Micro HDMI to HDMI Dongle Adapter Converter. These solutions allow users to connect any device outfitted with a USB-A, Mini HDMI, or Micro HDMI port to an existing HDMI […]

C2G Announces New Options for Family of HDMI Dongle Adapters

Legrand Brand Vantage Announces Alliance With Elemental LED

Legrand‘s lighting control brand Vantage today announced a strategic alliance with the Lucetta brand from Elemental LED, a new partner in the Vantage LHUMAN Light Fixture Alliance. The partnership ensures Lucetta’s robust low-voltage linear lighting solutions pair with Vantage’s LHUMAN human centric lighting (HCL) solution, allowing installers to “create lighting scenes with precise color temperature […]

Legrand Brand Vantage Announces Alliance With Elemental LED

Legrand Brand Vantage Adds Specialty Lighting to Lighting Fixture Alliance

Legrand‘s lighting control brand Vantage has strengthened its lighting fixture alliance with new member Specialty Lighting. The strategic partnership pairs Vantage’s customizable lighting controls with Specialty Lighting’s high-end architectural lighting solutions, including standard and custom downlights, accent lights, linear lights and picture lighting. Together, they provide a complete and aesthetically pleasing lighting design and user […]

Legrand Brand Vantage Adds Specialty Lighting to Lighting Fixture Alliance

Legrand AV Updates Fabric Sampling Portal

Legrand Shading Systems announced its newly updated Fabric Sampling Portal. The latest evolution of the portal adds functionality and intelligent search and filtering options that enable dealers to quickly find and order fabric samples to fit their shading project’s specifications. The new digital experience is part of Legrand Shading Systems’ ongoing commitment to providing excellent shading […]

Legrand AV Updates Fabric Sampling Portal

Legrand Shading Systems Launches Exciting Updates to Fabric Sampling Portal

Legrand Shading Systems today announced its newly updated Fabric Sampling Portal. The latest evolution of the portal adds visually rich functionality and intelligent search and filtering options that enable dealers to quickly find and order fabric samples to fit their shading project’s specifications. The new digital experience is part of Legrand Shading Systems’ ongoing commitment to providing […]

Legrand Shading Systems Launches Exciting Updates to Fabric Sampling Portal

Xyte Announced Partnership With Legrand, Symetrix and WyreStorm at InfoComm 2023

Xyte developers of the Connected Device Platform (CDP), announced its added partnerships with Legrand, Symetrix and WyreStorm at InfoComm 2023. These new customers join Valens, Avocor, AVProEdge, Rebar, Alice Camera, ProAV and others who have partnered with Xyte to create an AV ecosystem that includes “both leading hardware manufacturers and service providers.” Together with additional device manufacturers in various industries that are […]

Xyte Announced Partnership With Legrand, Symetrix and WyreStorm at InfoComm 2023

C2G Announces Its InfoComm 2023 Lineup at the Legrand AV Booth

C2G is in the Legrand | AV booth with a new series of Performance Series Cables, new USB-C cables, and dongle adapters to keyboard, video, mouse (KVM) switches, as well as docking stations. The new C2G 40Gbps Thunderbolt 4 USB-C Cables, which include 4K video support and power delivery of up to 100W connects to […]

C2G Announces Its InfoComm 2023 Lineup at the Legrand AV Booth

Chief Will Debut Tempo Flat Panel Wall Mount at InfoComm 2023

Chief will debut its latest mount, the Tempo Flat Panel Wall Mount System, at InfoComm 2023 in the Legrand | AV Booth 2201 in Orlando. This all-in-one configurable wall mounting system is designed to improve efficiency by streamlining installation workflows. AV professionals can “increase productivity and cost savings with this new system, especially for mass […]

Chief Will Debut Tempo Flat Panel Wall Mount at InfoComm 2023

Vaddio Will Demo EasyIP Line in Legrand AV Booth at InfoComm 2023

Vaddio will be demo’ing its EasyIP line, including the new EasyIP 5 ePTZ camera in the Legrand | AV Booth 2201 at InfoComm 2023. The EasyIP 5 is a “low-profile, professional camera offering integrated with Vaddio’s IntelliFrame motion-based auto-framing technology,” or it can be used as a second camera to see ultra-wide shots of the […]

Vaddio Will Demo EasyIP Line in Legrand AV Booth at InfoComm 2023