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Rants & rAVes

Our founder, Gary Kayye, has been in AV for over 20-years and he sometimes rants about bad AV and does a lot of raving about good AV in this nearly-daily podcast. These podcasts are generally 2-4 minutes in length.

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Rants & rAVes — Episode 1359: Daktronics Is in the...

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2024/06/05

The latest pre-InfoComm-2024 episode of Rants & rAVes features Daktronics National Sales Manager Jim Vasgaard, who walks us through the company’s new Flip Chip CoB LED technology. Rumor has it, it’s a lot cooler and brighter than typical LED wall tech. Jim explains how CoB works as the new LED format — aimed at TAA-compliant […]

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Rants & rAVes — Episode 1355: Catchbox Heads to...

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2024/06/02

This pre-InfoComm-2024 episode of Rants & rAVes features Catchbox VP of commerce, Aleksejs Kolpakovs, who explains the company’s new Catchbox Plus room system aimed at higher education installs and meeting rooms. The system includes the famed Catchbox throwable mic along with a handheld and universal wearable lab mic (all charge wirelessly and are available via […]

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Rants & rAVes — Episode 1343: Sennheiser Will...

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2024/05/22

Sennheiser will head to InfoComm 2024 in the same month it will ship the new TeamConnect Bars to the industry. The TeamConnect Bars are UCC video bars but, uniquely, have Dante integrated. At the show, the company will also demo its way of doing voice-lift in rooms using something called “TruVoicelift.” Sennheiser will demo this […]

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Rants & rAVes — Episode 1342: Nanolumens Will Be at...

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2024/05/21

Nanolumens chief revenue officer, Kurt DeYoung, joined me on this latest Rants & rAVes episode and details the company’s plans for InfoComm 2024 — including new CoB products in the Engage Pro product family and a native 4K all-in-one LED! Nanolumens is known for its creative installs, and now the company is also focusing on […]

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Rants & rAVes — Episode 1341: Xyte Will Use InfoComm...

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2024/05/20

2024 seems to be shaping up as the year of the cloud, and Xyte is leading the charge. Xyte has signed some big brands to its platform — including Legrand AV — and Xyte will use InfoComm 2024 to show AV integrators why they should use the platform, too. In the latest episode of Rants […]

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Rants & rAVes — Episode 1340: Here’s Why AV...

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2024/05/17

I’ve been saying, for years, that AV integrators need to get into the physical and cybersecurity markets. In fact, the best way to jump in is to become an integrator for Axis Communications’ product lines. For example, did you know that Axis has an entire line of Audio-over-IP PoE speakers? It’s true; this product is […]

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Rants & rAVes — Episode 1339: Epson Will Debut More...

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2024/05/16

Epson already dominates the large venue projection market as the leader in every category, but at InfoComm 2024, the company will debut an even brighter projection lineup with better contrast, better blacks and whites, and, thus, better color than it already offers! I talked about this and more with Epson’s group product manager of high […]

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Rants & rAVes — Episode 1338: Yealink Will Be All in...

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2024/05/15

My latest pre-InfoComm-2024 videocast features Yealink’s director of channel sales, Thomas Gudbrandsen, who tells me about the company’s InfoComm plans in booth C5141. Yealink has integrated AI into its audio and video platforms across the lineup and you’ll see these features at the show. Plus, if you want a close-up, firsthand look at these products, […]

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Rants & rAVes — Episode 1337: AVaaS But Make It...

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2024/05/15

Graeme Harrison of Bluesound Professional and Andrew Gross of Xyte join me on the latest episode of Rants & rAVes to talk about their collaboration to bring cloud-based product management and AVaaS to the ProAV market. Both companies will be in Hall C at InfoComm June 12-14, and if you haven’t learned how Xyte is […]

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Rants & rAVes — Episode 1336: Need USB 2.0, USB 3.0...

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2024/05/14

My latest Rants & rAVes videocast features Analog Devices’ Thomas Schultz, the company’s senior business manager, who tells me about the USB-extension products that Analog Devices will bring to InfoComm 2024. IC24 attendees will see the debut of an all-new USB-C extension device that you’ll hear about first here on this videocast. Then, at the […]

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Rants & rAVes — Episode 1335: WyreStorm Heads to...

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2024/05/14

This pre-InfoComm-2024 videocast features WyreStorm’s president of its commercial division, Hal Truax, who talks about why booth C8149 should be part of your InfoComm plans. In addition to showing the new MX-1007-HYB 10×7 seamless matrix switcher that does AV-over-IP, HDMI and USB-C + Dante, WyreStorm’s booth will feature new Dante adapters and a long-distance USB-C […]

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Rants & rAVes — Episode 1334: Register for the ‘Top...

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2024/05/13

Registration is already opened for one of my most popular annual AV industry webinars, “The Top 24 Things Gary Kayye Saw at InfoComm 2024.” In this Rants & rAVes preview, I chat with Brawn Consulting Principal Jonathan Brawn about what they are looking forward to the most about InfoComm 2024 in Las Vegas from June […]

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Rants & rAVes — Episode 1333: NETGEAR AV Will Be at...

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2024/05/13

This pre-InfoComm-2024 Rants & rAVes videocast features NETGEAR AV’s director of marketing, John Henkel, to talk all things InfoComm. NETGEAR AV will be driving well over 150 booths on the show floor, allowing a manufacturer to use any AV-over-IP platform or ecosystem they choose. NETGEAR’s lineup can manage any of them, even the new IPMX […]

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Rants & rAVes — Episode 1332: Is AI Taking Your Job...

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2024/05/10

The latest pre-InfoComm-2024 videocast features Kirkegaard partner & founding principal of Integrated Systems, Bren Walker, to talk about her amazing InfoComm session, “Fear of a Bot Planet: How to Compete with the AI Designer.” This will be a very popular session at the show as it’s true — AV Systems Design is being taken over […]

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Rants & rAVes — Episode 1331: Here’s Everything...

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2024/05/09

Jupiter is a 40+-year-old company that started with video wall processors. But Jupiter also offers UCC and collaboration software. The company is also famous for pioneering the 21:9 display. Jupiter’s acting vice president of global sales, Craig Stumbaugh, joined me on this pre-InfoComm-2024 videocast today to get some hints on where the company is headed […]

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Rants & rAVes — Episode 1330: Here’s How Lenovo Will...

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2024/05/08

Lenovo’s global account manager of Smart Collaboration, Caroline Kneafsey, joined my latest episode of Rants & rAVes today to talk about how the company will not only show its entire UCC portfolio at this year’s InfoComm show but also how it has integrated its third-party partners into its booth (#C8143) on the trade show floor. […]

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Rants & rAVes — Episode 1329: If You’re In Higher Ed,...

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2024/05/07

As higher-ed budgets have been cut and the workload has increased, more colleges and universities have turned to student support for AV. But, how do you set the students up for success and ensure they can actually support the high-end AV gear in most classrooms? Well, Britt Yenser, AV manager at Northampton Community College, has […]

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Rants & rAVes — Episode 1328: InfoComm 2024 Will be...

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2024/05/06

Hi everyone! I’m taking over another episode of Rants & rAVes to interview Rebecca Sullins, senior design engineer at AmpThink. Rebecca is going to be busy this InfoComm — she is hosting multiple sessions and even a show floor tour! These are all really great because they will all focus on pro audio. From showing […]

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Rants & rAVes — Episode 1327: Visix Amps Up Its...

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2024/05/03

Visix has tied its award-winning Choros AR space booking platform to its ePaper signs in a unique way and will show it all at InfoComm 2024 in booth C8135 June 12-14. My latest episode of Rants & rAVes features Visix president and CEO, Sean Matthews, who talks about what’s new at the company. He also […]

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Rants & rAVes — Episode 1325: The Gina Sansivero...

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2024/05/02

We’re sure you’ve seen her work since she’s managed marketing at two of the industry’s favorite brands, FSR and now AtlasIED. But how well do you know Gina Sansivero and what she’s passionate about? I chatted with her during my most recent episode of Rants & rAVes, so check out this casual interview ahead of […]

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