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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 1186: Why Exertis Almo...

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2022/12/12

Exertis Almo Executive VP Sam Taylor joined me on my latest videocast to talk about the company’s acquisition announcement — it has acquired Caddrillion. Caddrillion is an AV systems design firm that was started by Justin Gregory, and it’s clear that Exertis Almo sees its future in offering more and more services. Watch Sam give […]

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Rants & rAVes — Episode 1185: What’s Up With Sharp...

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2022/11/15

Although you can use LED walls and projection to build Microsoft Teams Rooms — and the new Front Row feature that leverages 21:9 and 32:9 aspect ratios — Sharp NEC hasn’t introduced a dedicated solution for it … yet. However, Sharp NEC solution architect, George Borden, hints at what is coming and when we might […]

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Rants & rAVes — Episode 1184: ProAV Has a Wage Gap...

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2022/11/14

When it comes to both race and gender, it’s no secret that the AV industry has a few gaps. But thanks to a couple of recent reports by AVIXA, we know more about these gaps — and we can start to change them. On the latest Steph takeover episode of Rants & rAVes, Peter Hansen […]

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Rants & rAVes — Episode 1183: MAXHUB Will Launch This...

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2022/11/01

Want to know what “this” is? Watch my latest videocast with MAXHUB’s director of sales & marketing for UC, Charlie Montoya, and you’ll get a sneak peek — literally — of its newest Zoom-based IFP. MAXHUB will be at Zoomtopia next week in booth #43 or you can check out the company here: maxhub.com.

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Rants & rAVes — Episode 1182: Everything You Need to...

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2022/10/26

dvLED, LCD, LED, there are reasons that all exist and there are use cases for all! In Steph Beckett’s latest Rants & rAVes takeover, she and AVI-SPL’s Brad Sager chat all about dvLED. Brad’s session at DSE 2022, titled “dvLED: What You Need to Know,” will answer questions like: What are the pros and cons […]

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Rants & rAVes — Episode 1181: Food, Networking and a...

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2022/10/25

In another Rants & rAVes takeover episode with Steph Beckett, she chats with Megan A. Dutta, co-founder of the Women of Digital Signage group. Megan wants everyone attending DSE to check out the Women of Digital Signage Luncheon, Nov. 18 at 12 p.m. PST. Featuring an expert panel, great food and opportunities to meet others […]

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Rants & rAVes — Episode 1180: Learn How to...

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2022/10/24

In her latest Rants & rAVes takeover, Steph Beckett chatted with NSCA’s Tom LeBlanc about his panel session at the upcoming DSE show. The panel, titled “Transform Your Talent Pipeline,” will focus on the integration “bubble” and how to break out of it. If you’re having trouble finding ways to bring new talent into the […]

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Rants & rAVes — Episode 1179: Watch This to Learn the...

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2022/10/24

In the quick-service restaurant (QSR) world, digital menu boards are quickly becoming THE WAY to order food and complete a transaction. But if you’re looking to follow the likes of McDonald’s and Starbucks, where do you start? Jackie Walker, retail experience strategy lead, Publicis Sapient, will speak about this at DSE 2022, but she also […]

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Rants & rAVes — Episode 1178: If You Missed the TD...

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2022/10/21

Earlier this month, TD SYNNEX held its annual Inspire Conference in Greenville, South Carolina. It included over 3,000 AV and tech pros who provided a plethora of insights into where the market is today and where it’s heading. TD SYNNEX’s own senior vice president, product management, Sandi Stambaugh, details this as well as how it […]

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Rants & rAVes — Episode 1177: Learn How to Leverage...

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2022/10/19

Steph Beckett takes over this episode of Rants & rAVes to talk a little about DSE (coming up very soon — Nov. 17-19). Brandy Alvarado-Miranda (BAM! Marketing and PR Agency), David Defelici (Telecine) and Justin Lachovsky (Telecine) joined to discuss their session at the show: “Respecting the 5 Cs for Great Enterprise Digital Signage.” Check […]

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Rants & rAVes — Episode 1176: Every Tech Who Crimps...

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2022/10/18

Gary was joined by the co-founder of Twisted Tech, the runner-up award winner for the “most innovative new product at CEDIA Expo 2022. Boris Braun became inspired to start the company by doing what every tech does — terminating Cat cable. And, he’s patented a way to make it faster, as you’ll see from this […]

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Rants & rAVes — Episode 1175: Lumens Could be the...

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2022/10/17

Auto-tracking, voice-tracking, NDI, frame-tracking and TAA compliance are just a few of the reasons Lumens Integration Inc. wants you to consider it as a PTZ supplier. Oh, did we mention the company is one of the largest PTZ camera manufacturers in the world? I spoke with Lumens’ zone manager, Eddy Boyette, on my latest Rants […]

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Rants & rAVes — Episode 1174: The ScreenBeam Update:...

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2022/10/14

I was joined by ScreenBeam’s sr. director – technical marketing, Jay Taylor, to talk about how its unique approach to BYOM includes the ability to build a Zoom Room or MS Teams room but still allow users to simply, with one connection point, still use their laptops as UCC devices and run a meeting using […]

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Rants & rAVes — Episode 1173: The LG Update: What’s...

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2022/10/13

In the latest episode of Rants & rAVes, Exertis Almo business development manager, Jennifer Fisher, joins me to talk everything LG. The company has a plethora of OLED and LCD options, but keep an eye out for the big growth area for LG — LED and dvLED. Watch to learn more!

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Rants & rAVes — Episode 1172: Sharp NEC Display...

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2022/10/12

One could argue that Sharp Corporation invented the interactive display with its first AQUOS commercial display some 21 years ago. Now, Sharp NEC Display has an entire line of AQUOS displays aimed at collaboration, with a plethora of options thanks to either an OPS or an SDM slot. Gary was joined by Sharp NEC’s George […]

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Rants & rAVes — Episode 1171: The Runner-Up for the...

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2022/10/11

At the CEDIA Expo 2022 show, there was an all-new Innovation Hub — limited to all-new companies with all-new tech. The winner uses AI and it, literally, life-saving tech; Gary will interview that company in an upcoming show but, today, here’s one of two runner-ups: IDView. IDView makes the smallest outdoor 180-degree cameras for commercial […]

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Rants & rAVes — Episode 1170: Only 140 Days Until ISE...

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2022/10/06

I caught up with ISE Managing Director Mike Blackman while at CEDIA Expo last week; we couldn’t wait to talk everything ISE. ISE 2023, the AV megashow from AVIXA and CEDIA, is less than four months away and it’s likely to be the biggest event in four years for the global AV industry. Here’s everything […]

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Rants & rAVes — Episode 1169: Clive Davis Has What...

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2022/10/05

Clive Davis is in the LED club, thanks to the most recent The Wall install from Samsung, the Rock and Roll Hall of Famer now has one of only a handful of home cinemas driven by a microLED. This interview with Samsung’s business development sr. manager, Mike Bennett, and the integrator for the entire project, […]

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Rants & rAVes — Episode 1167: Use an Actual...

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2022/09/23

NETGEAR only does networking. And, whether you’re just connecting everything to the network, in a home or actually driving all your content across a network using AV-over-IP, NETGEAR has solutions to do it all. And, the company only does networking, so it does it well. NETGEAR’s own director of product marketing, John Henkel, joined me […]

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Rants & rAVes — Episode 1166: Do You Know DoorBird?...

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2022/09/22

DoorBird is most known for its creative door-entry systems. Did you know it not only creates a secure entry system but can also be used as an intercom? It can also record any activity to the cloud without any fees and can integrate your whole home into one entry system controlled via any third-party control […]

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