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On this episode we look ahead and predict what the AV market will do over the next four years. How do you sell to the CIO or CTO? We end up talking about what would you change in the audio visual industry? Nominate your favorite product for the first annual AVNation Awards. Host: Tim Albright Guests: [...] See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art...

Commercial Integrator says be IT centric or die, do we need new cable for HDMI  2.o?, Is Graphene in our future, and what does an Advertising Age story have to do with Inegration?  Plus, we announce our AVNation. TV AV Awards! Host: George Tucker  Guests: Bruce Kaufman  John Thomas  Runtime: 36:36 Click to Watch the Video: [...] See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privac...

Melinda Gates is focusing their foundation of getting women into STEM careers. How can the audio visual industry help? We discuss the best ways to manage scope creep. Also, how do you rehab an existing audio or video system? Host: Tim Albright Guests: Pat Brown – SynAudCon Cody Kleven – Haivision Runtime: 26:47 Click to Watch [...] See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Pri...

On the eve of AV Month we chat with our dynamic panelists about the fun and foibles of IoT and Lighting, the trouble with long lasting products, and Cloud services you pay subscription for on your own premise? These stories and how you can help our AV Month celebrations. Host: George Tucker  Guests: Mark Coxon Josh [...] See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice...

What are the technologies that came out of CEDIA 2016 that will have the biggest impact on the commercial AV market? We talk about DisplayNote and Dell working together. Also, why you need a mentor. Host: Tim Albright Guests: John Greene – Advanced AV Gina Sansivero – FSR, Inc Runtime: 33:49 Click to Watch the Video: [...] See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Noti...

On this episode we get the highlights of CEDIA 16 from Tim Albright and Richard Fergosa, Wireless Audio the future?, Outdoor DOOH and, how Crazy Eddie changed everything Host: George Tucker Guests: Chanan S. Averbuch –  @Chanan1684 Dawn Meade – @avdawn  Frank Culotta – @fmculotta1 Video:   See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do...

The new iPhone 7 has been announced with no headphone jack. How on earth will you connect that to your board room audio visual system? Andy Murray apparently lost his US Open match due to a bad DSP. InfoComm International is also making their courses available on college campuses. Host: Tim Albright Guests: Brock McGinnis – [...] See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Priva...

Does AR and VR offer possible revenue streams for the audio visual integrator? We talk about video wall processors. How can the AV community come together and share ideas? We also look at third party verification. Host: Tim Albright Guests: Chris Neto – AV Helpdesk Mike Shinn – IMS Technology Services Runtime: 32:51 Click to Watch [...] See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and Californi...

Kaleidescape is shutting down. What does that mean for the audio visual industry and technology in general. We also look at how manufacturers support their dealers and train when not in country. Host: Tim Albright Guests: Dave Hatz – AVI Systems Ed Morgan – DisplayNote George Fornier – FSR Runtime: 32:51 Click to Watch the Video: [...] See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California...

Cisco lays off 14,000 people. What impact will that have on the AV market? We talk about the most innovative products to come out of InfoComm 2016. Plus, how do you get into the House of Worship market? Host: Tim Albright Guests: Josh Srago – JSrato on Twitter Steve Greenblatt – Control Concepts Josh Shannahan – [...] See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at...

InFocus is going after the Surface Pro Hub. Should they even concern themselves with that market? We talk about ways AV integrators can help with indoor air quality. Plus, how to get your product, or firm, attached to high profile jobs like the Olympics. Host: Tim Albright Guests: Penny Sitler – Draper John Greene – Advanced [...] See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Priv...

InfoComm has introduced a digital badge system for the CTS community. Legrand is getting more into the lighting, shade, and control business. MIT has introduced their version of glasses-free 3D. Host: Tim Albright Guests: George Tucker – https://twitter.com/TuckerTues Bradford Benn – https://www.bradfordbenn.com Adrian Boyd – https://twitter.com/The_AV_Cad_Guy Christopher Doegl – https://www.umask...

Verrex has been sold to a VC firm. Starting a new company with the same management team. D&B has joined the AVnu Alliance. Converging mass notification and entertainment systems. Host: Tim Albright Guests: Lindsey Adler, Ernie Beck, and Joe Cornwall Runtime: 35:20 Click to Watch the Video:   Subscribe to AVWeek: Links to Sources: Verrex bought [...] See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy...

Voice Control Remote from Dish, Amazon Echo ‘Hack’, Wall Street is still in an AV buying mode, we say goodbye to the VCR (finally) Host: George Tucker Guests: Brad Grimes, Dawn Meade Running Time: Record Date: July 22, 2016 Click to Watch the Video:   Stories: Rane Sold to InMusic  Now You Can Hide Your [...] See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://...

The WiFi Alliance has released a new certification pushing 4k streaming. What exactly makes the “best” display for AV? Plus, we talk about the best ways to keep your employees connected and sharing knowledge. Host: Tim Albright Guests:Kelly Perkins and Greg Brown Runtime: 32:38 Click to Watch the Video:   Subscribe to AVWeek: Stories: WiFi Alliance [...] See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/pri...

Harman International is moving jobs from Indiana to Southern California and Mexico. What does this say about the health of the AV company? Polycom says No to Mitel and yes to Siris. VC companies have entered into the world of AV. Plus, what is the value of the APEx certification? Host: Tim Albright Guests:Harry Meade, Josh [...] See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privac...

We talk IoT and hacked CCTV cameras. InfoComm adds more European connections. Pioneer is partnering with Google. Plus, the Commercial Integrator 40 Under 40 nomination process has started. Host: George Tucker Guests: John Greene, Bradford Benn, and Craig MacCormack Runtime: 33:57 Click to Watch the Video:   Subscribe to AVWeek: Stories: Pioneer partners with Google Custom Commercial [...] See Priv...

The FAA has laid out regulations for commercial drones. What are the things you need to know when hiring a staging and event company? Plus, we talk about ways to get your company noticed through content creation. Host: Tim Albright Guests: George Tucker, Chris Neto, and Jay Myers Runtime: 36:38   Subscribe to AVWeek: Stories: The [...] See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California...

Part two of our program live from the InfoComm 2016 show floor. InfoComm chief, Dave Labuskes and ISE’s Mike Blackman stop by. We talk with integrators, manufacturers, and more about the show, what they saw, and what’s coming next. Host: Tim Albright Guests: Dave Labuskes, Mike Blackman, Kevin Iselli, Bradford Benn, Chris Neto, & Matt Scott Runtime: [...] See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/pr...

We are live from the show floor of InfoComm 2016. Join our group of integrators, consultants, and manufacturers as we talk about the latest AV technology. Biamp, Kramer, and Crestron all have new product lines. Why do these folks attend the show? We also cover how the industry is doing. Host: Tim Albright Guests:George Tucker, Clive Couldewell, [...] See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy...

Shen, Milsom, and Wilke founder, Fred Shen, passed away this week. We talk about the best succession plans and how to implement them. What is the best solution for support; remote or on-site? Plus, we discuss the place BACnet has in AV. Host: Tim Albright Guests:George Tucker, Noble Crawford, and Rita Leitensdorfer Runtime: 33:16 Click to [...] See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and C...

SMART Technologies is being bought by Foxconn. This marks the second AV company the Chinese manufacturer has picked up recently. Google taps Harman International to help them with gesture control. Plus, we debut the 2016 #AVSelfie Song. Host: Tim Albright Guests: Dawn Meade, Kevin Iselli, and Chet Neal with Special Guest Phil Cordell. Runtime: 40:51 Click [...] See Privacy Policy at https://art19....

Harman International moves a consumer executive into the pro division. What does this forecast about where Harman is heading. Microsoft has been granted a patent for something that sounds suspiciously like a video conferencing system. Plus, what is the best use case for tablets in a live sound environment? Host: Tim Albright Guests: John Greene, Harry [...] See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/...

The FTC and FCC are looking into security for mobile. How will this affect the audio visual industry? We talk about IoT and ask if AV is ready for this influx of technology. Finally, we preview some InfoComm 2016 classes. Host: Tim Albright Guests: George Tucker, Malissa Dillman, and Paul Konikowsi Runtime: 32:46 Click to Watch the Video: [...] See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and C...

Barco has purchased Medialon, a show control company. Wyrestorm is introducing their first HDBaseT UHD 4K product at InfoComm. We talk about names and company identities. Plus, what will drive the move to 4K video conferencing? Host: Tim Albright Guests: Mike Shinn and Paul Depperschmidt Runtime: 32:03 Video:   Stories: InfoComm Awards 2016 Wyrestorm talks 4K [...] See Privacy Policy at https://ar...