The Integration Conversation

This year's CEDIA Talks covered business efficiency, Wi-Fi 6, eSports, AI, and much more. Here are some highlights from Julie Jacobson (CE Pro), Nathan Holmes (Access Networks), Michael Heiss (M Heiss Consulting), Rich Green (Rich Green Ink) and Peter Aylett (Archimedia). https://www.cepro.com/ https://www.accessca.com/ https://michaelheiss.com/ https://www.archimedia-me.com/ Check out our YouTube...

Ed and Walt welcome Rich Green (Rich Green Ink), Peter Aylett (Archimedia), Christiaan Beukes (Artcoustic SA/Sphere Custom Design), Hugo Fitzjohn (Meridian), and John Akers (LMC Home Entertainment) for this rapid-fire wrapup of Expo, Day Three. https://www.archimedia-me.com/ https://www.lmche.com/ http://spherecustom.com/ https://www.meridian-audio.com/ Have an idea for a class at Expo in 2020? ht...

Guests with Ed and Walt include Eddie Shapiro (SmartTouchUSA), Peter Aylett (Archimedia), and Christiaan Beukes (Artcoustic SA/Sphere Custom Design) for a recap of CEDIA Expo, Day Two. Find out who took home honors for innovation -- and get some critical info on the CEDIA Size and Scope report. https://smarttouchusa.com/ http://spherecustom.com/ https://www.archimedia-me.com/  

Ed and Walt are joined by Rich Green (Rich Green Ink), Eddie Shapiro (SmartTouchUSA), Kris Hogg (Samsung), and Christiaan Beukes (Artcoustic SA/Sphere Custom Design) for a recap of CEDIA Expo, Day One. The big topics: a gripping keynote, amazing stuff in Innovation Alley, and great vibes in the classrooms. https://smarttouchusa.com/ http://spherecustom.com/ https://www.samsung.com/us/  

Jim Hunter is the CTO of Delos, and he's working to integrate all the "wellness" tech we've been spitballing about into practical, frictionless solutions. In this podcast, he outlines how to start to turn all of these ideas into real opportunities. https://delos.com/ Register for CEDIA Expo and see the Delos pavilion at CEDIAExpo.com.

In this episode, we talk not only about the "what" of CEDIA education at Expo, Boot Camps, and the new workforce development curriculum, but the "why" — the philosophies behind the nuts and bolts of the training. CEDIA's Director of Technical Training Steve Rissi joins Ed and Walt for this one (and he has some pretty great takes). Register for education at Expo at CEDIAexpo.com.

Shereen Edward (Archimedia), Alex Camara (AudioControl), Peter Miller (Cornflake) and Theo Kalomirakis (Theo Kalomirakis [TK] Theaters and Rayva) are all part of this special episode. Camara and Edward give us a deep dive on an award-winning project that required some compromises, and Miller and Kalomirakis talk generally about building true reference cinemas. Kalomirakis is part of the Home Cinem...

Mitchell Klein has led his own integration firm, he's led CEDIA, and now he leads the Z-Wave Alliance. He's also the 2019 CEDIA Lifetime Achievement Award Winner. Here's an in-depth interview with a thoughtful and fascinating gent. Register for CEDIA Expo and help us celebrate Mr. Klein's achievement: CEDIAExpo.com

Julie Jacobson (founding editor, CE Pro) gives us an Expo preview — and her thoughts on the wellness tech opportunities she captures under the term "biophilia." Register for CEDIA Expo at cediaexpo.com

Your customers -- heck, you too -- can be wildly frustrated by endless updates, UI changes, name it. Might this be a place for some new opportunities? John Penney, EVP at 20th Century Fox, joins Ed and Walt to talk about the problems and solutions in this area. For more info on CEDIA: cedia.net

Here's a real where-are-we-now update: CEDIA's Walt Zerbe weighs in on a variety of emerging trends — and emerging dangers — on a broad variety of subjects from AI to 5G and beyond. This is a true overview of what CEDIA's Tech Council is keeping track of right now. Join us at CEDIA Expo 2019 in Denver: www.cediaexpo.com

Luke Williams will be providing the opening Keynote for CEDIA Expo 2019 in Denver. Williams ​is Professor​ ​of​ ​Innovation and Design ​at​ ​the NYU​ ​Stern​ ​School​ ​of​ ​Business and​ ​a​ ​Fellow​ ​at​ ​Frog​ ​Design. He​ ​is​ ​the​ ​inventor​ ​of​ 30-plus​ ​U.S.​ ​patents​ ​and​ ​has​ ​designed​ ​more​ ​than​ ​100 products​ ​in​ ​industries​ ​ranging​ ​from​ ​transportation​ ​to​ ​finance​ ​an...

Rich Green (Rich Green Ink) attended the Augmented World Expo in California in May (the next one's in Munich in October) and attended no less than 25 sessions. He tells us some of what he learned in this deep-dive into AR (both visual AND audio) and its impact on day-to-day living and wellness tech. Here are some of the links Rich mentions: https://developer.bose.com/bose-ar https://www.openarclou...

Enjoy some samples from our most popular podcasts from the first six months of 2019! We cover the challenges of 5G, the birth of Web 3.0, how to understand high-net-worth clients, and much more. (Notes on where to find the entire 'casts we mention are included, too.) Thanks to our sponsor for this one, DISH: DISH.com/customintegration For more on CEDIA: CEDIA.net  

Michael Heiss (M Heiss Consulting) attended E3 (the big gaming show) and has a report — and both he and Walt Zerbe have info from the Apple World Wide Developers Conference in this podcast. https://michaelheiss.com/ For more on CEDIA, go to https://cedia.net/ .  

Steve Rissi, CEDIA's director of technical training — a former tech who's worked in the field — and our Senior Director of Education Samantha Ventura join us to give us the skinny on the classes that'll fit your firm's needs and how their team has been polishing the training catalog for CEDIA Expo 2019. Register here: https://www.cediaexpo.com/

Two parts again in this one: David Thomas (Momentum Group) and Carol Campbell (Technology Insider Group, among others) tell us all about stuff to do, see, eat, and drink in and around Denver, and Brian Pagel of Emerald Expositions tells us what's new and different on the CEDIA Expo floor in 2019. Early Bird Special pricing for CEDIA Expo 2019 has been extended through June 21. REGISTER HERE: https...

Michael Heiss just attended the Display Week show in California, and he's got the skinny on display technology that'll be impacting us in the near future. He also took a look at a show called "Digital Hollywood," and he has info on those presentations, too. http://www.displayweek.org/ https://www.digitalhollywood.com/ https://michaelheiss.com/ For more on CEDIA, go to cedia.net.

Three presenters from CEDIA's upcoming Leadership Conference have info you can use right now: Mark Boud (Metrostudy) on the direction of the housing market and timelines for potential downturns, David Rendall (co-author of the book "Pink Goldfish") on how your perceived businesses weaknesses can be leveraged as strengths, and Peter Romaniello (Conceptual Lighting, LLC) on integrators getting in on...

As the home network grows more complex — and we get closer to the adoption of technologies such as 8K video — cabling will become more critical. Is it time to become expert with fiber so your projects are "future-ready"? We dig into this and many other issues (including shielding, cable certification, and more) with Eric Bodley of the very aptly named Future Ready Solutions. https://futurereadysol...

As EVP of Consumer Business Development & Strategic Partnerships at 20th Century Fox, John Penney has seen a great many companies move from purely transactional businesses to hybrid businesses: making money from both transactions AND recurring monthly revenue. He's got advice on strategies for implementing that change. For more on CEDIA, check out CEDIA.net.

The second report from the Munich High-End audio show, features our takes on the show's top gear. Walt Zerbe is joined by: Christiaan Beukes,  http://spherecustom.com/ James Chen,  https://www.kordz.com/ and Peter Aylett,  https://www.archimedia-me.com/ https://www.highendsociety.de/index.php/en/home.html For more on CEDIA, check out CEDIA.net .

Gear, gear, gear! In this first report from the Munich High-End audio show, Walt Zerbe is joined by: Christiaan Beukes, http://spherecustom.com/ James Chen, https://www.kordz.com/ and Peter Aylett, https://www.archimedia-me.com/ https://www.highendsociety.de/index.php/en/home.html For more on CEDIA, check out CEDIA.net.

CEDIA's Ian Bryant, Anastasia Tate, and Ed Wenck all went to see Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak speak at Purdue University — here's their recap. Plus, Walt Zerbe just attended a conference on remodeling trends at Harvard, and he's got info. Want to learn more about CEDIA? CEDIA.net is the place.

Here's a chat with Stephen Nevison (Intuitive Homes) and Oliver Hall (Ultamation) on their Global Award-winning project for Best Integrated Home (EMEA), plus a talk with Michael Sherman (Henri) and Thanh Lepinaux (Lutron) on the work that went into Henri's award-winning showroom. www.intuitivehomes.co.uk www.ultamation.com/ www.henri.fr http://www.lutron.com/europe For more on CEDIA, check out ced...