AV Week - MP3 Edition

InfoComm is bringing CTS prep to ISE in 2017. We talk about some ways to renew your CTS certification. We also talk about whether “Made in America” matters. Nominate your favorite product for the first annual AVNation Awards. Host: Tim Albright Guests: Dawn Meade – AVDawn Josh Srago – Teecom Michael Braithwaite – Clear One Runtime: [...]

Samsung buys Harman for $8 billion. What does this mean for dealers, for the industry? We get an inside scoop from AMX’s Shaun Robinson. Harman hooks up with IBM’s Watson. We also talk about what happens to integrators when their distributors combine. Nominate your favorite product for the first annual AVNation Awards. Host: Tim Albright Guests: [...]

We come to you this week from the 2016 InfoComm AV Executive Conference. We talk with author and speaker Ian Altman about selling with the customer in mind. We also discuss with our panel the impact the presidential election will have on the AV industry. Plus, what does 2017 look like for our industry? Nominate [...]

As the U.S. gets ready for their presidential elections we ask what tech policies best encourage the audio visual industry. How do you design for spaces to stay up to date? We also look at the major issues impacting digital signage installations. Nominate your favorite product for the first annual AVNation Awards. Host: Tim Albright Guests: [...]

The DDOS attacks of a week ago were made possible through a botnet. What does the audio visual industry need to do to protect itself and their clients? Is it time for a patch Tuesday in AV? We also look at InfoComm’s new three year strategic plan. Nominate your favorite product for the first annual [...]

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: [...]

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: [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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: [...]

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:  

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 – [...]

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 [...]

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: [...]

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 – [...]

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 [...]

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.umaskin.com/ Brad Grimes – http://www.infocomm.org/ Runtime: 35:07 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]