AV Week - MP3 Edition

There’s a new Apple iPad coming out called the “Air”. LG is making money making displays when other companies can’t seem to. What is the infrastructure that will take us to 40 gig? The wireless spectrum is under attack again. Kramer has a new wireless HD video device. Are we comfortable with wireless video yet? [...]

Mitsubishi is getting out of the projector and flat panel market. What does this mean for those who remain? AudioXperts is also folding. Is color temperature changing the new dimming for lighting? What if the products you sold/installed were free? Plus we talk about an old friend, Sam Malik, returning to the world of projectors [...]

Panasonic is ending their plasma production line in favor of LCDs. Or are they? Either way, what does this mean for the display sector? Nest has done for smoke alarms what they did for thermostats. And they keep marching into our homes. When will control companies stop making touchpanels? Plus we take a page from [...]

Our annual look back at CEDIA 2013. What was the best and worst of the show?  The Crestron App Market was the talk of the show. What did the integrators think about it? Savant has a new automation system. Toshiba is cutting their TV workforce in half. We also talk about Kaleidescape increasing their title [...]

What is the deal with Crestron’s new App Market? Nest has an API; how long until AV manufacturers embrace this IT-centric idea. Revolabs says “analog is dead”. Are they right? Plus, should integrators refuse clients based on ethical concerns. Host: Tim Albright Founder Guests: Brad Grimes from InfoComm International, Chris Neto of AVHelpdesk, Dan Fulmer from Fultech [...]

Host: Tim Albright Founder  Guests: Nick Miller from Onsite AV and George Tucker from World Stage. Record Date: 9/20/2013  What was the legacy Dr. Dolby left behind? Polycom is NATO’s choice for secure VC. We talk about AVB fiber and the future of fiber infrastructure. Have we reached the end of AV furniture? Plus we talk about NFC [...]

Host: Tim Albright Founder  Guests: Heather Sidorowitz from Southtown Audio Visual, Bernie Kattner of Nimbus Integration Group, and George Tucker from World Stage. Record Date: 9/13/2013  Phillips Smart TV has a Cloud component. We talk about ambient light displays. Net Neutrality comes up as Verizon and the FCC face off. We also cover analog sound and Disney research [...]

Host: Tim Albright Founder  Guests:  Dawn Meade from Net-AV, Steve Greenblatt of Control Concepts, Mike Faulkner from Avitecture, Nathan Lively author of Sound Design Live, and Josh Srago from ICS. Record Date: 9/6/2013  The world of AV is getting involved with Microsoft Lync. Is this a good thing for the industry? You can now go to the Amazon [...]

Host: Tim Albright Founder  Guests:  George Tucker of World Stage, Bill Brown from BD Brown Communications, Jamie Trader of AMX, and Charlie Jones from SurgeX. Record Date: 8/30/2013  There is another merger among integrators; this time in San Francisco. What does this mean about the health of the AV industry? There is a huge new camera by Panasonic. What [...]

Host: Tim Albright Founder  Guests:  Bradford Benn from Harman, Michael Drainer of Sennheiser, USA, Mark Dziekan from Wyrestorm, and Michael O’Halloran of Samsung. Record Date: 8/23/2013  OLED vs. 4K may be the running theme of CEDIA 2013. Samsung has a curved OLED display too; why? We talk control and the Internet of Things. Tim asks why Crestron has wireless [...]

Host: Tim Albright Founder  Guests:  George Tucker from World Stage, Rich Fregosa of Fregosa Design, and Michael Drainer from Sennheiser. Record Date: 8/18/2013  HDBaseT 2.0 is out. What does it mean for the AV market? Should you use apps or integrated control for home automation? IP Surveillance is the next big thing in integration. Finally, we have a story [...]

Host: Tim Albright Founder  Guests:  Harry Meade from CCS Presentation Systems, John Huntington from CUNY, Ben Shipman from AVA, and Ken Blecher of Powersoft. Record Date: 8/9/2013  The Black Hat hackers show how to hack your smart home. Should we up the security of our systems? Congress gets into the wireless mic spectrum. Commercial Integrator says the “customer is [...]

Host: Tim Albright Founder  Guests:  George Tucker of World Stage, Adrian Boyd from Avitecture, and Ellen Juhlin from Meyer Sound and the AVNu Alliance. Record Date: 8/2/2013  Conference Technologies purchases long-time integrator, United Visual. The AVNu Alliance gears up for certification. Will Nest give control programmers an API? Plus, Control 4 goes public.  Running Time: 1:01:49 Story Links Conference [...]

Host: Tim Albright Founder  Guests:  George Tucker of World Stage, Tom Andry from AVRant.com, Nate Schneider of Image Stream Medical, and Ronnie Anne Spang. Record Date: 7/26/2013  Microsoft is taking another run at home automation. Should Crestron or AMX be concerned? Home owners want wireless security, and there’s a company giving it to them. Aero is going to give [...]

Host: Tim Albright Founder  Guests:  George Tucker of World Stage, Dawn Meade from Net-AV, Matt Scott of Omega Audio Video, and Michael Drainer from Sennheiser USA. Record Date: 7/19/2013  Dr. Bose has passed away. What will his legacy be? Why is Thunderbolt losing favor with PC manufacturers? InfoComm has been talking about “Smart Building” control, and now electrical contractors [...]

Host: Tim Albright Founder  Guests:  Bill Stiteler from Apple Tell, Aaron Wilson, and Ted Green from Strata-Gee.com Record Date: 7/12/2013  We talk about CE Week and what the CES has to say about the forecast for 4K display sales. Where can the HDMI infrastructure go from here? Touchscreens are everywhere, so should our pilots use them? We talk about [...]

Host: Tim Albright Founder  Guests:  Rich Fregosa from Fregosa Design & Emily Hay of Pershing Technology. Record Date: 7/03/2013  Samsung is buying Boxee and Qualcomm completes the investment in Sharp. Allen & Heath joins an investment firm. John Huntington has some advice for InfoComm exhibitors. Finally, we chat about the “huddle space” devices. Also, use code: CT2 to register [...]

Host: George Tucker AVNation Co-Founder  Guests: Phil Swann from TV Predictions, Rich Green of CEDIA, and Michael Drainer from Sennheiser Record Date: 6/28/2013  George Tucker from World Stage leads this week’s discussion about 4K and streaming. CEDIA has a new white paper about Telepresence. And everybody has a meeting room solution.  Running Time: 1:00:12 Story Links   Note: If you [...]

Host: Tim Albright AVNation Founder  Guests:  Record Date: 6/21/2013  Hour number two of our conversation from the InfoComm 2013 floor (well, close enough tot the floor). Bradford Benn, of the Bradford and Matt show, stops by. We introduce you to Scott Hassan of Beam about their new personal VC solution. Our friend Shaun Robinson of AMX is here. [...]

Host: Tim Albright AVNation Founder  Guests:  Record Date: 6/14/2013  We are live from InfoComm 2013 with a cast of many. We start off the show with Dawn Meade, George Tucker, Matt Scott, Michael Drainer and Chris Neto all talking about their favorite technology from this year’s show. Brad Grimes, Brock McGinnis, and Kevin Iselli also join in. Plus, [...]