AV Week - MP3 Edition

sEpisode 16 of AVWeek: We talk about how "Black Friday" is a good thing for the ProAV market, Tim takes issue with comparing the Amazon Fire to the iPod, and Craig ponders whether Roscor's move to consulting will help them. Plus, how would you like to high five the Green Giant? We discuss augmented reality digital signage. The group discuss medical AV, paint-on solar panels, and a possible brewing Android remote control battle. Gary introduces us to Biscotti (really cool home VTC) and Tim shows the world how you handle a press release with Extron's new "Half Rack" system. We end up the show mourning the end of CRT mounts.Running time: 1:16:30

Episode 15 of AV Week: Matt Scott and Chris Neto join Tim Albright to talk about the week's AV industry news. Singapore is one of the first countries to mandate minimums for wiring homes. Is this something the US and Canada should implement? We talk about the move from IPV4 to IPV6 and what that means for the AV professional. Speaking of moving technologies, how is the move away from Flash and into HTML5 going to change the way we do things? Steve Seachrist wrote a piece on RavePubs about cord cutting. We'll talk about whether or not we as a society are truly cutting the cord for Internet video or is it because of the economy. Why do AV pros have such an adverse reaction to the DS market? We play off of Craig MacCormack's Commercial Integrator article. Finally, Samsung releases a flexible AMOLED screen; does this mean screens rolled up like projector screens are coming soon? Running time: 1:02:49

Episode 14 of AV Week: George Tucker, Dawn Meade, Johnny Mota, and Michael Drainer talk about the fall of Roscor, the first edition of GovComm, Fred Wilson's blog on getting and staying connected, why some tech/AV reporters simply post press releases, and the death (again) of the plasma.

Episode 12 of AV Week: George Tucker, Dawn Meade, and Michael Drainer talk about the CEPro live, virtual trade show that took place this week, Apple's patent victory over other gesture-based devices, the ONE device all Texas Rangers fans wished they had had during the World Series, the trial and sentencing of Michael E. Peppel, the "one more thing" from the folks at Apple, AVI-SPL's PM Academy gets InfoComm certified, we talk a little about 3D but I'm not sure why, and Tim Albright comes up with a mascot for the CEDIA ESCies.

Episode 11 of AV Week: Rich Fregosa and Kevin Iselli join Tim Albright to talk about SaaS and cloud management (thanks CEPro), Gary Kayye's post about the end of Phillips displays, Polycomm getting into the online conferencing business, BICSI joining STEP, and Crestron's new free Android app. Running time: 1:07:00

Hosts: George Tucker talks with John Huntington from ControlGeeks.net and NYC College of Technology about show control, AV education, and the future of control. Running time: 47:29

Episode 10 of AV Week brings new blood with Adrian Boyd, Matt Scott returns as our international correspondent, and George Tucker joins us. We talk about AV Week, the InfoComm industry celebration of all things AV. Cheryl Regan from ICIA gives us some tips and ideas on how to promote the industry where you live. Crestron has killed a long beloved product; we mourn the passing of the Adagio line. How would you like a control system you can control with your brain? We explain. Also, George explains how to build your very own satellite. Plus, we have the next big market for you integrators, senior citizens.

Episode 9 of AVWeek with Julie Jacobson and Craig MacCormack; We talk about the passing of Steve Jobs and what he meant to the AV Industry, why we have so many trade shows and if that's a good thing, the $180 billion opportunity you may be missing, the move to online AV sales, how STEP may or may not overtake LEED, and the Urban OS... Good Morning, Dave.

Episode 8 of AVWeek brings us new blood with Kevin Iselli from Crestron, George Tucker, and Dawn Meade. Are we really going to have a boom in projector sales over the next few years? How are we the biggest industry you've never heard of, and how do we get noticed? The generation coming up next prefers to use their smartphones to do everything, including change the TV and unlock doors. Who should be the CE Pro Person of the year? We all love standards. Why? Because there are so many to choose from. We talk about a few of the worst in the industry.

Episode 7 of AV Week. Hosts Sara Abrons, Phil Cordell, Rich Fregosa, Matt Scott, and Tim Albright do a recap from CEDIA 2011 including what the greatest new tech was there. What makes a good (and BAD PR email)? Is social media a waste of your time as an AV Professional? Plus, what is and ESC, or ESCey, or ESCie. And, of course, Phil raps.

Episode 6 of AV Week. Hosts Dawn Meade, George Tucker, and Tim Albright welcome a CEDIA update from Matt Scott and talk about Savant's new home-controlling phone. We weigh in on Linda Seid Frembes', the AVWriter, post about 5 ways to keep customers happy. Also, why you need a service contract business model and audio caviar. Trust me, it's really cool.

Episode 5 of AV Week. Hosts George Tucker, Bradford Benn, Michael Drainer, and Tim Albright put our two cents in about who we think is the best control company, talk about the downfall of Sony, government subsidies for LCD manufacturers, and a brief, but deep, explanation about what AVB is and why you should be excited about it.

White Space Hosts Sennheiser's Eric Reese and Kent Margraves joins Michael Drainer of Tech Electronics to talk about RF white spaces in the United States and wireless microphone frequency coordination issues.

Episode 4 of AV Week. Hosts Dawn Meade, Rich Fregosa, Phillip Cordell, and Tim Albright talk about Steve Jobs' resignation, projector install apps (and the increase in front projector installs), what we see, or would like to see, in the future of AV, and of course iPad bridesmaids.

Episode 3 of AV Week. Hosts Linda Seid Frembes, Matt Scott, George Tucker, Michael Drainer, and Tim Albright talk about the recent live staging event tragedies, the increase of digital signage revenues, getting your CTS and other continuting education, Cisco ending their agreement with Control4, and the death of X10.