AV Week - MP3 Edition

Host: George Tucker Guests: Brad Grimes, Dawn Meade 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: Tim Albright Guests: Kelly Perkins and Greg Brown 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: Harry Meade, Josh Srago, Eric Snyder 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: George Tucker Guests: John Greene, Bradford Benn, and Craig MacCormack 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: Tim Albright Guests: George Tucker, Chris Neto, and Jay Myers 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: Dave Labuskes, Mike Blackman, Kevin Iselli, Bradford Benn, Chris Neto, & Matt Scott 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: George Tucker, Clive Couldewell, Dawn Meade, Brock McGinnis, Paul Zielie, Frank Culotta, Steve Greenblatt, Harry Meade, and Josh Srago. 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. Beams, 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, Noble Crawford, and Rita Leitensdorfer. SMW 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: John Greene, Harry Meade, and Adrian Boyd 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: Josh Srago, Rachel Bradshaw, and Simond Dudley InfoComm 2016 brings some changes to the education process, including one price to take all the classes… sort of. We cover Super Tuesday, free education, and prep classes. What are the classes or tracks you have to take? All that and more.

Host: Tim Albright Guests: John Greene, Harry Meade, and Adrian Boyd 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: George Tucker, Malissa Dillman, and Paul Konikowski The FTC and FCC are looking into mobile security. What doe their efforts mean for AV security as a whole? We talk about InfoComm’s IoT conference and whether AV is ready for IoT, or if we should be. There is also a small discussion about security versus liberty and freedom.

Host: Tim Albright Guests: Mike Shinn and Paul Depperschmidt Marco 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: George Tucker Guests: David Maldow, Omar Rosado, Shai Moshe The acquisitions continue as the AVI-SPL is acquired, Smart Buildings based on feelings, RF transmissions make it through meat, these stories and more.

Host: Tim Albright Guests: George Tucker, Jeremy Caldera There have been a large number of acquisitions in the world of AV this year. What does this mean for integrators and for the companies themselves? How do you adjust when suddenly you loose a product line? Plus, what’s the best way to transition between a manufacturing and integration job?