by Jeremy J. Glowacki For a first-time attendee like me, the second day of Integrated Systems Europe (ISE) in Amsterdam began to feel much like any other major trade show in a more familiar U.S. destination, just with more accents, and better-dressed people. The first stop of the morning was the Crestron press conf
by John Sciacca “Here’s to the crazy ones. The misfits. The rebels. The troublemakers. The round pegs in the square holes. The ones who see things differently. They’re not fond of rules. And they have no respect for the status quo. You can quote them, disagree with them, glorify or vilify them. About the only thin
by Jeremy J. Glowacki I came to Integrated Systems Europe (ISE) in Amsterdam, this year, so that I could get a taste of what was happening in the international systems integration market and reconnect with old friends in an environment where I had fewer distractions (panel moderating, awards presentations, Show Daily
by John Sciacca Well, the fat lady has sung, the curtains have been closed and CES 2012 is officially a few days in the bag. After several days of decompressing and detoxing – there is a LOT of drinking in Vegas – and reflecting, I thought I would share my list of Best, Worst, Coolest, and other superlatives from t
by John Sciacca For my final day at 2012’s CES I returned to the Venetian to hit the numerous exhibitors – and entire massive Ballroom/convention areas – that I’d missed on my first visit. You remember, the one that was like, I don’t know, 6 years ago. Wait? It was only 3 days ago? CES and Vegas have a way of messi
by John Sciacca My third day in Vegas began with a visit to what, in my mind, will always be known as the Las Vegas Hilton (apparently it changed names/ownership a couple of weeks ago, and now it is the uber-generically named, The Las Vegas Hotel) to see projector manufacturer, BenQ. They were demonstrating t
by John Sciacca My second day (third if you count media day) at International CES 2012 started with a breakfast meeting with a company that was new to me, HiFiMan. Founded by Dr. Fang Bian, this company’s goal seems to be all about bringing high-resolution audio listening to the portable world. And for people for w
by Lindsey Adler Once again, I’m faced with the daunting task of writing up a recap of my day at CES after a whirlwind of meetings spanning three hotels and all three halls of the Las Vegas Convention Center. I’m tired just from writing that! One of my first meetings was with THX—technology I’ve written about be
by Lindsey Adler Well, I survived the first day of my first ever CES. Attempting to break down what I saw seems daunting now. Since I’m working with a small window of time before dinner plans with Somfy, I’m going to run through a few things rather quickly. Wisdom Audio One of my earliest appointments was with W
by John Sciacca CES is definitely about time management; there is more than you could see in a month, let alone four days. With that in mind, I decided to spend my first official CES 2012 show day at the Venetian, which houses many – if not all – of the audio exhibitors as the show. McIntosh I kicked off my morn
by Lindsey Adler The January 8 press sessions at International CES 2012 here in Las Vegas included events from Monster, NETGEAR, and Panasonic, offering something splashy, something techie, and something, well, Timberlakey. Monster What was no doubt an effort to make a big splash first thing at CES, Monster’s a
by John Sciacca The January 8 morning press sessions at International CES 2012 here in Las Vegas included events from LG and Sharp while the day concluded with Sony’s event at its booth at the Las Vegas Convention Center. All three manufacturers touted larger screen sizes, higher resolutions, lots of internet conne
by John Sciacca The annual International Consumer Electronics Show kicked off on Sunday night with CES Unveiled, offering attendees a chance for a pre-show peek at some of the items that will likely be making headlines before the show officially opens. Also on hand were some of the product debuts from the Innovati
by Jeremy J. Glowacki At my age, I don’t get a lot of toys for Christmas anymore. From a purely “gift” standpoint, this year was really no different, but I did receive a couple of consumer electronics products around Xmas time that I was able to enjoy. The two products, Paradigm Shift’s earbuds and the Azend Grou
by John Sciacca Immediately prior to my leaving for CES, I figured it was a good time for a bit of speculation. And nowhere is speculation in the tech world more popular than with Apple (who doesn’t even bother attending CES by the way). Apple is notoriously one of the most tight-lipped companies around. In fa
by Lindsey Adler Anxiously awaiting the start of the 2012 International Consumer Electronics Show, my anticipation is only rivaled by reflections on what exciting new technologies and experiences are in store for me this week. Oh, and I would be remiss to mention that this is my first CES, which of course, adds to
by John Sciacca Some of the biggest news out of CEDIA EXPO this past September was talk of higher resolution – 4K – projectors; namely the new model from Sony and the four offerings from JVC. Whether you like the idea of 4K or not, the truth is that we do not get a say in the matter. Just as with 3D, 4K shall be co
by Derek Dellinger
“Music is the declaration of atmosphere for a venue,” said Rami Korhonen, CEO and co-founder of Playmysong . “Our goal is to eradicate random music in the world.” Korhonen describes Playmysong as the “Foursquare” of music, with maybe a touch of Turntable.fm as well — c
by John Sciacca When a custom install job totally falls apart, and you end up dealing with some nightmare client scenario, chances are that you could probably look back and realize that there were red flags lurking. The key is to be able to identify these warnings so you can spot and identity potential problem clie
by Brendan Morrissey As I mentioned in my last blog post , there was a lot of interest in social media expressed among the attendees and exhibitors at CEDIA Expo 2011. Manufacturers and retailers simply can’t ignore the 800 million Facebook users worldwide and massive number of consumers using social media. Acco