When iPad first hit the headlines, Kleiner Perkins invested $100 million in iPad app building startups. Consumers were hit by lower eBook prices across the board. Hundreds of colleges like Seton Hill and George Fox decided to grant freshmen iPads. If the game is changing, what’s your position? AV Technology has the i
This summer, I was informed that my position was eliminated. And, with that, six years at a Fortune 500 company ended in a matter of minutes. In an instant I was a statistic and a product of today’s economy. Though I have always considered myself to be in the AV industry, the realization of being the “AV guy” in a no
A staggering manufacturing system in China has made it possible for Apple and other companies to make devices almost as quickly as they can be dreamed up, but for workers, it can be dangerous. Read the full NY Times piece by clicking here .
I recently sat down with two friends for lunch. We are all in the AV business and each of us has spent some time working in the corporate AV support function. As we ordered our food we exchanged updates of “what happened to him” or “where did they end up?”. The conversation would eventually become centered on our cor
Recently back from Las Vegas and indeed, CES is electronics overload. Never mind the technology, the show itself is overwhelming with 1.8 million square feet of convention floor space and 150,000 of your closest friends attending. I make it a point to attend this show every year to get a pulse on the technology that
Stop for a moment to think about the dream marketing vehicle for your organization. In your mind’s eye, this medium would deliver engaging, interactive content. It would be cheap to produce, easy to target and offer ample ways to measure impact on business performance. That description just happens to match the prof
Open the Gates – With more than 31 football fields of show space, CES attendees have to crowd in opening day and walk themselves ragged in hopes of not just seeing all the show but seeing what will win/fail big in the coming year. While a few folks have said CES is on its last leg, we wonder if they were at the sam
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 Wisdom Audio,
Business Video Expo Feb 1-3, Miami Beach So much is happening in the Business Video sector these days, it can be easy to overlook the fundamental building blocks of what makes video a compelling tool for fostering engaging video communications. Lots of people like to talk about social media and how to use it
If I could predict the future I assure you I would be picking lottery numbers, not forecasting the ever changing trends in technology and business - however when it comes to AV I’m probably a reasonable source to peek into what this year may bring. So let me shake up MY crystal ball and see what appears. First, the
Dear Professor Phil, We’ve encountered a problem when getting video conferencing calls established through our firewall. A consultant solved the problem but I don’t understand how his changes eliminated the difficulty. The calls used H.323 and he indicated that he made the firewall H.323 aware. What does that mea
As the New Year begins, part of knowing where we’re going is knowing where we’ve been. Let’s look back at the big events that affected end-users, integrators, and consultants in the commercial AV world in 2011. IT Continued to Take Over AV More and more we saw “AV” being migrated into the IT department and with th
When the Internet was in its infancy, an editor once commented to us that if a person didn’t have an email address, he had no reason to talk with him. Today, if you don’t have a Facebook page, it’s almost as though you don’t exist. That’s true of individuals; and increasingly, it’s true of companies. That’s because F
When some people click on an online video they apparently see little more than dollar signs. That’s because financial considerations continue to be the pre-eminent gauge that individuals use when measuring the effectiveness of Web communications in the enterprise. When Interactive Media Strategies asked 1,002 execut
As most of us know, there are two paths to getting an AV project completed (three if you count “do it yourself”). Design/Build and Design/Bid/Build. The most common process is probably Design/Build as this process is very well suited for most (smaller) AV projects. However, as the projects become larger – and more comp
What is the Size of the Global Video Conferencing Industry ? Reportlinker.com announces that a new market research report is available in its catalog: Global Video Conferencing Industry . This report analyzes the worldwide markets for Video Conferencing in U.S. millions of dollars. TripIt debuts Kindle
Dear Professor Phil There is something that confuses me. I know that changing channels in an IP video network takes longer because of a fact related to IP addressing, but I not sure of the details. Also, why do these changes happen quickly in some cases but much more slowly in other cases? Kevin, Houston, TX
IMCCA's blog explores the role of eye-contact in telepresence and videoconferencing. Below is an excerpt, but you can read the original blog in its entirety here: imcca.org The Visual Communications industry is exploding with new technology. From the highest end Telepresence systems to the latest offerings on iPods