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The CEDIA Podcast 1947: The Surveillance Show Nov 22, 2019

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Camera types, frame rates, pixels per foot — this podcast covers everything you ever wanted to know about installing home surveillance for your clients. Our guest is Michael Cogbill, VP of Engineering at ETC Simplify.

https://etcsimplify.com/

The CEDIA Podcast 1946: Defining Competence Nov 15, 2019

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One word that's key to an integrator's credibility (and as a result, profitability) is "competence." Defining that word (and putting it into practice) properly is critically important when you're building and maintaining a business in the universe of tech. This rollicking roundtable includes Peter Aylette from Archimedia and CEDIA staffers Samantha Ventura, David Meyer, Walt Zerbe, and Ed Wenck.

For more on CEDIA, check out cedia.net.

The CEDIA Podcast 1945: Critical Remodeling Stats Nov 08, 2019

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Walt Zerbe and G. Paul Hess of SnapAV recently attended a conference on remodeling at The Harvard Joint Center for Housing Studies, and here's what they discovered.

Walt's also been on a recent webinar presented by The Farnsworth Group on this very subject. For more info, check out www.thefarnsworthgroup.com

www.snapav.com

www.cedia.net

The CEDIA Podcast 1944: MWCA 2019 Nov 01, 2019

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Mike Heiss (M Heiss Consulting) attended the MWCA (Mobile World Congress Americas), and reports back with a ton of info on 5G, Wi-Fi 6, and much more. He took photos, too, which you can find here:

http://cedia.net/docs/default-source/insights/mwca-2019.pdf?sfvrsn=2

The CEDIA Podcast 1943: The Latest in Audio Engineering Oct 25, 2019

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Walt Zerbe just attended AES 2019 (the Audio Engineering Society conference in New York) and the focus was immersive and interactive audio. Walt shares the answers to these (and many other) questions:

Is stereo really dead? Is immersive music the answer since surround mixes didn't make the cut?

How are engineers going to remix older tracks for 3D audio?

How are engineers recreate acoustic spaces virtually?

What's the difference between "analytic" and "synthetic" hearing?

What was the upshot of the "loudness war" in the audio recording universe?

If you've got audiophile clients — or, really, if you do any audio calibration of any kind — this podcast is a must-listen.

http://www.aes.org/events/147/

The CEDIA Podcast 1942: What You Need to Know About the NEC 2020 Oct 18, 2019

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The National Electrical Code's new edition (NEC 2020) will impact your business. Long-time CEDIA instructor Ken Erdmann (Erdmann Electric) walks us through the important stuff, and tells us what we need to look out for in the future.

For more info on CEDIA: cedia.net.

The CEDIA Podcast 1941: AI Update from the Z-Wave Fall Summit Oct 11, 2019

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Rich Green (Rich Green Ink) and Alex Capecelatro (josh.ai) attended the Z-Wave Fall Summit and are here to give us an update on the presentations they saw — and hosted — on voice control, AI advances, and more —and how they relate to the residential tech industry.

To learn more about CEDIA, check out CEDIA.net.

The CEDIA Podcast 1940: Meet the Candidates Oct 04, 2019

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Nine candidates are running for CEDIA's elected positions on the association's Board of Directors. In this podcast, each individual is given two minutes to tell you why you should vote for them.

To learn more about the men and women running, the process and open seats, and to cast your vote, go to cedia.net/election.

The CEDIA Podcast 1939: Joining the Design/Build Podcasts at Expo Sep 27, 2019

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The CEDIA crew was joined by folks from other podcasts (KBTalks, powered by the NKBA; Connecting Tech + Design podcast; and AV Trade Talk podcast) at CEDIA Expo in Denver to share everyone's thoughts on how the design/build community has been embracing advances in the tech universe.

https://connectingtechanddesignpb.podbean.com/

https://avtradetalk.podbean.com/

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/kbtalks/id1444655214

The CEDIA Podcast 1938: CEDIA Talks Highlights Sep 20, 2019

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This year's CEDIA Talks covered business efficiency, Wi-Fi 6, eSports, AI, and much more. Here are some highlights from Julie Jacobson (CE Pro), Nathan Holmes (Access Networks), Michael Heiss (M Heiss Consulting), Rich Green (Rich Green Ink) and Peter Aylett (Archimedia).

https://www.cepro.com/

https://www.accessca.com/

https://michaelheiss.com/

https://www.archimedia-me.com/

Check out our YouTube channel, too: https://www.youtube.com/user/CEDIAHQ