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CEDIA Tech Council 1841: How Content Changes Tech — AR, VR, 4K, etc. Oct 12, 2018

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John Penney barely scratched the surface in his keynote at CEDIA Expo 2018. Here the Executive Vice President of Consumer Business Development and Strategic Partnerships for 20th Century Fox digs deep into the ways content built for 4K, VR, AR, and more will change and inform the tech you integrate — and vice-versa.

For more on CEDIA, check out cedia.net.

CEDIA Tech Council 1840: Speaking of Speakers with Andrew Jones Oct 05, 2018

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Andrew Jones may well be one of the most successful — and storied — loudspeaker engineers in the history of hi-fi. Jones, who's designed speakers for KEF, Infinity, Pioneer USA, TAD, and now ELAC, takes us through:

The benefits of concentric driver technology,

His approach to enclosure design,

Active vs. passive speakers — and how he's making the former more palatable to audiophiles,

And his take on what makes for really "great sound."

For more info on CEDIA, please visit cedia.net.

CEDIA Tech Council 1839: Meet the Candidates Sep 28, 2018

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In this special episode, we give each candidate three minutes to tell us why they should serve on the CEDIA Board of Directors. (Each individual can use the time in any way they like.)

Here's the critical legalese:

For the 2019-2020 term, there are four (4) open elected positions — one (1) to be filled from the EMEA region, and the remaining positions to be filled from the entire global membership. To implement this regional representation, the candidate from the EMEA region receiving the most votes will fill the EMEA-designated position and the top three (3) candidates from the rest of the world will fill the remaining (3) three seats. Voting will remain accessible until October 19, 2018. Each member company may cast one ballot. As CEDIA has transitioned to a single board representing the global CEDIA membership, it is important to note that all member companies are eligible to vote, regardless of where they are located. Company administrators may cast their ballot here.

You can find more info each candidate here.

CEDIA Tech Council 1838: 5G Update from MWG Sep 21, 2018

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The Mobile World Congress Americas Conference was held in Los Angeles Sept. 12-14. Michael Heiss was there, collecting the very latest info on 5G deployment. Here's his report.

https://www.mwcamericas.com/

CEDIA Tech Council 1837: Expo's Greatest Hits Sep 14, 2018

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Did you miss any of our podcasts from Expo? We've picked some highlights from our daily Tech Council roundtables from the show floor and turned 'em into a quick, digestible overview.

For more on CEDIA, check out cedia.net.

CEDIA Tech Council 1836e: Expo Floor Recap, Day Three Sep 09, 2018

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Spoiler alert: There were a LOT of packed classes at Expo, and Geoff Meads (Presto) put in some serious hours in the instructor's chair. Geoff joins CEDIA's David Meyer, Ed Wenck, and Walt Zerbe for this floor/education recap.

For more info on CEDIA, check out cedia.net.

CEDIA Tech Council Podcast 1836d: Expo Floor Recap, Day Two Sep 08, 2018

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Walt Zerbe was joined by a huge cast of characters for the Day Two Expo floor recap. There were a great many CEDIA volunteers aboard, including:

Peter Aylett, Archimedia
Rich Green, Rich Green Designs
Sam Woodward, Lutron
And Mike Maniscalco, formerly of Ihiji

And two other gents attending Expo dropped in as well:

Eddie Shapiro, SmartTouch USA
And Chris Pruet, Stealth Acoustics

For more info on CEDIA, go to cedia.net.

CEDIA Tech Council 1836c: Booth Highlights from Expo, Day Two Sep 07, 2018

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Friday's CEDIA Talks at Expo were full of info from:

Peter Aylett (Archimedia) on how autonomous vehicle tech drives home automation advances,

Alex Capecelatro (josh.ai) on just what that AI can do,

Rusty Deeble (Digital Installers) on how virtual offices can expand your firm's reach,

And Heather Sidorowicz (Southtown Audio Video) on ensuring you're communicating with clients using the "human factor."

CEDIA Tech Council Podcast 1836b: Expo Floor Recap, Day One Sep 07, 2018

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A group of Tech Council stalwarts shares their thoughts from Day One of CEDIA Expo: Mitchell Klein (Z-Wave Alliance), Alex Capecelatro (josh.ai), Bill Skaer (Audio Design Associates), and Michael Heiss (M Heiss Consulting) join host Walt Zerbe.

CEDIA Tech Council 1836a: Expo Booth 1 Sep 06, 2018

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Highlights from CEDIA Talks (and more) with Geoff Meads (Presto) speaking about data encryption via Blockchain, Joe Whitaker (The Thoughtful Home) on marking your firm with Alexa skills, and Jennifer Jolly on what it's like for a newbie at the show.

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