The CEDIA Podcast

Long-time CEDIA instructor Mike Maniscalco has rolled out a pair of cybersecurity classes (one for business managers, one for technicians) to help you identify the biggest cyber threats to your clients AND your business. These classes will be offered at every 2020 Tech Summit. (Mike is also teaching a day-long workshop on the subject with Rich Green and Jeff Sonnleitner at ISE 2020.) https://www.cedia.net/events/tech-summits

From devices to providers, there are a lot of confusing combinations and acronyms out there when it comes to content. Michael Heiss (M Heiss Consulting) has been doing the legwork for you, and breaks it down in a manner that can help you ensure your clients are happy.

Non-invasive monitoring. Personalized experiences for different individuals all coming from a single display. Interfaces that can be controlled with a glance. This CES 2020 wrapup includes all that and more with Walt Zerbe from CEDIA, Mike Maniscalco (Pytheas), Rich Green (Rich Green Design), Gordon van Zuiden (cyberManor), and Christiaan Beukes (Sphere Custom).

A theme from CES 2020? From air quality control to products for the differently abled, there are more solutions for clients needs as opposed to wants. Our panel for Day Three includes Walt Zerbe and Ian Bryant from CEDIA, Mike Maniscalco (Pytheas), Rich Green (Rich Green Design), Gordon van Zuiden (cyberManor), Christiaan Beukes (Sphere Custom), and Melissa Andresko (Lutron).

Here's our second report from CES 2020. The crew includes Walt Zerbe from CEDIA, Mike Maniscalco (Pytheas), Rich Green (Rich Green Design), Gordon van Zuiden (cyberManor), Christiaan Beukes (Sphere Custom), and Tom Garrett (Trinnov Audio). One highlight (of many): The gents will tell you about sensors so small they can legitimately be called "smart dust."

CES 2020 is underway, and CEDIA has a crew walking the floors and reporting back. The panel for the first episode from Vegas includes Walt Zerbe and Ian Bryant from CEDIA, Mike Maniscalco (Pytheas), Rich Green (Rich Green Design), Gordon van Zuiden (cyberManor), Christiaan Beukes (Sphere Custom), and Jim Hunter (Delos).

From horror stories to real solutions, this podcast touches on some of the major issues facing us when it comes to network security and privacy. Guests include Mike Mansicalco (Pytheas), Rich Green (Rich Green Design), and the lead instructor for the cybersecurity workshop presented at ISE 2020, Jeff Sonnleitner, a professor at Moraine Park Technical College in Wisconsin. Pertinent links: https://www.ioxtalliance.org/ https://www.iseurope.org/show-event/cedia-cybersecurity-workshop/

We're continuing our end-of-2019 countdown of our ten biggest episodes from the past year. Clips include chats about CES, NEC 2020, high-end clients, and much more.

We're starting our end-of-2019 countdown of our ten biggest episodes from the past year. Clips include chats about cabling, 5G, and maximizing your business (and profit) in a variety of ways.

We went back into the CEDIA Talks from this year's Expo in Denver to find topics that we hadn't covered in the podcast. We'll hear from Christiaan Beukes (Sphere Custom) on a danger to your business called "Scope Creep" AND a look at mass sensorization, Michael Heiss (M Heiss Consulting) on direct LED vs. two-piece projection, and Maurice Karagiorgos (Lutron) clears up a bunch of lighting acronyms.

What are the five big trends Julie Jacobson (CE Pro) expects to see make noise in 2020? How did the CE Pro crew do with their 2019 predictions for the industry? Find out here! https://www.cepro.com/

Two CEDIA-Award-winning firms, The Pyramid Group (UK) and The Premier Group (US) talk about what makes a great CEDIA Awards entry, and how to use the awards to generate more business. The Cavern, by The Pyramid Group: https://cedia.net/insights/cedia-blog-detail/blog/2019/11/27/how-they-did-it-the-cavern Sophisticated Lakehouse, by The Premier Group: https://cedia.net/insights/cedia-blog-detail/blog/2018/10/18/how-they-did-it-sophisticated-lakehouse

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/

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.

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

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

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 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.

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.

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 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

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

Ed and Walt welcome Rich Green (Rich Green Ink), Peter Aylett (Archimedia), Christiaan Beukes (Artcoustic SA/Sphere Custom Design), Hugo Fitzjohn (Meridian), and John Akers (LMC Home Entertainment) for this rapid-fire wrapup of Expo, Day Three. https://www.archimedia-me.com/ https://www.lmche.com/ http://spherecustom.com/ https://www.meridian-audio.com/ Have an idea for a class at Expo in 2020? https://cedia.net/cedia-training/call-for-proposals

Guests with Ed and Walt include Eddie Shapiro (SmartTouchUSA), Peter Aylett (Archimedia), and Christiaan Beukes (Artcoustic SA/Sphere Custom Design) for a recap of CEDIA Expo, Day Two. Find out who took home honors for innovation -- and get some critical info on the CEDIA Size and Scope report. https://smarttouchusa.com/ http://spherecustom.com/ https://www.archimedia-me.com/

Ed and Walt are joined by Rich Green (Rich Green Ink), Eddie Shapiro (SmartTouchUSA), Kris Hogg (Samsung), and Christiaan Beukes (Artcoustic SA/Sphere Custom Design) for a recap of CEDIA Expo, Day One. The big topics: a gripping keynote, amazing stuff in Innovation Alley, and great vibes in the classrooms. https://smarttouchusa.com/ http://spherecustom.com/ https://www.samsung.com/us/

Jim Hunter is the CTO of Delos, and he's working to integrate all the "wellness" tech we've been spitballing about into practical, frictionless solutions. In this podcast, he outlines how to start to turn all of these ideas into real opportunities. https://delos.com/ Register for CEDIA Expo and see the Delos pavilion at CEDIAExpo.com.

In this episode, we talk not only about the "what" of CEDIA education at Expo, Boot Camps, and the new workforce development curriculum, but the "why" — the philosophies behind the nuts and bolts of the training. CEDIA's Director of Technical Training Steve Rissi joins Ed and Walt for this one (and he has some pretty great takes). Register for education at Expo at CEDIAexpo.com.

Shereen Edward (Archimedia), Alex Camara (AudioControl), Peter Miller (Cornflake) and Theo Kalomirakis (Theo Kalomirakis [TK] Theaters and Rayva) are all part of this special episode. Camara and Edward give us a deep dive on an award-winning project that required some compromises, and Miller and Kalomirakis talk generally about building true reference cinemas. Kalomirakis is part of the Home Cinema Master Class (along with Anthony Grimani and Joel Silver) offered at CEDIA Expo — and more seats have just been added for that class. Register at CEDIAexpo.com.

Mitchell Klein has led his own integration firm, he's led CEDIA, and now he leads the Z-Wave Alliance. He's also the 2019 CEDIA Lifetime Achievement Award Winner. Here's an in-depth interview with a thoughtful and fascinating gent. Register for CEDIA Expo and help us celebrate Mr. Klein's achievement: CEDIAExpo.com

Julie Jacobson (founding editor, CE Pro) gives us an Expo preview — and her thoughts on the wellness tech opportunities she captures under the term "biophilia." Register for CEDIA Expo at cediaexpo.com

Your customers -- heck, you too -- can be wildly frustrated by endless updates, UI changes, name it. Might this be a place for some new opportunities? John Penney, EVP at 20th Century Fox, joins Ed and Walt to talk about the problems and solutions in this area. For more info on CEDIA: cedia.net

Here's a real where-are-we-now update: CEDIA's Walt Zerbe weighs in on a variety of emerging trends — and emerging dangers — on a broad variety of subjects from AI to 5G and beyond. This is a true overview of what CEDIA's Tech Council is keeping track of right now. Join us at CEDIA Expo 2019 in Denver: www.cediaexpo.com

Luke Williams will be providing the opening Keynote for CEDIA Expo 2019 in Denver. Williams ​is Professor​ ​of​ ​Innovation and Design ​at​ ​the NYU​ ​Stern​ ​School​ ​of​ ​Business and​ ​a​ ​Fellow​ ​at​ ​Frog​ ​Design. He​ ​is​ ​the​ ​inventor​ ​of​ 30-plus​ ​U.S.​ ​patents​ ​and​ ​has​ ​designed​ ​more​ ​than​ ​100 products​ ​in​ ​industries​ ​ranging​ ​from​ ​transportation​ ​to​ ​finance​ ​and​ ​healthcare​ ​to​ ​consumer​ ​electronics. ​He​ ​is​ ​the​ ​author​ ​of​ ​the​ ​international​ ​bestseller ​​"Disrupt:​ ​Think the​ ​Unthinkable​ ​to​ ​Spark​ ​Transformation​ ​in​ ​Your​ ​Business." https://www.amazon.com/Disrupt-Think-Unthinkable-Transformation-Business/dp/0137025149 William's keynote will focus on how disruptive thinking can spark transformation in business. Register for CEDIA Expo at https://www.cediaexpo.com/

Rich Green (Rich Green Ink) attended the Augmented World Expo in California in May (the next one's in Munich in October) and attended no less than 25 sessions. He tells us some of what he learned in this deep-dive into AR (both visual AND audio) and its impact on day-to-day living and wellness tech. Here are some of the links Rich mentions: https://developer.bose.com/bose-ar https://www.openarcloud.org/ https://www.awexr.com/ Sign up for Expo here: https://www.cediaexpo.com/

Enjoy some samples from our most popular podcasts from the first six months of 2019! We cover the challenges of 5G, the birth of Web 3.0, how to understand high-net-worth clients, and much more. (Notes on where to find the entire 'casts we mention are included, too.) Thanks to our sponsor for this one, DISH: DISH.com/customintegration For more on CEDIA: CEDIA.net

Michael Heiss (M Heiss Consulting) attended E3 (the big gaming show) and has a report — and both he and Walt Zerbe have info from the Apple World Wide Developers Conference in this podcast. https://michaelheiss.com/ For more on CEDIA, go to https://cedia.net/.

Steve Rissi, CEDIA's director of technical training — a former tech who's worked in the field — and our Senior Director of Education Samantha Ventura join us to give us the skinny on the classes that'll fit your firm's needs and how their team has been polishing the training catalog for CEDIA Expo 2019. Register here: https://www.cediaexpo.com/

Two parts again in this one: David Thomas (Momentum Group) and Carol Campbell (Technology Insider Group, among others) tell us all about stuff to do, see, eat, and drink in and around Denver, and Brian Pagel of Emerald Expositions tells us what's new and different on the CEDIA Expo floor in 2019. Early Bird Special pricing for CEDIA Expo 2019 has been extended through June 21. REGISTER HERE: https://www.cediaexpo.com/ For more on Thomas and Campbell: http://www.momentumreps.com/ http://technologyinsidergroup.com/

Michael Heiss just attended the Display Week show in California, and he's got the skinny on display technology that'll be impacting us in the near future. He also took a look at a show called "Digital Hollywood," and he has info on those presentations, too. http://www.displayweek.org/ https://www.digitalhollywood.com/ https://michaelheiss.com/ For more on CEDIA, go to cedia.net.

Three presenters from CEDIA's upcoming Leadership Conference have info you can use right now: Mark Boud (Metrostudy) on the direction of the housing market and timelines for potential downturns, David Rendall (co-author of the book "Pink Goldfish") on how your perceived businesses weaknesses can be leveraged as strengths, and Peter Romaniello (Conceptual Lighting, LLC) on integrators getting in on the lighting conversation early in the project. www.metrostudy.com https://www.drendall.com/ https://www.conceptuallighting.com/ For more info in the Leadership Conference (and CEDIA's Awards Celebration), go here: https://bit.ly/2X5wew9

As the home network grows more complex — and we get closer to the adoption of technologies such as 8K video — cabling will become more critical. Is it time to become expert with fiber so your projects are "future-ready"? We dig into this and many other issues (including shielding, cable certification, and more) with Eric Bodley of the very aptly named Future Ready Solutions. https://futurereadysolutions.com/ Find info on the White Paper on cabling here: https://cedia.net/insights/cedia-blog-detail/press-releases/2019/05/21/new-cedia-white-paper-keys-in-on-cabling For more on CEDIA: CEDIA.net.

As EVP of Consumer Business Development & Strategic Partnerships at 20th Century Fox, John Penney has seen a great many companies move from purely transactional businesses to hybrid businesses: making money from both transactions AND recurring monthly revenue. He's got advice on strategies for implementing that change. For more on CEDIA, check out CEDIA.net.

The second report from the Munich High-End audio show, features our takes on the show's top gear. Walt Zerbe is joined by: Christiaan Beukes, http://spherecustom.com/ James Chen, https://www.kordz.com/ and Peter Aylett, https://www.archimedia-me.com/ https://www.highendsociety.de/index.php/en/home.html For more on CEDIA, check out CEDIA.net.

Gear, gear, gear! In this first report from the Munich High-End audio show, Walt Zerbe is joined by: Christiaan Beukes, http://spherecustom.com/ James Chen, https://www.kordz.com/ and Peter Aylett, https://www.archimedia-me.com/ https://www.highendsociety.de/index.php/en/home.html For more on CEDIA, check out CEDIA.net.

CEDIA's Ian Bryant, Anastasia Tate, and Ed Wenck all went to see Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak speak at Purdue University — here's their recap. Plus, Walt Zerbe just attended a conference on remodeling trends at Harvard, and he's got info. Want to learn more about CEDIA? CEDIA.net is the place.

Here's a chat with Stephen Nevison (Intuitive Homes) and Oliver Hall (Ultamation) on their Global Award-winning project for Best Integrated Home (EMEA), plus a talk with Michael Sherman (Henri) and Thanh Lepinaux (Lutron) on the work that went into Henri's award-winning showroom. www.intuitivehomes.co.uk www.ultamation.com/ www.henri.fr http://www.lutron.com/europe For more on CEDIA, check out cedia.net.

This episode highlights some key takeaways from two business classes at the CEDIA Tech Summit in Irvine, CA. Susan Sipe (Salez Toolz) covers "Job-Costing for Contractors Who Don't Like Accounting" and long-time CEDIA instructor Frank White covered "5 Ways to Get What You're Worth." (Both will be offered at CEDIA Expo 2019 in Denver; register at www.cediaexpo.com.) www.saleztoolz.com For more on CEDIA: cedia.net

Michael Heiss (M Heiss Consulting) attended the annual NAB (formerly called the "National Association of Broadcasters") Show in Vegas earlier this month. Besides the usual suspects — as in 5G and 8K — there was a lot of chatter about IP. https://michaelheiss.com/ Fore more on CEDIA, check out cedia.net.

David Hunt is with a wealth management firm called Bernstein, and he speaks with high-net-worth individuals every day — which means he has vast insights at to what makes them tick. Learn about the three different types of rich folks, what they're worried about, and the fact-finding technique called "deep discovery." https://www.bernstein.com/ For more on CEDIA, head to cedia.net.

You've heard the term "human-centric" in regard to lighting, right? What if we took that notion and applied it to literally everything we do? Rich Green of Rich Green Ink and Peter Aylett of Archimedia talk about designing custom systems for clients with a technique that requires you to think more like an anthropologist and less like an engineer. www.archimedia-me.com For more on CEDIA, check out cedia.net.