The Integration Conversation

We speak with Charles Pearce and Theo Rigden regarding the technology that's gone into the Immersive Gym, its development from concept to execution, and installation. It's more than fitness, by the way: The tech here opens up all manner of virtual entertainment experiences, too. Immersive Gym is a CEDIA Propel affinity partner (find more info about what that means at the link below).

https://www.immersivegymco.com/

https://cedia.net/propel

We talk to Simon Fulstow from the UK firm SONA about the integration project called "The I's Have It," which won Best Integrated Home, Level III (EMEA), Best Integrated Home (Global); and trophies for Best Lighting, Best Dressed Racks, Best Documentation, and Life Lived Best at Home in the EMEA region. (The home was also a finalist in the Technology Meets Design category.)

https://sona.technology/

CEDIA's Director of Government Affairs Darren Reaman fills us in on the work he's been doing, tracking bills and regulations that could affect your business as part of the low-voltage, custom residential integration industry.

https://cedia.net/membership/get-involved/government-affairs

Ed and Walt are joined by CEDIA's Ian Bryant and David Meyer, along with Michael Heiss (MHeiss Consulting) for a recap of the annual Consumer Electronics Show (CES) – usually held in Las Vegas, it' a virtual event this year.

https://michaelheiss.com/

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How is the 2021 CES virtual show going to work, exactly? What are the expected highlights and trends? Walt, Ed, and Michael Heiss have a preview.

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https://michaelheiss.com/

Jason Knott from CEPro joins Ed and Walt to give his perspective on the trends that emerged in 2020, and what we might expect to see in 2021.

https://www.cepro.com/

Happy holidays! It's the second of our two-part series, in which we'll replay clips from the ten most popular podcasts of 2020. Part Two takes us from numbers five through one. We cover video calibration, coping with business disruptions, and a hilarious segment on 5G with YouTube's "ElectroBOOM" guy, Mehdi Sadaghdar.

In this two-part series, we'll hear clips from the ten most popular podcasts of 2020. Part One: Clips from podcasts ten through six on the list. Topics include proper power management, immersive audio, cybersecurity and more.

CEDIA's Global Services Manager Jenn McGuire joins us for the skinny on the new CEDIA Career Center. The site allows you to:

• Create a company profile to highlight company information, including a logo, company overview, social media links…etc.
• Post open job positions, including internships, apprenticeships, and contractor/gig work.
• Search candidate profiles and resumes.
• View resources on topics, such as, talent attraction, recruitment, development, advancement, and termination.

We'll also hear from Jenn and CEDIA's Member Programs Manager Jess Thornburg on all the current member benefits – it's renewal time, after all.

https://careers.cedia.net/

Roger Dressler (RWD Consulting) and Peter Aylett (HTE) join us for a deep dive into the challenges of keeping the immersive audio experience as consistent as possible for every seat in a dedicated home theater, including some pretty revolutionary ideas from the guests.