The Integration Conversation

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/