Kaleidescape announced on Wednesday that they have appointed Craig Sholder as chief revenue officer (CRO). The appointment is effective immediately.
Kaleidescape Appoints Craig Sholder as Chief Revenue Officer
Cineluxe: All You Need to Know About Luxury Home Entertainment
A little more than ten miles south of Myrtle Beach in South Carolina, you come to a tiny, unincorporated area known as Murrells Inlet. Known as the Seafood Capital of South Carolina (or at least that is what they say), like many seashore areas, Murrells Inlet is a true lifestyle community where residents and visitors enjoy outdoor living, great seafood restaurants, gorgeous beaches, lots of wildlife in the natural marshlands, and more. It is also where you’ll find Custom Theater & Audio, a custom integration business co-owned and managed by John Sciacca – and just one of the many hats he wears.
Now, adding yet another hat, he is also the new owner of Cineluxe, an online media site seeking to provide lots of informative and interesting content – as well as added support – for the luxury home entertainment consumer.
Learn more about John Sciacca and Cineluxe
[Read more…] about Cineluxe: All You Need to Know About Luxury Home EntertainmentSamsung Sent Jets to Return 20 COVID-Infected Execs & Staff at CES 2022
How Many Infected at CES? CTA & NV Health Official’s Won’t Say
Multiple media outlets, including the venerable Reuters News Agency, are reporting that Samsung Electronics chartered two jets to return a total of 20 of their executives and staff who became infected with COVID-19 at CES 2022. In addition to this, South Korean health officials are reporting that a total of 70 Korean nationals – including the 20 Samsung employees – returned (or are trying to return) from CES infected by COVID.
Was CES 2022 an echo of the rumored CES 2020 super-spreader event?
[Read more…] about Samsung Sent Jets to Return 20 COVID-Infected Execs & Staff at CES 2022CEDIA CIT Certification Awarded Global Accreditation
The Custom Electronic Design & Installation Association (CEDIA) announced today that its Cabling & Infrastructure Technician (CIT) Certification has received third-party accreditation which means that it conforms with the global ISO/IEC 17024:2012, General Requirements for Bodies Operating Certification of Persons standards. This is according to the ANSI National Accreditation Board (ANAB), a subsidiary of the American National Standards Institute (ANSI), which oversaw the process that determined the CIT Certification program fully conforms with ISO/IEC 17024 global standards.
See more on the CEDIA CIT accreditation…
[Read more…] about CEDIA CIT Certification Awarded Global AccreditationISE Postpones February Show Due to Rising Omicron Infections
Taking Action to Prioritize Attendee Safety
Integrated Systems Europe (ISE), a popular custom integration trade show that takes place in Barcelona, Spain, announced this week that the show managers have decided to postpone the event from its originally scheduled run of February 1-4, 2022 to now May 10-13, 2022. The reason for the postponement is due to the rapid rise of Omicron-variant COVID-19 infections in Spain as well as its impact on international travel overall.
See more on the ISE decision to postpone the show…
[Read more…] about ISE Postpones February Show Due to Rising Omicron InfectionsPortal Adds Robert Keeler as Director of Vendor Services
Portal.io, an industry-leading cloud-based proposal tool, announced this week that well-known industry veteran Robert (Rob) Keeler has joined their team as Director of Vendor Services. Rob has worked in various roles with several top industry brands, most of which are the leading brands in their respective categories.
Learn more about Robert Keeler at Portal
[Read more…] about Portal Adds Robert Keeler as Director of Vendor ServicesGoliath Has Fallen; Sonos Prevails Over Google in ITC Patent Action
But Did Google Ultimately Outsmart Them?
I don’t think it’s possible for me to overstate the significance of what just happened last week when, in a final decision from the U.S. International Trade Commission, the full panel affirmed a commission judge’s ruling that Google had in fact infringed on five patents held by Sonos. It is a real-life version of the bible story of David versus Goliath. Make no mistake, this David’s win may change our industry in fundamental ways.
A Tech David takes down a Tech Goliath
[Read more…] about Goliath Has Fallen; Sonos Prevails Over Google in ITC Patent ActionWell-Known Industry Personality Robert Heiblim Dies
Well-known industry personality Robert Heiblim died early Friday morning, January 7, 2022, after a brief battle with cancer at the age of 69. Heiblim enjoyed a long and prominent career in technology, first in corporate management and later launching his own successful consulting business. Most know him for his time at Denon, where he ultimately rose to become the President of U.S. operations. But his career, and his industry influence, ultimately grew to represent so much more than that.
Learn more about the passing of Robert Heiblim
[Read more…] about Well-Known Industry Personality Robert Heiblim DiesCTA Says These are the Top Tech Trends; Do You Agree with Their Picks?
On Monday evening (January 3, 2022), as part of their festivities kicking off the 2022 edition of the Consumer Electronics Show (CES), Vice President of Research for the Consumer Technology Association (CTA) Steve Koenig shared what the association believes to be some of the top trends in Tech today. Saying, “…we’ve witnessed an abundance of innovation across this whole season and certainly over the past year…”
See what the CTA says are the top Tech trends at CES
[Read more…] about CTA Says These are the Top Tech Trends; Do You Agree with Their Picks?The Two Biggest Announcements from CES 2022 Media Day Press Events
Warning: A Favorite Acronym has been Co-opted
So let me start by saying there was a veritable slew of introductions at CES 2022 Media Day, which took place on Tuesday before the show opened. Most of them were incremental advancements of existing product lines. Only a couple of announcements rose above the noise to catch the attention of just about everyone who attended those presentations. One from an industry stalwart…and another from out of left field (almost literally).
