
Right to Repair Just Became an AV Problem
Colorado's broad new electronics repair law may reach professional audio and AV hardware, even though the statute never mentions the AV industry by name.


Right to Repair Just Became an AV Problem
Colorado's broad new electronics repair law may reach professional audio and AV hardware, even though the statute never mentions the AV industry by name.

Tariq Khan, CTS: Turning Curiosity into AV Leadership
Tariq Khan, a CTS holder from Trinidad, has built his career around curiosity, innovation, and accessible technology. Discover his story here.

8 Essential Tips for a Successful LED Display Installation
In the LED world, a successful installation starts with proper project specification. Discover key recommendations from StudioLED to help with your next project.

Installs Are the Door. Monitoring Is the House.
Why recurring service — not the next project — is how AV integrators build a durable business.

Play Your Position: What the World Cup Can Teach Digital Signage
Like a winning World Cup team, successful digital signage projects depend on every partner playing the right role.

Microsoft’s Ilya Bukshteyn on the Era of the Agentic Co-Worker
Artificial intelligence is transforming workplace collaboration, from meeting equity to AI-powered workflows. Microsoft’s Ilya Bukshteyn shares what it means for AV, hybrid work, and InfoComm 2026.

Microsoft Just Made Your Meeting Room a Data Source. Is Your AV Ready?
On 1 April 2026, Microsoft Places moved to a per-space licensing model. Auto-release and the richest occupancy analytics now depend on real sensor data from the room, not just booking records.

Multi-Vendor AV Stack Ownership: Why Integrators Pay for the Gaps
Multi-vendor stacks are now the default across European Pro AV, confirmed by ISE 2026 coverage and analyst commentary. Contracts, support scope, and accountability haven't caught up. Integrators are carrying cross-vendor risk without contractual authority or margin.

Relentless Relevance: Rich Mulholland on the Future of AV and More
Rich Mulholland’s relentless relevance challenges the audiovisual industry to rethink its own certainties. He warns that innovation dies when companies defend yesterday’s success instead of questioning it. From BlackBerry’s fall to Neuralink’s rise, Mulholland explores how relevance depends on courage—the willingness to unlearn and reconnect. He argues that AV’s true future lies not in brighter pixels or louder speakers, but in expanding human bandwidth: helping people think and collaborate with less friction. His message is clear—stop playing defense, attack your own model, and stay relentlessly relevant in a world that never stops changing.

AV News Roundup: May 2026
May 2026 brought major Pro AV industry news ahead of InfoComm, from acquisitions and partnerships to AI-driven innovation—catch the top 10 updates you missed.

In the Trust Business: Mariana Atencio on Why "Real" Matters in AV
Ahead of her AVIXA Women’s Breakfast keynote at InfoComm 2026, Mariana Atencio explores why authenticity, empathy, and human connection are essential to the spaces AV professionals help create in an increasingly unreal world.

The Boardroom Microphone is Now a Legal Liability in Europe
Sentiment dashboards, voice-stress monitoring, and "engagement" analytics in meeting rooms now sit inside one of the highest-fined categories of EU law. The Article 5 prohibition has been in force for fifteen months. Article 50 transparency duties land on 2 August. Integrators carry exposure on both.
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