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Jacob Blount
rAVe [Publications]
Chapel Hill, NC, United States
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Past articles by Jacob:
5 Technologies to Future-Proof Church AV
By using proven hardware and tooling (and consulting on how to use them), AV integrators supporting houses of worship can truly future-proof their installs and make customers even happier with their technology upgrade. → Read More
This Is What Powered Pilgrimage 2021
Pilgrimage 2021 saw new beginnings in many areas. We welcomed in-person attendees to the event at a new location, the Rocky Mount Event Center, which provided a more tight-knit and intimate experience. But it also opened new doors to create a powerful and meaningful experience for attendees that joined virtually — more on that later. → Read More
Decisions to Make Now About Your Next HOW Event
If you are supporting a HOW event in the next, let’s say, three to six months, it’s time to plan for it to be both in-person and virtual. In fact, that’s the decision we recently made for Pilgrimage 2021, the regional HOW event of the NC Conference of the United Methodist Church. With the increased → Read More
1.5 Decisions to Make Now About Your Next HOW Event
If you are supporting a HOW event in the next, let’s say, three to six months, it’s time to plan for it to be both in-person and virtual. In fact, that’s the decision we recently made for Pilgrimage 2021, the regional HOW event of the NC Conference of the United Methodist Church. With the increased → Read More
Three HOW Technology Upgrades to Prioritize
Budgets are a bummer, and coming out of a global pandemic means they are tight. When your HOW customers could use an upgrade on six or seven key pieces to their system but only have the budget for three, which do you recommend and why? Here are the first three — in order of most importance — that you should replace. → Read More
Three New Minimum Viable Offerings for Houses Of Worship
The ever-changing nature of the technology industry, however, keeps us on our toes. Here are the three minimum viable offerings for HOW installs as of Summer 2021: Assistive Listening, Livestreaming Solutions and Digital Signage. → Read More
A Fully Virtual Regional HOW Event
As you may recall from previous columns, I serve on the overall planning committee for a regional faith-based event in North Carolina. Pilgrimage, a large-scale event for United Methodist youth and their adult leaders, traditionally takes place in person during the second weekend in November each year. As you can imagine, that was not the case for the 2020 annual event. → Read More
Partner With Your HOW Customers
AV integrators and HOW leaders are among the many of us that have been presented with extreme challenges since the onset of the pandemic. For the next four to five minutes of your time, I plan to share my thoughts with you on how the HOW market needs help, how HOW integrators should prioritize custo → Read More
Tour of Installs in New York City Tells Story of Samsung LED
Samsung featured unique installs of its micro and direct view LED solutions installed at its customers’ locations, including Fisher Brothers, Ogilvy, MoMA and Times Square in New York City this month at a press and industry analyst event. → Read More
Yamaha YVC-330 Portable USB and Bluetooth Speakerphone Now Shipping
Yamaha Unified Communications is now shipping the YVC-330 portable USB and Bluetooth® speakerphone. The latest addition to Yamaha's portable speakerphone family, the YVC-330 virtual meeting solution features Yamaha's new SoundCap technology. SoundCap is specifically engineered to convert background → Read More
Biamp Streamlines European Distribution System
Biamp Streamlines European Distribution System — All the latest news coverage of the AV industry from rAVe . From press releases to product announcements, get your news from rAVe first. → Read More
Crestron Introduces Wireless Horizon EX Dimmers and Keypads
Crestron, a global leader in advanced smart home technology, announced today it is now shipping its wireless Horizon™ EX keypads and dimmers. Featuring matching dimmers and keypads, the new line of wall-box controllers provides an advanced custom control solution as part of a complete Crestron smart → Read More
CEDIA Hires Samantha Ventura and Ian Bryant
CEDIA has announced two promotions. The global organization has named Samantha Ventura vice president of education and training and Ian Bryant vice president of technology application and workforce initiatives. → Read More
Vaddio Echo360 Now Integrated With RoboSHOT
Vaddio today confirmed that all RoboSHOT PTZ cameras equipped with RTSP streaming work with Vaddio Echo360 to record video directly into the higher education video platform. → Read More
Panopto Video Content Management System Now Available on Zoom App Marketplace
Panopto today announced a new release of its integration with Zoom Video Communications, Inc., available for the first time on the Zoom App Marketplace. → Read More
NSCA Compensation & Benefits Report for 2019 Released
NSCA has just released its 2019 Compensation & Benefits Report, which is based on data gathered from nearly 600 systems integrators across North America. → Read More
NSCA Compensation & Benefits Report for 2019 Released
NSCA has just released its 2019 Compensation & Benefits Report, which is based on data gathered from nearly 600 systems integrators across North America. → Read More
New California Leyard Planar Showrooms Added
Leyard Planar is adding two showrooms in Irvine, California and Oakland, California. → Read More
New Rough-In Bracket for Paramount Access Point Debuts from WhyReboot
WhyReboot just announced the availability of the Paramount universal access point mount rough-in bracket WR-PMT-BKT. The rough-in bracket allows installation during pre-construction, ensuring a perfect installation once the drywall work is completed. The rough-in bracket includes everything necessary for installation and is made of ultra-refined MDF to eliminate as much unnecessary signal… → Read More
URC Adds Integration of Pentair Pool and Spa Control
URC just launched a two-way IP module for Total Control of Pentair’s IntelliTouch Pool and Spa Control System. The module, available today to authorized URC installers via URC’s dealer portal, allows homeowners using any URC Total Control interface to control all Pentair Pool and Spa products that work with Pentair’s IntelliTouch system, including pool pumps, … → Read More