The AV Integrator’s Hobson’s Choice: Simplify the Room or Become an IT Company
Sometimes two announcements made within 24 hours of each other tell a much bigger story than either manufacturer intended. That is exactly what is happening this week with Cisco and Logitech.
Logitech Is Coming for the Big Rooms
For years, Logitech’s collaboration story has been easy to understand. It made meeting-room technology simpler. That simplicity, combined with aggressive pricing, broad platform support and a huge channel, helped Logitech become particularly successful in huddle spaces and small-to-medium meeting rooms….
Cisco Completes Its Collaboration Room Vision – By Making It Part of the Digital Workplace
Cisco made a lot of announcements at WebexOne this morning, and many of them extend well beyond what most of us would traditionally call collaboration. That is exactly why I think the collaboration story is more interesting this year. The…
Press 1 for the Wow
If you run a doctor’s office, pharmacy, chain store, corner store or just about any business that has been around long enough to have a telephone, you know there are certain questions people ask over and over again. “What are…
Google Meet Goes Android – Now What About MDEP?
Google announced that it is moving its Google Meet room hardware strategy from ChromeOS to Android/AOSP, working with hardware partners including Logitech, Neat, and others. Existing ChromeOS systems will continue to be supported through their expected lifecycles, but Google…
TalkingPointz AV/UC Management Systems 2026 Market Analysis
The new TalkingPointz AV/UC Management Systems 2026 Market Analysis examines a rapidly evolving category that has become increasingly important as meeting environments grow more complex and AI begins to move management from visibility toward action. The research evaluates the very…
TalkingPointz Insightz: Is the Magic Quadrant Past Its Prime?
AI isn’t eliminating the need for industry analysts, but it is dramatically raising the bar for what analysts need to deliver. We recently took the vendors in the current UCaaS Magic Quadrant, ignored Gartner’s rankings, added a few relevant players,…
A Closer Look at Insta360
A company rooted in action cameras has brought a different set of assumptions to wireless audio, desktop video, and meeting-room collaboration. The company’s enterprise collaboration portfolio now includes the Insta360 Mic Pro wireless microphone system, the Insta360 Link 2 Pro…
Social Media Is Broken
This post is for paid full subscribers. How can people find a well-curated source of industry truth, and how can companies get their messages out now that social media…well…sucks.
A New Hope: Your Email Strikes Back
A chimpanzee being taught to ask for things like a baby. Robots applauding. Artwork being painted on a concrete wall. A gazebo constructed from old tires. A suitcase designed to transport wine. These are apparently the things LinkedIn believes…
TalkingPointz PickHitz Showcase – InfoComm 2026
With InfoComm 2026 now in the rearview mirror, the TalkingPointz PickHitz Showcase was once again a great vehicle for companies to get their messaging out above the noise floor of the show. We had eight participants in the program this…
The Device Is Just the Beginning
Announced this morning, Fox’s proposed acquisition of Roku is the latest reminder that in technology, distribution and recurring revenue are increasingly worth more than the devices themselves. As I leave for InfoComm this morning, Fox has announced its intention to…
David Danto Presentation for InfoComm 2026 – Choosing Wisely
David J. Danto’s presentation at InfoComm 2026 focuses on a growing challenge in the AV, collaboration, and unified communications industries – choosing long-term technology partners wisely. Across the industry, some vendors have significantly reduced staffing levels, often in pursuit of…
A Closer Look At Q-SYS’ June 2026 Activate
Innovation Through Intentional Choices The collaboration industry has always had a tendency to converge around common approaches. One manufacturer introduces a successful feature and others quickly follow. A preferred operating system emerges and suddenly most room systems begin to look…
The Smartest Meeting Rooms Are Built for Reality, Not Ideology
For years, enterprises approached meeting room strategy a little like rooting for a favorite football team. Once an organization picked its side, the room was expected to wear that jersey, run that playbook, and defend that platform at all costs….
The Myth of the Unequipped Room
At least twice in recent weeks, I’ve heard manufacturers explain that new products debuting at the upcoming InfoComm 2026 are specifically targeting the smaller huddle room market because of the enormous number of unequipped meeting spaces around the world. The…
Goodnight Dial Tone
I never thought I’d voluntarily disconnect a phone line. As someone who started his career at AT&T headquarters, learning the history, structure, and mythology of “the Bell System,” the idea almost feels sacrilegious. Somewhere, a retired Bell Labs engineer probably…
TalkingPointz Research: NAB2026 – The National Association of Broadcasters Conference 2026 Report
David Danto attended NAB 2026, his 42nd year attending the NAB Conference. Here is a summary of his findings and experiences.
The Specter in the Room
In just the last week or two, Microsoft made it clear that its Surface Hub line is coming to an end. There will be no Surface Hub 4. Surface Hub 3 is the final chapter, with end-of-sale and end-of-life…