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Michael Heiss

Michael Heiss is a long-time observer of the consumer and professional electronics markets. As a product and marketing executive at Harman International he was responsible for many breakthrough audio and video products. On the entertainment side of the business he was a promotion manager at NBC and was key to the development of hotel in-room movies and created the first nationwide movie rental service for Beta and VHS cassettes. Active in CEDIA since its founding, he served two terms on the CEDIA Board, headed the Technology Council and is a favorite presenter at CEDIA events around the globe. He is a CEDIA Fellow and is the recipient of CEDIA’s Lifetime Achievement Award. He is also a member of the TV Academy, the Society of Broadcast Engineers, and is a Life Member of both IEEE and SMPTE.

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WWDC 2022: Apple's Surprises and Non-Surprises for Developers

WWDC 2022: Apple's Surprises and Non-Surprises for Developers

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Hisense and Roku Add to Streaming Offerings Audio/Video

Hisense and Roku Add to Streaming Offerings

There is no doubt that most of the news recently around the world of streaming has dealt with the services themselves. Look at what we’ve seen in the past few weeks: CNN+ came and went in less than 30 days, Netflix has encountered significant headwinds, Comcast and Charter, the two largest U.S. cable companies announced that they are...
Roku OS 11 Update Enhances User Interface and Streambar Sound Modes News

Roku OS 11 Update Enhances User Interface and Streambar Sound Modes

One of the biggest benefits of external streaming devices or TVs built around a third-party operating system is that they can typically receive more significant feature and technology updates than smart TVs with proprietary OS baked into the product. Such is the case for Roku, which announced the latest version of their operating...
Bowers & Wilkins’ Panorama 3 Raises the Bar for Soundbar Speakers Audio/Video

Bowers & Wilkins’ Panorama 3 Raises the Bar for Soundbar Speakers

When someone mentions Bowers & Wilkins speakers, it is natural for your mind to turn to their elegant and uniquely designed Diamond and Nautilus speakers, found not only in residential music and home theater systems but also in many famous recording studios around the world. Or, given its recent reboot, the recently updated Zeppelin...
NEXTGEN TV is for Real…Really! Here’s What You Need to Know New Tech

NEXTGEN TV is for Real…Really! Here’s What You Need to Know

For the past two or three years I have presented a course at CEDIA Expo around the topic of ATSC 3.0. For Expo 2021 this past September, the title was “ATSC 3.0: It’s for Real. REALLY!” In the few months since then, and particularly after CES 2022 earlier this month, I can confidently report that it actually is for REAL! ATSC...
HDMI 2.1a Adds Gamer-Friendly Feature Called Source-Based Tone Mapping Tech News

HDMI 2.1a Adds Gamer-Friendly Feature Called Source-Based Tone Mapping

HDMI 2.1a is right around the corner, but what does it mean for AV professionals and consumers? If you ever want to see a residential specialist shiver, just whisper “HDMI” in their ear. For a technology that has made almost everything we do in video and home theater connectivity happen – including 4K, HDR, High Frame Rates...
Amazon Unveils New Ring Products, Astro, Echo Show 15, Amazon Glow, and Halo View Tech News

Amazon Unveils New Ring Products, Astro, Echo Show 15, Amazon Glow, and Halo View

Imagine my surprise one day about seven years ago when a colleague called me to talk about “some new smart speaker thing that Amazon has just announced.” We were all amazed that it could not only play music but answer questions, set timers, and control other devices. I was a bit skeptical at first but ordered one anyway. Who would...
Roku Refreshes with OS 10.5 and Streaming Stick 4K and 4K+ Tech News

Roku Refreshes with OS 10.5 and Streaming Stick 4K and 4K+

Roku is showing that it is not going to rest on its laurels in the race to be the top dog for streaming device and service. The company has unveiled an update to their Roku OS that expands the features available to their existing devices as well as two new streaming products. Roku claims to be the number one streaming platform in the...
Amazon-Branded Fire TV Sets Stoke Smart TV Competition Audio/Video

Amazon-Branded Fire TV Sets Stoke Smart TV Competition

As if Amazon needed a bigger presence in our lives. Now the online retail giant is getting into the TV manufacturing business, too, with Amazon-branded Fire TV sets. “Alexa, where can I buy an Amazon-branded Fire TV set?” Depending on which research you read in any given month, the race as to who is the largest selling external...
Bowers & Wilkins Polishes Up a Real Gem with 4th Generation Diamond Series Audio/Video

Bowers & Wilkins Polishes Up a Real Gem with 4th Generation Diamond Series

Since 1979, the Bowers & Wilkins 800 Series Diamond Series loudspeaker models has been a member of exclusive group of legendary models. The unique “Tweeter-on-Top,” combined in some models with the equally distinctive Turbine Head mid-range enclosure, are melded into a sleek form that has made them instantly identifiable. Oh, and...
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