Gesture Controls Are Back! (Maybe) | AVWeek 765

The video version of this podcast can be found here. AV Enabling AI “AI-ready” isn’t a feature, it’s a test of whether your room works in the first place. That shift is putting pressure on the entire collaboration experience… but are we solving the fundamentals or chasing the label? And as interfaces disappear into walls, are we simplifying control or introducing new friction? Host Tim Albright and his panel of AV industry experts bring you another must-watch AVWeek episode, unpacking the reality behind AI-ready spaces and the practicality of embedded touch interfaces. Host: Tim Albright Guests: Brock McGinnis – Nationwide AV Steve Greenblatt – Control Concepts Troy Hanna – 22Miles This Week In AV: AV Network – AJA Acquires Comprimato AV Network – Riedel Communications Acquires ARRI UC Today – Microsoft Discontinues Surface Hub Displays SCN – AVIXA Index Report for February Pro Sound Web – InfoComm EDGE moved to 2027 Roundtable Topics: rAVe Pubs – How AV Affects AI Meeting Rooms Inavate – Using AR for Innovative Touch Panels Notes: AVNation studios production equipment provided by Shure and Vaddio.