{"podcast":{"title":"AV SuperFriends","slug":"av-superfriends-2789935","podcast_index_feed_id":2789935,"rss_url":"https://avsuperfriends.libsyn.com/rss","website_url":"https://www.avsuperfriends.com","image_url":"https://static.libsyn.com/p/assets/9/9/c/5/99c5cb06cde00ed7d959afa2a1bf1c87/otr-139-show-art-1x1-20260607-bakc8na38n.png","author":"AV SuperFriends","episode_count":282,"summary":"The AV SuperFriends are AV and eLearning nerds who embrace the challenges that come with managing audiovisual systems and resources within a higher education environment. Most of us have had similar experiences and seek to find answers in an ever-changing audiovisual world. We engage the higher education audiovisual community through podcasts, videos, panel discussions, interviews, and social media to share ideas and solve problems. Our shared experiences and your own will lead to new and creative solutions. In summary, we are going to steal all your ideas and share them with everyone.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-08T06:19:08.997739+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/av-superfriends-2789935"},"episode":{"title":"AV SuperFriends: InfoComm 2026 - A little bit better than good","slug":"av-superfriends-infocomm-2026-a-little-bit-better-than-good","published_at":"2026-06-17T17:07:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/av-superfriends-2789935/av-superfriends-infocomm-2026-a-little-bit-better-than-good","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/av-superfriends-2789935","url":"https://www.avsuperfriends.com/episodes/infocomm-2026-episode-01-a-little-bit-better-than-good","audio_url":"https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/avsuperfriends/AVSF-IC26-01-06172026.mp3?dest-id=2412569","summary":"Recorded January 1, 2017… or June 17, 2026 Live from InfoComm 2026, the AV SuperFriends kick off the show floor with a morning check-in from the Computer Comforts booth and immediately discover that their mixer believes it is January 1, 2017. Naturally, this leads to time travel investment advice, questionable production decisions, and the introduction of their newest unpaid-but-fed intern, Jon, who may or may not survive a week of AV nonsense in Las Vegas. The crew previews a packed InfoComm schedule, including live shows, an AV-focused practical AI session, the now-infamous unofficial show floor tour, and a Friday appearance on AVIXA TV. They also dig into what they are actually looking for this year: interactive direct-view LED, reasonably priced soundbars, useful AI workflows, orchestration software tools, smaller disruptor companies, broadcast furniture, better PTZ camera sensors, and add-on systems that can make existing classrooms and conference rooms smarter without ripping everything out. Along the way, there is a surprisingly detailed review of The Wizard of Oz at the Sphere, an extended discussion of whether direct-view LED walls can be smuggled home from the show floor, and the eternal AV trade show question: what small booth has the weird little widget that might quietly solve a real problem? Follow along all week as the AV SuperFriends wander InfoComm 2026 looking for practical tools, hidden gems, and whatever else gets thrown at them. Alternate show titles: Smidge and a bit A decent sound bar that doesn't cost a ton The land of 1,000 soundbars I'll wait for Netflix I have my own Sphere Skeptical-ness Fisher-Price broadcast studio Emotional Support Broadcast Console Disruptor Camera Company A fool's errand Is Sony guts I need it gooder We stream live ever…","meta_description":"Recorded January 1, 2017… or June 17, 2026 Live from InfoComm 2026, the AV SuperFriends kick off the show floor with a morning check-in from the Computer…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1823,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/av-superfriends-2789935/episodes/av-superfriends-infocomm-2026-a-little-bit-better-than-good/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/av-superfriends-2789935/av-superfriends-infocomm-2026-a-little-bit-better-than-good.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}