by KMB Communications | Jun 8, 2022 | Listen Technologies, Trade Show news
Kim Franklin also joins Executive Team; brings new perspectives and breadth of experience to role.
BLUFFDALE, UTAH – May 6, 2022 – Listen Technologies Corporation, the leading provider of advanced wireless listening solutions for 23 years, has promoted Kim Franklin to vice president of global marketing. In this role, she will continue to lead brand strategy, corporate marketing and communications, digital marketing, and public relations, in addition to her global marketing responsibilities. Franklin also joins the Executive Team at Listen Technologies.
Franklin joined Listen Technologies in 2014 and has played an important role in developing and executing marketing strategy and global campaigns during her tenure. Under her leadership, Listen Technologies honed its purpose—everyone deserves an exceptional listening experience—and expanded and amplified its position as a leader in assistive listening and workplace communication solutions.
Franklin has helped Listen Technologies deepen its relationships with partners and customers. Her work leading communications on behalf of Listen Technologies has been vital in achieving company alignment and bringing increased awareness to the work Listen Technologies does to foster inclusion and help people hear in challenging environments.
“We are thrilled to promote Kim to vice president of global marketing and have her join the Listen Technologies Executive Team as we embark on this next stage of growth for our organization,” said Maile Keone, president and CEO of Listen Technologies. “Kim will bring greater depth and breadth of experience and new perspectives to the team. With her insight, we will ensure Listen Technologies is in a solid position to continue to maximize business value for our customers and deliver on our promise to bring exceptional listening experiences to end users.”
Franklin’s creative approach to marketing has raised awareness of the communication challenges that hinder inclusion, engagement, and shared experiences in work, educational, worship, and hospitality settings, and demonstrated how Listen Technologies solutions are helping venues and businesses overcome these barriers.
Franklin is lauded by colleagues and partners for her clarity in communication, collaborative style, and mentorship.
“Kim helps team members connect the dots, providing intrinsic motivators, including mastery, autonomy, and purpose,” said Jonathan Stanley, chief experience officer at Listen Technologies. “She is a supportive champion for others within the organization, and across our channel partners, customers, and the Pro AV industry. Kim’s advocacy for inclusion is intrinsic in her leadership and mentorship.”
“I’ve always believed that success is driven by intention. Good leaders choose to put others’ interests first,” said Franklin. “Inclusion is more than a buzzword or a company initiative; it is the catalyst for both personal and company growth—everybody deserves to be heard.”
Franklin has a bachelor’s degree in business with an emphasis in marketing and she believes in being a lifelong learner. She completed the AVEC Master’s Program from AVIXA and regularly participates in other courses. She is a member of Women in AV and participates in local Women in Tech events and marketing groups. When she is not working, Franklin enjoys being in nature. She is married with one son and splits her time between Utah and Northern Wyoming.
About Listen Technologies
Venues and tour operators lose business when people struggle to hear and engage. Listen Technologies enriches lives by delivering audio directly to the individual so everyone can hear clearly and share in the same great experience. We help people listen and participate in environments where hearing is difficult, whether on a guided or self-guided tour, in a house of worship, a theme park, theater, or other venue. Our solutions provide technology and storytelling services that help venues and tour operators increase business. Our vision is to improve life’s experiences through sound by providing exceptional audio and content anytime, anywhere, on any platform. To learn more about how Listen Technologies provides a better way to hear the world, visit www.listentech.com.
Media Contact:
Marybeth (McLean) Roberts
For Listen Technologies
+1-951-553-3343
press@listentech.com
by KMB Communications | Jun 8, 2022 | Listen Technologies, Trade Show news
ListenTALK mobile communication system will ensure attendees participating in immersive off-site and exhibit hall tours can hear clearly and fully engage in the experience
BLUFFDALE, UTAH – June 6, 2022 – Listen Technologies Corporation, the leading provider of advanced wireless listening solutions for 23 years, will provide ListenTALK, its versatile, 3-in-1 mobile communication system, to support all Integrated Experience Tours and Show Floor Tours at InfoComm 2022. InfoComm is the largest technology exhibition and conference in North America focused on the pro AV industry. It is produced by AVIXA, the Audiovisual and Integrated Experience Association.
AVIXA will host multiple Integrated Experience Tours around Las Vegas during InfoComm. InfoComm attendees will see actual AV deployments during these off-site tours and hear from the creators behind them. Tours include the University of Nevada Las Vegas, Arcadia Earth, Illuminarium Experiences, Las Vegas nightclubs, and Meow Wolf’s Omega Mart and AREA15. AVIXA is also offering Show Floor Tours at the Las Vegas Convention Center June 8-9, 2022. Industry experts will lead tours of different areas of the show floor organized by technology and application.
ListenTALK helps people hear in any environment and overcome the challenges that distance, background noise, hearing loss, language, and face coverings pose to clear communication. It is ideal for assistive listening, language interpretation, and guided tours like the ones offered at InfoComm.
“Listen Technologies is thrilled participants in InfoComm 2022 Integrated Experience and Show Floor tours will experience the audio clarity and elegant simplicity of ListenTALK in real applications,” said Maile Keone, president and CEO, Listen Technologies. “We are honored to support AVIXA and its partners to ensure tours at this year’s InfoComm are exceptional and enhance attendees’ overall experiences.”
How ListenTALK Works
ListenTALK features a small, lightweight transceiver (combined transmitter/receiver) that users can wear around their neck and plug into personal, or venue-provided, headphones or headsets. To speak, users press and hold a button on the transceiver. Clear audio is transmitted to other transceivers paired to their ListenTALK unit. Users can hear as far away as 100 meters indoors and 200 meters outdoors.
Transceivers are easily grouped in a docking station or by tapping units together using near-field communication (NFC). Leaders in each group choose how their group communicates by selecting one of three communication modes: Listen only, respond, and discuss. Leaders can easily switch between communication modes.
In addition to guided tours, ListenTALK is ideal for transmitting language interpretation and simplifies simultaneous interpretation. It is as easy as creating a separate group for tour participants or audience members with the person who will be interpreting the message.
Up to 20 simultaneous groups can be created, and languages can be interpreted in the same space in North America and Japan, and up to 30 simultaneous languages can be interpreted in the same space in Europe.
Enhancing InfoComm Tour Experiences
InfoComm is an ideal setting to showcase the power and versatility of ListenTALK. The Las Vegas Convention Center is a large, open space where tour participants may be separated from each other and the tour leader by distance or crowds. ListenTALK will ensure participants hear clearly over background noise and distance. The system also will help participants hear and engage in various indoor and outdoor integrated experience tours taking place around Las Vegas.
Listen Technologies will provide 128 ListenTALK transceivers with 8 lightweight charging cases and various accessories, including headphones and microphone options for leaders, to AVIXA for use during tours at InfoComm.
Important considerations for systems supporting multiple, consecutive mobile tours like those at InfoComm are operating time (battery life) and charging capacity. ListenTALK features that ensure transceiver units are always ready and will function for the duration of tours include:
- Long battery life – ListenTALK transceivers charge quickly (4 hours from empty to full charge). The operating life is 7 to 8 hours for leader units and 12 hours for participant units.
- Dual functionality of transceivers – Every ListenTALK transceiver can send or receive audio. “Leader” transceivers are assigned by adding a red clip to the unit. When there is not enough time to charge leader units between tours, users can easily exchange the leader unit (remove the red clip) for another fully charged transceiver and designate that unit a “leader” by adding the red clip.
- Easy charging between tours – A ListenTALK charging case contains a full tray of 16 transceivers. Transceivers are easily dropped into spaces in the tray between use and will charge when the case is plugged into a power source. Users can see the charge level of each unit by pressing a button on the top of the tray.
“We are excited to be working with Listen Technologies to ensure our new Integrated Experience Tours at premier venues throughout Las Vegas and our popular Show Floor Tours at the convention center are positive and engaging activities for participants that enhance their overall experience at InfoComm 2022,” said Marcella Walsh, content manager, AVIXA. “InfoComm selected ListenTALK for its audio clarity, reliability, and ease of use. Our tour leaders need a communication solution they can trust will perform so they can focus on leading great tours.”
Additional ListenTALK benefits include:
- Flexibility – ListenTALK can be used for one-way or two-way communication and tour leaders can easily switch between modes on the fly during tours.
- Security – ListenTALK operates on a low interference DECT (Digital Enhanced Cordless Telecommunications) band and includes encryption for secure and stable communications.
- Safety – ListenTALK transceivers can be sanitized between use with a disinfecting wipe. They also are compatible with standard earbuds and headsets (Listen Technologies will provide headsets for tour participants who need them).
To learn more about ListenTALK and other wireless listening systems from Listen Technologies, visit booth W1323 at InfoComm or www.listentech.com. To learn more about tours at InfoComm, visit Show Floor Tours and Integrated Experience Tours.
Images of ListenTALK system: https://www.dropbox.com/sh/a2td5ozsde53uvg/AAAl5BTC9U-bTjl6EGFKlP5La?dl=0
About Listen Technologies
Venues and tour operators lose business when people struggle to hear and engage. Listen Technologies enriches lives by delivering audio directly to the individual so everyone can hear clearly and share in the same great experience. We help people listen and participate in environments where hearing is difficult, whether on a guided or self-guided tour, in a house of worship, a theme park, theater, or other venue. Our solutions provide technology and storytelling services that help venues and tour operators increase business. Our vision is to improve life’s experiences through sound by providing exceptional audio and content anytime, anywhere, on any platform. To learn more about how Listen Technologies provides a better way to hear the world, visit www.listentech.com.
Media Contacts:
Kim Franklin
Listen Technologies
+1-801-542-7720
kim.franklin@listentech.com
Marybeth (McLean) Roberts
For Listen Technologies
+1-951-553-3343
press@listentech.com
by KMB Communications | Jun 7, 2022 | Leon Speakers, News
Designed in collaboration with renowned innovation firm, IDEO, LiquidView’s Virtual Window brings the outdoors in to provide the perfect backdrop for any room. You can see it at Leon Speaker’s Booth W637 at InfoComm 2022 in Las Vegas.
[Ann Arbor, MI] – June 6, 2022 LiquidView, creating the most beautiful views imaginable from anywhere, will make its worldwide debut at InfoComm with the release of its WindowLV, a virtual window that transforms any room.
Architects, interior designers, and commercial customers, can literally add windows to rooms where none existed before or replace a poor view with a spectacular one.
Views can be changed at any time from an original content library of beautiful views shot by National Geographic level cinematographers from locations all over the world.
All views are shot for 24 hours and synchronize to the time of day where the WindowLV is installed. If a WindowLV is installed in New York, with views of Paris, when it is sunset in New York, the WindowLV will show the sunset in Paris. Additionally, all views seamlessly change every day to match the changing length of each day, are shot with feature film quality cameras, and are controllable via an easy to use iPhone App.
“Like so many people, I have lived in homes and worked in offices with no views, or terrible ones,” says LiquidView CEO, and filmmaker, Mitch Braff. “Improving people’s lives through giving anyone a beautiful view was the catalyst for starting LiquidView. Our windows literally transform rooms.”
Each Window comes with a trim-ready installation kit, high quality 4K commercial display, and access to the LiquidView’s Content Library, available through subscription. The installation kit was designed by AV trailblazer Leon Speakers, who has over a decade of experience designing innovative display frames through Media Décor.
“I believe with the WindowLV, LiquidView offers a disruptive solution that can completely transform how you experience a space”, Noah Kaplan, Founder and President of Leon Speakers. “This product has the potential to solve some of the biggest challenges that architects and designers face. Imagine being able to provide a view to anywhere in the world, in any space. It’s mind-blowing really.”
Kaplan and Leon Speakers were part of the design process with the LiquidView team that included architects, interior designers, and the IDEO design team. “We have been working with Leon on projects with Media Decor frames for years,, and it was natural for us to partner with them on this project. We are excited to work together to bring our windows to the world,” says LiquidView CEO Braff.
The LiquidView WindowLV is available for pre-order now and will ship in Q4 2022 with the breathtaking Panorama – a three panel window – and the single panel Window LV, which will ship in Q1 2023.
Attendees of InfoComm can come by LiquidView’s distribution partner to the AV Industry, Leon Speakers, at booth number W637 at InfoComm in Las Vegas between June 8 – June 10.
About Leon LiquidView
LiquidView creates the most beautiful views imaginable from anywhere – available to anyone with a team of creatives, engineers, and architects. With a team of former Sony, Google, Cisco, and Tesla talent, LiquidView is transforming architecture, interior design, and AV through its stunning virtual windows for residential and commercial spaces. Learn more at www.theliquidview.com or by following @liquid.view on social media.
About Leon Speakers
Leon brings a creative approach to the A/V industry by designing and manufacturing customizable speakers and technology concealment solutions that enhance the sound and style of any space. For almost 25 years, it has been a leader in the conversation on merging design with technology, creating innovative products that serve both the Residential and Commercial markets. Learn more at www.leonspeakers.com or by following @leonspeakers on social media.
Media Contacts
Leon Press Contact: Katye (McGregor) Bennett of KMB Communications, (425) 328-8640 or katye@kmbcomm.com
Leon Company Contact: Carolyn Ceccoli, Sales & Marketing Director at Leon Speakers, (734) 926-4092 or cceccoli@leonspeakers.com
LiquidView Contact: Mitch Braf, CEO at LiquidView, (415) 609-5558 or mitch@theliquidview.com
by KMB Communications | Jun 7, 2022 | Leon Speakers, News
At InfoComm 2022, Leon Speakers inspires the commercial audio industry to rethink the design of corporate videoconferencing and audio systems with innovative solutions that blend performance with modern style.
[Ann Arbor, MI] – June 1, 2022 – Looking to inspire commercial AV integrators to push the boundaries of creativity when integrating audio systems into corporate environments, Leon showcases at InfoComm 2022 several products exhibiting a unique blend of art, design, and audio technology. Able to be customized with a range of creative finish and color options, Leon’s design-forward commercial audio line provides AV integrators with innovative solutions that look as good as they perform.
Tonecase FIT Universal for Bose and Logitech Videoconferencing Systems
Through strategic partnerships with leading providers of commercial videoconferencing systems, including Bose and Logitech, Leon Speakers offers the TcFIT-U, a line of pre-configured, turnkey solutions that mount and seamlessly blend teleconferencing equipment directly to the display. For commercial AV integrators, this preconfigured offering simplifies the specification, ordering, and production process for corporate applications.
Validated to function optimally within Leon’s Tonecase FIT Universal (TcFIT-U) housing, the Bose VB1, any small format Logitech camera or all-in-one camera, along with a whole host of other videoconferencing equipment, mounts easily into the TcFIT-U and is covered with a custom grille that matches the exact width of the display and includes a cut-out for the videoconferencing camera. The fit, form, and function of these pre-configured systems have been tested by Leon under rigorous standards to ensure that they integrate and operate seamlessly together.
Leon Speakers Horizon Interactive FIT for Conference Room AV Systems
Ideally suited for corporate boardrooms, conference rooms, and office spaces that require audio and videoconferencing, Leon’s Horizon Interactive FIT (HIFIT) provides high-fidelity audio in addition to functional storage space for all the necessary components, such as webcams, mini-PCs, and more, in one beautiful package. Two channels of Leon speakers are built into the unit, which is outfitted with a custom grille handcrafted to match the width of any display. Mounted below the display, the Horizon Interactive FIT creates a unified design aesthetic.
The HIFIT features two (2) 4″ woofers and two (2) 28mm tweeters which flank an internal storage area. Fully customizable, HIFIT is only 2.75” deep and available in two models: HIFIT44UX to accommodate TVs up to 65” diagonal and HIFIT44UX-OS for screens up to 90” diagonal.
The New Leon Terra LuminSound Bollard Outdoor Speakers Stands Tall at 32 Inches
Building off the popularity of its newly designed Terra LuminSound outdoor speaker line, Leon introduces a new, taller model to the portfolio. The Terra LuminSound Bollard speaker features the same handcrafted components and built-in low voltage lighting as the shorter landscape version but stands taller thanks to a 21-inch aircraft-grade aluminum base. At an overall height of 32 inches and available with halo and adjustable pathway lighting, the Terra LuminSound Bollard beautifully defines and enhances any commercial outdoor space.
Incorporating audio and lighting in one compact, IP67-rated enclosure, the Terra LuminSound Bollard provides premium sound in a sleek, customizable package that is designed and built to withstand even the harshest climates. The commercial-grade lighting can be adjusted to illuminate pathways, landscaping, and architectural details. Hardscape mounting is the preferred installation method for the bollard model, and like all Terra products, it is handcrafted in the USA and comes with a limited lifetime warranty.
Leon Launches Cove by Leon, a Modern Desktop Solution for Work, Home, or Anything in Between
You can look, sound, and feel your best with Cove by Leon. This multi-functional desktop solution designed to improve both the aesthetics and the functionality of the remote workspace conceals any monitor, laptop, or tablet, integrates backlighting, and uses top-of-the-line tech and materials to enhance your audiovisual experience and create your own private virtual studio space.
Cove embodies a variety of customizable options, including a powder-coated bent steel partition, engineered-wood shelf cut and finished in Leon’s own workshop, and sound-dampening, antimicrobial TURF recycled felt lining the interior to help block out audible distractions, even in noisy environments.
The Cove’s back panel diffuses remote-adjustable LED backlighting while neatly concealing the device’s electrical components. Its unique bias lighting, developed in collaboration with American Lighting, alleviates the undue eye strain associated with screen use while providing a flattering natural-looking light for webcam conferencing. A channel on the Cove’s underside allows for discreet wire management. Leon is partnering with Logitech and Shure to create product packages that include high-performance webcam and microphone technology for simple and seamless video conferencing.
Leon Adds New Custom Grille Options Bringing a Designer Touch to its Conference Room Technology Solutions
From Leon’s Tonecase FIT Universal to its Horizon Interactive FIT, its line of FIT solutions offers simple and seamless ways to mount videoconferencing equipment directly to a TV and conceal it behind a built-to-match grille designed with a custom cutout for the video camera to peek through. At InfoComm 2022, Leon introduces several new grille fabric options specifically to support these commercial products. The FIT line of products creates a unified technology package that befits the modern, contemporary aesthetic of boardrooms, conference rooms, executive offices, and more.
Leon Ente SoundTiles Brings Art and Audio to High Design Reception and Hospitality Spaces
As a company with strong roots in the arts, Leon is always looking to support artists both near and far, and when Noah Kaplan, Leon’s founder and president, discovered the work of up-and-coming Detroit artist Mike Han earlier this year, he knew immediately that he wanted to collaborate to bring Han’s work to Leon’s audience.
The Leon x Mike Han collaboration is a series of three paintings titled “Detroit Vibrations” that was created by Han exclusively for Leon. The pieces are being released as Leon’s latest Artist Edition Collection for the Ente SoundTile, a product that transforms the stereo system into unique pieces of wall art to seamlessly blend design and technology in reception areas, hospitality spaces, corporate boardrooms, executive offices, and more. Each Ente SoundTile conceals two channels of reference-grade audio and an amplifier, such as Crestron’s AMP-X300 amp, behind a perforated metal speaker grille with selected artwork screen-printed on top. Other Artist Edition Ente SoundTile collections will also be showcased at InfoComm 2022.
Where to See Leon Speakers
Leon invites InfoComm attendees to visit booth #W637 to see its extensive line of new commercial audio products. For more information about Leon and its custom audio solutions, please visit www.leonspeakers.com
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About Leon Speakers
Leon brings a creative approach to the A/V industry by designing and manufacturing customizable speakers and technology concealment solutions that enhance the sound and style of any space. For almost 25 years, it has been a leader in the conversation on merging design with technology, creating innovative products that serve both the Residential and Commercial markets. Learn more at www.leonspeakers.com or by following @leonspeakers on social media.
Media Contacts
Press Contact: Katye (McGregor) Bennett of KMB Communications, (425) 328-8640 or katye@kmbcomm.com
Company Contact: Carolyn Ceccoli, Sales & Marketing Director at Leon Speakers, (734) 926-4092 or cceccoli@leonspeakers.com
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by KMB Communications | Jun 7, 2022 | Leon Speakers
Designed to meet the demands of the modern worker, Cove by Leon helps you look, sound and feel your best at work, home or anywhere in between. With its dimmable lighting, sound-dampening technology and sleek design, Cove represents a new way to work in 2022.
[Ann Arbor, MI] – May 26, 2022 – Leon Speakers announced today the launch of Cove, a revolutionary new desktop accessory that enhances the overall work experience.
For 25 years, Leon has built a reputation for developing elegant and innovative ways of integrating audio and technology through attentive design—attracting renowned clients from the iconic Muscle Shoals Sound Studio, to global Fortune 500 companies like Slack Technologies, to design-conscious clients like actor Adrian Grenier and rock enthusiast Allison Hagendorf.
“Blending design with technology is what we do here at Leon,” said Leon founder and president Noah Kaplan. “So when we started seeing post-pandemic work environment changes, we felt like we could use our industry expertise and experiences as creators ourselves to take a new approach to the term ‘audiovisual.’ Cove’s design makes marked improvements in our daily workflow, communication and the way we feel on-screen and at the end of the workday.”
Experts estimate that by the end of 2022, 25% of all North American professional jobs will be remote—with that number continuing to increase into 2023. Though the work landscape is changing rapidly, current workplace technology desktop design has yet to catch up to many of the new demands associated with remote, hybrid and even on-site work. Cove represents a brand new solution to today’s increased conferencing and screen time demands.
Cove’s adjustable diffused lighting, sound-dampening felt interior and personalizable magnetic surface are meticulously designed to improve focus and privacy while reducing ambient noise and eye strain—all under the ultra-flattering glow of webcam-friendly lighting. It is built to house any tablet, laptop, or monitor up to 27 inches, including the new Apple Studio Display.
Natural LED bias backlighting by American Lighting comes with remote-adjustable color temperature and brightness, while Cove’s antimicrobial recycled TURF felt interior reduces ambient noise and elevates privacy, even in a crowded room. Cove’s precision-engineered steel is manufactured in the USA, and its sustainably sourced engineered Baltic Birch shelf is finished in Leon’s own workshop.
Leon is partnering with longtime industry collaborators Logitech and Shure to launch Cove on the crowdfunding site, Indiegogo—offering a variety of professional conference-ready bundles, at a great value to early backers.
The Indiegogo campaign is also Leon’s first foray into crowdfunding as a way to expand outside the audiovisual industry and build organic widespread interest. The Cove pre-launch campaign is expected to debut on June 6, with live ordering opening up on June 30.
Leon is guaranteeing fulfillment of all campaign packages, including a variety of steeply discounted bundles:
- Content Creator Package – $695. Includes: custom-color Cove, Logitech Streamcam and Shure MV7 microphone with tripod. (Valued at $1,150)
- Home Base Package – $495. Includes custom-color Cove and Logitech Brio. (Valued at $895)
- Workspace Studio Package – limited early access discount of $395. Includes custom-color Cove. (Valued at $695)
Each package comes with an added bonus: a branded Leon notebook and t-shirt, valued at $45. Backers can choose their Cove’s finish from one of three elegant colors: Almond, Black or Slate Gray.
For more information and to sign up for Cove updates, visit the Cove Indiegogo campaign site, titled Cove by Leon, beginning June 6.
About Leon Speakers
Leon brings a creative approach to the AV industry by designing and manufacturing customizable speakers and technology concealment solutions that enhance the sound and style of any space. For over 25 years, they have been a leader in the conversation on merging design with technology, creating innovative products that serve both the Residential and Commercial markets. Learn more on their website.
Media Contacts
Press Contact: Katye (McGregor) Bennett of KMB Communications, (425) 328-8640 or katye@kmbcomm.com
Company Contact: Carolyn Ceccoli, Sales & Marketing Director at Leon Speakers, (734) 926-4092 or cceccoli@leonspeakers.com
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Kim Franklin also joins Executive Team; brings new perspectives and breadth of experience to role.
