Off the Rails Episode 140: Super Unicorn Worm

Jun 29

Written By AVSF

Recorded June 19, 2026

After a full week at InfoComm 2026, the AV SuperFriends stagger onto the AVIXA TV set for one final wrap show: tired feet, fried brains, louder-than-necessary opinions, and just enough caffeine to mistake exhaustion for insight.

This episode is the team’s end-of-show download after days of booth demos, hallway meetings, badge scans, lukewarm coffee, live shows, sketchy product pitches, and enough walking to qualify as either professional development or a cry for help. The crew talks through what actually stood out on the show floor, including the quiet rise of REST APIs, AV gear that’s finally opening up to outside control, middleware boxes that make existing systems smarter, and AI that might be useful when it isn’t just being sprinkled on brochures like tradeshow glitter.

They also pick their favorite finds from the week, including Inogeni’s IP2USB tools, Ross Vertex’s “wait, it does what?” visualization platform, Nureva’s HDX audio approach, larger-chip PTZ cameras, decentralized DSP, and Epson’s beautifully boring direct-view LED display that does the one thing AV people keep begging for: display the image without trying to become a smart TV.

It’s the InfoComm wrap show: part trend report, part group therapy, part warning label for anyone who thinks “quick booth visit” means anything under 45 minutes.

News article: https://www.avinteractive.com/news/fire-breaks-out-on-ba-flight-packed-with-infocomm-visitors-16-06-2026/

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