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All Things TechIE Podcast - Episode 141

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Shure has spent two and a half years perfecting a video bar because audio is their strength, but they needed the picture quality right.

Simon Lang joins the show live from ISE 2026 in Barcelona. The first stretch is really about the two of them, from college days to their PwC years, where they moved in sync across corridors with cables, microphones, and clickers. That friendship carries the whole thing. They laugh about old episodes, old work habits, and the odd feeling of having finished each other's sentences for years. The chat stays close to AV practice. They get into the little details that matter on a trade show floor, especially how equipment choices and everyday workflows shape work in real spaces. Primary schools come up next. The discussion turns to socket covers, physical safety, and the way more tech-heavy classrooms are creating fresh demand for simple products that stop children from sticking things into outlets. Jabra gets a proper mention. They talk about the Evolve 3 headset, the comfort, the better noise reduction, and the move away from a boom arm, which makes it feel more natural in open-plan offices. AI keeps coming back, but more as a useful layer than a buzzword. It can help headphones notice when someone is speaking to you, then let the noise cancelling pick back up once the short chat is over. Sennheiser comes up too as a comparison, with the earlier version not quite perfect. Another stop is Skyted. The host wants to call over to the company at the show, even if the pronunciation is still a bit of a puzzle, because the product idea is interesting enough to chase down. Sustainability gets a look as well. The conversation briefly widens to recycled plastics and the sense that even this industry is being nudged toward better materials and better habits. The close stays loose and familiar. They sign off the way old colleagues do when time has run long, with a promise they could keep talking tech for hours and a reminder that Simon is still just on LinkedIn.

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A trade-show reunion that keeps the AV talk grounded and familiar.

Simon Lang's ISE 2026 reunion lands as a practical AV conversation, with the shared college, PwC, and Batman-and-Robin references giving it an easy, lived-in rhythm.

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Why you'd press play

If you want AV banter from ISE Barcelona with practical headset detail, this one fits.

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