Commercial Solutions for Collaboration

Leading the releases is Crestron’s Collab Compute, a purpose-built hardware platform that powers Microsoft Teams® Rooms and Zoom Rooms® software on Microsoft® Windows® operating systems. On the firmware side, visitors to the booth also experienced the Automate VX 6.5, an update that simplifies intelligent video deployments and offers greater device support. Its features include AutoMeasure, which leverages computer vision and ArUco markers to precisely detect the position and orientation of cameras and microphones. AutoMeasure is a calibrated system that delivers consistent, high-quality video performance without manual measurement.

On the hardware side, we introduced the new 80 Series Touch Screens, intelligent, purpose-built user interfaces that deliver intuitive control, flexible scheduling, and enterprise-grade security across nearly every space and workflow. (The touch screens are also terrific in residential integrations, which we’ll discuss in a moment. The 1 Beyond i12D Camera was also on display, an intelligent 4K PTZ camera with built-in speaker tracking, delivering advanced video features like group framing and intelligent switching in a single, elegant device — with no complex programming. The camera’s built-in microphones for speaker tracking and Visual AI make for a streamlined device perfect for smaller deployments.

Solutions on the Network

Another addition to Crestron’s collaboration tools is the DM NAX® Intelligent Audio platform, its own ecosystem that includes mic pods, speakers, and AES-67 devices, delivering AI-ready audio that scales from huddle rooms to high-impact spaces. This feature-rich platform is specifically tuned for Microsoft 365® Copilot and Zoom AI Assistant, delivering crystal-clear audio and AI-driven summarizations and transcriptions.

One item we hadn’t previewed before the show was our DM NVX H.264 Streaming solution, which introduces native H.264 encoding within the DM NVX 380-series platform, enabling compressed video distribution over Wide Area Networks (WAN) and bandwidth-constrained network segments. Demand for this update is growing, as organizations need to extend AV content to touch panels, Learning Management Systems, and recording platforms — but traditional AV-over-IP streams aren't compatible with these H.264-based devices. Its purpose-built functionality eliminates the need for external encoding hardware, connecting existing technology ecosystems with enterprise AV infrastructure.

On the Residential Side

One of the unique aspects of the ISE Expo — past and present — is that it brings together both commercial and residential exhibitors. There’s something of a “cross-pollination” of multiple verticals happening at the show, and that was certainly true in the Crestron booth. A terrific example: the new Crestron 80 Series touch screens.

The 80 Series touch screens are equally at home in boardrooms and living rooms. These touch screens boast Crestron’s signature minimalist aesthetic, a look that blends into the home while elevating the overall design. The screens are available in black or white finishes to complement modern, transitional, or traditional interiors.

The 80 Series touch screens feature our fastest processor yet, radar-based proximity detection (which enables the touch screen to wake up when someone approaches), and an enhanced ambient light sensor that automatically adjusts screen brightness. Each device is equipped with enhanced audio and intercom features and a microphone mute button. In addition to the screens’ Ethernet port with PoE and PoE+, Wi-Fi® connectivity is available for those locations and retrofit scenarios where cabling would be an issue.