CTOUCH UK has added more people to its ranks in the UK, not only to show it means business in the market, but to support the launch of some exciting new products both this side of Christmas and into the New Year for the Education and Business markets. Recent Business Development additions to the team have included Ismail Ahamed, formerly from Exertis Pro AV, James Osborne also from Exertis Pro AV and Perdee Gould from Handy AV and Midwich. The team will focus on strengthening their education business as well as launching their innovative business grade products which has seen a…
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Crestron, a global leader in workplace technology, is enhancing the Crestron Flex platform with new intelligent video support from partners Jabra® and Huddly® to facilitate equitable and productive meetings both in-office or at-home. As businesses shift to a hybrid-first environment, where seamless collaboration between dispersed teams is a top priority, one of the biggest challenges has been ensuring every person in the meeting has an equal seat at the table. Room systems with intelligent audio and video features, paired with the software innovations from meeting service providers, such as Microsoft Teams® and Zoom Rooms™ platforms, ensure all meeting participants can…
Industry leading home entertainment company, LG, will stage a special one-off exhibition of works by Damien Hirst at Frieze London this October that will explore the creative potential of innovative technology and how it can be a powerful partner for new developments in digital art. LG X Damien Hirst: A History of Painting will show major works by the artist alongside stunning digital reproductions and NFTs presented on LG’s most advanced OLED TV products, breathing new life into digital art through astonishing new perspective, detail and colour. The exhibition, which will take place at the LG Space at Frieze London,…
Midwich, a specialist audio visual (AV) distributor to the trade market, is pleased to announce a distribution agreement in the UK&I with Lenovo, the developers in world-changing technology solutions. Lenovo Smart Collaboration solutions are transforming workplaces into more agile, connected environments by creating easy-to-use tools that are accessible for every skill-level. Lenovo’s products facilitate the integration and deployment of solutions that have been tailored for existing UC platforms, including Zoom. Lenovo’s Collaboration Solutions, ThinkSmart View, ThinkSmart Hub, ThinkSmart Tiny and ThinkSmart Core are specifically designed for the Zoom platform. These products will be available to channel partners in the UK…
DTEN is pleased to announce their participation at UC EXPO 2021. DTEN will feature the latest innovative collaboration solutions for Zoom on October 6-7 at ExCeL London. Located at Midwich Booth R34, the exhibit space will let UC Expo participants experience seamless, all-in-one video conferencing technology from DTEN. DTEN will be showcasing the newly launched DTEN ME PRO and DTEN GO with DTEN Mate, alongside the award winning DTEN ME and DTEN D7 devices, winners of the prestigious Red Dot Awards. At the Midwich booth, members of the DTEN team will be on site to answer questions and demonstrate the…
Sharp NEC Display Solutions Europe today announces that its RB laser technology projectors have been selected by the UGC Group to be used across its four (4) new cinemas. Cinemas in Plaisir, Toulouse, Bordeaux, and Lyon in France will benefit from the unsurpassed brightness and rich colour spectrum delivered by Sharp/NEC’s cinema solutions. Laurent Rieupeyrout, Technical Director of Image and Sound at Cinémas UGC, said, “When it came to finding a partner to provide us with cinema projectors, Sharp/NEC was the obvious choice. Our audiences expect the best quality of image, both in terms of brightness and colour, and the…
Boxlight Corporation (Nasdaq: BOXL), a leading provider of interactive technology, digital signage, and software solutions, today announced the first of their community supporting projects by sponsoring Dunmow United Barracudas under 12’s football team. Boxlight’s Clevertouch brand has commenced their grassroots projects by investing in community teams and activities around the world. Mark Starkey, CEO of the Clevertouch brand comments: ‘It’s so important for us to be involved in our communities and support where we can. Sponsoring Dunmow United Barracudas is just the start of us as a business giving back and supporting those projects that might not get go ahead…
‘La Citi’ at Barcelona’s popular La Maquinista retail centre is not the kind of dining experience one normally expects to find in a shopping mall. The outdoor rooftop space is a celebration of culinary diversity and quality pop-up and food-truck dining, with a choice of the type of vendors more commonly found at festivals and street food markets. Sound is a major feature of the La Citi experience and the creators took special care to ensure that it too is of the highest quality. Amate Audio’s new G7 premium commercial audio loudspeaker was selected to provide a substantial BGM installation…
The German software company TeamViewer is now driving the digitalisation of the European education sector. TeamViewer’s newly developed solution TeamViewer Classroom enables interactive collaboration in schools, universities, and other educational institutions. TeamViewer Classroom is the first fully GDPR-compliant solution from a European global player that does not use third-party providers. This means that all data protection requirements of the Ministries of Education of the European countries can be met. A special focus is put on functionalities that go far beyond the possibilities of simple online meetings, such as the joint editing of uploaded documents, digital boards, separate rooms for group work as well as the possibility of real-time surveys within the learning groups. Through extensive moderation…
McIntosh is proud to announce the integration of the McIntosh MX950 Entertainment System in the next-generation 2022 Jeep Grand Cherokee—the Jeep brand’s best-selling vehicle, and the most awarded SUV1. The MX950 has been meticulously designed and engineered to deliver a clear and immersive audio experience replicating a live musical performance. Jeep and McIntosh, two iconic American brands, collaborated to fuse the sound performance of McIntosh into the form and function of the Jeep vehicle’s architecture. The MX950 Entertainment System offers a true “MAC” home theater listening experience in the vehicle. Using several patented McIntosh technologies, the system delivers crisp sonic…