Author: AV News

Enjoy this opportunity to safely network in-person and make connections with the AV industry as ISE Live and Online continues on 23-24 June at Evolution, Battersea   Hot on the heels of a successful event in Barcelona and online,*  join ISE Live & Online on 23-24 June at Evolution, Battersea, London: a destination for making connections and reconnecting with industry friends and colleagues, with two days of face-to-face networking and a packed main stage programme, including keynote speakers, panel discussions and Tech Spotlights. Attendees can enjoy in-person networking whilst learning about the latest news and views from leading AV brands and…

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Volkswagen UK took over Stage A at Millennium Studios in Thurleigh, one of UK’s premier music, film and TV production facilities, to deliver its much-anticipated annual conference. Traditionally hosted as an in-person event, Volkswagen opted for a virtual setting built around a live, complex agenda that included keynotes, videos, presentation slides, and more. Volkswagen’s team delivered an immersive presentation in front of an LED screen backdrop supplied by technical production and LED screen hire company, iMAG displays, with iMAG’s sister company Graymatter delivering the control infrastructure for a headache-free Virtual Production event.   IMAG’s involvement stems from an initial conversation…

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Sharp NEC Display Solutions Europe has extended its dvLED lineup, adding the E ‘Essential’ LED prepared bundles and the ‘Fine pitch Enterprise Eco’ solutions for LED customised video walls. The new dvLED E Series delivers great visual performance for any indoor video wall applications. The solutions are ideal for applications in corporate environments with large-scale presentation and meeting room needs, for signage and infotainment in retail and in the leisure sector as well as for higher education customers with meeting and information display needs. The innovative design of the E Series family ensures the solutions are as simple and easy…

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Maverick AV Solutions, a specialist business of Tech Data, has announced an agreement with modern workplace manufacturer Crestron Electronics to distribute its range of platform focused Unified Communication solutions globally. The move is designed to meet an ever-growing demand into the enterprise and corporate markets, for collaboration solutions in every kind of business environment. This is the only global distribution partnership for the business and will be available, via Maverick AV Solutions, in 16 European territories as well as the US and Canada. Joel Chimoindes, vice president, Maverick Europe said: “Crestron is one of the most well-established brands in the…

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 Christie® announced the launch of Core Series II LED video wall tiles, available in a range of pixel pitches, including a new 0.9 mm pixel pitch. Designed for easy installation of near-seamless video walls of any scale, Core Series II is perfect for corporate spaces, like lobbies, meeting and conference rooms, and various digital signage applications to engage, entertain or collaborate with your audience. Core Series II takes the original Core Series LED video wall tiles and improves them, making them lighter, and easier to install. Tiles in the new Core Series II are 23% lighter than the original, weighing…

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 Vestel Visual Solutions has marked the launch of its next-generation IFX Series of 4K interactive displays with the creation and showcase of its own NFT art collection. Depicting some of the greatest thought leaders of all time, including Aristotle, Socrates, and Hippocrates, the tokenized artwork has been designed using the IFX displays’ intuitive Whiteboard application. Made up of six pieces, the NFT art collection is now live on OpenSea.    “Offering a tailored technology solution for both the classroom and the boardroom, the Android 9.0-powered IFX displays inspire and support creativity in all forms, from design and ideation to dynamic problem-solving. For…

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Optoma announced the re-brand of their ProDesign technical consultancy services. They promise that “Whether you’re an AV newcomer or a technology veteran, Optoma’s in-house technical team will guide and assist you, every step of the way, to ensure that your visual project reaches its maximum pixel potential”. Optoma first launched the services in 2017. Ross Noonan, Optoma’s technical product specialist, explains: “We’re very proud of the consultancy services we offer. It’s something that sets us apart from other manufacturers, and we’ve seen the success it’s brought our AV installers time and time again. “By providing free training, attending client meetings…

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Pixel Artworks, the pioneer in light and pixel technology, has pushed the boundaries of projection mapping further than ever before to create a unique immersive light and sound installation within St Michael’s Cave on the infamous Rock of Gibraltar. The Gibraltar Government awarded the project to WrightTech Media, a local digital marketing solutions company with extensive knowledge of the site. Pixel Artworks collaborated with WrightTech Media on the pitch as well as the design and delivery of the complex show, which is scheduled to open to the public on 20 June 2021. While the project sought to enhance the current Gibraltar Upper Rock…

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You might think that the pandemic would have a negative impact on the digital signage business with the resulting impact on retail, hospitality and entertainment footfall. But no, says BrightSign CEO Jeff Hastings: “Far from it”. To underline he point, Jeff arranged a sneak peek of the new solutions scheduled for launch at the forthcoming ISE London and Barcelona events. AVN: Can I start by just asking you, what are your expectations of the year ahead, starting with the ISE events? JH: Well, we have put together a modest expectations for the ISE events and scaled the investments to match.…

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As the original touch screen partner of NUITEQ®, we first brought to market key education curriculum software with Clevertouch touch screens back in 2011, and later, remote and in-room collaborative meeting software with UX Pro. Clevertouch Technologies and NUITEQ continue to break new ground together and will be offering all new Clevertouch customers in designated regions a free 12-month edition of NUITEQ Stage for Education and Enterprise. This version will provide customers, colleagues and students the ability to collaborate on shared content, lessons and promote sharing of ideas in real time within a collaborative workspace using an inbuilt chat…

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