Vision now offers a version of its VFM-F10 floor stand for Microsoft Surface Hub2. The VFM-F10/HB ships from late January and replaces the VESA mount with a “halo” for fixing the Hub2. Integrators can add an optional bracket which fixes APC’s battery under the rear shelf (shipping late Q1). Vision used a design agency to create a form inspired by fine modern furniture, avoiding the normal heavy AV furniture aesthetic which Vision thinks detracts from Hub2. Vision says its delicate form has a sense of movement that complements Hub. Vision chose to make the F10 more upright at 7° -…
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Absen’s Venus (VN) Series is an innovative LED display that has been specifically designed for concerts and festivals due to its ability to create super-sized screens at speed. The product features a highly unique integrated ‘module-on-frame’ design. By removing the sub-frame (cabinet frame), Venus is 27% lighter than competing solutions. In fact, at 27.5 kg/sqm, it is the lightest integrated touring display solution on the market, allowing creative teams to cut back on weight, save cost and build even bigger LED walls than before – up to 20 metres in height. The VN Series has also been designed to save…
Kramer has announced the Kramer XSPerience family of audio DSP solutions. At ISE 2020, Kramer demonstrated its wholly flexible approach to audio management, with a new range of Kramer XSPerience products that offer complete connectivity freedom, as well as all transfer technologies covered. With new solutions for huddle rooms, conference rooms of any size, or large corporate connectivity, Kramer bring simplicity and ease to installers, end users and IT managers alike. Designed specifically for huddle spaces, the DSP-62-AEC from Kramer is a brand new, easy to install and simple to use plug-and-play mini-audio DSP solution. Meeting the needs and demands…
Vivitek has announced the expansion of its Novo Ecosystem, which offers wireless collaboration and digital signage functionalities. The NC-X700 and the NC-X900 are new additions to Vivitek’s range of NovoConnect devices. Both add-on devices are ideally suited to those who already have a flat screen or a projector but wish to enhance or extend their existing AV infrastructure with wireless presentation functionality or maximize their screen use with digital signage. Vivitek’s new models stand out in the market for facilitating more than just a wireless connection, instead offering true collaboration. Users of the NC-X700 and the NC-X900 can share their…
It is not without a little sadness that we presided over the presentation of the final set of AV News Awards to presented at the Amsterdam RAI. This year, we added another new feature – a live stream courtesy of Zoom’s webinar technology to accompany our regular video coverage. Congratulations to all our winners and runners up and we will be in touch very soon with details of next year’s event in Barcelona. We have every hope and expectation it will be just as successful, but in the meantime, we extend our thanks once more to Amsterdam, and the RAI…
The AV News Awards 2020 will be presented at a presentation breakfast at ISE 2020 on the first morning of the show, Tuesday 11th February 2020. Planned to ensure that Award winners can exhibit their trophies on their ISE booths, the invitation-only presentation breakfast will be streamed live from the venue at the Amsterdam RAI by Zoom Video Communications. Links to the live stream will be posted to our web site avnews.co.uk on the 11th January 2020. The following is a shortlist of Award nominations in the Technology, Project, and Organisation Awards categories. As is our usual practice, winners of…
In the last couple of months, leading UC developers BlueJeans and Zoom have announced significant advances in meeting solutions. BlueJeans has re imagined meeting practice and procedures. Zoom has added functionality to its solution and addressed the company’s relationship with the channel. Smart Meetings: more effective meetings even when you are not there! BlueJeans Smart Meetings brings improvement in three areas. The first deals with the problem of maintaining a consistent presence in a series of related meetings. In the past, structured meetings generated agendas, meetings and actions with matters arising. With hardware solutions increasing in numbers and scope. Innovation…
In case you were in any about the developing market fir augmented, virtual and missed realities, the proliferation of conferences and showcases on the technologies should soon put you right. In the last month, AV News has attended Digital Catapult’s CreativeXR showcase and next month its VR Days in Amsterdam. With so much XR activity underway, a series of events are underway to provide developers with showcases to seek partnerships, venues and investors for XR experiences. The event host by Digital Catapult, CreativeXR, in London featured the next generation of immersive storytelling techniques, enabled by state-of-the-art digital technologies in art…
Finding a quality “standalone” audio solution at a fair price to provide great sound for assemblies, presentations, performances, business luncheons, and other events can be difficult – especially for buyers who are not experienced enough to know what and how to make a purchase of audio equipment. Shure has provided solutions to make it easier for these customers to find products they need in one package. For budding content creators and mobile journalists, the Portable Videography Kit includes Shure’s MV88+ Video Kit, SE215 earphones for monitoring and an AMV88-FUR Windjammer to reduce unwanted wind noise when recording outdoors. The Shure…