PPDS has provided Philips digital signage displays and the Wave Controller cloud platform for 40 of Finnish eye-care specialist Silmäasema's high-street stores. Silmäasema tasked AV integration specialist FirstView Digital Signage and PPDS with reinventing the way in which it communicated with customers, while delivering more-sustainable and cost-efficient business practices. Philips…
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Smode supports Sony virtual production showcase at CES
Smode Japan, a subsidiary of France’s Smode Tech, has supported Sony PCL for Sony’s showcase of its virtual production solutions at CES 2024, the world’s largest technology event in Las Vegas, Nevada, the United States. Smode Japan supplied and verified a Smode XR system – Smode Tech’s dedicated solution for…
ViewSonic delivers device management at schools trust
ViewSonic has teamed up with a UK-based education trust to provide a solution for enhancing classroom engagement and device management at a secondary school. The Academy Enterprise Trust (AET) oversees 57 schools, including New Rickstones Academy in Essex, and has implemented various interactive display solutions across its sites. Although the…
US Space Force signs Microsoft for AR simulation training
The United States Space Force has signed a one-year $19.8 million contract with Microsoft to develop an augmented reality (AR) training environment. Dubbed the Integrated, Immersive, Intelligent Environment (I3E) contract, the space simulation is constructed on Microsoft's Azure cloud computing infrastructure and a mesh framework for building shared AR experiences.…
Inside tech: the Sphere’s 18K camera sensor explained
Sphere Entertainment Co has revealed new details of its work with leading semiconductor firm STMicroelectronics to create the world’s largest image sensor for Sphere’s Big Sky camera system. Big Sky is the ultra-high-resolution camera system being used to capture content for Sphere in Las Vegas. Inside the venue, Sphere features…
Marquee One delivers collaborative solution for Gamesys
Gamesys London, a leading international online gaming operator which is now a Bally's Corporation Company, wished to modernise and collaborate in its office space. The plans for the new office included 30 meeting rooms and two all-hands meeting rooms, as well as corporate messaging throughout the building. Everything had to…
US firm abandons plan for Las Vegas-style Sphere in London
Madison Square Garden Entertainment (MSG) has abandoned plans to build a Las Vegas-style Sphere venue in east London. The US company has withdrawn its plans as it did not want to participate in a process that was a “political football between rival parties”. In December, the housing secretary, Michael Gove,…
Visionary IPTV encoders clock up 10 years on space station
Visionary’s AVN443 H.264 (PacketTV IPTV) encoders have completed a decade of service onboard the International Space Station (ISS). They have played a pivotal role in the High Definition Earth Viewing (HDEV) project, which has brought breath-taking live video of Earth to more than 318 million viewers worldwide. The aim of…
Cybersecurity firm installs 150 Sony Pro Bravia displays
More than 150 Sony Pro Bravia displays have been installed across global cybersecurity company ReliaQuest's estate. Integrator AVI-SPL provided a range of 55", 65", 75", 85" and 100" models for upgrading facilities at the GreyMatter security operations platform's three sites in the US, as well as in the UK, Ireland…
‘Issues with Sony projectors’ cause five US cinemas to shut
The Alamo Drafthouse Cinema company was forced to close several theatres for the day on New Year's Eve due to 'issues with Sony projectors'. A post on X said five of the chain's cinemas were affected, with a sign taped to the door of its theatre in Westminster, Colorado, reading:…