PPDS has teamed up with integrator TechArts to deliver the largest Philips direct-view LED videowall installation in North America – at a church in California. As part of a campus-wide upgrade investment programme, the Desert Reign Church decided to replace its ageing stage set-up in order to transformation the experience…
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CT deploys INFiLED displays at major Middle East events
Creative Technology (CT) has cemented its position as the premier rental house in the Middle East for INFiLED products with two major recent projects. At the Dubai World Cup in March – the pinnacle of the Middle East's horse racing season – Creative Technology supplied a full range of audio,…
PRG pilots L-Acoustics’ L Series speakers in the Americas
PRG (Production Resource Group) has been named one of two pilot-phase partners for L-Acoustics’ L Series Speakers in the Americas, before the technology becomes full available in October. PRG is an L-Acoustics Certified Provider Rental and has made an eight-figure investment with its long-term partner this year, with the equipment…
‘Holographic’ AI personal trainer raises £2m to fund growth
MAGIC AI, the UK’s first AI personal trainer, has secured a £2m investment to fuel its expansion plans. The investment has been led by London-based Fasanara Capital and supported by SFC Capital and several angel investors, including Sir Richard Branson and Signal AI co-founder Miguel Martinez. MAGIC employs 'holographic' technology…
German police helicopters upgraded with VITEC encoders
The video transmission system for a squadron of German police helicopters has been upgraded with VITEC encoders. VITEC Teamed up with team2applications, a developer of electronic system solutions for aviation and security, and KMT, a security service application specialist, for the overhaul of the Airbus EC135 helicopters. The bespoke solution…
Webex is ‘first to be certified’ for use by EU Court of Justice
Webex by Cisco is the first videoconferencing solution to be certified for use by the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU). The CJEU has been relying on Webex to host hybrid meetings and hearings, and after months of analysis, the European Data Protection Supervisor (EDPS) confirmed that the…
Moment Factory to stage show at home of Napoleon’s tomb
Moment Factory will launch a projection-mapping show in Paris this autumn. Aura Invalides, which has taken two years to create and will open at Les Invalides on 22 September, will transform the venue, which hosts the tomb of France's former emperor Napoleon Bonaparte, into an AV spectacle each night. The…
Samsung and Warner Bros expand 8K film trailer partnership
Samsung Electronics has joined forces with Warner Bros Pictures to bring movie trailers to Neo QLED 8K screens in more than 65,000 retail outlets around the world. The screens, which are powered by a Neural Quantum Processor 8K and Quantum Matrix technology, will showcase films such as Barbie, Blue Beetle,…
Maxin10sity delivers first-ever projection mapping at Petra
Projection-mapping specialist Maxin10sity was behind the first-ever multimedia show at the ancient sandstone city of Petra in southern Jordan. The highlight of Petra Light Festival – which combined projection art, music and narrative storytelling, and was attended by the more than 10,000 people – was Maxin10sity’s artwork, Re-Vision, which warped…
World’s largest concert-grade audio system unveiled
Sphere Entertainment has teamed up with Holoplot to create the "world’s largest fully integrated concert-grade audio system" for the Sphere in Las Vegas. Sphere Immersive Sound has been designed for the entertainment venue' curved interior, to provide individualised sound to each of the 18,600 seats. The system comprises about 1,600…