Eight UK companies are collaborating on the GREAT Britain and Northern Ireland Pavilion at next week's ISE 2022 in Barcelona. The group, which includes start-ups and established businesses, covers a broad range of products Austin Hughes specialises in the underlying infrastructure of systems, and will be showcasing its new MiniBoot…
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Cameo light fixture makes debut at cruise ship christening
The spectacular show at the christening ceremony for AIDA Cruises' second ship, AIDAcosma, used 136 Cameo OTOS H5 lights, and was accompanied by 250 drones. The event – which had 'the world is becoming more colourful' as its theme – took place in Hamburg, Germany, on April 9th before the…
Holographic Mike Blackman to greet visitors at ISE
A Hypervsn Holographic Human device is to display a 3D image of ISE managing director Mike Blackman, welcoming visitors to the show. The display will be located between the entrance to South Access and Hall 2 at the Fira de Barcelona, Gran Via exhibition venue. Kiryl Chykeyuk, founder and CEO…
AI-driven video analysis assists in early detection of cancer
Oslo-based medtech start-up Augere Medical is improving the accuracy of colonoscopy findings with an artificial intelligence (AI)-driven analysis solution that leverages an AJA Corvid 44 12G I/O card for 4K/HD video playback. The culmination of years of research by Augere Medical chief executive Andreas Petlund and his team, the solution…
First drone show launched inside a Disney theme park
Disney is renowned for AV innovations in its theme parks. In 1963, it pioneered the use of audio-animatronics – eerily lifelike robots synchronised to speech. Nearly two decades later, Disney gave millions of guests their first taste of 3D with the premiere of Magic Journeys, a film about life through…
Real Madrid orders huge Daktronics LED halo display
Real Madrid and Daktronics have announced a global multi-year partnership agreement which includes a new LED halo display at the Santiago Bernabéu Stadium. The LED halo project requires more than 3,700 square meters of LED displays and installation is planned throughout 2022. Daktronics will be responsible for designing, manufacturing and…
Ultra-wide 21:9 display pioneer expands European footprint
Video wall processor and 21:9 display pioneer Jupiter has secured a new warehouse in the Netherlands which will benefit customers with faster delivery and inventory available locally. The company's 21:9 displays are suitable for the new Front Row feature in Microsoft Teams Rooms and are an alternative to deploying multiple…
Huge EU framework award to macom-led consortium
The European Commission has appointed the WEAVE AV consortium, led by AV consultancy macom and real estate consultancy Drees & Sommer, to the largest European framework for AV consultancy, technical design and project management in a contract worth tens of millions of Euros over a period of four years. The…
Maverick AV Solutions adds Neat video displays to portfolio
Maverick AV Solutions is to distribute Neat's complete range of intelligent video displays across 18 countries in Europe. Neat products, which are certified for Zoom and Teams, will form part of Maverick's Smart Meetings product portfolio. Simon Kitson, Smart Meetings director at Maverick AV Solutions, commented: “Our Smart Meetings initiative…
Meyer Sound enhances ‘world’s largest digital art centre’
Housed inside a former World War II submarine base in Bordeaux, France, Bassins des Lumières (“Pools of Light”) is said to be the world’s largest digital art centre, with more than 13,000 square metres of projection surface to back up the claim. But the immersive exhibitions of classical and contemporary…