A Scary Fest special event put on by Apple has been shot in its entirety using the iPhone 15 Pro Max. The event was held to unveil a new MackBook Pro with the M3 family of chips and an iMac with M3. Director Brian Oakes used the iPhone 15 Pro…
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NBA team broadcasts AR graphics from handheld camera
The Portland Trail Blazers has become the first NBA team to broadcast augmented reality (AR) graphics from a handheld camera during a basketball game. The AR graphics were made possible by the installation of solutions from disguise and Stype at the Portland Trail Blazers's Moda Center arena. A RedSpy tracking…
Kris Jenner beams into Proto displays on The Kardashians
A Proto holographic display booth appeared in a recent episode of The Kardashians. In the show, which was broadcast on streaming platform Hulu, Kris Jenner visited Proto Studios and beamed to multiple Proto units around her daughter Khloe's home in Calabasas for interactive conversations. It marked the first time Proto…
Sphere loses nearly $100m as chief financial officer quits
The Sphere has reported an operating loss of $98.4m for the three months ended 30 September. The company has also parted ways with its chief financial officer (CFO) Gautam Ranji. The loss has been widely reported by media outlets, including the Las Vegas Sun. A report in the New York…
Jazz institution debuts Meyer Sound’s new digital platform
The Appel Room of Jazz at New York's Lincoln Center hosted a diverse celebration of music and technology last month to mark the first commercial installation of the NADIA integrated digital audio platform for Constellation acoustic systems. Co-presented by Jazz at Lincoln Center and Meyer Sound, and dubbed 'NADIA’s Music…
d’strict to open an immersive art museum in Las Vegas
South Korean design company d'strict will open its eighth Arte Museum of digital art, in Las Vegas, on 29 November. The new Las Vegas museum will be home to the creative agency's Eternal Nature exhibition, which comprises 14 immersive projection mapping installations inspired by natural phenomena. Arte Museum Las Vegas’s…
Ampetronic and Listen Technologies sign partnership deal
Listen Technologies Corporation and Ampetronic have announced that the US-based wireless listening company will be the exclusive representative for Ampetronic devices in North America, while the UK-based maker of audio induction loop systems will represent Listen Technologies' solutions in the UK. The partnership will begin on 1 January, 2024. Listen Technologies and Ampetronic…
Palmer Digital Group completes Voice AI pilot for QSR
Palmer Digital Group (PDG) has completed a pilot programme with a QSR that has confirmed interoperability between its outdoor digital menu board systems and third-party Voice AI technology built into its network infrastructure. The eight-month initiative based on the company's PDG QSRDMB155 menu board was tested at six of the…
Princeton University chapel audio system upgraded
Washington Professional Systems (WPS) has completed a major revamp of the audio system at Princeton University's chapel. The US university hosts a range of ceremonies and and musical events in the chapel and wanted to improve audio clarity, expand its recording capabilities and modernise the infrastructure. WPS teamed up with…
AVI-SPL wins Cisco Reimagine Workspaces partner award
AVI-SPL has won the Cisco Webex Reimagine Workspaces Partner of the Year – Americas award for 2023. The award recognises the solutions provider that has had the most success selling and implementing Cisco video devices to help customers create best-in-class workspaces. AVI-SPL has been a Cisco solutions provider for more…