NovaStar provided H Series video splicing processors at all eight stadiums that hosted matches at the 2022 World Cup in Qatar – the third consecutive World Cup at which the company has been involved. The H Series features true 4K video processing, as well as an all-in-one splicer and controller,…
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HoloLens 2 headsets aid learning at Singapore Polytechnic
Microsoft's holographic technology is helping to create a more dynamic and interactive hybrid learning environment at Singapore Polytechnic. The HoloLens 2 allows students in the School of Chemical & Life Sciences to interact with virtual representations of physical lab instruments, science concepts and learning scenarios. The technology also enables Singapore…
Cristiano Ronaldo dominates Saudi roadside LED screens
Cristiano Ronaldo has been welcomed to Saudi Arabia, with a mass takeover of outdoor LED screens in the country's capital of Riyadh. An image of the player, accompanied by the words "Hala Ronaldo" appeared throughout the city, most notably in a Riyadh Boulevard retail and hospitality district which previously saw…
Fleet of 500 drones spells out ‘Dubai’ in sky over emirate
A fleet of 500 drones is lighting up the Dubai skyline twice nightly until 29 January. Dubai Shopping Festival Drone Light Show, which was launched on 15 December, features the drones using 3D animation tools to depict the word 'Dubai' in Arabic. The first of the two five-minute shows, which…
Creative Technology lights up World Cup opening ceremony
Creative Technology Middle East delivered the projection mapping, as well as flown tracking and rolling stage LED screens, for the opening ceremony at the FIFA World Cup in November. The ceremony featured Oscar-winning actor Morgan Freeman as the narrator, Jungkook of K-pop boy band BTS who sang a new tournament…
Arab emirate to attemp to break two drone firework records
Ras al Khaimah, the northernmost of the seven states that make up the United Arab Emirates, is to witness an attempt to break two Guinness World Records. The attempts will take place later this month, during a 12-minute New Year's Eve show featuring fireworks and drones. The records in sight…
Overhead LED video strips are a work of wonder in the UAE
On 2 December 2022, the UAE celebrated its 51st National Day with a spectacular ceremony at Abu Dhabi’s National Exhibition Centre (ADNEC). International production practice Wonder Works was invited back for a fifth consecutive year to oversee the technical design and engineering for this ambitious project. Designed to take its…
Peerless-AV fits ‘largest immersive LED wall’ in North Africa
Peerless-AV has provided a Seamless bespoke curved mounting solution for what is thought to be the largest immersive video wall in North Africa. The dvLED wall at the Mohammed VI Polytechnic University in Morocco– which is 88m wide and 2.7m high, with a radius of 313.46 degrees – comprises 915…
Football fans in Dubai enjoy World Cup on huge LED screen
Visitors to the largest World Cup fan zone in the UAE are watching matches on a 300 sq m INFiLED display. The screen at the BudX venue, which is at Dubai harbour’s FIFA Fan Festival, features a pixel pitch of 3.9mm. Viewing options for the 10,000 daily visitors to the…
World Cup stadiums are home to 2,000 sq m of Absen LED
More than 2,000 sq m of Absen LED display screen elements have been installed in the eight stadiums in Qatar hosting the FIFA World Cup. The waterproof 6.5mm and 10mm panels – which are part of the company's A99 LED perimeter display range – feature alongside IP65 water-protected power boxes,…