Technology

As one of the key enablers of the new normal of hybrid and remote working, video conferencing technology has seen more changes than most in recent years, and the pace shows no sign of slackening. The new technology currently causing most excitement in VC circles is artificial intelligence, which can…

Your mum always told you it was polite to share, so she’d doubtless approve of the large format display (LFD), which is designed to be used by more than one person. “Although more expensive than consumer displays – and in some instances not so aesthetically pleasing – professional LFDs are…

Did you know that Muzak still exists? Not just the generic muzak term for what people call ‘lift music’, but the actual trademarked brand name: it’s now owned by Vector Capital, although the original word is no longer used. Also, in its chequered 90-year history, none of the companies operating…

Why spend time and money building expensive sets or jetting to far-flung locations when you can create them in near-perfect realism on a studio wall? Thanks to the latest virtual and extended reality production (VP+XR) technology, it’s a question any tech-savvy CFO should be asking. “Virtual production creates content by…

Because touchless technologies helped to preserve our health and sanity during the Covid pandemic, it is easy to forget that they have a longer history – and wider application – than merely avoiding putting our grubby digits where others have put theirs. “Even before the pandemic, contactless technology was used…

It has been a good year for media servers. “The availability and affordability of media server technology options have improved, including all-in-one solutions at a competitive price point,” says Francis Maes, CEO of Smode Tech. “This has helped to make media servers more accessible to a wider range of organisations,…

Consumers will always demand more intuitive and hands-free control over the Internet of Things that threatens to surround them. But professional applications can take equal advantage of the technology. All that’s required is a clear and commanding voice and a bunch of devices that do as they’re told. “The future,”…

From a spectacular celebration of a festival or a coronation, to an exhibit that suddenly flickers to life in a corner of a museum, projection mapping can transform objects and entrance audiences in a way that no other technology can match. “Almost any surface can be transformed, which is part…

The ultimate accolade for any visual technology is when it’s so realistic we don’t even know it’s there – when we walk into a room and say: “That’s a great view from your window,” instead of, “That’s a great picture on your screen.” By that token, video walls are approaching…

Teaching has always relied on communicating facts and information aurally, but with an ever increasing reliance on visually oriented techniques and technologies to provide additional information. This has moved on from books to the basic chalkboard and then the whiteboard, which has become more technologically enhanced in recent years. Other…