It’s been more than 30 years since the Hubble Space Telescope was launched into space to study the origins of the universe. When it was announced that the James Webb Space Telescope was taking its place, history was about to be made again. Launched into space on December 25, 2021,…
Government and defence
Firefighters meet and train with DisplayNote Launcher
Technology company DisplayNote has worked with Greater Manchester Combined Authority to deploy the DisplayNote Launcher one-tap app launching software across 47 meeting and training rooms. Greater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA) is a local government organisation in the UK and the team at GMCA is responsible for ensuring frontline firefighters, and…
European Council press room upgraded to Leyard LED
The European Council in Brussels, Belgium has recently updated its press room, where press conferences are held in front of up to 300 accredited press representatives, with a new LED video wall display to replace a narrow bezel LCD wall. In a project entrusted to Greek integrator Telmaco S.A, the…
Royal borough ‘hits meeting equality goals with Poly’
The Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea, an inner London borough with royal status, has successfully met its hybrid working goals for meeting equality, according to an announcement by Poly. The council was aiming for a significant uplift in video collaboration technology adoption and achieved it by outfitting 41 of…
COP26 projectionists engage in projection mapping battle
The Scottish Event Campus in Glasgow, known as the Armadillo, was the site of a projection duel between COP26's official projectionists and climate activists engaged in guerrilla projection mapping. The building, which is usually decked in projections of the spinning-globe COP logo, was hosting the 2021 United Nations Climate Change…
COP26 summit meets with guerrilla projection mapping
Greta Thunberg may have captured the attention of the world's media for her words about COP26, the United Nations climate change conference that is under way in Glasgow, Scotland. But a Mediterranean plant-based meat substitute company Heura has sought to draw attention to the issue of climate change using imagery.…
NATO training sites to use HoloPresence display systems
The low latency hologram and digital content production company, ARHT Media Inc., will be installing H-Series HoloPresence display systems and ARHT Engine software at NATO training facilities in Germany and the US. NATO is also showcasing the technology at the NATO Training Technology Conference, which is currently taking place in…
Zio 2 platform deployed in F-35 striker simulators
Lockheed Martin has selected RGB Spectrum’s new Zio 2 networked video solution for the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter Full Mission Simulator (FMS) used to train individual pilots and whole squadrons. Zio 2 is RGB Spectrum’s next generation of products within the Zio AV-over-IP platform, developed for military, government and civilian applications.…
Inside the Cabinet Chamber in the Republic of Namibia
The Office of the Prime Minister (OPM) is at the apex of the system of government in the Republic of Namibia. Based in a historic building in the Namibian capital of Windhoek, OPM houses a Cabinet Chamber and a Constitution Room in which most of the country’s legislation was drafted.…
Digital signage to revitalise post-pandemic town centre
Visimi Digital has installed two of its 55” Ultra High Bright Outdoor Displays in a local town centre as part of the City of Wolverhampton's "Leaving Lockdown" strategy. The displays have been placed on Bilston high street to keep visitors, shoppers and traders informed about the latest Covid government guidelines.…