Industries are always chasing growth, new markets, the next big thing. For those of us in the AV space, the key might be to start by thinking smaller. Microbroadcasting is an old term with new meaning in a world where anyone can get on camera and find an audience online.…
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How the office space is changing to suit hybrid working
The pandemic has changed what it means to work in an office. Most employers no longer expect employees to be present in the office every day - working with some team members in the office and others remote is becoming the norm. When the pandemic first made remote working a…
The importance of blended offices to flexible working
Earlier this year, PwC put a new flexible working deal in place for its employees. It came as a response to changes to the way people are working, with the aim of helping employees to have the freedom and flexibility to decide the best working pattern for themselves. For initiatives…
Supply chain turmoil ‘to last for at least six months’
Unless you’ve been asleep for the last 18 months, you’ll know the global supply chain is in a state of turmoil, impacting product availability and – inevitably – prices. We've seen Covid, the Suez log-jam, floods in Germany causing turmoil in major freight arteries in Europe, HGV driver shortages and…
Broadening minds
Over the last month we’ve run a live event on the subject, devoted more research to what’s happening in the market, and asked prominent and respected members of the AV community to advise, based on personal experience so we can support our AV communities in their endeavours to make it…
Industry insights: Make a concerted effort to include all
Diversity and Inclusion deals with the interaction of human beings. We are all unique with different perspectives based upon our upbringing within the social structure into which we were born. Each one of us makes up this rich melange and diversity, by default, naturally occurs around us. Inclusion is creating…
Seven features of the classroom of tomorrow
It is always dangerous to predict the future, especially when it comes to education. Quartz took a humorous look at some from yesteryear that have proven less than accurate - flying classrooms, automated teachers, knowledge zaps and the use of nootropics with children for memory to name a few! Humans…
‘We will attend InfoComm but we are scaling things back’
If we’ve learned nothing else from this pandemic, we’ve certainly learned the importance of adaptation in the face of ever-changing circumstances. Like any crisis situation, countless times we’ve needed to quickly assess a situation, measure risks and make the best decision possible with the information available at that particular moment.…
Inside the post-lockdown wave of immersive play spaces
The application of projection screens and LED panel displays has exploded as a result of the improvement in graphical performance achievable over the years. But there is the element that drives all engagement and that is the immersion and entertainment value of the content available. We have seen the latest…
Holographic exhibitions set to revive the arts and history
What is desktop AR? Desktop AR is an augmented reality system that turns an ordinary 2D monitor into a volumetric display. It brings virtual objects into the real-world using a webcam and anaglyph glasses. The system works by tracking a user's head position and rendering images according to the user's…