Auralisation meets visualisation

Something exciting has been brewing in Glasgow. A perfect storm born at the leading edges of the fields of acoustics and visualisation technologies. A joint venture between Arup Acoustics and the Glasgow School of Art's Digital Design Studio. Chris Fitzsimmons met up with them both and learned a couple of new words.

• 27/11/2015

Is size everything?

Steve Montgomery reports on developments in the large display market. What is driving demand for plasma and LCD panels of 57” in size or more? And is there any limit to the sizes that vendors will build?

• 27/11/2015

• Projection | UCandC | Smart-workspaces |

Technologies to Watch

2009 will be a big year for digital signage, telepresence and just about anything wireless. Here’s why - by Tim Kridel.

• 27/11/2015

• Audio |

Shaping the future?

Since its first appearance in the mid-late 90s the steerable loudspeaker array as made significant inroads into the installed sound market. It’s unique advantages over conventional loudspeaker systems have seen it applied in a range of hitherto troublesome applications. But things have moved on, new players have entered the market, and new technology has been developed, reports Chris Fitzsimmons.

• 27/11/2015

• Audio |

Fit for multipurpose

In 2008, Paul Malpas reported on a Meyer Sound Constellation system installed in the auditorium at the Universidad Laboral on the outskirts of Gijón in northern Spain. This article takes the broader view and looks over the relatively few products brought to market over the last 40 years, which electronically extend the acoustic usability of a space.

• 27/11/2015

New life for Co-Ax

Cat X cable is very much the golden child of the AV / IT convergence at the moment. However not so long ago, there was a quaint little technology much beloved by the AV industry called co-ax. In this world of RJ-45 and Cat5e, is there still a place for it? Rob Moodey of Matrox Graphics thinks there is, here’s why.

• 27/11/2015