Features

Efficiency of air movement

The technology inside audio amplifiers is moving on apace, with more efficient and more powerful electronics and greater connectivity now key features. However, there are also still important compromises that need making in terms of cost, which make amplifiers for installed use quite different from their better looking, live sound cousins.


Brilliant colours?

Projection technology is riddled with acronyms, with competitive technology providers vying for the attention of both manufacturers and purchasers. But do you know your LCoS from your DLP or your 3LCD? Steve Montgomery explores the options.

No job too big

A cursory glance at the visitor statistics for ISE 2008 showed that almost 90% of attendees came from companies with less than 250 employees, which is the European Union’s threshold size for its definition an SME. Here, Ron Burges, MD of BiP Solutions introduces the first in a series of articles on how SMEs can approach government contracts.

Peer review - Shure MX690

David Thomson, Director, Avolution Ltd in Scotland has reviewed Shure's new Microflex MX690 boundary layer microphone.

Thrice is Nice?

As prices creep down and the business case improves, the market for 3D displays could more than double by 2011. Our technology correspondent Tim Kridel reports on the competing technologies and different possible application areas.