Features

Barco focuses on the user experience

The user experience and networking trends are dominating Barco’s development activities according to the company’s Richard Marples. Anna Mitchell finds out what this means for AV integrators.


Augmented reality: All in the eyes

The hype around Google Glass raises a question: What, if anything, do it and other augmented reality glasses mean for pro AV? As Tim Kridel found, a lot more than is apparent at first glance.

Lightware takes a proactive approach

The major challenge in AV and control signal distribution is to stay ahead of the curve and juggle a seemingly ever-growing number of standards and formats. Lightware's owner and head of R&D Gergely Vida tells Anna Mitchell that meeting those challenges is what keeps the job exciting.

The end user view

The AV User Group brings together end users of AV technologies with activities currently in London and New York. Anna Mitchell gets the user's point of view from chairman, Owen Ellis.

Opportunity in service offerings

AV integrators are increasingly expanding into managed services as a way to escape hardware commoditisation. Tim Kridel explores the evolving business opportunity.

Where's the video in AVB?

AVB standards promise real-time, guaranteed delivery of AV signals across networks and it's got the pro AV industry talking. But, with developments heavily focused on the audio side Anna Mitchell asks where's the video?