ISE 2017 marked the point at which Fine Pixel LED display technology migrated from the preserve of dedicated specialists, to a soon-to-be essential part of multi technology display vendor’s portfolio

Last year was great for innovation in AV and related industries and 2017 has the potential to be even better. With the IT and CE majors now taking AV seriously, the goal of ‘AV everywhere’ isn’t so far away. These are the AV News’ contributors’ predictions of the milestones to be passed this year.

Launched in 2004, ISE is the world’s largest tradeshow for the professional AV and electronic systems industry. ISE 2017 is expected to draw over 1,100 exhibitors and more than 65,000 registered attendees.

The 2017 edition of the AV News Awards has attracted an outstanding array of entries. Here, we profile those nominations selected as finalists.

When Nigel Steljes made public his plans to introduce a new brand to the burgeoning IFPD, even he cannot have dreamed of the progress Avocor would make in just 9 months.

The Internet of Things is the much discussed next generation of smart technologies to connect a wide selection of home and office appliances into intelligent networks.

What is the state-of-the-art in terms of pixel pitch - both in terms of development models and commercially available models?

AV News is an unabashed fan of Vivitek’s Qumi range of personal projectors, having used the original Qumi for small room presentations from day one (it’s also one of the most popular loan items from the company collection).

The new TV deal for the Premier League generated national media headlines, even beyond the back pages. There’s already big money in sport, and we are only at the bottom of the curve.

Whether its partner development or end-user tuition, training is undergoing something of an evolution. No longer a Cinderella discipline, training is increasingly understood to be a means to add value, a technique for boosting engagement for both partners and end-users and an essential tool for developing user adoption.