Guy Campos

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Deputy Editor at AV Magazine

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'Epaper displays need colour stability before they add video'

1 week ago | avinteractive.com | Guy Campos

Innovation in epaper display technology needs to focus first on factors such as stability of colour before moving on to the ability to show video. This was the standout recommendation made by Martin Lienau, product manager for large format displays at Sharp/NEC, at a recent panel discussion on epaper. Lienau was speaking at a discussion held at Digital Signage Summit Europe. Also taking part were speakers from panel manufacturer E Ink, Samsung, PPDS and CMS provider Cenareo.
'Cisco is fastest-growing partner for Microsoft Teams Rooms'

1 week ago | avinteractive.com | Guy Campos

Cisco has been named as the fastest-growing partner for Microsoft Teams Rooms. Cisco’s leading position was confirmed by Ilya Bukshteyn, VP for Teams calling, devices, and premium experiences at Microsoft. He was speaking at a fireside chat during a customer event at the Cisco office in Oslo, Norway.
AI assistant steals scene at digital signage summit AI chat

1 week ago | avinteractive.com | Guy Campos

A personalised AI assistant has taken part in a fireside chat at Digital Signage Summit Europe and upstaged its human co-panellists. Athena is the AI personal assistant of Julian Philips, SVP and MD of XTG at AVI-SPL. She is also the co-author, with Phillips, of LevAIthan, a Brief History of Humanity and AI. Athena is built on ChatGPT Plus, with adjusted language preferences, tone and response style, and has been trained by the uploading of documents and constant interaction.
Double trouble in China heightens supply chain uncertainty

2 weeks ago | avinteractive.com | Guy Campos

Chinese manufacturers of hardware for digital signage have been hit by a double whammy. Not only has their access to the US market, which represents more than a third of revenues for many Chinese manufacturers, been hit by up-and-down tariff announcements. The country’s domestic market is also in deep trouble. In fact, many suppliers are saying that 50% of the country’s digital signage integrators went out of business in the last 18 months. "This has nothing to do with Trump.
Google relaunches 3D video meetings as Google Beam

2 weeks ago | avinteractive.com | Guy Campos

Google has renamed its Project Starline “AI-first 3D videoconferencing platform” as Google Beam. The rebranding was announced by CEO Sundar Pinchai at a Google I/O conference. Google Beam uses a light field display and six cameras to produce volumetric video which is combined with spatial audio. “Our state-of-the-art AI volumetric video model is what makes these calls appear fully 3D from any perspective,” said Andrew Nartker, general manager, in a Google Beam launch blog post.
'Hollywood-worthy' thieves steal six figure audio system

2 weeks ago | avinteractive.com | Guy Campos

A bespoke audio system, said to be valued at more than six figures in Euros, has been stolen during a break-in at German concert venue. Managing director Sergeo Sotric, managing director of Essigfabrik which means Vinegar Factory in English, told the Kölner Stadt-Anzeiger newspaper that the break-in was “Hollywood-worthy”. “The burglars either had no idea or knew exactly what they were doing,” he said.
Event organisers warn of Martyn's Law impact on costs

3 weeks ago | avinteractive.com | Guy Campos

Newly passed safety legislation in the UK will introduce new demands, including AV requirements, that may require additional investment by larger venues and events. Martyn’s Law (The Terrorism (Protection of Premises) Act 2025), which received Royal Assent last month, could even lead to a preference for smaller venues, event promoters have warned.
Q-SYS expands portfolio to offer 'a full stack AV platform' | AV Magazine

3 weeks ago | avinteractive.com | Guy Campos

QSC has unveiled an array of newly released features and solutions which are being described as new layers in a “Q-SYS Full Stack AV platform”. The company today unveiled Q-SYS Designer Software v10, new Core processors, a VisionSuite Accelerator, enhanced design tools, and upgraded reporting capabilities for Q-SYS Reflect.
World-first 360° projection concert venue tours three cities

3 weeks ago | avinteractive.com | Guy Campos

Cercle Odyssey has already held concerts in Mexico City in April and in Los Angeles earlier this month. It also plans to stage events in Paris in late May and early June, and will play to 150,000 spectators during 30 shows across 15 dates in the three cities. The mobile venue combines 2,300 sq metres of screens for 8K projection, with 72 L-Acoustics loudspeakers, ranged around a 50-metre long and 10-metre high structure.
Ask the AV User Group: What does modern work look like?

1 month ago | avinteractive.com | Guy Campos

You can tell a lot with rigorous research. But sometimes you can learn from your own eyes, in the car park of a railway station. Where once, in fact ever since the pandemic, this car park was empty, this week one visitor struggled to find a parking space. This was on their way to a midweek meeting of the AV User Group in London. Not only was the car park full, so too was an overflow area. And our intrepid motorist even had to drive a mile and a half, just to find a space.