Prestige debuts largest screen

Prestige AV & Creative Services will demonstrate what it terms the world's largest projection screen - 120 feet wide with 1 800 square feet of projection surface, says Business Courier.

The screen will be set up from 2 to 6 June in the Duke Energy Centre, in Cincinnati, US, Prestige said in a news release.

The company will demonstrate the screen, which employs eight 15 000-lumen projectors controlled by Dataton's Watchout software, for its client, the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers.

Audiovisual (AV) design-build firm McCann Systems was selected to consult for MorningStar Financial headquarters being built in Chicago, says PR-USA.net.

The scope of the project includes AV for multiple conference rooms, boardroom, tiered auditorium, training centre, broadcast space and head-end room, using Internet Protocol television as the backbone of the design.

Currently in the consulting phase, McCann Systems is working with the architectural firm, Archideas, to incorporate state-of-the-art AV during the design and planning stages of the project.

With the foundation laid in January 2008 for two Fortune 500 companies to combine their expertise and develop consumer-driven automotive products, Visteon and 3M have revealed a jointly developed project, called the X-Wave Concept, says Trend News.

Using the BMW X5 as the host vehicle, it includes over 50 of the newest technologies designed to improve the driving experience of future vehicles.

Known as human-machine interface solutions, the aim is to make connecting portable devices - such as mobile phones and MP3 players - easier, improve interior comfort, and enhance the visual experience with touch and lighting effects.