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Last month’s InfoComm MEA show gave us an opportunity to ride the Dubai Metro – and, we can report, a very pleasant experience it is. Stations and trains are spotlessly clean – perhaps because eating and drinking are forbidden, as is even carrying alcohol – and the trains are frequent and, it almost goes without saying, air-conditioned. It’s very affordable – 16 dirhams (about €3) for an unlimited one-day pass. And it’s very simple to use: as far as we can tell, all trains run the full length of whichever of the two lines they are on. So, on the Red line, for instance, trains start at Jebel Ali and
Here’s a little typographical whimsy from PLASA that we didn’t have space to include last month. As far as we’re aware, there is no company in the industry called Human International. Can you guess which company was really occupying Marlborough Room 1? Clue number one: they’re an audio company, Clue number two: they’re quite crafty with sound. Clue number three: they seem to know a lot of London architects. You must have got it by now...
A Happy Birthday to Just Lamps, which celebrated 10 years in the industry last month. The good people there sent us this very nice cake to mark the occasion, which was happily and gratefully devoured by the Installationteam, and other brands here at Intent Media. If you’ve got a notable anniversary or other celebration coming up and you would like to dignify it with cake, our address is below. Or a nice bottle of champagne, maybe. Or a small picnic basket. We’re not fussy.
terminate at Al Rashidiya, or vice versa. The recorded PA announcements are very clear too. (We believe we know which manufacturer’s kit it is, but we’ve been sworn to secrecy.) The only trouble is, they’re not very useful. The two we heard most frequently were: “The Jebel Ali train will depart from the Jebel Ali platform” and – you’ve guessed it: “The Al Rashidiya line will depart from the Al Rashidiya platform.” It began to grate with us after a couple of days – spare a thought for the poor Dubai commuters who have to hear it every day!
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You may already have spotted her on the cover of this issue, but here’s another picture of one of the more unusual stand attractions at InfoComm MEA – this silver-clad woman on the stand of manufacturer Arrive. She stood motionless for minutes at a time – quite arresting, but rather inscrutable. By the way, Arrive Systems produces touchtables, room scheduling systems, classroom audio solutions and more. We didn’t personally catch her eye, but someone who did admitted to feeling somewhat unsettled...
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AMX..........................................10 Amina Technologies .............30 Analog Way.............................09 ASL............................................34 Ateis .........................................53 Audac.......................................30 Audio-Technica ......................06 Audipack .................................36 AV Stumpfl..............................47 Barco........................................13 Blackmagic Design................07 Braehler...................................14 Cadac .......................................09 Clear-Com ...............................14 Community Professional .....20 Crestron...................................40 DIS.............................................27 Dynacord.................................27 eyevis .......................................36 Gonsin ......Outside back cover Habitech..................................23 Hortus......................................22 Humantechnik .......................32 InOut.........................................29 Integrated Systems Europe..17 ISE Daily (thedaily) ...................56 Kraken Acoustics ..................39 Kramer .....................................18
Lab.gruppen...........Front cover Lightware ................................04 Martin Professional...............11 Midas........................................33 Mitsubishi Electric.................24 Opticis......................................28 QSC...........................................52 Rane .........................................42 RGB Spectrum........................55 Sennheiser..............................21 Shure
..........Inside front cover Sommer Cable........................45 Soundcraft..............................35 Taiden
..........Inside back cover Tannoy .....................................14 Troostwijk................................14 Xilica.........................................44 Vivitek......................................03
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