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ISE 2019 Names Opening, Closing Ceremony Speakers

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Integrated Systems Europe shows its commitment to deliver a breadth of expert opinion, analysis and debate as it announces the speakers offering a range of educational and professional development content, presented under the title "Learn, Discover, Be Inspired."

ISE 2019 speakersMaking the ISE 2019 closing keynote on 8 February is Tupac Martir, creative director of multidisciplinary art, design and creative production group Satore Studio and co-founder of sister venture Satore Tech. Described by Vogue as “the visual artist and creative director behind some of the most important events in the world,” Satore clients include BMW, Dior, the Saatchi Gallery, Elton John and Beyoncé.

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10 Hot Consumer Trends for 2019

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Ericsson takes a peek into the crystal ball to predict what will be hot for 2019-- a year promising more convenience through increasingly capable virtual assistants, emotion-reading AI and even means to appear in two places, at the same time!

Ericsson forecastTo work out what exactly will be huge next year, Ericsson held an online survey on October 2018 of 5097 "advanced" internet users in a number of cities, namely Johannesburg, London, Mexico City, Moscow, New York, San Francisco, São Paulo, Shanghai, Sydney and Tokyo. It also makes use of 2017-2018 survey data from the Ericsson ConsumerLab analytical platform, with data from 72067 smartphone users in 50 countries. Anyway, here are the trends:

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Atlona Joins D-Tools Cloud and i3 Program

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Atlona joins the D-Tools Cloud and i3 (Industry Information & Insight) Program, providing D-Tools software users access to detailed Atlona product specifications and related information.

D-ToolsThe D-Tools Data Library already offers over 153 products, with information for use in sales, system design, documentation, procurement and project management of low-voltage systems.

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More Companies Join WiSA

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The Wireless Speaker and Audio (WiSA) Association  announces its latest 3 members-- Foxconn, Innovo Audio Designs and System Audio, bringing the number of companies making part of the orginisation to over 40.

WiSA“Our newest members bring meaningful experience, versatility and scalability to our member roster,” the association says. “Given our explosive member growth this year, we have gained critical mass and are eager to assist our members in launching a broad range of innovative products that support a global movement in support of wireless audio. The recent momentum is also a testament to the success of our WiSA Ready certification.”

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Futuresource: Games Drive VR Market

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VR gaming and head mounted displays (HMDs) see rapid innovation in a "stuttering" market, Futuresource reports, with VR games expected to grow by 220% in 2018 amid a range of challenges and a turbulent hype cycle.

VR Gaming“Mass market uptake is going to be gradual, but it is going to happen,” the analyst says, “and as the VR sector moves forward from a relatively low base, content will continue to evolve, the user experience will improve and the investment threshold for consumers will continue to fall. By the end of 2018, VR games content will have achieved a global sales value of $1.3 billion, setting it on a steady course for success.”

Dominating the VR games market are full games sales and downloaded content. Steam and Oculus lead the market, consolidating PC VR space and building a presence in mobile VR. PlayStation VR is the only option when it comes to gems consoles, since Microsoft has walked back on a previous decision to bring VR capability to Xbox One while Nintendo has no plans for the field as yet (despite some patents suggesting the Switch has some provision for VR).

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Registration Open for ISE 2019

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Integrated Systems Europe opens visitor registration for ISE 2019-- a show featuring more exhibition space and a bigger conference program, expected to draw in excess of the 2018 totals of 80923 registered attendees and 1296 exhibitors.

ISE RegistrationISE 2019 still takes place at the RAI Amsterdam, if with a Hall 5 extended by around one-third in response to growing demand for more exhibition space. In addition, ISE is spreading beyond the RAI by offering a range of conferences both new and established at the nearby 5-star Hotel Okura.

Attendees will be able to get to the show via the newly opened Metro line 52, which carries passengers from Amsterdam Centraal to the new Europaplein station in front of the RAI in all of 8 minutes.

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CEDIA Announces 2018 EMEA, Global Awards Winners

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The CEDIA Awards celebrate the best in design, installation and integration, with the announcement of 26 winners in a ceremony attended by over 400 industry professionals held at the British Museum, London.

CEDIA Awards 2018The black-tie event opened with a reception in the Egyptian Sculpture gallery, before the attendees made their way to a 3-course dinner at the Great Court. Presented by technology expert and The Gadget Show US and UK host Jason Bradbury, the ceremony had plenty of comedic moments, as well as the announcement of the 2018 EMEA CEDIA Awards winners and the 3 Global Award winners.

“The outstanding quality of all projects, in every category, was incredibly inspiring this year,” the association says. “We’d like to thank all those who took part and joined us for a fantastic evening of celebrations and would like to congratulate the winners on their well-deserved success. They have set the benchmark for next year’s CEDIA Awards and the industry as a whole, and we hope this inspires members to put forward their projects into next year’s awards scheme.”

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