Hundreds of new products for the audiovisual and information communication industries were on display at the Orange County Convention Center from Wednesday through Friday for InfoComm 2011, billed as the world’s largest conference and exhibition for professional audiovisual buyers and sellers. More than 33,000 people attended this year’s event, making it InfoComm’s largest show on the East Coast and comparable in size to last year’s show in Las Vegas. The show rotates between the two cities each year.
“Our industry globally is doing very well. Certain areas such as collaborative conferencing and digital signage have been very hot in the last few years. With the price of gas and travel going up, companies are looking for ways to communicate remotely. And we have the biggest collection of videoconferencing manufacturers of any show in the United States. That’s a big driver of our growth,” said InfoComm’s senior vice president of exhibitions, Jason McGraw.
The show’s theme was “The Center of IT All,” playing off the idea that most new products run on information technology networks or are controllable through a Web browser. “Basically AV has gone to the web,” said McGraw. The show attracted 925 exhibitors, up from 850 when it was last in Orlando, in 2009. Here’s a look at a few of the new product presentations on the show floor.
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Sharp Electronics Corporation displayed its new ultra-slim, seamless multiscreen video wall display. The product received InfoComm's Rental Staging and Systems award for Best Digital Signage.
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Martin Professional exhibited its new EC-10 product, a true 10-millimeter pixel pitch LED display panel.
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Attendees could try GestureTek's new 42-inch GestTable, an interactive LCD table that is in final testing before its release later this summer. For corporate meetings, the company said the table can be used for presentations and collaborative work.
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At InfoComm 2011, Epson showcased its range of corporate and education projectors.
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Chinese company Shenzhen AOTO Electronics displayed its new 3-D LED display for the first time at InfoComm 2011.
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Sharp demonstrated its new 3-D projector that can be used in settings that have high ambient light. The company also debuted a new swivel-mounted projector that can be hung from the ceiling and horizontally rotated by remote control.
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