WHAT’S HOT?
NOVEMBER | TECH
A monthly look at the newest products and
services for the live events industry
In profile PRG expands
Robe’s latest luminaire, the T1
Profile, is designed for theatre,
television and touring in
one fixture. The new MSL™
(Multi-Spectral Light) LED
light source is bright, with
CMY colour control, and a
new custom colour creation
system and wide ranging
CCT control from 2700K
to 8000K, all variations of
colour are possible. An 18-bit
dimming system, and high
CRI provides the natural skin
tones.
Robe.cz PRG Gearhouse has doubled
its annual investment in new
technology as the company
eyes expansion opportunities
across the Middle East.
Having invested heavily
during the summer period,
the first products to arrive for
PRG’s video department were
the ROE Diamond 2.6mm
LED screen and the award-
winning ROE Carbon CB5 in
their custom touring frames.
prg.com
Always greener
WowGrass, the
brand behind the
real grass flooring
solution for events,
has launched its
latest line of hire
products.
The straight grass
bar follows on from the success of their circular real
grass bar, and comes in options of 2m or 4m long.
Sophie Moss, sales director from WowGrass, said:
“We wanted to offer the option to clients/planners
with varied event spaces, where a large round bar
won’t fit.”
wowgrass.com
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RFID 2.0
By James Morgan
It’s an exciting time for the next generation of
wearable RFID technologies for events – and
I’m talking from experience, after a recent visit
to the Bear Grylls Adventure at Resorts World,
Birmingham. Enter the BearTag was created by the
Accesso Technology Group. The Prism technology
is used to enhance visitor experiences whilst
regulating their visit in terms of timed ticketing
and controlling access to activities that each
attendee has purchased in the vast complex.
The BearTag resembles a chunky orange watch.
It uses RFID to identify a particular user assigned
to the tag, it is programmed at reception with
a personalised itinerary – depending on what
activities a visitor has paid for, it opens lockers,
is used to check-in at each activity area, makes
payments at the catering area, it sends notifications
that include an individual’s performance on an
activity as well as times a visit - so when your
visit is about to end the BearTag vibrates. Mobile
phones are not allowed in the facility, so the RFID
technology activates cameras within the proximity
of the different activity areas and takes snaps of the
visitors. Images are collected at a photo base on the
way out of the attraction.
The applications for this technology at festivals
and concerts are limitless. RFID payments go
without saying as this in a strong trend now.
However, alarm setting for acts that have to be
on stage at certain times, the option of attendees
creating their own personalised itineraries,
auto-photo opportunities at sponsor attractions -
especially when phone memory is full or the phone
needs charging. But with my business head on this
technology, my favourite application could create
new revenue streams through added features that
are not part of a standard ticket package.