Sony G90 manual Infocomm

J O U R N A L

INFOCOMM

When most people hear “Orlando,

Florida” they think of Disney-

world, Universal Studios, palm

trees, and flamingos. They don’t

usually think of darkened, car-

peted convention halls filled

with flashy images projected

onto huge screens. But that’s

almost all I saw in Orlando when

I visited last June to attend INFOCOMM International 1999. This annual trade show, sponsored by

the International Communications Industries Association (ICIA), is the most important event of

its kind for vendors of presentation products. An estimated 25,000 people attended the show this

year – most of them “information and communications” professionals but some consumers as

well. More than 450 exhibitors were on hand, many to introduce new products. The most excit-

ing such products were displays – cutting-edge projectors and direct-view monitors. While most

of these are designed for the needs of audio-visual professionals – and priced accordingly high,

the same technologies will soon find their way into more-affordable consumer products, the kind

you and I can buy in a retail store. No matter how you look at it, the show is an important event