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Digital Speaker Names Slates & Event Signage standard

We recently teamed up with our friends at DAS Event to create a solution for displaying speaker names and event logos within onstage speaker comfort/coffee tables. The challenge we were faced with was we had to create a dynamic solution, that would allow for last minute changes in speakers and the ability to move the speakers names around in case someone sat in the wrong seat. We also needed to create something that was cost effective and didn’t require a long lead time creating a bespoke application. To achieve this we adapted a pre-existing screen application that we ran from a central control laptop and would sync with the screens through a cloud based interface via a Wi-Fi connection. As ...

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Essential apps for event professionals standard

Working in events can be stressful. It’s often hard to stay on top of everything and keep organised. With looming deadlines, long hours & being away from the office, tasks can easily escape you when you lease expect it. So we assembled this guide for essential apps to help the event professional. These will save you time, keep you organised and help you deliver outstanding events. Super Planner Super Planner is the multi tool app for event managers. It provides a vast tool kit and is designed to help you in all aspects of the planning and delivery process. You can plan venue capacity, staffing, staging, AV requirements, and loads of useful tips. This app will help you from over ...

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What’s New? standard

It’s been a little while since we shared what has been going on here at Mac Rentals, so we wanted to share out new items as we are sure these will be of use to you in the coming months…So before we rabbit on let’s get into it.     Whatever you require, talk to us first. We have the knowledge you need, the equipment you want and the service to rely on. Talk soon, Hayden & John

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The art of control – speaker management standard

Hayden running the show…Well the macs at least. This was taken in Abu Dhabi Palace doing speaker prep and operating the show. You might wonder why the puffy jacket, but it was freezing in the ballroom…Why is AC in the UAE either off or on Polar blast? You will note the nice looking Macs behind me…They are ours FYI. I was also booked to handle the speaker prep, management and operate the show. Glad everyone is coming around to our thinking…Macs are just better for AV Control!!

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New Secure iPad / iPhone table stands – with alarm standard

We just took stock of some funky new iPad/iPhone stands. They secure to the table and then you stick them to the device with 3M tape. They have an alarm and charging cable so great in public places. They base and ipad holder are 2 peices so you can take the device out of the cradle hold it in your hand and then in seats itself back when you place it back on the stand. If you have any questions please feel free to give us a call.

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Our New Office standard

We are now all setup in our new office. We have moved from Vista Tower which was far less than ideal and now have an office in the Stroall self storage facility in Jebal Ali Industrial Park 2. We are still getting it arranged but we are stoked with it. We have much better parking for trucks, easy access, and close to DIP and major highways. We have more room for prep and testing so it saves us loads of time. Everything gets checked in and out, even the screen adapters. We also have 24 hour access so we can still pull of the last minute miracles we are known for. We are now located at: Unit 15, Storall Storage ...

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Showtime – Lynx Awards 2017 standard

Once again supporting Accent Events with the Lynx Festival of Creativity and Awards. This is our 3 year supplying and working with Accent. We supplied the Macs for control and ran Q-lab for the awards stings. Over 200 cues in my deck for the show!! Considering my first ever cue was 1 x playback of the little Spanish Flea when I was 11 years old in a school show…Now over 20 years on, I’m still hitting cues…and loving it! It’s one hell of a rush waiting to start a show! Then hearing, Go Q-Lab….I feel chills sitting here writing this. Thanks again to Mel @ Accent, and all the crew that worked hard to pull of a seamless show. Stocked ...

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Our New iPad Flight Cases / Charging Station standard

I showed these to another audiovisual colleague and his comment was “owww, NICE!!”. We are stocked with them. These were custom made for us to our specs. They hold up to 20 iPads and they have a secure lid that keeps them safe. They also double as an awesome charging station. Plug in the chargers and you can charge them while staying tidy. We currently have 5 of them so we can store up to 100 iPads, however very likely we will get more as need requires. We have seen a few other flight cases around Dubai for iPads, but nothing as slick as there. Wait I hear you say…What about the added weight, aren’t they hard to move? Well ...

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Youth Connect – Expo 2020 standard

Our Macs are Perfect for Design work. These were used for design and video editing at the Youth Connect Expo 2020 in Dubai. These look super stylish and worked amazingly well.  The concept was really cool. a couple of teenagers were being shown how to edit and create different concepts which were shown later in the event in the “TV Studio”. Glad to be supporting Jack Morton on this job. Great to work with!!

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Beach Soccer Star 2016 – Dubai standard

Our Mac’s were the Stars really…They ran the show flawlessly. This is the third year we have supplied the Macs that run the show and designed the Keynote presentation. We also run Q-lab for the walkup stings and tracks. The Keynote is very video heavy so we put the Macbook retina on as they make short work of large files. Q-lab was run from a Macbook Pro and backed up with a 21″ iMac. The 21″ was mainly there because it was a nicer machine to design the show on. This really is a fun show to work on however it has some challenges. As with a lot of events we didn’t get the content until late and then there ...

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