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At ISE 2026, Managing Editor Paige Hookway spoke with Jossef Hansson, Chief Technology Officer at MyVox.

MyVox is a company developing novel air-moving components based on MEMS (micro electromechanical systems) technology.

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MyVox at ISE 2026

Star Media Services Ltd February 10, 2026 9:16 am

At ISE 2026, Managing Editor Paige Hookway spoke with Jens Markebjer, Chief Sales Officer at StageSmarts

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StageSmarts at ISE 2026

Star Media Services Ltd February 9, 2026 4:05 pm

At ISE 2026, Managing Editor Paige Hookway spoke with Chris White, EU Territory Manager from Turtle AV

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Turtle AV at ISE 2026

Star Media Services Ltd February 9, 2026 3:53 pm

At ISE 2026, Managing Editor Paige Hookway spoke with Didier Perrot, Co-Founder of Noro

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Noro at ISE 2026

Star Media Services Ltd February 9, 2026 3:45 pm

At ISE 2026, Managing Editor Paige Hookway spoke with Alberto Paccagnella, Co-Founder of amperry about its shared power-bank rental service for mobile devices and other electronics.

amperry is an Italian startup that has created a totem station that provides 60Wh power banks. Unlike regular power banks, amperry’s solution is also able to charge laptops. It is currently working with offices, airports, and universities in Italy to get these banks into the hands of those who need to charge their devices. In the future, the company is looking to expand with more partnerships to grow the business and where it is able to offer the service.

At ISE 2026, our Managing Editor Paige Hookway spoke with the founder of amperry during their first appearance at the show. The Italian startup provide power bank solutions for offices, airports, and universities.

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amperry at ISE 2026

Star Media Services Ltd February 5, 2026 6:04 pm

At ISE 2026, Managing Editor Paige Hookway spoke with Martí Blancher, Co-Founder and CTO of SCAI Engineering, about how its AI assistants are transforming customer experiences in retail locations, train stations, and more.

SCAI Engineering’s AI assistants provide information, as well as actionable instructions to help customers. The AI assistant category is a busy space, but what makes SCAI Engineering stand out is that the solution is able to be embedded within existing machines, such as ticketing machines.

At ISE 2026, our Managing Editor Paige Hookway spoke with Martí Blancher, CTO and Co-founder of SCAI Engineering, about how their AI assistants are transforming customer experiences in retail locations, train stations and more.

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SCAI Engineering at ISE 2026

Star Media Services Ltd February 5, 2026 5:43 pm

At ISE 2026, Managing Editor Paige Hookway caught up with Evan Benway, Co-founder and CEO of Moodsonic to discuss the launch of their new platform and products.

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Moodsonic at ISE 2026

Star Media Services Ltd February 5, 2026 4:27 pm

At ISE 2026, Managing Editor Paige Hookway spoke with Florent Guitton, Co-Founder of Wizama about SquareOne, a tabletop gaming system that combines physical game pieces with a digital interface.

Wanting to play board games with their children, who were more interested in interacting with screens, the SquareOne was born. Powered by RFID, the physical pieces can be detected in real time by the interactive interface. Still in the prototyping phase, the startup is accepting pre-orders, ready to produce the product this year. Not only made for family settings, the SquareOne can be used in B2B environments for training.

At ISE 2026, Managing Editor Paige Hookway speaks with Florent Guitton, Co-Founder of Wizama, to discuss, and play the digital board game, Square One.

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WIZAMA at ISE 2026

Star Media Services Ltd February 4, 2026 5:17 pm

At ISE 2026, Managing Editor Paige Hookway interviews Mats S. Elvestuen, VP of Sales at Waved, to explore how it enhances guest experience with AI volume automation.

Waved technology provides an automated music volume control system designed to improve the guest experience in venues such as hotels and restaurants. Its system uses small sensors that are placed around a space, and they sense the mood and behaviour of guests, including how busy or lively the environment is. Based on this input, the technology automatically adjusts the music volume, so for example, that it is softer and more in the background during calmer periods, but more present and dominant during busier times.

At ISE, Managing Editor Paige Hookway interviews Mats S. Elvestuen, VP of Sales at Waved, to explore how it enhances guest experience with AI volume automation.

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Waved at ISE 2026

Star Media Services Ltd February 4, 2026 4:45 pm