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Magewell Brings NDI into Conferencing Software and More with Pro Convert IP to USB
Compact new converter lets users capture live NDI® and streaming sources into software over a USB interface
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Why Boom Is Ready For ANY Conferencing Scenario As Revenues Continue To Rise
Video conferencing manufacturer, Boom Collaboration, is reporting a 24% annual revenue rise, as its ethos to deliver any device, on any platform across any room, gains further momentum. ...
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Boom Boxes Clever With New Video Conferencing Range
Conferencing manufacturer Boom Collaboration, has launched a dedicated ‘meeting room in a box’ video kit for large rooms. The all-in-one solution features an intelligent videobar, expandable mics and...
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Microsoft rolls out new unified Teams app
One app for work, personal, and education accounts
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Zoom launches single-user webinars supporting up to 1 million attendees
New feature lets customers choose from10K, 50K, 100K, 250K, 500K, and 1M attendee capacities
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Skype is removing in-app ads in an effort to catch up to the competition
Microsoft says it is focusing on a "user-centric design" in the app's new overhaul
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Apple granted patent for MacBook with rotating display, rear-facing sensors
Apple could wisely be trying to corner the market on remote work
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Google Meet and Zoom get friendlier with wired HDMI support
The two platforms continue to further their interoperability
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Zoom CEO envisions a future where we send AI replicas to take our place in video calls
In an interview with The Verge, Zoom CEO Eric Yuan discusses videoconferencing, AI, "digital twins," industry regulation, and much more
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Google is researching how to make a 3D avatar of your face so you can keep your camera turned off
ChatDirector is a research prototype in how to improve immersion during video calls
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Report: European Commission to continue with antitrust charges against Microsoft
Report discloses that Commission feels Microsoft's unbundling of teams was not enough
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Microsoft ending support for classic Teams July 1
Support ends July 1, with the classic client becoming unavailable one year later
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Perils of WFH: Man commits insider trading from listening in to wife’s work calls
Tyler Louden stands accused of making $1.78 million from eavesdropping on wife
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Zoom app for the Apple Vision Pro to push virtual meeting immersion
Zoom app will be available on launch day, with additional features coming this spring
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Microsoft introduces Mesh for more immersive virtual meetings
Microsoft Mesh can be used as a standalone app, or within Teams
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Study finds certain video call backdrops make you appear more competent, trustworthy
Living rooms and novelty backgrounds are out, bookcases and plants are in
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Teams’ new ‘decorate your background’ feature rolls out for Public Preview and Targeted Release users
Wide release coming early 2024
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Zoom now available on Apple TV 4K
Unfortunately, a dedicated iPhone or iPad is still required
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Neurophysiological study concludes that ‘Zoom fatigue’ is real
Researchers measured EEG and ECGs of subjects through both videoconferencing meetings and in-person lectures.
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Microsoft rolls out rebuilt Teams web client
Currently available for Google Chrome and Microsoft Edge users, the updated web client brings all the benefits of the rebuilt desktop app
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Cisco partners with Bang & Olufsen for Webex-optimized earbuds
The Bang & Olufsen Cisco 950 earbuds are manageable in Cisco's Control Hub, and optimized for Webex.
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Cisco expands NVIDIA partnership with AI-powered room kit
Cisco announces the launch of Room Kit EQX and expanded Cinematic Meetings
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Google adding portrait touch-up to Meets for Workspace users
Skin-smoothing and teeth-whitening come to the mobile app, with the web version rolling out later in the year.
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Cisco redesigns offices into ‘collaboration spaces’ to better cater to hybrid work
We have to reimagine, fundamentally, what the workspace of the future is going to look like.”
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Zoom pushes back, stating it will not use your video calls to train AI
Last week, Zoom found itself amid controversy after updating its terms of service to include language that could be taken to mean that the videoconferencing service could use customers’...
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Zoom asks employees to return to office
In a bit of irony, Zoom, the videoconferencing giant that powered remote work through the pandemic, is telling its employees that they must return to the office. The software...
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Verizon is shutting down BlueJeans
The service's shutdown comes less than 3 years after its $400 million acquisition
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Tecom Electronics supplied and installed advanced AV equipment at the university
Tecom Electronics supplied and installed advanced audio video equipment in meeting rooms at the university both for the convenience of the faculty staff and for the daily use of...
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Zoom CEO takes 98% pay cut after laying off 1,300 employees to acknowledge his “mistakes”
The act of penance brings Eric Yuan's salary down to $10,000.
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Logitech unveils immersive video-conferencing booth, Project Ghost
Project Ghost has been designed alongside office furniture maker Steelcase
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Leon Speakers Introduces Design-Friendly Commercial AV Solutions to InfoComm 2022 Attendees
At InfoComm 2022, Leon Speakers inspires the commercial audio industry to rethink the design of corporate videoconferencing and audio systems with innovative solutions that blend performance with modern style.
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Leon Speakers Unveils Cove, a New Desktop Innovation That Elevates Your Screen Time
Cove by Leon helps you sound and look your best at work and home, with dimmable lighting, sound-dampening technology & sleek design.
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New ZELo Accessories Add Versatility to Brightline’s Desktop Studio Light
Bridgeville, Penn. – Sept. 27, 2021 – Brightline, a leading manufacturer of video lighting systems, today announced two accessories for its ZELo desktop studio light for videoconferencing. Both the...
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Brightline Hires Dennis Dillinger as Global Product Manager for Desktop Lighting Solutions
Bridgeville, Penn. – Sept. 21, 2021 – Brightline, a leading manufacturer of video lighting systems, today announced Dennis Dillinger has returned to the company as the global product manager...
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BenQ Connects Workspaces With New Meeting Room Web and Conference Cameras
BenQ DVY Series Includes AI-Powered 4K, Wide-Angle 1080p, and 1080p PTZ Cameras With Omnidirectional Mics, Noise Suppression, and Plug-and-Play Operation COSTA MESA, Calif. — Aug. 3, 2021 — BenQ,...
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Avocor Announces Powerful New Edge-to-Edge Interactive Displays
Designed for the modern meeting space, the new G series displays deliver vast functionality and an intuitive UI within the company’s boldest and brightest form factor yet.
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Brightline’s ZELo Desktop Studio Light Helps Mizzen Marketing Sales Team Improve Customer Interactions
Bridgeville, Penn. – May 25, 2021 – Brightline, a leading manufacturer of video lighting systems, today announced its ZELo desktop studio light is being used by the sales force...
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Interactive Audio Visual Distributes Brightline in Ontario
Bridgeville, Penn. – May 4, 2021 – Brightline, a leading manufacturer of video lighting systems, today announced Interactive Audio Visual is now distributing its products in Canada throughout Eastern...
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Tod Bush Leadership Center Improves Live, Online Presentations with Brightline Presenter Lighting Kit
Bridgeville, Penn. – April 5, 2021 – Brightline, a leading manufacturer of video lighting systems, today announced the Tod Bush Leadership Center in Addison, Texas, has installed a Presenter...
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Brightline’s ZELo Desktop Studio Light Now Shipping
Affordable light provides enhanced lighting for videoconferencing Bridgeville, Penn. – March 9, 2021 – Brightline, a leading manufacturer of video lighting systems, today announced its ZELo desktop studio light...
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FOR-A Helps Legacy Production Group Adjust to New Corporate Video Workflows
Cypress, CA, Jan. 26, 2021 – Legacy Production Group, a corporate video production company based in Minneapolis, built its business around live events. With COVID-19 restrictions eliminating in-person meetings,...
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Brightline Introduces ZELo Desktop Studio Light
Affordable personal video light with smart app control improves videoconferencing for meetings and more Bridgeville, Penn. – Dec. 1, 2020 – Brightline, a leading manufacturer of video lighting systems, today...
