The Owl Bar is the first and only front-of-room camera on the market that works wirelessly with the Meeting Owl 360-degree, center-of-the-room camera for a front and center video conferencing experience. The Owl Labs ecosystem uses its proprietary AI-powered software to automatically switch between cameras to capture the best view of in-room attendees, enabling more natural face-to-face conversations between in-person and remote participants.
The Owl Bar works as a standalone device or integrates with other Owl Labs products using proprietary multi-camera software to create a custom ecosystem that accurately frames the faces of in-room participants on-screen as they turn their heads, improving eye contact and preventing side views. The products are powered by the company's Owl Intelligence System (OIS) software, which uses AI to intelligently auto-focus on in-room attendees as they speak and move. Owl Labs solutions work seamlessly together and scale to show the best view of all gathering spaces, from small huddle rooms to large boardrooms.
"In a world where 98% of meetings have at least one remote participant but only 8% of the 89 million meeting rooms are wired for video conferencing, more than 150,000 organizations in 156 countries use Owl Labs technology, including 84 of the Fortune 100 companies. This launch comes on the heels of a Series C investment and strategic partnership with HP Tech Ventures, the venture capital arm of HP Inc., which was announced in November and brought Owl Labs’ total funding to $47 million," states the Boston-based company.
"Owl Labs has been focusing on making 360-degree video conferencing products for nearly a decade, recognizing the value of hybrid collaboration and creating the center-of-room video conferencing category long before the world urgently adapted to this way of working during the pandemic," says Frank Weishaupt, CEO of Owl Labs. "We’re excited to be the first company to launch products in-market that combine front-of-room and center-of-room views from every angle, so remote meeting attendees feel like they’re with their colleagues in person. Our goal is to take the stress out of managing hybrid teams with industry-leading technology solutions and we’re looking forward to doing that even more effectively for organizations of all sizes by expanding our product ecosystem with the Owl Bar."
The Owl Bar pairs with other WiFi-enabled Owl Labs devices or works alone and it is compatible with all major video conferencing platforms. The new Owl Bar automatically shows the best view of speakers by pairing with the Meeting Owl, while the OIS software automatically switches between cameras to show the best view of participants’ faces on-screen, automatically zooming in on whoever’s speaking. This multi-camera ecosystem supports spaces of any size by connecting seamlessly with other Owl Labs devices, including the Meeting Owl, the Whiteboard Owl, and the Expansion Mic, to scale and support different rooms.
The Owl Bar can be mounted on a wall, mounted to a television screen, or placed on a table. It features a 114-degree, 4K, 30-megapixel camera, four omnidirectional microphones and integrated speakers. The Owl Bar can pair with the eight smart mics on the Meeting Owl, so everyone can be heard. The system can be managed from a tablet, phone or desktop app, with remote fleet management capabilities through the Nest customer portal.
The Owl Bar is available for $1,999, or $2,999 bundled with a Meeting Owl 3. Both the Owl Bar and the Meeting Owl 3 bundle will also be sold on Amazon.
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