Lenovo Collaborates with Jabra to Introduce AI Enabled ThinkSmart Bar 180 Solution

Lenovo announced the new ThinkSmart Bar 180 bar for small and medium meeting spaces. The integrated room system, offered in collaboration with Jabra, combines an intelligent videobar with the Lenovo ThinkSmart Core and Controller for a complete, intelligent room system. Using AI-enabled video and audio streams, the new co-branded ThinkSmart Bar 180 delivers a more seamless, inclusive, and premium collaboration experience.

Sensory announced the integration of its TrulyNatural embedded speech recognition software within the latest public beta release of Zoom Rooms for Android, iOS, MacOS and Windows. With this integration, voice commands are now supported on all Zoom Rooms platforms, which now offer the convenience of voice control while maintaining privacy. With this update, Zoom-native voice commands support expanded functionality, all processed locally, never in the cloud.

Crestron announced Crestron Flex MM, a compact, integrated audio and video conferencing solution that is an easy-to-use, deploy, and manage tabletop meeting and collaboration system. Supporting native Microsoft Teams or Zoom Rooms software, the new Crestron Flex MM solution is ideal for newly converted or dedicated small workspaces both in the corporate office and the home office. This solution, optimized for work-from-anywhere, offers high-performance audio and video quality in a compact footprint.

New trends in telepresence, remote workflows, and online education drives demand for high performance USB microphones, cameras, and conversion tools. Marshall Electronics Inc., a manufacturer of professional audio and video products for UC&C, professional AV, and broadcast markets, has experienced a significant spike in demand for products that address web conferencing and online communications. MXL Microphones, the professional audio division of Marshall, is scaling production and support to meet increased demand.