Google Announces 'Series One' Videoconferencing Hardware for Google Meet

Google on Tuesday announced its ain videoconferencing hardware that it claims will help organizations stay continued seamlessly. Called 'Serial One', the meeting room kits are adult in association with Lenovo exclusively for Google Meet and, come up with born Google AI that volition enable people to join meetings just by using vocalisation commands. The prepare includes 4K cameras, audio bars, remote controls, mic pods, and of grade, the core compute system that runs it all.

Google is offering three packages based on requirements and budget. The base package, named 'Small Room Kit', comes with a 12MP camera with 1080p 30fps recording, a Smart Audio Bar, Compute Organisation, and a basic remote control, while the improve appointed 'Medium Room Kit' offers a ten.one-inch touchscreen remote control instead. It likewise comes with a mic pod that'southward missing in the small room kit.

As for the 'Large Room Kit', it ups the camera to a 20.3MP unit and adds a second sound bar and mic pod to the mix. The rest of the hardware remains the same, including the 'Compute Organisation', which remains standard across all three packages. It is powered by a Core i7-8550U CPU and sports 4GB of RAM alongside 128GB of SSD storage. The hardware will besides get OTA updates with the latest firmware, security patches and new features, the company said.

The Google Meet hardware kits will soon be ready for pre-gild in a number of countries, including the US and the Britain, but there'south no apparent plans to launch them in India any time presently. Pricing starts at $2,699 for the base package, while the two more than premium sets come with price-tags of $2,999 and $3,999, respectively. You tin can check out all the technical details on the Google Deject blog.