With an aim to make business
meetings easier and less expensive, Google has built a new video
conferencing system. Dubbed as ‘Chromebox’, the device uses Google+
Hangouts and Google apps like Calendar and Gmail, to brings meetings to
anyone, from anywhere.
Priced
at $999, Chromebox system provides high-definition teleconferencing for
up to 15 people at a time. The Core i7-based ASUS Chromebox setup comes
with a remote control with QWERTY keyboard, an HD camera and microphone
for conference rooms. In addition to the hardware costs, Google will
charge businesses $250 per year for management and support. Currently,
Google offers only Asus Chromebox, but it said it wants to release
additional hardware configurations in cooperation with HP and Dell in
the coming months.
“Meetings
need to catch up with the way we work—they need to be face-to-face,
easier to join, and available from anywhere and any device. Starting
today, they can be.“ Caesar Sengupta, vice president of Google product
management, wrote in a blog post. People
without Chrome hardware can join meetings from other locations as long
as they have a Gmail account. Laptop screens can be added for viewing
wirelessly, and telephone users can also dial in for audio conferences.
The Chromebox also supports some other existing third-party video
conferencing platforms, such as Vidyo and UberConference.
Google
said that the Chromebox will be released later this year in Australia,
Britain, Canada, France, Japan, New Zealand, and Spain. Unfortunately,
no information about India launch was mentioned.
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