Melbourne, Australia – 21 August 2026 – Chowmainsoft has expanded the capabilities of Control4 with the release of two new integrations for Google products, bringing Google Home and Google Cast audio devices together with Google TV media players and streaming devices within the Control4 ecosystem. Control4 already provides strong integration with Google Home, allowing customers […]

IRVINE, Calif. – GFiber, in collaboration with smart property technology provider Quext, is excited to debut the next generation of multifamily connectivity to residents at Irvine Company’s new 896-unit Pacifica Place property located in the Irvine Spectrum District of Irvine, California. Knowing that residents rely on connectivity to live, work, and play, this partnership elevates […]

EP-Tec Solutions Pte Ltd Launches InfinityPro X Series Gen-5 Interactive Flat Panel with Android 16 and Google EDLA Certification SINGAPORE — EP-Tec Solutions Pte Ltd, a leading AV technology distributor in Southeast Asia, today announced the availability of the InfinityPro X Series Gen-5 Interactive Flat Panel, the company’s most advanced interactive display to date. Engineered […]

IBC2026 announced that it will bring the global media, entertainment and technology community together at the RAI Amsterdam from September 11-14. The goal of the event is to enable industry players from more than 170 countries to collaborate, network, learn and translate innovation into practical solutions, real-world outcomes and business opportunities. The company said that […]

InfoComm officially announced that InfoComm 2026 will showcase the technologies, strategies and real-world deployments that are driving the future of conferencing and collaboration. The show is set to take place June 13-19 at the Las Vegas Convention Center with exhibits June 17-19. In this year’s lineup, attendees will hear from Microsoft, Google, Cisco, Logitech, Zoom, […]

In this episode of Rants & rAVes, I sit down with Quintin Esterhuizen, product lead for Google Meet hardware, to reflect on Google’s presence at ISE 2026. We talk about the strong customer engagement at the show, why interoperability with platforms like Microsoft Teams continues to be a priority and how Gemini AI is being […]

HP is set to showcase multiple new innovations at ISE 2026. The company said from next-generation headsets to intelligent video conferencing solutions, it is delivering tools to help organizations thrive. HP will debut its new HP Poly Mission Series, a series of corded USB headsets. The product includes AI-based noise cancellation and super wideband audio, […]

THIS IS A PROMOTED POST  As ISE 2026 approaches, we’re highlighting some of the companies exhibiting on the show floor and previewing what they plan to showcase in Barcelona. This interview is with Google’s Quentin Esterhuizen, Head of Product Management for Google Meet Rooms. Q: What’s driving your decision to exhibit at ISE 2026, and […]

Part of the reason this post is titled the way it is: I’m nodding to an old aphorism — “complaining without offering a solution is just whining.” And yes, I’ll admit up front that I don’t have a solution for what I’m complaining about. The news this month? Google will no longer support the first- […]

LG Electronics has introduced a new OPS (Open Pluggable Specification) Chromebox designed specifically for the LG CreateBoard, effectively transforming the interactive flat panel display into a large-format ChromeOS device. The LG Chromebox OPS integrates directly into the CreateBoard’s OPS slot and allows educators to access a wide range of tools within ChromeOS and Google for […]

HP has officially introduced HP Dimension with Google Beam, an AI-powered 3D video communications solution developed in partnership with Google. Formerly known as Project Starline, the platform is designed to make remote collaboration feel more realistic by combining 3D imaging, natural eye contact, spatial audio and adaptive lighting. The system is built for small meeting […]

HP has introduced HP Dimension with Google Beam, a three-dimensional video communication platform developed in partnership with Google. Designed for enterprise use, the system uses AI, 3D imaging, and spatial audio to create a virtual conferencing experience aimed at replicating in-person meetings without the need for headsets or wearable devices. Previously known as Project Starline, […]

A few years ago, Google introduced Project Starline — a research initiative aimed at redefining video communication using 3D imaging. It enabled remote conversations that felt almost like being in the same room, all without the need for special glasses or headsets. I had a private demo at the time and honestly, it felt too […]

THIS IS A PROMOTED POST Welcome to this series highlighting some of the manufacturers and brands that will be featured on the show floor at ISE 2025. As we gear up for the event, we wanted to share a preview of what these companies are bringing to the table — from new products to insights […]

For today’s pre-ISE 2025 videocast, I had the chance to chat with Quentin Esterhuizen, Google’s product management lead for Google Meet Hardware. Quentin shared exciting details about what Google has planned for the show — including a hint at a big surprise they’ll be demoing right on the show floor. Don’t miss it — watch […]

Shure introduced the Shure MXA902 + ANIUSB-MATRIX Audio Conferencing Kit. The Audio Conferencing Kit comes in a single package that includes the MXA902 Ceiling Array Microphone with Built-In Loudspeaker paired and pre-routed with the ANIUSB-MATRIX Audio Network Interface. The kit is certified for Microsoft Teams Rooms and Zoom Rooms and Works with Google Meet. The […]

Earlier this year, Google announced Project Starline would become a reality in 2024 or 2025. For this project, Google is partnering with HP to make the solution commercially available starting in 2025. Yesterday, it shared a first look at the product design, built in collaboration with HP. Instead of making Project Starline into an entire meeting room, the companies have […]

With more than half of meaning and intent communicated through body language versus words alone, an immersive collaboration experience plays an important role in creating authentic human connections in hybrid environments. That’s what drove Logitech to develop Project Ghost in 2023. Now, Google is back with a new iteration of its Project Starline aimed at […]

PowerShades PoE 2.0 is out, and as the name implies, it includes PoE (dubbed TruePoE) automated window shades. This new version of PowerShades’ PoE shades arrives with new features and benefits, including indoor shade size up to 19’, quieter motors and 13x more processing power. Benefits of the new PoE 2.0 shades include: Up to […]

Logitech will be at ISE 2024 in stand/booth 2M300, showing a plethora of UCC solutions that address every need — from the remote participants to in-person participants — equitably! To talk more about this, Logitech’s head of video collaboration alliances and go-to-market, Sudeep Trivedi, joined my latest videocast to drop some big news about something […]

Google has recently announced that it is winding down the JamBoard product, and it will no longer be available after December 2024. Along with no longer selling the hardware, the software is also being discontinued. In a little over one year, the product will be completely useless. Google has said that it will work with […]

A new study has revealed that Google Nest Hubs are the most searched-for smart home product line in America, with an average of 137,520 searches per month. Home and tech experts Smarthomestarter.com used Google data to analyze searches for various smart home related keywords to determine which smart device product lines were searched for the […]

Humly Solutions just became a Google Cloud Partner, and now the Humly Room Display has been approved for the Google Certification program. This means that Humly Room Display is part of an exclusive shortlist of room booking solutions globally that have been certified and part of an even shorter list of certified solutions integrated with […]

Poly announced that its Studio X video bars will be the first Android-based, single-codec video appliances for Google Meet. The Studio X Family joins Poly’s growing list of devices certified for Google Meet, Google Voice and Chrome OS, so users can look and sound their best on every call. The entire Poly Studio X family, […]

Google’s Duo will rebrand as Meet with the features from both apps. But Google’s Meet’s will remain Meet. Yes, there will be just two Google Meet apps: Meet (let’s call it 1.0, the Meet app to be soon phased out) and the new Meet (let’s call it “2.0,” the new Meet app that combines both […]

The latest human-computer interface — an interface that could dramatically impact the AV business — comes from Google’s hardware invention studio, Advanced Technology & Projects (ATAP). What if our devices (in-home, in-office building, and in-store) had social intelligence within? People and devices have their own concepts of personal space — and Google uses its research […]

Avocor will exhibit several new innovations at ISE 2022, including the full Google Meet Series One product portfolio. ISE will be the first time, since the strategic partnership with Google was announced in August 2021, that both products will be showcased side-by-side. “ISE is the meeting place for the brightest ideas, smartest people, and most […]

Elo announced the enhanced I-Series 4 and Backpack 4 products. This update adds Android 10, Google Mobile Services (GMS) and a suite of enterprise tools that enhance flexibility in device management to the products. The new I-Series is a touch screen POS system with Android 10, optional Google Mobile Services (GMS) and OEMConfig. The displays come in 10-, 15- and […]

Avocor today announced a global partnership with Google Workspace and also launched two new all-in-one videoconferencing and digital whiteboarding devices — the Google Meet Series One Desk 27 and Board 65. Both are touch-enabled video devices designed as part of the Google Meet Series One hardware portfolio (think Zoom Rooms and Microsoft Teams Rooms, but […]

QSC announced that Google has certified the Q-SYS Platform for use with Google Meet hardware kits. This certification allows integrators and IT end users to select from any Q-SYS Core processor or USB audio bridging endpoint, regardless of processing or I/O requirements, to ensure integration with Google Meet hardware. All Q-SYS Core processors are driven […]

Working As a Team It’s down to the wire. It’s going to take all hands on deck to save this install. We have to get it done — too much is on the line. Twelve hours of work today? Could be more. This one is going to take as long as it takes. Every integrator […]

Google announced the company has been working to perfect Project Starline — a technology project that combines hardware and software to enable friends, families and co-workers to “feel together” — for years. And, the demo was stunning. Watch this video so you’ll understand what I am writing about here: To make this experience possible, Google […]