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I have a neighbor that owns a consultancy. They've started shipping the Meeting Owl videoconference camera to all of their high profile clients. I personally

by aantix 7y ago

I have a neighbor that owns a consultancy. They've started shipping the Meeting Owl videoconference camera to all of their high profile clients. I personally haven't used it, but he spoke highly of it. I think the intelligent focusing of whomever is talking looks interesting. Certainly looks better than those "cameras in the sky looking down" views that are typical to most office setups. https://www.owllabs.com/ https://www.owllabs.com/ P.S. No I'm not an investor, owner, or anything. Just a product that seems to take a different approach to remote meeting presentations.

kryptn 7y ago
We have a couple owls in our office for the remote and wfh folks, I think they work really well! They sound good, both in the room and on a call. The video quality is good and the whole focusing on the active speakers is pretty nifty. It doesn't really help with whiteboard discussions, it can be hard to keep it focused on the whiteboard. We've ended up just tapping the whiteboard to get it to focus.
- aantix 7y ago
  Apparently they just released a pro version with a better 360 camera and mics. In q2 there suppose to have better tech for focusing on the whiteboard. https://www.owllabs.com/meeting-owl#smart-meeting-rooms https://www.owllabs.com/meeting-owl#smart-meeting-rooms
bsder 7y ago
> They've started shipping the Meeting Owl videoconference camera to all of their high profile clients. Um, that would be a great way to spy on your clients ...
- pridkett 7y ago
  Maybe I’m missing something here, but the Meeting Owl just shows up as a Webcam and doesn’t directly connect to the videoconference. There is a network interface, but it’s absolutely not needed. The beauty of the device is that there are no drivers needed and it works with everything. Now, I supposed you _might_ be able to find a way to cram extra electronics for surveillance in there, but you’re probably better off creating a fake thermostat and sticking it to the wall.
kareemm 7y ago
One of my clients has one. They’re all in a conference room and I’m remote in another city. I’ve had remote clients and my own companies since 2007, and the owl is by far the best videoconferencing solution I’ve used. 10/10 would recommend.

by aantix 7y ago

kryptn 7y ago

We have a couple owls in our office for the remote and wfh folks, I think they work really well! They sound good, both in the room and on a call. The video quality is good and the whole focusing on the active speakers is pretty nifty. It doesn't really help with whiteboard discussions, it can be hard to keep it focused on the whiteboard. We've ended up just tapping the whiteboard to get it to focus.

aantix 7y ago
Apparently they just released a pro version with a better 360 camera and mics. In q2 there suppose to have better tech for focusing on the whiteboard. https://www.owllabs.com/meeting-owl#smart-meeting-rooms https://www.owllabs.com/meeting-owl#smart-meeting-rooms

bsder 7y ago

> They've started shipping the Meeting Owl videoconference camera to all of their high profile clients. Um, that would be a great way to spy on your clients ...

pridkett 7y ago
Maybe I’m missing something here, but the Meeting Owl just shows up as a Webcam and doesn’t directly connect to the videoconference. There is a network interface, but it’s absolutely not needed. The beauty of the device is that there are no drivers needed and it works with everything. Now, I supposed you _might_ be able to find a way to cram extra electronics for surveillance in there, but you’re probably better off creating a fake thermostat and sticking it to the wall.

kareemm 7y ago

One of my clients has one. They’re all in a conference room and I’m remote in another city. I’ve had remote clients and my own companies since 2007, and the owl is by far the best videoconferencing solution I’ve used. 10/10 would recommend.