Google aims its Chrome cannon at your staid conference room with Chromebox for Meetings, an attempt to upend business-grade teleconferencing systems. February 6, 2014 11:00 AM PST Chromebox for Meetings, monitor not included. (Credit: Google) MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. -- Armed with a plethora of hardware weapons, Google wants to take over meeting room teleconferencing systems with a low-cost Chromebox for Meetings. Related stories: Amazon adds Flow's augmented reality to main shopping app A Bluetooth pacifier and more from the best British startups Heresy? Woz says Apple should release an Android phone Verizon iPhone users get a crack at Isis Mobile Wallet Mozilla revamping Firefox OS's app launcher Amazon acquires game studio Double Helix Games Smartphone surprise success Flappy Bird earns $50K per day Announced on Thursday, the new system provides what Google calls a compelling suite of hardware and software tools to get more businesses to buy into video conference calls. The system retails for $999 per meeting room, includes a new Core i7-powered Chromebox, remote control, microphone-speaker combo, and high-definition Webcam, and is available in the US starting today. Google plans to offer Chromebox for Meetings to Australia, Japan, New Zealand, France, the United Kingdom, and Spain in the near future. Developing.
Google aims its Chrome cannon at your staid conference room with Chromebox for Meetings, an attempt to upend business-grade teleconferencing systems.
Chromebox for Meetings, monitor not included.
(Credit: Google)
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. -- Armed with a plethora of hardware weapons, Google wants to take over meeting room teleconferencing systems with a low-cost Chromebox for Meetings.
Related stories:
- Amazon adds Flow's augmented reality to main shopping app
- A Bluetooth pacifier and more from the best British startups
- Heresy? Woz says Apple should release an Android phone
- Verizon iPhone users get a crack at Isis Mobile Wallet
- Mozilla revamping Firefox OS's app launcher
- Amazon acquires game studio Double Helix Games
- Smartphone surprise success Flappy Bird earns $50K per day
Announced on Thursday, the new system provides what Google calls a compelling suite of hardware and software tools to get more businesses to buy into video conference calls. The system retails for $999 per meeting room, includes a new Core i7-powered Chromebox, remote control, microphone-speaker combo, and high-definition Webcam, and is available in the US starting today.
Google plans to offer Chromebox for Meetings to Australia, Japan, New Zealand, France, the United Kingdom, and Spain in the near future.
Developing.
