Zoom, whose user base exploded with the start of COVID-19, is expanding to hardware. The company has announced a new touchscreen device designed to help with remote work. Called Zoom For Home – DTEN ME, the device will cost $ 599 and will ship in August.
The DTEN ME is a 27-inch touchscreen device with three smart webcams and eight built-in noise-reducing microphones, and it comes preloaded with Zoom software. Zoom is not really building the hardware; the product comes from DTEN, a San José-based company that makes video conferencing devices.
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The DTEN appears to have a fairly simple interface that provides quick access to the various Zoom functions, including meetings, whiteboards, and contacts. It also syncs with your calendar and displays your upcoming meetings in a menu. (You can touch one to jump). If you need to share your screen, you can link the DTEN to your phone or laptop via “ultrasonic pairing” depending on TechCrunch.
While $ 599 may seem like a steep price to pay for a Zoom calling device when you can already Zoom from a phone or computer, the idea seems to be that it’s an easy way for newly remote employees to directly access Zoom without having to They negotiate with the installation of the software or the configuration of any complex equipment.
The DTEN is the first Zoom-certified device for the home, a category of hardware and software products that Zoom says is optimized for home offices. Zoom said TechCrunch It will launch with more partners in the future, including Neat Bar and Poly Studio X Series.
