21 Monday May 2018
In my ongoing quest for finding new and shiny things, I came across the Sennheiser TeamConnect Wireless product range.
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09 Saturday Apr 2016
Posted in Logitech, Product Review, Product Review
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With the huge uptake of Video across organizations I am often asked to find upcoming and innovative products. Just recently I got my hands on the Logitech GROUP.
My test environment was Skype for Business 2015. Tested in two different room sizes, one was 4m x 4m and the other was 8m x 4m.
The Logitech GROUP caters for rooms with up to 14 participants, which can be extended to up to 20 participants by using the expansion mic’s (at an additional cost).
At the price point and ease of setup, together with solid audio and video performance, I believe that it will make its mark.
This is where the Logitech product range shines. There isn’t much competition in this space either. Well spotted Logitech, please keep the product developments coming
23 Saturday Jan 2016
Posted in Product Review, Product Review
My first though was “Wow! The Jabra Speak 510 has grown up”. But the Jabra Speak 810 is not simply a larger version of the 510.
The 810 is designed for small to mid sized rooms with up to 15 participants. This of course is an area that’s fast seeing more affordable devices come to market. Its not the kind of device you would pack into your bag and run off to your next meeting with, that’s what the 510 is for, although the neoprene case it comes with does allow you to do so if you wish. In my case the sheer size of the 810, about 38cm x 18cm, will have me thinking twice before attempting to take it on a road trip.
This beauty is better suited to staying in the room. That’s what its intended for, hence why it has no battery and requires a power adaptor.
Plug-and-Play support allows you to connect just about any device. Connect options include:-
Other features are:-
Its all about the Audio in the end. Doesn’t matter how good a device looks, if it sounds bad, its no good. So how does the Jabra Speak 810 measure up with Audio?
In a word, Superb! I was able to clearly hear participants at opposite sides of a room. The participants were around 3m from the unit. this must be the 6 x ZoomTalk Microphones doing their thing. Once the participants moved to about 5m the quality hardly deteriorated , clear evidence that the auto gain is working.
I also found that the maximum volume was more than adequate for the recommended room size (10m x 10m). Didn’t notice any distortion and very minimal echo, depending on the room acoustics.
Did I mention that the Jabra Speak 810 will remember up to 900 paired Bluetooth devices?
Updating the device firmware was a breeze using Jabra Direct found here.
Overall, this is a well designed device. Aesthetically it plays the part and certainly delivers on what’s promised.
Nice work Jabra!
