Lenovo’s global account manager of Smart Collaboration, Caroline Kneafsey, joined my latest episode of Rants & rAVes today to talk about how the company will not only show its entire UCC portfolio at this year’s InfoComm show but also how it has integrated its third-party partners into its booth (#C8143) on the trade show floor. […]

What a show! I am proud to say we sent reporters from rAVe [PUBS] to every single booth at ISE 2024 earlier this month to shoot videos of new (and returning!) products. We amassed a cache of more than 2,100 videos, and we posted them all on our (beautiful) ISE microsite, which also includes photos, […]

Lenovo went to ISE 2024 and launched its partnership with Jabra via the ThinkSmart Bar 180 system. It was one of the best shows the company has ever had and, as you will hear from Lenovo’s executive director and general manager, Smart Collaboration Business, Shannon MacKay, its strategy of a good, better, best offering using […]

The rAVe Esports Show hosted by Bubba Gaeddert presents exclusive interviews with leaders in the AV industry. This week, we have an insightful conversation with Jeff Palumbo, who is an expert in esports. Jeff works as Lenovo’s principal global consultant, providing valuable insights into the latest trends and innovations for K12, Higher Ed, recreation programs, […]

MSolutions and Lenovo have partnered to develop a networked collaboration solution for Lenovo’s Microsoft Teams Room and Zoom Room customers. The alliance pairs MSolutions’ compact USB-C extenders with Lenovo’s ThinkSmart USB portfolio inside meeting and learning spaces to extend USB-C data channels over a single CatX cable infrastructure for up to 333 feet (100m). Lenovo’s […]

THIS IS A PROMOTED POST Ask any Gen-Z’er or Millennial what they use to make a slide deck, write reports, or trade files, and their answer will be Google Workspace. And guess what? They use Google Meet, too. And, as they age up in the corporate world, they will want to make Google Meet calls […]

RA’ANANA, ISRAEL, October 26, 2023 — MSolutions, a leading supplier of AV test devices and collaboration solutions, has joined forces with Lenovo, a leading IT and computing intelligence innovator, to develop networked collaboration solutions for Lenovo’s Microsoft Teams Room and Zoom Room customers. The alliance pairs MSolutions’ compact USB-C extenders with Lenovo’s ThinkSmart USB portfolio inside […]

Complete Microsoft Teams Room and Zoom Room Solutions with Biamp UCC-Lenovo TSC started shipping today. Biamp partnered with Lenovo to deliver a compute device that enables Biamp to offer complete conference room solutions. Add smarter collaboration technology to meeting rooms of all sizes with the Lenovo ThinkSmart Core and Controller Kits. ThinkSmart Core Key Features: […]

On my latest pre-InfoComm-2023 videocast, I invited Lenovo’s director of portfolio product management within Smart Collaboration, Chris Mantin, to talk UCC. Lenovo has a complete family of solutions, including the new all-in-one ThinkSmart View Plus, aimed at huddle spaces, at-home and hot-desking applications; the ThinkSmart Core Kit, an all-in-one meeting room kit inclusive of compute, […]

Q-SYS just announced a collaboration with Lenovo to provide a way to purchase and deploy Lenovo room compute solutions with Q-SYS audio, video and control. This will be available through Q-SYS channels and partners to better serve the needs of the UC market. “Lenovo is an ideal partner for Q-SYS as they deliver an advanced […]

The new INOGENI TOGGLE USB 3.0 switcher is designed to control and connect USB-based conferencing equipment in a room, such as cameras, microphones and speakers. It’s designed as an external USB switcher allowing for BYOD/BYOM applications in rooms using the Lenovo ThinkSmart Core connected to a laptop. Features include: Enable wired USB BYOM/BYOD Switch of […]

Lenovo just announced the ThinkSmart View Plus running Microsoft Teams display, a standalone (personal) collaboration display with audio, video and whiteboarding features. The smart collaboration solution is purpose-built for hot desking, phone booths, executive desks and home office use cases. In addition, Lenovo just launched the IP Controller for collaboration spaces as well as the […]

AVer Information announced a technology collaboration with Lenovo and Yamaha Unified Communications to create an updated Microsoft Teams certification solution for seamless, global collaboration. The plug-and-play hybrid meeting bundles include AVer’s CAM550, Lenovo’s ThinkSmart Core+ Controller and Yamaha’s ADECIA Ceiling Mic and Speaker Solution. AVer’s CAM550 equips two 4K lenses to capture a complete view […]

Mimo Monitors announced a partnership with Lenovo that sees them supply multiple touchscreen controllers, as part of Lenovo’s Smart Collaboration business, to Lenovo. “When looking for a partner in the Smart Collaboration business, we sought out Mimo because of their impressive pedigree and knowledge of how to create an optimal product that fills an important […]

It’s been a long time since we’ve seen a show like this. I am proud to say we sent reporters from rAVe [PUBS] to every single booth at ISE 2023 earlier this month to shoot videos of new (and returning!) products. No other company went to every single booth. We amassed a cache of more […]

Biamp today announced that it has collaborated with Lenovo to deliver the ThinkSmart Core and Controller Kit-based solutions configured for Microsoft Teams Rooms or Zoom Rooms. The Lenovo ThinkSmart Core and Controller Kit can be paired with any Biamp room solution to offer a complete UC Room, allowing integrators to source an end-to-end conference room […]

Re Mago Ltd. announced that it is collaborating with Lenovo, a technology solutions company and manufacturer (OEM) of PCs and smart devices. The Valarea Room System bundle offers a ThinkSmart Core plug-and-play meeting room appliance powered by Valarea software that supports multi-videoconferencing (VC) providers for online meetings. By allowing users to join meetings through Microsoft […]

THIS IS A PROMOTED POST Re Mago, Manchester, Aug. 1, 2022 — Re Mago Ltd., the company that is changing the way the world collaborates, announced today that it is collaborating with Lenovo™, a leading technology solutions company and manufacturer (OEM) of PCs and smart devices. The Valarea Room System bundle offers a ThinkSmart™ Core […]

Gary was joined by Lenovo’s own Brian Mignault to talk about its all-new Think Smart 1 All-in-One Videoconferencing Bar With Built-in Windows 10, which made its debut at InfoComm 2022. It’s the only bar-based product with Windows 10 built right in and allows for a computer, camera, mic and speakers as an all-in-one solution for small to medium-sized rooms. We shot this, […]

AVer Information announced a technology collaboration with Lenovo and Yamaha to streamline hybrid meeting room connectivity. The plug-and-play solution bundle is certified for Microsoft Teams to offer global collaboration between business meeting spaces and remote offices. The hybrid room-ready solution includes the AVer CAM520 Pro2, Lenovo ThinkSmart Core + Controller and Yamaha ADECIA Ceiling Mic […]

Thursday marked the third of the SYNNEX COLLABSolv LAVNCH Days (if you need reference material as to what those are, find some previous coverage here), and this event in particular promised to cover a topic at the forefront of all our minds: hybrid connections. What are they? What do they look like in our homes? […]

SYNNEX’s next COLLABSolv LAVNCH Day, SYNNEX COLLABSolv Home-to-Office Technology Day, will take place on Thursday, August 20. We got a preview of the day over here at rAVe. Here are the five things I’m looking forward to for it: 1. Making sense of hybrid working. “Hybrid working” has become a big industry buzzword, and I […]

Extron announced that the company is working with Lenovo to create scalable meeting solutions for modern workspaces. Designed to integrate room automation, audio and signal extension capabilities with the Lenovo ThinkSmart, Microsoft Teams Rooms and Zoom Rooms solutions, the Extron/Lenovo partnership will bring control capabilities to the ThinkSmart Tiny and ThinkSmart Hub across the enterprise. […]

Almo Professional A/V today announced it has joined forces with video communications leader Zoom to offer fully-kitted Zoom Rooms Hardware Bundles, all of which will be stocked and ready for shipping in the U.S. and Latin America, and designed to transform any area into a modern, easy-to-use power collaboration workspace. Almo has also entered a […]

At Enterprise Connect, Avocor announced an alliance with Lenovo that will sell Avocor displays across all of Lenovo’s campuses, but they will also sell the Avocor product via its Vendor Label Hardware Program. This is not good news for AV integrators. Lenovo is not known for value-add selling of third-party hardware. Theoretically, they do have a very […]

Lenovo just announced a new device aimed at the conference room. It’s called the ThinkSmart Hub 500 and it’s a Skype room systems device that manages collaboration within meeting rooms. With the ability to connect remote and local participants to Skype for Business meetings and shared content, it was developed in cooperation with Microsoft. The Smart Hub 500 is […]