Welcome to the recap of rePLAY ISE 2025! Today, we will give you the recap of the recap—and so much more. During this event, Gary and Steph take us through the Best of ISE 2025 Awards, some of our 2,400 product videos, and honestly, just some really cool AV technology that you do not want […]

ISE 2025 delivered an unforgettable showcase of innovation. The show floor buzzed with cutting-edge technology, major product launches and plenty of unexpected surprises. As always, the rAVe [PUBS] team was on-site, visiting every booth to capture the latest innovations — more than 2,446 videos, along with photos, podcasts, and hundreds of product news stories. You […]

I had the chance to chat with Nathan Coutinho, Logitech’s global head of strategic partner relations and market insights, ahead of ISE 2025. Nathan shared insights into Logitech’s new workplace sensor, the Logitech Spot, and explained how the Rally Board 65 collaboration board enhances hybrid work environments. Plus, he detailed the exciting new capability to […]

Logitech entered the Collaboration Board market today with the Rally Board 65, an all-in-one portable videoconference solution that combines camera, mics and speakers with a 65” touch screen display. Rally Board 65 is capable of being mounted on a rolling cart and includes everything any other collaboration board has but also has AI-powered features like […]

Logitech just introduced something the company is calling Spot. Spot is basically an occupancy and environmental sensor that’s designed to be added to any space and it uses sensors to do everything from automate meeting room reservations to monitoring environmental conditions and even provide suggested actions to help companies improve workplace well-being and reduce energy […]

ISE 2025 is set to unveil an innovative new feature, ‘The Connected Classroom – powered by Logitech,’ underscoring the transformative potential of technology in advancing education and promoting global connectivity. Anchored in ISE’s broader commitment to social progress, this initiative highlights how the audiovisual (AV) industry can lead the charge in creating solutions that empower […]

Logitech released a suite of Sync smart office tools including Auto Book and Auto Release features that  automatically reserve and cancel room bookings and Logitech View interactive, digital office maps. The idea here is to eliminate the time it takes workers, in large office spaces, to find meeting rooms. Auto Book and Auto Release aim to solve these […]

Logitech is marketing its Extend product line as a solution where “anyone can walk into an Android or BYOD-based meeting room, plug in with the USB-C cable, and launch a meeting (using Zoom, MS Teams or Google Meet) on their own laptop or mobile device.” If that sounds familiar, it should. This is a similar […]

Utelogy Corporation announced the expansion of its partnership with the Logitech Collaboration Program where Utelogy now includes management capabilities for CollabOS devices including Rally Bars, RoomMate and the latest video conferencing hardware. Utelogy’s integration with Logitech’s CollabOS API enables visibility into CollabOS devices and connected peripherals, bringing real-time updates on device health, firmware status, and […]

Earlier this year, Google announced Project Starline would become a reality in 2024 or 2025. For this project, Google is partnering with HP to make the solution commercially available starting in 2025. Yesterday, it shared a first look at the product design, built in collaboration with HP. Instead of making Project Starline into an entire meeting room, the companies have […]

We’ve been giving away our Best of InfoComm Awards for a long time — since before my time at rAVe. And every year, after InfoComm, the team sits down and discusses the products that stuck out to us. Not ~just~ because they’re cool (but these are all really cool), but because of the potential they […]

Exciting news! The winners of the 2024 rAVe Readers’ Choice Awards have been announced. As always, we’re here to spotlight the brands that made a real impact in the industry this year. We take into account only the votes and nominations from the AV community. Each winning company will receive a unique plaque, which we’ll […]

My latest pre-InfoComm-2024 videocast features Logitech director of business strategy, Nathan Coutinho, who detailed all that Logitech will focus on at the show in booth C5365. In addition to the official debut of MeetUp 2, the company will also show some new AI to make meetings even better across its entire portfolio as well as […]

Logitech introduced software tools for remote access, room booking, usage insights and automations to simplify space and device management through Logitech Sync. Introduced last year, Logitech’s existing desk booking solution with Logi Dock Flex makes it simple for employees to find the right spot near their colleagues in flex desking environments. Now, Logitech’s new room […]

Logitech announced the MeetUp 2, an AI-powered USB conference camera designed for BYOD and PC-based setups in huddle and small meeting rooms. With the rise in huddle rooms comes the need for video conferencing tech that fits multiple scenarios, including those who prefer dedicated PC-based deployment or using their laptop in a BYOD setup. And […]

Using Logitech‘s videoconferencing device capabilities and Microsoft Teams’ Ai-based features accessible through both personal computers and native Teams Rooms, the two companies have a partnership in AI using Copilot. How does Copilot work in Microsoft Teams? In Microsoft Teams environments, Copilot enhances collaboration and helps employees get the most out of their Teams chats and […]

With more than half of meaning and intent communicated through body language versus words alone, an immersive collaboration experience plays an important role in creating authentic human connections in hybrid environments. That’s what drove Logitech to develop Project Ghost in 2023. Now, Google is back with a new iteration of its Project Starline aimed at […]

The Logitech Mevo Multicam system includes the new Mevo Core, for livestreaming and creating pro-level multicam content. Mevo Core’s livestreaming camera captures 4K HD video and empowers creators to wirelessly stream directly to their favorite destinations, including YouTube and Twitch as well as 99% of the production-based streaming platforms. Choose any Micro Four-Thirds lens to […]

Logitech announced the MX Brio/MX Brio 705 for Business, what the company is calling a “revolutionary high-end webcam” for end users and enterprises Wednesday, designed to meet the demanding needs of advanced users. Logitech says the MX Brio is its most advanced webcam yet and joins the Master Series ecosystem alongside MX keyboards and mice […]

Welcome to my 24th annual Kayye’s Krystal Ball! It’s been an honor to have written this for 24 straight years and even more of an honor for it to have so many thousands of readers annually — it’s almost always our most-read article of the year on rAVe [PUBS]. So, if you’re reading this right […]

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, […]

Today, Logitech announced that all video collaboration devices that run on the CollabOS operating system will now be manufactured with next-life plastics, helping enterprise customers support their sustainability objectives. Existing products– Rally Bar, Rally Bar Mini, Tap IP, Tap Scheduler and Scribe– are being refreshed with materials that lower the carbon impact of each product. […]

On today’s episode of rAVe [TV], Gary and I talk about a few of our favorite products on the show floor, including ones from Barco, DTEN, Samsung and more. We also feature Frederick Loucks from Domotz as our guest to talk a little bit about remote management. Finally, Gary rounds out the episode with a […]

Logitech will be at ISE 2024 in stand/booth 2M300, showing a plethora of UCC solutions that address every need — from the remote participants to in-person participants — equitably! To talk more about this, Logitech’s head of video collaboration alliances and go-to-market, Sudeep Trivedi, joined my latest videocast to drop some big news about something […]

Logitech announced that Logitech Sight, the AI-powered camera with intelligent multi-participant framing, is the first intelligent camera to be certified by Microsoft Teams as a center-of-table camera that works in tandem with the front-of-room video bars and is the first panoramic camera to be certified for use with Zoom Rooms. The company says Sight’s use […]

Logitech announced its board of directors has appointed Hanneke Faber as the company’s new chief executive officer. She will take on the role effective Dec. 1, 2023. “We are delighted to welcome Hanneke as our new chief executive officer,” said Wendy Becker, Logitech’s chairperson of the board. “Hanneke is an exceptional business executive with proven […]

Logitech’s Eric Spadafora, head of B2B business sales, North America, joined me for a pre-Zoomtopia videocast today. In addition to explaining how Logitech’s 315-degree Sight plays a central part in meeting equity, Zoom’s Intelligent Director will take center stage at the annual Zoom conference — as AI is going to be a central focus in […]

The new INOGENI U-BRIDGE USB 2.0 video camera and audio extender allows for high-speed USB 2.0 connections up to 100 m /330 ft. over a single CAT 5e/6/7 cable. The U-BRIDGE is the problem-solver to interoperability challenges faced by AV installers looking for a reliable long-distance USB camera extension while maintaining high-quality video. And, the […]

Airtame today announced a strategic alliance with Logitech that includes integrating its platform into Logi devices. Airtame’s hybrid conferencing platform now integrates with a range of Logitech conferencing solutions, including the MeetUp conference camera and Rally Bar series, to provide a “complete hybrid meeting room solution.” Airtime says the strategic alliance between Logitech and Airtame “helps users […]

I am sooooo excited. I found out today that Logitech will bring the coolest thing I’ve seen in UCC to InfoComm 2023 — Project Ghost. What the heck is Project Ghost? Well, it’s a fully formed, turnkey telepresence system for small meetings, and it WORKS! The best way to describe it is for you to […]

On my latest pre-InfoComm-2023 Rants & rAVes episode, Logitech’s VP and GM of B2B, Scott Wharton, joins to talk about Rally Bar Huddle, the company’s new huddle-space collaboration solution; Logi Dock Flex, its new desk-booking and management solution; and Logitech’s free desk-booking service — yes, free. Watch this to understand why you need to go […]

Logitech just introduced a desk booking service that delivers a hot-desking experience for employees to manage shared desks across multiple locations. The service runs on Logi Dock Flex, a fully-featured managed docking station built for shared desks in flexible work environments. With an 8-inch display, three USB ports in the front and three more in […]