Combining the 360-degree speakers with the eight omnidirectional microphones offers a seamless experience when a conversation takes place between remote and on-site team members. Our weighted Meeting Owl Stand helps to keep your Owl properly positioned in the room and on the table. By plugging both connections and placing the device in the middle of the conference table, you will have its full potential in your hands. Unfortunately, as described below, recent revelations about security issues within the Owl Labs ecosystem have taken some of the shine off the launch of the Meeting Owl 3.

Chinese company Kandao offers several similar products, including the Android-based Meeting Pro, which can function as a standalone solution. The Owl Meeting Pro conference camera has a speakerphone with a 5-meter range over a 360° radius and it's also a microphone so participants are heard and can listen in with such lifelike clarity that you'll be amazed. Create great engagement experiences for your teams who can connect with partners or other internal teams to work in a hybrid way. Owl Labs was the first company to build AI-powered, 360-degree video conferencing solutions, which worked but initially struggled to do everything well. Now, Owl Labs announced the launch of its Meeting Owl 3 camera device, new Expansion Mic, and enhanced Owl Intelligence System (OIS) software.

Using a traditional webcam camera means you can only capture a small portion of your conference room at a time. The Meeting Owl’s unique design also allows this conference camera to fade into the background of any room or office space decor. On Friday 3 June, Owl Labs issued a statement stressing that "we take security very seriously" and that "all of the high-priority security issues identified have been resolved with these updates being pushed in a new global software release today, 6. However, hybrid meetings can quickly become a frustrating experience for remote participants if the technology used makes communication difficult for team members.

Whether it's the latest and greatest Crestron touchpanel or a new Grommes Precision Amplifier, we want to know about it. Indeed, we follow strict guidelines that ensure our editorial content is never influenced by advertisers. You can then attach the device to the local Wi-Fi network to receive software updates, inspect and configure other system settings, and pair with another Meeting Owl via Owl Connect.There's no change in the underlying Qualcomm Snapdragon 605-based compute platform or the 360° camera's 1080p resolution. New features and performance enhancements in the Meeting Owl 3 include improved facial recognition thanks to the upgraded OIS software, which is 5x more accurate in detecting masked faces and 58% more accurate at identifying in-room participants that are farther away, to better serve teams that are masking and social distancing.