Neat Introduces Stunning Neat Bar Generation 2, Delivering Unparalleled Video Experiences in a Simple, Streamlined Design
April 17 2024 - 9:02AM
Business Wire
First-generation Neat Bar reimagined for
smaller spaces with reduced price; trade-in program launched
Today Neat (neat.no), the pioneering video device company,
announced the general availability of Neat Bar Generation 2,
delivering extraordinary audio and video for native Zoom or
Microsoft Teams Rooms meetings in a slim and elegant form. The
company’s first second-generation product builds on Neat’s
commitment to designing uncompromisingly simple devices that enable
exceptional communication experiences. Neat will continue to offer
its first-generation Neat Bar at a newly reduced price, making it
the ideal choice for huddle and small spaces.
Neat Bar 2: Next-Gen Video and Audio All-in-One
Neat Bar 2 provides powerful meeting experiences in a sleek,
refined design. A perfect fit for small and medium-sized meeting
spaces, it delivers enhanced capabilities that set it apart from
other solutions on the market today, including:
- Exceptional video quality: The wide-angle, highly
dynamic 50MP camera captures the entire meeting space and can zoom
in on, frame, and follow multiple people at once. Lightning-fast
video processing ensures everyone is seen in the same proportion,
regardless of where they are, and supports dynamic shifting between
group and focused participant views. An integrated
second-generation platform drives hardware-accelerated audio and
video processing directly on the device, not in the cloud.
- Crystal-clear audio: With a five-microphone end-fire
array, four voice localization tracking mics and advanced
algorithms for voice enhancement, echo cancellation, deep noise
suppression and dereverberation, Neat Bar 2 enables a more natural
flow of conversation. Dual speakers with opposing drivers cancel
out vibration, maximize tonal range and deliver minimal distortion
so that voices sound natural.
- AI for more engaging meetings: Neat Bar 2 uses enhanced
machine learning algorithms that provide an improved meeting
experience by continuously learning and adapting to a room’s
acoustics and noises, light conditions, layout and people
movement.
- Elegant, slim design: Neat Bar 2 incorporates carefully
designed technology components for a strikingly slender profile,
ideal for thin screens. Neat Bar 2 can be placed on a table, above
or below one or two monitors, or wall mounted. It slides right into
first generation Neat Bar mounts. It comes with Neat Pad, our
dynamic touch-screen meeting controller.
“When we created Neat Bar in 2019, we hardly imagined that by
2024 we'd deploy our devices with over 13,000 customers globally,
including many of the world’s largest enterprises. Neat Bar marked
a new era of simplicity, quality and design in video devices, an
accomplishment we’re proud to build upon with the release of Neat
Bar Generation 2. It is, put simply, a step up in every way. Better
video, better audio, and a more powerful processor to take
advantage of Neat’s AI solutions. We hope our customers enjoy using
it as much as we enjoyed creating it for them,” said Ivar Johnsrud,
Head of Hardware and Electronics and Co-founder of Neat.
First-generation Neat Bar: Reduced Price for Video-Enabled
Huddle Spaces
The original Neat Bar has all the capabilities for high-quality
video collaboration with exceptional video and audio in an
attractive, compact design. With the introduction of the
second-generation device, Neat has reduced the price of Neat Bar to
$2,490, making it an ideal choice for customers to deploy in huddle
and small spaces.
“Neat’s second-generation product, Neat Bar 2, continues the
company’s focus on designing high-quality, easy-to-use, and
easy-to-install video devices,” said Roopam Jain, Vice President of
Research, Information and Communications Technology at Frost &
Sullivan. “It’s also great to see the first-generation Neat Bar at
a reduced price. With less than 15% of all small/huddle spaces
video-enabled today, the potential to drive better collaboration
experiences is immense, and Neat Bar offers a full range of
features that make it a powerful choice for huddle spaces.”
Trade-In Program
To support customers who want to upgrade their current video
bars from Neat or other device providers, Neat has launched its
first-ever trade-in program. Customers complete this form to
request to trade in their first-generation Neat Bar or a selection
of products from other vendors for the new Neat Bar 2.
Certification
Neat Bar 2 is certified for both Microsoft Teams and Zoom
Rooms.
“Zoom and Neat’s relationship began out of delivering
high-quality, tightly integrated video software and devices; we set
a high bar with the launch of Neat’s first product, Neat Bar. The
launch of Neat Bar 2 represents the next stage, delivering even
more value to our joint customers and solidifying Neat’s position
as an innovation leader in video devices,” said Chris Moss, Head of
Platform and Product Acceleration at Zoom.
“Since Neat started shipping Microsoft Teams Rooms two years
ago, we have seen positive feedback from our mutual customers
around the level of detail Neat pays attention to in its product,
like in its setup experience and finesse of the industrial design,
e.g.” said Albert Kooiman, Senior Director, Microsoft Teams Partner
Engineering and Certification at Microsoft. “We count on Neat Bar 2
to bring even richer conferencing experiences to our
customers.”
Neat Bar Generation 2 is now generally available from Neat
channel partners and on neat.no for $3,990. Visit our website to
learn more about Neat Bar 2, Neat Bar, and the new trade-in
program. Register here for Neat’s May 2 webinar on Neat Bar 2 and
Neat Center.
About Neat
Neat brings people together with beautifully simple, versatile
video devices and experiences. Neat's pioneering portfolio
addresses the needs of today's workplace and natively supports
Microsoft Teams, Zoom and a range of compelling business apps. Our
Neat Pulse service gives you complete control of your device
deployment, premium support care and extended warranty coverage.
Neat is based in Oslo with a passionate team around the globe.
Explore more at neat.no.
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