Meeting Room Web Camera "Meeting Oulu Pro" Wins 3 Items at "CES 2021 Innovation Awards" Corporate Release | Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun Electronic Edition

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Release issuing company: SOURCENEXT CORPORATION

SOURCENEXT CORPORATION (Headquarters: 1-5-2 Higashi-Shimbashi, Minato-ku, Tokyo, Shiodome City Center, 33rd floor, President: Noriyuki Matsuda) will hold the "CES 2021 INNOVATION AWARD" in January in Las Vegas, USA. We are pleased to announce that Owl Labs' "Meeting Owl Pro" webcam for conference rooms has won the following three awards. This product is an AI-equipped web conferencing camera developed by Owl Labs (hereinafter referred to as Owl) in the United States, and we have exclusive sales rights in Japan. [What is CES] This is an electronic device trade fair held in Las Vegas, Nevada, sponsored by the Consumer Technology Association every January. "INNOVATION AWARD" is a contest that honors the excellent design and engineering of consumer technology products.・ Official (English / external site) https://www.ces.tech/Innovation-Awards/Honorees.aspx [Award items] ■ Owl Connect A function that allows two units of this product to be connected. With this function, the recognizable radius of the microphone is expanded by about 2.5m compared to when one microphone is used. Even if you are already using "Meeting Oulu Pro", anyone can use the latest functions for free by connecting the terminal to Wi-Fi and updating the software.・ CES announcement page (English / external site) https://www.ces.tech/Innovation-Awards/Honorees/2021/Honorees/O/Owl-Connect.aspx ・ Our press release http://sourcenext.co.jp / pressrelease_html / JS / 2020/2020122101 / ■ Meeting HQ (Not released in Japan) Meeting HQ is a device that allows users to join a video conference at the push of a button without the need for an external computer.・ CES announcement page (English / external site) https://www.ces.tech/Innovation-Awards/Honorees/2021/Honorees/M/Meeting-HQ.aspx ■ Whiteboard Enhance (function not installed in Japan) Whiteboard Enhance is This function can be used for meetings using a whiteboard placed on the wall. By using this function, you can recognize the whiteboard installed in the classroom or conference room, project it clearly, and zoom in.・ CES announcement page (English / external site) https://www.ces.tech/Innovation-Awards/Honorees/2021/Honorees/W/Whiteboard-Enhance.aspx [Other achievements] ■ "100 BEST subunitS OF 2020" USA Selected for "100 BEST InventionS OF 2020" announced by "TIME" magazine in November 2020. This award is held every year by "TIME", which selects products that focus on inventions that make the world better, smarter, and a little more enjoyable, based on evaluation criteria such as originality and creativity. This product has been evaluated for its effectiveness in online and offline hybrid conferences, and its track record of being adopted by more than 50,000 companies and universities such as Stanford University. Press release page http://sourcenext.co.jp/pressrelease_html/JS/2020/2020112501/ Details: https://time.com/collection/best-inventions-2020/ * Transition to external site (English) ■ "2020 Nikkei Excellent Products and Services Award Nikkei Sangyo Shimbun Award" The "Nikkei Excellent Products and Services Award" sponsored by Nikkei Inc. is nominated once a year to commend particularly excellent new products and services. Is not open to the public, but Nikkei Inc. independently selects candidate products and services and decides about 40 award-winning products and services. Press release page http://sourcenext.co.jp/pressrelease_html/JS/2021/2021010501/ Official site: https://www.nikkei.com/edit/news/special/newpro/2020/ * Transition to external site increase. [What is "Meeting Owl Pro"?] "Meeting Owl Pro" is a webcam for meetings equipped with a 360 ° camera, echo canceling microphone, and speakers. As the 360 ​​° camera captures the whole image, AI recognizes voices and movements over a wide range of 360 ° and automatically focuses on the speaker. In an environment where employees who go to the office and telework employees coexist, and in web conferences with business partners, immersive voice and camera work activate the conference. Cumulative shipments (excluding samples) of "Meeting Owl Pro" have exceeded 8,000 units as of January 18, 2021 since its launch at the end of July 2020. Product press release: http://sourcenext.co.jp/pressrelease_html/JS/2020/2020060301/ Detailed URL: https://meetingowl.jp About copyright notation ■ Copyright notation such as product screen posting is as follows. Please pass. (C) 2021 Owl Labs Corporate Press Release Details PR TIMES Top

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