Lenovo introduces two ThinkSmart computers to create smart meeting rooms

The new ThinkSmart Tiny Kit and ThinkPad Universal USB-C Smart Dock devices from Lenovo encourage collaboration in hybrid workspaces and meetings with Microsoft Teams.

Aiming to easily convert meeting rooms into smart video conferencing spaces and environments Microsoft Teams, the manufacturer Lenovo has presented at the conference Enterprise Connect, held a few days ago in Orlando (EU), the new equipment in its range ThinkSmart: Tiny Kit y ThinkPad Universal USB-C Smart Dock.

“Clients face a broad spectrum of options when looking to deploy the right technologies to create and enhance meeting spaces to accommodate hybrid work, he explains. Shannon MacKay, CEO of Lenovo's global intelligent collaboration business. The new ThinkSmart Tiny Kit and ThinkSmart Dock are entry-level solutions to transform these spaces into audio/video experiences and add technology management backend for IT teams”.

Lenovo ThinkSmart Tiny Kit includes the computing module ThinkCentre M70q Gen 4 y ThinkSmart Controller, that combine to enable Microsoft Teams meetings with a single screen located in the room and external audio/video capabilities.

Besides, Lenovo will extend these capabilities in the future through a dongle ThinkSmart USB HDMI Capture, a solution for those clients looking for Quickly improve the meeting experience in which participants require their own devices (byod), and convert them into Microsoft Teams Rooms environments.

As it is a modular kit, clients can add your peripheral devices preferred certificates, like the sound bar ThinkSmart Bar 180 or the camera ThinkSmart Cam, to optimize your experience.

For customers who want to add enhancements to access more features in their Microsoft Teams Rooms experience, ThinkSmart offers various certified devices, like the node ThinkSmart Hub, the audiovisual bar ThinkSmart One and the controller ThinkSmart Core.

This new team has the support of the consola ThinkSmart Manager, patented by Lenovo, that provides computing equipment with the ability to deploy, Monitor and troubleshoot ThinkSmart devices from a single interface, regardless of state or location.

This solution allows check the status of the rooms, add new devices and users, in addition to checking for updates and restarting computers. ThinkSmart Manager automatically detects any incident so IT staff can get immediate notifications in real time, even before users report them.

He dock ThinkSmart is an entry-level solution for businesses that want to track room usage and other analytics data to guide their strategic technology investments going forward., while maintaining room interoperability and flexibility byod.

It is dock intelligent It is equipped with a wide range of ports, Features lists to use, Fast charging capability and enough power to install critical firmware updates automatically.

By combining the unified communications of the main platforms on the market with the flexibility of a ready-to-use system, he dock ThinkSmart allows A single cable connects users with AV devices and large format displays to maintain smooth group meetings.