It's a big growth for Zoom, which has recently started to branch out into its licensed videoconferencing hardware. And smart screens -- with their high quality directional microphones and built-in touchscreens -- are almost intended to be great videoconferencing devices.
The new Zoom integration is a significant deal for Google, Amazon, and Facebook, also, given that all three of these companies have almost exclusively stuck for their own, in-house video chatting solutions (such as Google Meet and Facebook Messenger) in their smart displays.
Every one of those three solutions will execute Zoom a bit differently. Facebook's Portal apparatus will be adding a Zoom app (along with new apps for BlueJeans, GoToMeeting, and Webex, that were also announced today), also will rely on Facebook's"smart camera" technologies to automatically keep you in framework, just like it will for Facebook's own Messenger and WhatsApp calls.
Additionally, Facebook is creating the Portal less reliant on your personal Facebook account: instead of needing a Facebook or WhatsApp accounts to log into a Portal, the company is adding an option to use a work-focused Facebook Workplace account in"the coming weeks."
Google, on the other hand, will be relying on the strength of its own Calendar and Assistant services, which will be able to pull existing Zoom meetings directly from the calendar and allow users to begin meetings with voice commands like"Hey Googleand join my next assembly " (sadly, the simple fact that Google restricts Nest Hubs to a single account means that it will be useful for juggling work and private Zoom meetings.)
Alexa clients will also get a similar experience. Echo Show apparatus that have been synced with your calendar will have the ability to automatically start meetings without requiring users to manually input a meeting ID or password, and it'll encourage Alexa voice controls, too. Amazon's rollout will begin later this year, beginning with the Echo Show 8.
The new Zoom integration is a significant deal for Google, Amazon, and Facebook, also, given that all three of these companies have almost exclusively stuck for their own, in-house video chatting solutions (such as Google Meet and Facebook Messenger) in their smart displays.
Every one of those three solutions will execute Zoom a bit differently. Facebook's Portal apparatus will be adding a Zoom app (along with new apps for BlueJeans, GoToMeeting, and Webex, that were also announced today), also will rely on Facebook's"smart camera" technologies to automatically keep you in framework, just like it will for Facebook's own Messenger and WhatsApp calls.
Additionally, Facebook is creating the Portal less reliant on your personal Facebook account: instead of needing a Facebook or WhatsApp accounts to log into a Portal, the company is adding an option to use a work-focused Facebook Workplace account in"the coming weeks."
Google, on the other hand, will be relying on the strength of its own Calendar and Assistant services, which will be able to pull existing Zoom meetings directly from the calendar and allow users to begin meetings with voice commands like"Hey Googleand join my next assembly " (sadly, the simple fact that Google restricts Nest Hubs to a single account means that it will be useful for juggling work and private Zoom meetings.)
Alexa clients will also get a similar experience. Echo Show apparatus that have been synced with your calendar will have the ability to automatically start meetings without requiring users to manually input a meeting ID or password, and it'll encourage Alexa voice controls, too. Amazon's rollout will begin later this year, beginning with the Echo Show 8.