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Google Cloud upgrades Hangouts Meet hardware

..... The touchscreen controller and Asus Chromebox from the original bundle still come as standard with the new options. In a blog post, TJ Varghese and Katie Roberts-Hoffman, product managers of G Suite, said: "We’re working closely with customers and industry experts to shape the role of technology in meetings, and we want to make it easy for teams to work together face-to-face, anytime, anywhere. "A big part of getting this right is working closely with IT, AV and facilities leaders to understand how we can solve some of their challenges......

Google made a $5000 whiteboard — and it's weirdly fun

..... This could mean the entire Jamboard switching over to a professional app, like Trello, or it could mean new tools and widgets inside the existing Jamboard experience. “We’ve been hearing of partners who are interested to integrate with the Jamboard app itself, so being part of delivering a component to what would be brainstorming,” says TJ Varghese, who led creation of the Jamboard. The Jamboard’s simplicity is also what sets it apart from Microsoft’s direct challenger: the Surface Hub — its own giant, collaborative display. .....