Making remote meetings more convenient-Sourcenext, new brand "KAIGIO"

　Sourcenext announced on June 15 that it would develop a new brand of products for remote meetings, "KAIGIO".

KAIGIO is a brand that proposes hardware and software for meetings with the slogan "Let's change meetings". It has a lineup of software and IoT products related to remote conferences, and is also considering global conferences where multiple languages ​​are exchanged.

On June 15th, we will start accepting sales and reservations for remote conference equipment "KAIGIO MeePet", conference room camera software "Manmen KAIGIO", and remote conference archive software "Zenroku KAIGIO".

Japan's first dedicated remote conference machine using Zoom SDK "KAIGIO MeePet"

　KAIGIO MeePet is Japan's first dedicated remote conference machine using Zoom SDK. We will start accepting reservations from June 15th. The release date is August 18th. The price is 29,700 yen (tax included).

　There is no need to prepare a separate camera, microphone, speaker, etc., and you can join the meeting immediately by connecting to the internet with Wi-Fi or LAN cable and entering the meeting ID and password on the touch panel.

　There are three types of remote conference systems that are supported: Zoom, Microsoft Teams, and Webex Meetings.

　In addition, if you link your Outlook account, you can read the schedule and display the meeting schedule. An alarm function that can be set from 1 to 15 minutes is also available.

KAIGIO MeePet, a dedicated remote conference machine

　Even if Zoom, Microsoft Teams, and Webex Meetings meetings are mixed for each schedule, you can join each meeting from the common join button.

It also supports HDMI output, and output to an external monitor is also possible. It also supports headset connection using Bluetooth.

　The number of pixels of the camera installed is 5 million pixels (wide angle 110 degrees). Equipped with a virtual background engine of "XSplit VCam" that AI can recognize people and change the background without a green screen. In addition, background images can be searched from over 1 million types of photo materials, and can also be read from USB memory / HDD.

The size is 213.63 mm wide x 108.88 mm thick x 163.93 mm high. Weight is 966g. The memory capacity is ROM 16GB / RAM 2GB. The battery capacity is 5000mAh (approximate usage is about 1 hour 30 minutes to 2 hours in a Zoom meeting, and about 4 hours in the standby state of the main screen after canceling sleep mode). External connections include earphone jack (4-pole stereo mini plug), wired LAN, HDMI x 1, USB Type-A x 2, USB Type-C x 1 (for charging only).

Close-up of attendees with an existing camera--automatic image segmentation software "Manmen KAIGIO"

Manmen KAIGIO is Japan's first web camera image segmentation software. A download version and a package version will be available, and the download version will be released on August 26th, and the package version will be released on October 6th. Reservations will start from June 15th. The price is 19,800 yen including tax.

　This software uses AI-based face recognition technology to zoom in on remote meeting attendees and adjust their appearance to suit their needs.

Specifically, it is possible to automatically display a close-up of a person using a unique AI face recognition engine. In addition, it automatically switches to the optimal screen according to the number of people in the conference room and their arrangement, and automatically tracks people even if they move.

　Not only a person but also a location can be specified, and it is also possible to fix and project whiteboards and products.

　There are three types of remote conference systems that are supported: Zoom, Microsoft Teams, and Webex Meetings. Support for Skype, Google Meet, etc. is also planned.

Automatic recording of Zoom meetings--"Zenroku KAIGIO"

Zenroku KAIGIO is Japan's first software that automatically records Zoom meetings. A download version and a package version are available, and the download version will be released on June 15th. The package version will be released on July 30 (reservations start on June 15). The price is 9900 yen (tax included).

Zoom meetings are automatically recorded. Other conference systems also start recording with a single click

　The software automatically starts recording when the Zoom conference starts. Since no operation is required, there is no need to worry about forgetting to record. In addition, since the video and audio displayed on the PC monitor are recorded as they are and compressed and saved, any remote conference via a PC can be recorded.

　When participants use the recording function that comes standard with the conference system, it may be necessary to apply to the conference organizer (host), but since the software is independent, participants It is possible to record at will (screens protected by copyright etc. cannot be recorded).

If automatic recording is turned on, a screenshot of the recorded content will be automatically generated after the meeting ends

　If automatic recording is turned on, a screenshot of the recorded content will be automatically generated after the meeting ends and will be displayed during the meeting. You can check the documents immediately. It also supports manual screenshot capture. It also has a simple editing function that supports cutting and trimming videos.