The Nest Hub Max is a forged and effective speaker with a decent size video display. Ask Forbes collaborator Jay McGregor, he loves it. And now, a feature announced last month will be released in Canada, Australia and the UK.
It’s an innovation that will appeal to Google Meet users and those who like Google’s Duo mobile app, which is best suited for casual video calls.
Previously, nest Hub Max was ideal for one-to-one video calls. But in those days, we’re all so used to video calls with many more attendees, whether it’s for intense workplace meetings from remote locations or for an entertaining video dinner. Therefore, as of today, British owners of Nest Hub Max can easily participate in party consultation or brainstorming in the workplace, as the case may be.
One of the reasons nest Hub Max is so popular for video calls, even though it used to have fewer people, is that the speaker’s wide-angle camera is smart enough to adjust and stay in the middle of the frame.
This auto-framing feature means you can move around the room and be noticed (although there’s something more respectful about the state even when you’re talking to someone, you know, instead of taking a hundred steps).
Of course, being a smart speaker, Nest Hub Max responds to voice commands. Now you can say “Ok Google, make an organization call” to start working in a Duo organization. You have to create the teams in Duo beforehand, then you can set up a call with up to 32 people. It’s a great festival for the Facebook portal.
Google Meet offers something even better, so you can listen to a lot more people. You can tell your speaker, “Hello, Google, start a meeting” and your Google Meet event can begin. In this case, you can attach up to a hundred people to you.
The formula is also more sophisticated. If you want to write code to register with an assembly, you can press the option to enter an assembly code and then tap it.
Or, and it’s great, just say, “Hey, Google, sign up for my next meeting.” Do you notice the sophisticated difference between the two commands? When you hear those words, Nest Hub Max pulls your calendar from Google and automatically connects you to the next call you discover there.
Other smart speakers with video screens from LG, JBL and Lenovo will all be to perform this trick, but the Nest Hub Max hangs it first.
Google has also started implementing beta support for G Suite accounts, so that painting meetings can be held on Nest Hub Max screens.
Although many places are no longer blocked, video conferencing will last a long time.
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