Acer’s all-in-one Chromebase is designed for Video-Conferencing

Acer's all-in-one Chromebase is designed for Video-Conferencing 

Acer is bringing out an all-in-one Chrome OS system purely dedicated to video conferencing, the latest addition to Google's larger Chrome for Work initiative designed to push the operating system into the enterprise space.

The Chromebase for meetings is equipped with a 24-inch display along with speakers, microphones and also a camera, software and service in a single Chrome-OS based system. The system is based on a touchscreen in the 24-inch display that includes the necessary hardware, software and services backed with technical support from Acer.It's specifically designed intended for businesses that want to bring video conferencing capabilities to smaller meeting rooms according to Acer.

The Chromebase for meetings can support up to 25 people in a Google Hangout across multiple devices, from notebooks and tablets to smartphones. Senior product manager for Chrome for work at Google wrote in a post describing about the device can now collaborate and meet over video conferencing from a dedicated device at home or even at your work etc.

"Chromebase for meetings gets technology out of the way; just plug it in, connect it to your network and you're up and running securely." Google's blog post read. Google about a couple of years ago introduced Chromebox for meetings specifically designed for video and audio collaboration that has to be connected to a display. Many vendors, including Acer and Hewlett-Packard, rolled out Chromebox for meetings offerings etc. With Chromebase for meetings, Acer and Google are eliminating the need to connect to a display while putting everything into a single package.

The 24-inch display on the all-in-one system includes Full HD display capabilities. Participants can join the meeting through a link.The system running on Chrome OSwill automatically update every six weeks, and the data stored on the device or in the cloud is encrypted and protected. Every time the operating system boots up, Verified Boot checks ensures the integrity and validity of systems files according to Acer.

Chromebase for meetings is available starting at $799 and also can integrate with other video conferencing systems and existing phone systems.