A collaboration between Yamaha Unified Communications and Huddly will result in a streamlined AI video and audio solution for unrestricted, intelligent collaboration experiences in the North American market.

In partnership with Huddly, the new Yamaha ESB-1080 Enterprise Sound Bar will bundle with the Huddly AI wide-angle USB camera to create the Yamaha Collaboration Kit. Both products combined offer high-quality video collaboration suitable for medium sized conference spaces for remote collaboration and presentation.

The kit’s camera provides 150-degree wide-angle 1080p video, an embedded microphone array, automated AI features, and the Huddly InSights analytics API. The camera can, using Genius Framing, automatically detect and frame participants in its view, eliminating the need to manually control the camera.

The system connects easily to laptops and monitors. It is being exhibited at InfoComm in Orlando this week.

Yamaha Unified Communications vice president of sales and marketing Michael Fitch says: “Meeting participants demand two things no matter where they’re meeting: a seamless, intuitive experience and superior audio and video quality. As we continue to expand Yamaha’s wide breadth of superior UC solutions, these requirements are at the core of our design.”

Huddly chief executive Jonas Rinde acknowledges Yamaha’s worldwide reputation for high-quality products, pointing out that its unified communications portfolio is no exception.

“Our partnership is a terrific opportunity for end customers to experience their industry-leading audio, now combined with the high-quality, wide-angle, AI-powered video for which Huddly is known.”