Barco has released the ClickShare Bar, a video bar that enables wireless conferencing in small to medium-sized meeting rooms.

With high-quality audio and video capabilities smartly integrated into one powerful device, the ClickShare Bar brings ease of installation, a reduced total cost of ownership and unparalleled flexibility.

“The world of work has drastically changed in the last five years, inducing companies to transform their workplace. To meet the requirements for hybrid work of their workforce, organizations are re-envisioning their business culture, physical workspace and technology investments,” Barco meeting experience executive vice president Stijn Henderickx.

“In that context, solutions to video-enable meeting rooms in a quick, efficient and flexible way are a must for companies and their IT managers.”

With audio functionalities like noise suppression and acoustic echo cancellation, the ClickShare
Bar ensures only the essential audio input is captured, while video capabilities like speaker framing, group framing and composition view guarantee all participants are shown optimally. These functionalities help meet equity, which is a crucial element in successful hybrid collaboration.

The bar also includes functionalities like advanced AI speaker framing, interactivity features (touchback, annotation and blackboarding) as well as a wired room dock for 4K content sharing and alternative connectivity, while its dual-screen configurations allow people and content to be shown side by side on two displays.