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Logitech Introduces BYOM Device Swytch

Logitech Swytch, a compact, one-cable laptop link, enables a user to run meetings with their laptop with any videoconferencing platform.

August 4, 2020 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

Logitech Swytch

So you have a Zoom Room or Microsoft Teams Room in the office, but an external call was scheduled on another platform. That can cause headaches for end users and IT departments everywhere.

That’s especially true these days when videoconferencing is the preferred method of communication, but there are several vendors out there aside from Zoom and Teams.

That’s why Logitech on Tuesday introduced Logitech Swytch, a compact, one-cable laptop link that enables a user to run meetings with their laptop with any videoconferencing platform, webinar or streaming software.

Plugging in the Swytch USB connector to a laptop provides high-quality native support of nearly any external video meeting service regardless of what the conference room standard is.

This eases the burden on IT and AV experts when someone wants to use a conference room to join a call, but the call platform isn’t supported in the conference room.

Videoconferneicng providers have tried to solve this problem by making some services interoperable with others, but that could leave out some other major players.

Will all of the video vendors give up and all use Zoom or Microsoft Teams? Of course not.

The compact laptop link Swytch is especially important if organizations are transitioning to modern platforms like Zoom or Teams from legacy services like Webex. After the meeting, users only need to unplug switch from their laptop, and the room is ready for the next user.

Other features of Swytch include:

  • Bring-your-own-meeting (BYOM) capabilities for Teams Rooms or Zoom Rooms that allow a user to connect a laptop to the room’s display, camera and audio devices for meetings hosted on other services.
  • One cable, connection consolidates HDMI and USB into one cable, offering up to 4K resolutions.
  • Universal compatibility allows the Swytch to work with laptops using USB 3.0 or higher with Type A or Type C and DisplayLink drivers, including Windows 10 laptop, MacBook or Chromebook.
  • Swytch provides up to 60W of power for laptops that charge via USB-C.
  • Swytch is compatible with Logitech Sync, which makes it easy for IT to monitor and manage Swytch together with other meeting room devices like Logitech’s MeetUp, Rally and Tap.
  • A magnetic mount keeps the tabletop clean and organized.

Logitech Swytch is $999 and will be available later this month.

Tagged With: Logitech, Swytch

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