ITOKI CORPORATION (Headquarters: Chuo-ku, Tokyo, President: Koji Minato) will release the "sound sofa (sound sofa) single-sided type" for small groups of people equipped with directional speakers that allow web conferencing without worrying about sound even in open spaces from October 1, 2024 (Tuesday).

With the spread of hybrid work, web conferencing has taken hold, but the shortage of meeting rooms is remarkable, and securing an appropriate space has become an issue. Especially in open spaces, an increasing number of companies are facing problems related to sound, such as sound leakage and noise contamination. Developed to solve this problem, the meeting table "sound parasol (Sound Parasol)" released in September 2022 and the box-shaped sofa "Sound Sofa (sound sofa)" released in November 2023 have been well received by many customers.
And this time, we have added a new "sound sofa (sound sofa) single-sided type" to the lineup, which is more compact and suitable for use by a small number of people. While maintaining the optimal control of web conferencing sound with directional speakers, it is possible to combine web conferencing in an office layout and the number of people in a size suitable for small group use, improving the web conferencing environment in open spaces to be more comfortable and productive.

- Directional speakers and directional microphones with optimal sound control function for clear sound quality during web conferences

Equipped with a directional speaker on the rear panel. The sound coming from the speaker is controlled to an optimal range, so people sitting down can hear the sound of the web conference clearly while minimizing sound leakage to the surroundings. In addition, the microphone camera installed at the top of the 32-inch large screen display limits the sound collection range with the face focus beamforming function, so only the voices of the people sitting down are picked up by the camera, making it easy to hear the voices of the people sitting down and realizing a web conference with clear sound quality. All equipment, including the camera, microphone, speaker, and monitor, is standard specification, so you can use it just by connecting your own PC.

-Flexible layout design that can be linked with conventional specifications

The leg shape, panel thickness, etc. are designed to be combined with the conventional sound sofa allowing for flexible combinations according to the office layout and number of users.

・Variations to choose from

In addition to the existing open and semi-closed options, there are now two lineups available, left and right, for a total of four options to choose from to suit the installation location.

By combining the "sound parasol" and "sound sofa" as part of the "sound furniture series," you can create a variety of open meeting spaces that take sound into consideration.

"sound parasol Parasol"
https://www.itoki.jp/company/news/2022/2209_soundparasol/

"sound sofa sofa"
https://www.itoki.jp/company/news/2023/2309_soundsofa/