Logitech has introduced the Logi Dock Flex, its newest all-in-one USB-C docking station designed to alleviate among the frustrations of hot desking and hybrid working. The Logi Dock Flex kinda resembles an Amazon Echo Show sensible show, that includes an 8-inch touchscreen that permits customers to order rooms and monitor desk availability through Zoom Workspace, Microsoft Teams, or Logitech’s new desk reserving software program.
A built-in show is a wierd addition to a docking station, however Logitech has nonetheless managed to cram the Logi Dock Flex with loads of ports to assist an ordinary workplace setup. There are two USB-C ports and a single USB-A port positioned under the display screen on the entrance of the Logi Dock Flex. On the rear, you’ll discover two extra USB-A ports, a USB-C port, a gigabit ethernet port, and a Kensington lock slot.
It can assist two 4K displays through one HDMI and one DisplayPort connection and provides any laptop computer it’s hooked as much as with 100W of cost through its devoted USB-C connection. Employees may use the Logi Dock Flex display screen to hitch conferences and show their calendars, pictures, and away messages.
The Logi Dock Flex is the successor to the unique Logi Dock, which is an cute cube-shaped docking station with a built-in speakerphone. “We took a multidimensional approach to building Logi Dock Flex that not only solves desk booking and management issues but promotes social collaboration and gives IT and workplace managers data on how the tech and space are being used,” mentioned Scott Wharton, normal supervisor of Logitech B2B.
At $699, the Logi Dock Flex isn’t precisely low cost. If you don’t want the built-in show, then there are many extra reasonably priced docking stations, and lots of — like CalDigit’s TS4 — additionally present Thunderbolt assist, which the Logi Dock Flex seems to lack fully. It does embrace a free model of Logitech’s desk reserving software program, however that may be run independently through the Logi Tune cellular and desktop apps. A paid model of the desk reserving software program is additionally accessible for an annual subscription of $49 per desk, which gives extra options like analytics, superior person administration, and workplace maps.
The Logi Dock Flex will probably be accessible on an undisclosed date in “fall 2023.” The Logitech desk reserving software program is accessible now, and premium options included inside the priced providing will run as a free beta till July 1st, 2024.
