Google’s Project Starline makes two-way communication immersive and realistic
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- Anonymous
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- 20 May 2021
It's google we are talking about here. It would be abandoned in 3...2...1 , just about tomorrow.
They haven't had a product that lasted and became common for more than a decade now. Time to call it quits and fill for foreclosure, Google. Give room to new competitors, ones that may *actually* create new products, instead of new forms of abandonware.
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- Anonymous
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- 20 May 2021
OnlyFettuccinedotCom, 19 May 2021Or... Hear me out, it can also be used for people that cann... moreconsumers are just the testbeds ... and taken advantages because consumers are paying without ever knowing the true brutal purpose that has been clouded by sweet polite marketing talks
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- Anonymous
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- 20 May 2021
https://youtu.be/ajMikyYrf0w
that is the purpose ... and more beyond ...
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- OnlyFettuccinedotCom
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- 19 May 2021
Anonymous, 19 May 2021So Google is working hard to isolate people from each other... moreOr... Hear me out, it can also be used for people that cannot go out due to illnesses or limited mobility, education and other areas where accessibility is needed.
Technology can be good if used for good reasons, after all it is a human construct.
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- Anonymous
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- 19 May 2021
So Google is working hard to isolate people from each other even more...soon we won't require any physical contact with anyone...
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- IpsDisplay
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- 19 May 2021
Yuri84, 19 May 2021Interviews and online teaching may be possible using off-th... moreLet be real, we always think stuff like these will be mostly used for the most best uplifting and producing scenarios
Like the internet was supposed to be super useful and make everyone super smart
Reality: twitter arguments, memes, piracy, attention span destroyer
Reality for starline: adult content, only fans...
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- Yuri84
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- 19 May 2021
ae86, 19 May 2021Thats will be awkward as fvvk for friends etc so I doubt ma... moreInterviews and online teaching may be possible using off-the-shelf hardware (in other words, if it works on any hardware). Article said Google is using proprietary hardware and software. Most likely it is currently in an office-to-office mode only, project isn't ready for public rollout. And when it is, it will require buying that sophisticated hardware for 3D imaging and stuff.
In other words: not your everyday PC, not your average webcam call. Very expensive tech for select enterprise partners.
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- ae86
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- 19 May 2021
Thats will be awkward as fvvk for friends etc so I doubt many will use this.
I can see many companies using this for stuffs like interviews etc tho. And many online teachings.
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- Tonalz
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- 19 May 2021
Sounds great but the cost of sitting statically in one place throughout the VoIP call is exhausting. Make it hang on my neck or sit on my shoulder.
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- Julian M
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- 19 May 2021
Sounds like another solution for 1st world problems. Don't get me wrong, technologically it's very impressive, but that's about it.
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- Aman Garg
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- 19 May 2021
For those asking what's the difference, it uses multiple camera and lighting to create 3D view. Google take some techniques from their AR to create this immersive calls. When we do calls on Skype or zoom it feel flat but after this it won't.
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- 19 May 2021
May be stereo cameras and a simplified 3D glass will be a cheaper and more efficient solution. Rest, we can meet in person.
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- Anonymous
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- 19 May 2021
From a technological standpoint, this seems cool. But as an effort to solve the problem of someone not being present, as Google claims, it seems like it would almost be more frustrating that current video calls. If it really felt like the other person was there, but then you couldn't actually reach out and touch them, that could be incredibly frustrating. If someone isn't present, it may be more satisfying and less weird to have the video technology make the fact that the person is far away obvious. Otherwise it's like an extreme tease: "I'm here. No I'm not." Like a ghost visiting you from beyond the grave.
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- Anonymous
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- 19 May 2021
Great job Google
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- Anonymous
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- 19 May 2021
Future is here
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- Anonymous
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- 19 May 2021
This is looking creepy
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- talha5007
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- 19 May 2021
Anonymous, 19 May 2021Sounds like Zoom. Really, what's the difference? I hop... moreyou didnt noticed, its not a video display... its 3D holographic kind of output with depth of field... not on screen... check video again.
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- erodhika94
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- 19 May 2021
The advance version of what the Drew Barrymore Show did with, right? The technology to make the guest looks like they're on the stage but it's actually no.