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Google previews Project Starline, a next-gen 3D video chat booth

The Verge

Google is working on a next-gen video chat booth that makes the person you’re chatting with appear in front of you in 3D. The system is called “ Project Starline ,” and it’s basically a really, really fancy video chat setup. In a demo video, people using the tech describe seeing people like they were in the same room together.

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Beyond Zoom fatigue: next generation 3D and holographic calls

Trends in the Living Networks

I was recently interviewed on the Sunrise breakfast TV program on the next phase of video calling, which will shift to far more immersive technologies. The segment focuses on Google’s Project Starline , which enables 3D calls by performing real-time 3D scans of people and projecting them as 3D models in a dedicated remote booth.

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3D-printed shoe startup steps into $3M to help reduce carbon footprints, localize manufacturing

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Hilos Photo) Portland-based 3D-printed footwear startup Hilos has landed $3 million to boost its efforts in reducing the carbon footprint linked to shoe production. The company developed an internal method of manufacturing modular footwear parts using 3D printers and thermoplastic polyurethane powder.

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Here’s how Google’s experimental 3D telepresence booth works

The Verge

Project Starline is essentially a 3D video chat booth that aims to replace a one-on-one 2D video conference call with an experience that feels like you’re actually sitting in front of a real human being. The display unit and its various tracking hardware. Image: Google. Audio is captured at 44.1

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Anker’s first 3D printer might be the one you’ve been waiting for

The Verge

3D printing can be a time-consuming and expensive hobby — even if you try to do it on the cheap. But what if a truly consumer-ready 3D printer changed that? For me personally, speed isn’t my biggest frustration with 3D printing. It feels like I’ve adjusted, replaced, or upgraded half the parts on my Ender 3 Pro. Image: Anker.

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Samsung imagines how its first AR glasses might look in these leaked concept videos

The Verge

The second video shows off the very similar “Samsung AR Glasses” concept, though this time it’s letting the user “see” 3D digital objects appear in the real world, a visual that should be instantly familiar to you if you’ve ever seen any of Microsoft’s HoloLens marketing.

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Facebook’s Oculus Quest 2 leaks in full via official promo videos

The Verge

The Oculus Quest 2 VR headset has leaked in full via a pair of promotional videos uploaded to a marketing hub run by parent company Facebook, The videos outline the specs of the standalone headset, which is a successor to 2019’s Oculus Quest. Image: Facebook Blueprint. Image: Facebook Blueprint. Image: Facebook Blueprint.

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