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Project Starline: Feel like you're there, together

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Re: Project Starline: Feel like you're there, together

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Post by taejavu »

suyash wrote: post #196
wpietri wrote: post #192

Earlier quoted context omitted.

The question for me is how much it matters after the novelty wears off. I count at least 5 waves of 3D technology starting in 1851 with the Brewster Stereoscope. Each time there's a surge of popularity driven by the legitimately amazing initial experience. And each time people slowly stop caring. People were incredibly excited about Avatar, and many thought it would change the movie industry. But how many people now…

Exactly, it's just a fancy FaceTime technology, I would be bored after few days. Tell me a problem that it solves.

Eye contact

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Post by chaostheory »

asenna wrote: post #159

On a related note, I wanted to share my amazing experience with a similar but lo-fi tech. My mom and dad for the past 2-3 years have mostly lived in two separate countries (due to work reasons) and I could tell they miss each other quite a bit. I got both of them an Echo Show 10" device each and set it up for them. I don't think I can explain how our lives have changed for the better, just based on this simple piece…

If you don't mind Facebook invading your house, I find their Portal TV peripheral to be good since the screen size is much larger.

https://portal.facebook.com/products/portal-tv/

There's another portal model that's as big as a small mirror.

Re: Project Starline: Feel like you're there, together

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Post by jaza »

There I was, reading the intro blurb, thinking yay, we've finally built a holodeck.

But alas, reading further down, just the same old flat screen, with slightly better spatial trickery than what we've already had for a while now.

Computer, end program.

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Post by swsieber »

wpietri wrote: post #192
abhv wrote: post #2

A good friend of mine at Google is the technical lead of this project (he has a Phd Princeton, and was a professor before joining Google). I've tried it in person and it was truly amazing. They used some very fancy tech when I saw the demo, so I'm thrilled it is finally being announced and possibly shared with a larger audience. Explanation of why it is amazing: It totally fools your perception. No glasses or goggles…

The question for me is how much it matters after the novelty wears off. I count at least 5 waves of 3D technology starting in 1851 with the Brewster Stereoscope. Each time there's a surge of popularity driven by the legitimately amazing initial experience. And each time people slowly stop caring. People were incredibly excited about Avatar, and many thought it would change the movie industry. But how many people now…

I do. Ha ha. I really loved Dr. Strange in 3D. I'm sad 3D movies aren't really a thing anymore.

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Post by mpalmer »

Pxtl wrote: post #128

This is cool as hell, but I have to say I feel like we're solving top-level problems when most consumers don't even seem to be getting solutions to the most basic pain-points. For me, the problem with video-calling isn't the image-quality. It's all the much more mundane technological problems - high latency, lag-spikes caused by bad ISPs, failed noise-cancellation for people who don't use headsets for audio, bad wifi…

For what it's worth, Google used Meet internally for years before making it publicly available.

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Post by true_religion »

ipsum2 wrote: post #81
bullfightonmars wrote: post #51

Earlier quoted context omitted.

If this was a consumer product I would buy two of these today, one for myself, and one for my parents. It is more compelling that any product I have seen for a long time.

How much would you pay? I expect the lower end to be around $20,000 from hardware alone, plus at least gigabit down/up connectivity.

Max I'd pay would be $6,000 because I'd need to buy two: one for me, and one for my parents. If it were $3000, I'd have already bought it.

$20,000 is a bit out of the reach of most people, and reserves this for business use or desperate need.

I could see a bunch of execs getting this installed in their home offices as a company perk, and then using it for personal reasons too.

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Post by datameta »

datameta wrote: post #155
ithkuil wrote: post #89

Earlier quoted context omitted.

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=23316225 > the 8K is their Input Resolution. > That resolution is then divided into the 45 viewing directions:

Is existing Looking Glass Factory tech the same though? Not so sure about that. Those displays are typically monitor-sized at the largest and not really aimed at displaying a live feed of a person. This looks to be a more seamless experience on a larger screen.

Downvoted, with no response, for posing an open question. Shame on you, honestly.
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