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Zawya
2 days ago
- Business
- Zawya
HP Dimension with Google Beam takes virtual collaboration to the next level at InfoComm 2025
News Highlights: HP Dimension with Google Beam is a first-of-its-kind, 3D video communication solution designed to bring true-to-life virtual collaboration to the enterprise The new HP Poly Studio A2 Audio Bridge and Table Microphone solutions are purpose-built to deliver enhanced audio for rooms of every size, including environments with HP Dimension with Google Beam HP Poly will be showcasing its suite of next-generation audio and video unified communications solutions designed for the future of work at InfoComm 2025 Dubia, UAE — Today at InfoComm 2025, HP Inc. (NYSE: HPQ) unveiled HP Dimension with Google Beam (formerly Project Starline), an AI-powered, true-to-life 3D video communications solution designed to take virtual collaboration to the next level. HP Dimension with Google Beam delivers a deeply immersive experience that replicates the feeling of being in-person, with no headsets, glasses, or wearables required. Developed in partnership with Google, HP Dimension with Google Beam is designed to transform the future of workplace communications by combining breakthrough 3D imaging, natural eye contact, spatial audio, and adaptive lighting into an elegant solution for small meeting spaces. Taking Virtual Collaboration to the Next Dimension As organizations with distributed workforces embrace the new world of work, a critical gap has emerged between virtual and in-person communication. While video conferencing tools have enabled teams to stay in touch across time zones, they often fall short in replicating the in-person experience. Today, 73% of knowledge workers say they want to feel more connected to their coworkers. HP Dimension with Google Beam is designed to establish deeper, more meaningful connections. It uses six cameras and state of the art AI to create a true-to-life 3D video of each participant, displayed on a special light field display with realistic size, depth, color, and eye contact. Testing, has shown a measurable impact compared to traditional video calls, with participants who used the solution for meetings reporting: A 28% increase in memory recall Up to 39% more non-verbal behaviors displayed At least 14% increase in focus on the meeting partner These findings translate to faster alignment, more meaningful exchanges, and better business outcomes based on the authenticity of each interaction. HP Dimension with Google Beam brings depth, clarity, empathy, and subtlety to virtual meetings to help redefine collaboration and bring people together, no matter how far apart they are. HP Dimension with Google Beam will provide a native Zoom Rooms or Google Meet experience and support three functions: 3D immersive one-on-one communications, 2D traditional group meetings, and meeting interoperability with cloud-based video services such as Teams and Webex. HP Dimension with Google Beam is Designed for the Future of Work HP Dimension with Google Beam represents the culmination of HP's ongoing investment in innovation to create a culture with more immersive and authentic collaboration experiences designed for the Future of Work. HP and Google are taking this technology into the enterprise, to deliver deeper, more authentic human connection and communication. "We believe that meaningful collaboration thrives on authentic human connections, which is why we partnered with Google to bring HP Dimension with Google Beam out of the lab and into the enterprise,' said Helen Sheirbon, SVP and President of Hybrid Systems, HP Inc. 'HP Dimension with Google Beam bridges the gap between the virtual and physical worlds to create lifelike virtual communication experiences that brings us closer together." 'HP Dimension with Google Beam needs to be seen to be believed – making it feel as though you are in the same room, even when you are miles apart,' said Andrew Nartker, General Manager of Google Beam, Google. 'We are excited to bring distributed teams together in a way that feels just like meeting in person, and HP is a perfect partner for this.' HP Poly Studio A2 Audio Solutions: Precision Audio for Modern Collaboration HP Poly Studio A2 Audio Solutions are purpose-built to deliver next-generation audio and more immersive meeting experiences with simplified deployment. Designed for seamless integration with the latest generation Poly Studio video solutions, the HP Poly Studio A2 system enables plug-and-play scalability in rooms of all sizes, and delivers clear, rich audio pickup so even participants that are farthest away in large meeting spaces are always heard clearly. The HP Poly Studio A2 Table Microphone features crystal-clear audio pickup, daisy-chain scalability for up to eight microphones, and clean cable management within a discreet, magnetic mount. The system offers premium performance at a fraction of the cost of traditional pro-AV installations. The microphones connect to the HP Poly Studio A2 Audio Bridge, which enables simple scalability[vii] and high-fidelity audio for up to 32 synchronized input channels (up to 8 table microphones total, each one with four microphones). Seamlessly connect to any next-gen Poly Studio video system over a single Ethernet cable, which unlocks the full power of advanced audio intelligence with NoiseBlockAI technology for enhanced communication. HP Poly will be showcasing its comprehensive suite of audio and video collaboration solutions designed for the future of work during InfoComm 2025 at the HP Poly booth #3742. About HP HP Inc. (NYSE: HPQ) is a global technology leader and creator of solutions that enable people to bring their ideas to life and connect to the things that matter most. Operating in more than 170 countries, HP delivers a wide range of innovative and sustainable devices, services and subscriptions for personal computing, printing, 3D printing, hybrid work, gaming, and more.
The Verge
20-05-2025
- Business
- The Verge
Google found a way to make virtual meetings suck less
Since it was first demoed in 2021, Project Starline has felt like the kind of thing only a company like Google would bother trying to build: a fancy 3D video booth with no near-term commercial prospects that promises to make remote meetings feel like real life. Now, Starline is nearly ready for primetime. It's being rebranded to Google Beam and coming to a handful of offices later this year. Google has managed to shrink the technology into something it says will be priced comparably to existing videoconference systems. The real bet is that other companies will want to make their own hardware for Beam calls. 'The devices aren't really the point,' says Andrew Nartker, the project's general manager. 'The point is that we can beam things anywhere we need to with the infrastructure that we built.' Beam uses a light field display and six cameras to render a volumetric, real-time 3D version of the person on the other end of a videocall. There's no headset, no weird glasses. Just a chunky display, a Chrome OS-powered compute puck the size of a DVD player, and a bespoke AI model working with Google Cloud in the background to stitch it all together. Google has created a reference design for manufacturers, starting with HP, to make into their own hardware. I used Beam during a demo at Google's campus the day before its annual I/O conference, where AI is once again taking center stage. Beam wasn't something originally designed for the modern AI boom, but its trajectory has been impacted by it. I was shown the earliest prototype that filled a small room and relied fully on local computing. Over the last couple of years, Google moved the vast majority of that horsepower to the cloud via a custom AI video model, which paved the way for the simpler, cheaper hardware design that HP is now using. The pricing and availability details for HP's Google Beam device are coming next month. Google says that Salesforce, Deloitte, Duolingo, and a handful of other companies have committed to installing units in their offices. Its video model takes a couple of milliseconds to process all the data — one stereo video stream for each eye, captured by six standard-color cameras — over typical office internet. T-Mobile even tested it over LTE once. (I noticed some lag a couple of times during my demo at Google's headquarters.) While developing Beam, Google observed that people feel a real 'fatigue' from regular, 2D virtual meetings. 'We've done rigorous studies that show people feel a stronger sense of attentiveness' after using Beam, says Jason Lawrence, its head of engineering and research. 'They remember more of their conversations. They tend to be more animated. We see more nonverbal behaviors.' Those subtle cues may feel insignificant, but they add up when you experience Beam for more than a couple of minutes. I found myself wanting to physically lean into conversations. Being able to make eye contact with the other person gave a feeling of presence that you can't get through a traditional webcam. Calls on the latest AI model paired with the commercial, HP-made hardware for Beam are noticeably richer. Colors pop more, and the spatial audio sounds dramatically better than Google's in-house prototypes. With the hardware in a better place, Google is now focused on making Beam a real alternative to Zoom or Meet. I was shown a new screen-mirroring feature that placed a browser window to the side of whoever I was looking at, and another call demonstrated live translation from Spanish to English. Beam is limited to one-on-one calls for now, though group calling is coming, along with the ability to display regular, 2D video calls. Nartker says the long-term vision is to bring Beam into homes and not just offices. 'We're going to build a bunch of devices,' he says. For now, though, Beam is another Google moonshot taking its first step into reality — one that might make remote meetings marginally less painful.
