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“The ultimate goal of Google Beam — and it’s manifested on HP Dimension — is to feel like you’re there,” Andrew Nartker, general manager of Google Beam, said during the briefing. “You feel just like you’re there at the table working together … It’s all meant to bring us together and ultimately feel like we’re completely physically present.”
OK but why? There are not a lot scenarios where I would need or even want to spawn a hologram of a single coworker. Looks a little gimmicky to me.
Nobody needs a $25k display for a conference call. A normal phone will be good enough. Most of the time video is not even needed.
That 3D display would be cool for CAD or 3D modelling if the resolution is high enough though.