'Project Starline,' a 3D video communication tool that lets you feel like you're talking to people far away, will be renamed 'Google Beam' and released



This article, originally posted in Japanese on 19:05 May 21, 2025, may contains some machine-translated parts.
If you would like to suggest a corrected translation, please click here.

Google has unveiled its new 3D video communications platform ' Google Beam ' for 'Project Starline,' which it has previously described as a 'magic mirror.'

Google Beam: Updates to Project Starline from I/O 2025

https://blog.google/technology/research/project-starline-google-beam-update/

'Project Starline' was first announced in 2021. There have been many video calling tools in the past, but Project Starline's selling point was that the images were 3D instead of 2D, allowing communication as if you were meeting face-to-face.

Google announces 'Project Starline' to develop a 'magic mirror' that makes it seem like you're actually talking face-to-face even when you're far away - GIGAZINE



In 2024, it was revealed that 'Project Starline' would be teamed up with electronics manufacturer HP and released the following year (2025).

Google will collaborate with HP to release 3D conferencing tool 'Project Starline' in 2025, which allows users to talk as if the other person is in front of them, and will also integrate Zoom and Google Meet - GIGAZINE



Then in 2025, at Google I/O 2025, it was announced that Project Starline would evolve into Google Beam.

Google Beam is made up of a display and multiple cameras that convert typical 2D images into a 3D experience in real time. It can also translate conversations while preserving tone of voice and expression, allowing for seamless communication regardless of distance or language barriers.

A first look at speech translation on Google Beam - YouTube


Google's partnerships with Zoom and HP are continuing, with HP receiving its first Google Beam devices in the coming weeks, and then rolling them out to select customers in the second half of 2025.

In addition, Alex Heath of the news site The Verge actually experienced using Google Beam to talk in 3D without wearing AR glasses, and commented, 'It feels futuristic.' I'm curious to know how much richer the experience will be compared to the 3D TVs that were popular a while ago.

Google Beam hands-on exclusive: a futuristic upgrade to conference calls - YouTube


Related Posts:

in Hardware,   Video, Posted by logc_nt