Google brings Meet video calls to its augmented reality glasses

Date:
Thu, 15 Jul 2021 10:35:35 +0000

Description:
Google Meet on Glass beta is now available to anyone with the right augmented reality kit.

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Google has announced it is opening up video conferencing service Meet to all users of its Glass augmented reality (AR) goggles.

Meet on Glass is designed to allow technicians and other types of frontline worker to livestream their first-person perspective on a video call, in the same way as someone might share their desktop. At the same time, headset
users are able to see and converse with other co-workers on the call.

In a blog post , Google explained that all users of Glass Enterprise Edition
2 will now be able to access the beta version of Meet on Glass, which
launched for a select few testers in October 2020. Here's our list of the
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calls out there Google Meet running on Glass Enterprise Edition 2 (Image credit: Google) Meet on Google Glass

According to Google, the move to bring video conferencing to Glass is part of an ongoing commitment to creating new and immersive ways for employees to collaborate - and not just from an office environment.

Meet on Glass is one of the ways were bringing powerful new video
conferencing experiences to customers around the world, regardless of the devices theyre using to connect and collaborate with their teams, wrote Dave Citron, Director, Google Workspace .

When combined with our Google Meet hardware and peripherals, the
possibilities for real-time connection and problem solving are even greater.

Currently, Glass is pitched at enterprise only, particularly frontline
workers operating out of factories, data centers and the like. For instance,
a technician performing maintenance work could dial into a Google Meet
session to discuss the best course of action with a colleague, with both parties able to examine the equipment in real-time.

Seeing is believing. For many service technicians, trainers and other frontline workers, the ability to share a real-time view of what they can see with their virtual clients or teams can make all the difference, Citron
added.

However, it doesnt require a huge leap to imagine video conferencing on consumer grade augmented reality glasses in future. At the moment, the main barrier to entry is price.

The current generation of Google Glass headsets cost $999 per unit, while Microsoft HoloLens 2 comes in at an eye-watering $3,500, with a much greater range of features. But as the technology improves and manufacturers find ways to cut costs, perhaps it wont be long before were using AR glasses to video call friends and family too. Check out our list of the best business VR headsets around



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