Google’s 3D booths connect military families
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Google’s 3D booths connect military families

B1IntermediateNovember 2, 202613 min
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20 Google Beam units are heading to USO locations around the world so deployed troops can see their loved ones in life-sized form before the holidays. Plus, drones are the new fireworks. 17x Guinness World Record holder Sky Elements tells us how it’s done. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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For almost five decades now, science has promised us full-size holograms, a way to bring people together across unimaginable distances. And now, that future is starting to arrive. I'm Kim Kommando for NetSuite.

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I use NetSuite in my own business, and AI is changing the game. Get NetSuite's free guide at netsuite.com slash Kim. This is not science fiction anymore. Google unveiled what it calls Beam.

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You sit down in front of a screen. A loved one appears from hundreds, maybe even thousands of miles away. A husband, a wife, children, family, all life-size in 3D. It seems that they're right across the table.

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