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Project Starline takes a cosmic leap forward as Google Beam

Google's AI-first 3D video communication platform.

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It’s Google I/O time, which means time for product announcements! I was happy to see Starline make the cut within the first ten minutes.

Or should I say, Google Beam? ✨

Instead of a flat webcam view, Beam uses AI with a special curved “light-field” screen and multiple cameras to recreate each person as a life-sized, 3D image. The effect is like talking through a clear window: your remote friend or colleague looks as if they’re really sitting right across from you, not just appearing flat on a screen.

Behind the scenes, an array of six cameras captures you from different angles. And with AI, we can merge these video streams together and render you on a 3D light field display with near-perfect headtracking down to the millimeter and at 60 frames per second, all in real time.

If you would like to know more, here’s the official Blog posts from today’s announcements.

Google Beam: Be there from anywhere with our breakthrough communication technology.
Discover Google Beam and experience the future of communication. Our breakthrough technology is proven to boost memory recall, improve visual attentiveness, and enhance body language. Feel like you’re there, together.
Google Beam: Our AI-first 3D video communication platform
Project Starline is becoming Google Beam, a platform that uses AI to turn 2D video streams into realistic, immersive video calls.
Google I/O 2025: From research to reality
At our annual developer conference, we announced how we’re making AI even more helpful with Gemini.

Roundup

when you're using Beam the best part of it is that you don't have to wear anything it's not like AR glasses or VR headsets it's just a giant TV with a bunch of custom cameras and sensors that Google has developed and the end experience is that you're looking at a 3D hologram of someone. — The Verge
Google’s 3D video calling tech is finally going to ship this year
Google Beam makes it feel like someone is in the room with you.
Project Starline is now Google Beam.
Google’s futuristic conference-calling experiment has been threatening to become commercially available for a while, and Sundar Pichai just said it’s coming this year through devices from HP. And to be fair, “Google Beam” is a less fun but much more Google-y name than Starline. [Image: https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/05/Image-1600x1063-1.webp?quality=90&strip=all]
The 15 biggest announcements at Google I/O 2025
Catch up on what you missed.
Google CEO Announces Google Beam 3-D Video Conferencing
Google Beam is a “new AI-first video communications platform,” Google CEO Sundar Pichai announced at the Google I/O developers conference Tuesday. Pichai said the product transforms 2-D video into realistic 3-D renderings. Google Beam has six cameras that captures users from different angles. Using
Google I/O 2025: Beam announced, aims to make 3D video conferencing a reality
At Google I/O 2025, the company officially announced Beam, a new 3D video conferencing system that aims to make virtual conversations feel much more like real-life meetings.
Google’s 3D teleconferencing platform, now called Beam, will ship later in 2025 | TechCrunch
Google is rebranding Project Starline, its corporate-focused teleconferencing platform that uses 3D imaging, and recommitting to shipping it this year.
Project Starline becomes Google Beam, debuts real-time translation
Google’s barrier-breaking Project Starline is stepping aside to make way for Google’s next phase – Google Beam. The new 3D…
Google Beam aims to make video calls less boring and more natural
Giving users the sense that they’re together in person.
Beam me up: Google’s Project Starline gets a new name and launch window
Google has announced that its changing the name of Project Starline to Google Beam. The project also now has a launch window.
Goodbye Project Starline, hello Google Beam 3D video conferencing
The experimental Project Starline has gone from goals to (corporate) reality.
Google Beam Promises Futuristic AI-Powered 3D Video Chats
Google Beam uses an AI model that turns video calls into a lifelike 3D experience. It could be the next best thing to being there.
Goodbye Project Starline, hello Google Beam 3D video conferencing
The experimental Project Starline has gone from goals to (corporate) reality.
Google Meet is now able to translate video calls — what you need to know
Video calls with those who don’t speak the other language are about to get a lot easier
Google Beam is poised to bring 3D video conferencing mainstream
Google rebrands Project Starline, adds more AI smarts, and plans to deliver the next-gen collaboration platform to select customers later this year.