Google brings its 3D video booths to military bases worldwide through a USO partnership

Google is deploying its Beam 3D video conferencing technology across 20 United Service Organizations locations globally to help service members stay in touch with their families. The rollout follows a pilot program connecting soldiers in Poland with their relatives at Fort Bliss in Texas. Under the newly announced expansion, the booths will also reach Fort Hood in Texas and Grafenwöhr, Germany. [2][1]

Marketed in collaboration with HP under the name HP Dimension with Google Beam, the hardware was previously developed under the moniker Project Starline. The setup relies on six cameras, artificial intelligence video models, head tracking, spatial audio, and specialized light displays to recreate participants as life-sized, three-dimensional holograms in real time. [2][1]

The military deployment marks another calculated step beyond corporate offices and co-working spaces for Google's holographic communication hardware. While the company partnered with veteran filmmaker Kyle Hausmann-Stokes to showcase the system's emotional impact on military families, it remains unclear when the technology might see a wider public consumer release. [2][1]