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How to use Nvidia Eye Contact and how well does it work?

Nvidia Eye Contact is a powerful tool for connecting with others. But how well does it work?

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Maintaining eye contact is essential to convey the idea that you are engaged with those meeting you on the other side of the camera. Eye Contact, part of Nvidia’s Broadcast application, uses artificial intelligence to maintain your gaze even if you glance in a different direction by processing and adjusting the image from your camera in real-time using your GPU to do the heavy lifting and feeding the optimized result to your video chat of choice. In this guide, we’ll show you how to use Nvidia Eye Contact and answer the question – how well does it work?

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How to use FaceTime on your Windows PC

Apple's video conferencing service is accessible on third-party devices, too!

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Many users buy iPhones simply because they need iMessage and FaceTime to reach their loved ones. Despite these services being a major selling point for the iPhone in certain countries, Apple has allowed Windows and Android users to use FaceTime since 2021. Although there are some limitations, you technically can use FaceTime on Windows, and we will be explaining the process in this guide.

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Camo Studio PC client comes to Microsoft Store to turn your phone into a webcam

Camo Studio can turn your phone into a webcam, and it's now available in the Microsoft Store. It supports all the major platforms.

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Android 14 will turn your Android phone into a webcam, and Apple already has a similar solution called Continuity Camera. Equally good is Camo Studio, a third-party app that can turn both Android and iPhone into a webcam. And if this is what you think you need on your Windows PC, Camo Studio is now available in the Microsoft Store.

Best video chat services in 2023
Best video chat services in 2023

Video chat services make it very easy to interact and be in touch with your peers. These services do it the best and are worth considering in 2023.

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Video chat apps have become quite important in our daily lives. From having meaningful conversations with our loved ones and sharing ideas with colleagues to having virtual parties and movie dates, these apps have evolved to offer many different features that help enhance the communication experience. However, since there are many different options to choose from, choosing the ideal video chat app for your smartphone or laptop can be a bit overwhelming. To make things easy for you, we've compiled a list of the top video chat apps around, ensuring to highlight the ideal ones for business and personal communication.

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Amazon adds one-command group calls to let 'Alexa, call the family' this holiday

Amazon has enabled group video and audio calling via a single command to its Amazon Echo, Alexa-powered smart speaker range.

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Amazon has announced it is bringing a new feature to Alexa, just in time for this strangest of Christmases. The company has confirmed that its Group Calling feature, first trailed in September, is rolling out. It allows you to create a group (for example) ‘the family’ and start a group call in either audio or video, with a single command (ie ‘Alexa, call the family’).

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Telegram v7.0.0 beta adds video calls and prepares to support Bubble notifications in Android 11

The latest beta release for Telegram (v7.0.0) brings support for video calls and prepares to add support for Android 11's Bubbles API.

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Telegram is undoubtedly one of the most feature-rich messengers out there, but it lacks one crucial feature that's available on most alternatives — video calling. The lack of video calling and group video calling support means that Telegram users have to rely on other messengers like WhatsApp and Google Duo to use these features, but that is bound to change soon. Earlier this year, Telegram announced that it will finally add video calling support to the messenger this year. As promised, Telegram is now rolling out version 7.0.0 on the beta channel and it brings video calling support, among other things.

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Google Duo 87 lets you contact others via email address and adds family mode and new filters

The latest update for Google Duo (v87 RC14) brings the ability to reach contacts with email, adds the new family mode, and new filters.

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Earlier this month, we learned that Google was preparing to add a few new features to its popular video calling app Duo. These included the ability to reach contacts using their email address, support for group calls on the web, shareable invites, and a new Family mode. The company has now started rolling out the latest update for Google Duo on the Play Store and it brings some of these features to the app.

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OnePlus is working on an Instant Translation feature for video calls

At the recent OnePlus 7T Pro launch event, OnePlus showcased the upcoming Instant Translation feature to help users translate video calls. Read on!

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At its recent launch event in London, OnePlus finally lifted the covers off the new OnePlus 7T Pro. The device, which is a minor upgrade over the OnePlus 7 Pro, packs in a Snapdragon 855+ chip and up to 12GB of RAM in the McLaren edition. At the launch event, the company also showcased some of the cool new features coming with the latest version of OxygenOS based on Android 10. While some of these features have already made their way to older devices running the latest update, there's one new feature that caught our eye - Instant Translation.

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Multi-device and tablet support in Google Duo is now rolling out

Google Duo is Google's video calling app, and it's finally getting support for multiple devices and Android tablets. The feature is rolling out now.

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Back in February, an APK Teardown we performed showed that Google Duo would support multiple devices on an account for making and receiving voice and video calls. This feature has now started to roll out to some users. Also, support for Android tablets is now here as well.