Microsoft sees a future office with lifesize screens, rotating cameras

Like any science-fiction scenario, Microsoft’s vision of the future office-meeting is partially based on aspiration, and partially on reality. A Microsoft Teams concept video that the company released in advance of its Microsoft Build conference reveals a world in which remote workers are projected onto massive displays, complete with hidden mics and more.

If this office vision sounds vaguely familiar, it’s because we’ve seen the idea surface before. In 2018, for example, Microsoft’s Build keynote featured a concept video that showed off a cone-shaped smart speaker, powered by Cortana. That was two years into the lifespan of Microsoft Teams, Microsoft’s video and collaboration platform.

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