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EPISODE · Jun 10, 2025 · 18 MIN

What's wrong with video calls - Studiobox part 1

from The Near Futurist · host Guy Clapperton

We're so used to video calls now that we hardly notice how naff they are. No eye contact, people looking around the room - whatever happened to human contact? A phone call is often better. Technology industry veteran Manoj Chawla has been looking into what's gone wrong and has a potential solution in his device called the Studiobox. Near Futurist podcaster Guy Clapperton has been playing with it. so they have a chat. And of course what would be the point if they didn't put it on video? You can watch rather than listen to this episode here: https://youtu.be/v-yABH82zAE

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