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Show HN: Drop-in audio & video chat for remote teams

28 pointsby morajabialmost 4 years ago

8 comments

thatsamonadalmost 4 years ago
One of the huge benefits I’ve seen since switching to remote work is fewer distractions due to “shoulder taps” throughout the day. It seems like this app is meant to recreate an environment where more of those interruptions can occur again. Why is this desirable? What happens if management mandates this “open hangout” type of system and requires that people who need to focus are still available for “drop ins” at all times?<p>I feel like I’m missing something, here, but this app may not be for me.
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vyrotekalmost 4 years ago
Would have loved to try it with our team today but we&#x27;re all on Windows. You&#x27;ll need a Windows app for real workplace adoption.
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frankbreetzalmost 4 years ago
&gt;&gt;We accept credit cards through PayPal, and crypto currencies. If you choose PayPal, %20 will be added to the price to cover the fees and the hassle we&#x27;ll have to deal with.<p>So, there is a 20% markup for not using crypto? It doesn&#x27;t even say which crypto is accpeted...<p>If you don&#x27;t like PayPal, why is there no other option for a credit card?
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psimmalmost 4 years ago
The UI looks great! As others have said, I like how compact it is. It doesn&#x27;t get in the way as much as MS Teams and Discord do. I also like that it is lightweight. It&#x27;s important to me that the app stays performant while sharing the screen. MS Teams is too laggy.<p>Have you looked at Tuple? Noor seems quite similar. Could you please explain a bit more about the differences between Noor and Tuple?<p>Finally, as others have said: lack of Windows compatibility is a dealbreaker for me for now. A performant Windows app would be fantastic. That&#x27;s also something that Tuple doesn&#x27;t have.
celim307almost 4 years ago
Discord fills this need for us
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morajabialmost 4 years ago
Noor is a desktop app for drop-in audio and video chat for teams. You can download it for macOS to try it right now with your coworkers.<p>-&gt; How it started<p>I&#x27;ve worked remotely for global teams, but in our own team, we sometimes worked in our office, and most of the time from home. This resulted in realizing *how much we lose when we switch from the office*.<p>-&gt; Why we need such app?<p>Let&#x27;s imagine what you have when you work in-person: 1. You have the office environments (chats, breaks, jokes, games, coworking, helping each other quickly, coming together for lunch, etc)<p>2. Slack<p>3. Meeting room<p>Now when you go remote, you only have:<p>1. ????<p>2. Slack<p>3. Zoom<p>What happened to the first part? Bingo, you lost it! And you don&#x27;t even know it can be solved. We solved it. You can use it for anything, such as<p>1. Talking to the team, instead of just texting<p>2. Collaborating in any app with one click voice, video and screen share<p>3. Being present for your junior devs<p>4. Getting feedback on your work quickly (with the ability to spontaneously enable camera and see their real reactions!)<p>5. Unplanned meetings, natural gatherings, 1:1s, etc<p>6. Helping teammates instantly with their code<p>7. Getting together impromptu in a room to talk, play or hang out<p>9. Handling emergency situations elegantly when every one needs to be available<p>10. Non-work chats and checking on teammates<p>It&#x27;s a whole new world.<p>-&gt; How is it different from Zoom, or apps like Tandem, Around, etc?<p>When we started, these recent apps weren&#x27;t even released. I&#x27;ve written in detail in <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;usenoor.com&#x2F;faq" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;usenoor.com&#x2F;faq</a> on how our approach is radically different (and better, because we re-thought how chats should work from the ground-up)<p>Oh, BTW we just launched on PH too <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.producthunt.com&#x2F;posts&#x2F;noor-2" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.producthunt.com&#x2F;posts&#x2F;noor-2</a><p>Happy to answer any questions. From remote work Qs or about our tech stack :D
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knubiealmost 4 years ago
This looks really slick. I like how compact the UI is. It almost feels like it&#x27;s part of the OS and just kind of blends into the background and gets out of your way. It makes full-window apps like Zoom and Discord feel quite clunky &#x2F; antiquated by comparison. Congrats on launching!
aminozuuralmost 4 years ago
Congrats. It looks great :).