"use client"; import { useEffect, useRef } from "react"; import { VIDEO } from "@/lib/cdn"; export default function DifferencePanel() { const ref = useRef(null); useEffect(() => { const v = ref.current?.querySelector("video") as HTMLVideoElement | null; if (!v) return; // GPU layer promotion v.style.transform = "translateZ(0)"; v.style.willChange = "transform"; v.muted = true; v.setAttribute("playsinline", ""); v.setAttribute("webkit-playsinline", ""); const tryPlay = () => v.play().catch(() => {}); // IntersectionObserver: only decode + play when panel is visible // Pause + unload src when scrolled away — frees GPU memory on mobile const io = new IntersectionObserver( ([entry]) => { if (entry.isIntersecting) { if (!v.src && !v.querySelector("source")?.getAttribute("src")) return; tryPlay(); } else { v.pause(); } }, { threshold: 0.15 } ); io.observe(v); // iOS first-gesture fallback const onGesture = () => { if (v.paused) tryPlay(); }; document.addEventListener("touchstart", onGesture, { once: true }); document.addEventListener("click", onGesture, { once: true }); // Tab hidden → pause, tab visible → resume only if in viewport const onVisibility = () => { if (document.hidden) { v.pause(); } else { const rect = v.getBoundingClientRect(); if (rect.top < window.innerHeight && rect.bottom > 0) tryPlay(); } }; document.addEventListener("visibilitychange", onVisibility); return () => { io.disconnect(); document.removeEventListener("visibilitychange", onVisibility); document.removeEventListener("touchstart", onGesture); document.removeEventListener("click", onGesture); }; }, []); return (
Beryl Live · The Difference

This is what you've been missing.

One side is where AI has been. The other is where it's going.

{/* LEFT: old chatbox */}
The Old Way
{["#ff5f57","#febc2e","#28c840"].map(c=>
)}
ai-chatbot.com/chat
🤖
AI Assistant
● Online
{[ {side:"right",bg:"#1a5f7a",text:"Can you help me understand my options?"}, {side:"left",bg:"#2a2a2a",text:"Hello! I am an AI assistant. I can help you with a wide range of tasks. Please type your question..."}, {side:"right",bg:"#1a5f7a",text:"This feels so... cold."}, {side:"left",bg:"#2a2a2a",text:"I understand you may find text-based interfaces impersonal. Would you like me to adjust?"}, ].map((m,i)=>(
{m.text}
))}
Type a message...
NO FACE. NO TONE. NO CONNECTION.
Just text on a screen.
{/* CENTER VS */}
VS
{/* RIGHT: Beryl Live — Eve video */}
Beryl Live
{/* Eve video optimisations: - preload="none" → zero network cost until IntersectionObserver fires - transform/will-change → own GPU layer - backfaceVisibility hidden → skip occlusion math */}
` }} />
Live
Eve
AI Architect · In Session
FACE. VOICE. PRESENCE.
A conversation that actually feels like one.
); }