Comprehending the world around us is something we humans take for granted, but it's not so easy for our technology. The gadget is in connection with Google's Project Tango, an initiative to push the bounds of virtual experiences and realistic mapping on mobile devices. The project, announced in February, launched originally with only a smartphone prototype. Sure, autonomous robots and military-grade research labs have hardware that can approximate the same visual acuity of human eyes, but Google's Advanced Technologies and Projects (ATAP) division started Project Tango to bring that sort of tech to the masses. Its mission is to make mobile devices capable of using depth sensors and high-spec cameras to craft three-dimensional maps more cheaply and easily than other current efforts.
by Malarie Gokey Malarie has written about smartphones, apps, tablets and gadgets for several different publications.
She is also an artist and speaks three languages (so far). In addition, the device will also come with advanced imaging software to help with creating a 3D image. She covered breaking tech news at IFA, CES and Uplinq. According to the Wall Street Journal, this particular tablet will come equipped with a 7-inch display, along with two cameras at the rear of the device with infrared depth sensors. She is also an artist and speaks three languages (so far).
There are also commercial and ad-related applications of the technology — however the advertising dimension (so to speak) is further out. Project Tango’s 3D-mapping tech could of course be used for more practical situations, too, such as the battlefield, a specific location during an emergency or natural disaster, and so on.
If this tablet is real, we should get a glimpse of what is capable of doing at the company's annual I/O conference that is scheduled to be held at the end of June, this year. Users can create virtual experiences as they move through the real world. It could greatly accelerate Google’s effort to map indoor spaces with the aid of third parties. The Tango team is using the tablet to do all sorts of cool things, one of which is creating a realistic gaming experience where users can interact with their own environment in the game. The many developers who will test of the tablet will certainly help the team improve its design. There are a range of immediate potential uses for the Tango technology: gaming, augmented reality, environmental or interior design, indoor navigation and assistance for visually-impaired persons (who could listen to auditory cues based on mapping information). Facebook is ahead of the game with the purchase of Oculus VR, Sony is making its move with Project Morpheus, Microsoft is also doing its own thing behind closed door, and only recently we've learnt that Samsung is working on a VR headset for smartphones.
However, this will only be possible if the search giant can make 3D imaging fun for the average Joe and the average Jane. The story was first published in the Wall Street Journal last week. Johnny Lee, Tango’s Technical Program Lead, told Engadget that ”if the device can understand your environment, you could turn your living room into a dungeon.” Considering what Oculus VR is working on with virtual reality gaming, the addition of 3D-mapping tech could make for the most realistic game play yet. Several top players in the tech industry are playing the game of 3D imaging. The Tango reference tablet features a 7-inch display and some very high-end specs.
Google is hard at work developing its 3D-mapping technology with Project Tango. She covered breaking tech news at IFA, CES and Uplinq. I also wonder whether Google would be able to put a version of the Tango technology in special Glass headsets.
Google only created a limited number of the Tango tablets for select developers. Google is only 18 months into this 24-month project, so it’s still got a long way to go before Project Tango becomes a real, useable product.
Malarie has written about smartphones, apps, tablets and gadgets for several different publications. By taking into contrast what this tablet would be capable of and the technology inside, we have reasons to believe it won't be cheap, unless Google plans to take a beating on profit. The idea here with this device, is to give consumers the ability to do realistic 3D mapping with their tablets, and soon with their smartphone. The sensors on the tablet should have the ability to make more than 250 million 3D measurements every second to create a 3D image of the user's surroundings. If done right, this tablet could very well steal the show, and turn out to be the winning tablet Google has been looking for to unseat the iPad. Now, the Tango team has added a table development kit to the mix, so developers can test out new applications for the device.
This ultra-powerful tablet will cost $1,024 and is obviously not meant for consumers. Project Tango could, in one sense, be seen as an indoor Street View equivalent (though the technology doesn’t take “pictures”).
Google is reportedly getting ready to release 4,000 prototype tablets that would help advance the company’s Project Tango, which is a 3D mapping and modeling effort involving multiple robotics experts from around the world.
Like Google Glass, the search giant noted that the Project Tango tablet development kit is "not a consumer device and will be available in limited quantities. The Tango tablet sees the world through the two cameras and a depth sensor on the back. One camera has a 4MP sensor and comes with (relatively) huge two-micron pixels that offer high light sensitivity and faster speeds than most standard options (similar to the Ultra-pixel sensor in HTC's One), while the other camera tracks motion more broadly with a 170-degree wide-angle fish-eye lens.
by Malarie Gokey Malarie has written about smartphones, apps, tablets and gadgets for several different publications.
She is also an artist and speaks three languages (so far). In addition, the device will also come with advanced imaging software to help with creating a 3D image. She covered breaking tech news at IFA, CES and Uplinq. According to the Wall Street Journal, this particular tablet will come equipped with a 7-inch display, along with two cameras at the rear of the device with infrared depth sensors. She is also an artist and speaks three languages (so far).
There are also commercial and ad-related applications of the technology — however the advertising dimension (so to speak) is further out. Project Tango’s 3D-mapping tech could of course be used for more practical situations, too, such as the battlefield, a specific location during an emergency or natural disaster, and so on.
If this tablet is real, we should get a glimpse of what is capable of doing at the company's annual I/O conference that is scheduled to be held at the end of June, this year. Users can create virtual experiences as they move through the real world. It could greatly accelerate Google’s effort to map indoor spaces with the aid of third parties. The Tango team is using the tablet to do all sorts of cool things, one of which is creating a realistic gaming experience where users can interact with their own environment in the game. The many developers who will test of the tablet will certainly help the team improve its design. There are a range of immediate potential uses for the Tango technology: gaming, augmented reality, environmental or interior design, indoor navigation and assistance for visually-impaired persons (who could listen to auditory cues based on mapping information). Facebook is ahead of the game with the purchase of Oculus VR, Sony is making its move with Project Morpheus, Microsoft is also doing its own thing behind closed door, and only recently we've learnt that Samsung is working on a VR headset for smartphones.
However, this will only be possible if the search giant can make 3D imaging fun for the average Joe and the average Jane. The story was first published in the Wall Street Journal last week. Johnny Lee, Tango’s Technical Program Lead, told Engadget that ”if the device can understand your environment, you could turn your living room into a dungeon.” Considering what Oculus VR is working on with virtual reality gaming, the addition of 3D-mapping tech could make for the most realistic game play yet. Several top players in the tech industry are playing the game of 3D imaging. The Tango reference tablet features a 7-inch display and some very high-end specs.
Google is hard at work developing its 3D-mapping technology with Project Tango. She covered breaking tech news at IFA, CES and Uplinq. I also wonder whether Google would be able to put a version of the Tango technology in special Glass headsets.
Google only created a limited number of the Tango tablets for select developers. Google is only 18 months into this 24-month project, so it’s still got a long way to go before Project Tango becomes a real, useable product.
Malarie has written about smartphones, apps, tablets and gadgets for several different publications. By taking into contrast what this tablet would be capable of and the technology inside, we have reasons to believe it won't be cheap, unless Google plans to take a beating on profit. The idea here with this device, is to give consumers the ability to do realistic 3D mapping with their tablets, and soon with their smartphone. The sensors on the tablet should have the ability to make more than 250 million 3D measurements every second to create a 3D image of the user's surroundings. If done right, this tablet could very well steal the show, and turn out to be the winning tablet Google has been looking for to unseat the iPad. Now, the Tango team has added a table development kit to the mix, so developers can test out new applications for the device.
This ultra-powerful tablet will cost $1,024 and is obviously not meant for consumers. Project Tango could, in one sense, be seen as an indoor Street View equivalent (though the technology doesn’t take “pictures”).
Google is reportedly getting ready to release 4,000 prototype tablets that would help advance the company’s Project Tango, which is a 3D mapping and modeling effort involving multiple robotics experts from around the world.
Like Google Glass, the search giant noted that the Project Tango tablet development kit is "not a consumer device and will be available in limited quantities. The Tango tablet sees the world through the two cameras and a depth sensor on the back. One camera has a 4MP sensor and comes with (relatively) huge two-micron pixels that offer high light sensitivity and faster speeds than most standard options (similar to the Ultra-pixel sensor in HTC's One), while the other camera tracks motion more broadly with a 170-degree wide-angle fish-eye lens.
Google's continued experiment in wearable devices, this isn't a consumer product yet. The tablet's loaded with top-of-the-line components throughout to give devices what they need, while retaining a realistic price tag. For their money, developers won't be getting capabilities different from the phone released in February, but the larger form factor does provide an upgrade in ergonomics. According to Lee, when holding the slate, you're less likely to block the cameras with your fingers. Plus, a bigger device can house a much larger battery (ATAP isn't giving an official size yet, but it's likely quite generous, if the phone was any indication). More space between the cameras and sensors also allows for more accurate 3D measurements, and there's more room for heat to dissipate, which means these bigger devices can handle more computing power.
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