Here's something new for all of you gadget enthusiasts out there, a new Google tablet is being developed called "Project Tango" as a video of the new tablet has been uploaded that demonstrates its 3D mapping and image capabilities.
It was reported by Wall Street Journal, that Google has a new tablet in the works that incorporates advanced vision capabilities that can capture more precise three-dimensional images of objects. Dubbed Project Tango, 7-inch display tablet will come equipped with two rear-facing cameras, infrared depth sensors, and advanced imaging software, unidentified sources told the Journal. Sources say that the company plans to begin manufacturing the tablet next month, producing 4,000 prototype slates.
The ambitious goal of Project Tango, as Google claimed in February, is to give smartphones the ability to do realistic 3D mapping and create virtual experiences as the phone's owner moves through the real world. The phone's sensors make more than 250 million 3D measurements every second to build a 3D model of the device's surroundings. Bryan Ma, an analyst at research firm IDC stated that.
"It is critical to open the new technology to developers first as the key is how you can translate the technology into practical applications."
The tablet's suggested applications range from the mundane, such as capturing the dimensions of a home before furniture shopping simply by waving the phone around a room, to the helpful, such as aiding the visually impaired inside unfamiliar buildings, to the frivolous, such as turning a hallway into a virtual-reality game space.
A video for Project Tango has been uploaded thAT showcases the specs and features of the tablet. Here take a look.