3. Project Tango
It is a Google project aimed at bringing augmented reality to smart phones and tablets.
It uses 3D motion tracking and depth perception to allow a device to know where it is relative to its physical sur-
roundings.
motion tracking depth perception
4. Project Tango at Google I/O
Google has now confirmed the incorporating of VR functionality into Android N, making the VR
experience smoother through a more effective utilization of our smartphones' computing power.
At Google I/O, on May 18, Google held a presentation dedicated to Project Tango.
Over the course of an hour, Google demonstrated the real-time depth
perception capabilities by creating a point cloud of the I/O stage
and mapping a virtual world over it, replete with plants and deer.
5. Project Tango is still in the prototyping phase, but a developers kit is available.
Lenovo announced ,a Project Tango smart phone for the consumer market, scheduled for a summer release.
Lenovo Tech World takes place on June 9 in San Francisco. So, in under a month, we will see what the company
has managed to pull off with its as-yet-unnamed device.
Release Update
6. Lenovo Phab 2 Pro
Lenovo announced the world's first Project Tango device at the Tech World 2016 conference.
The Lenovo Phab 2 Pro is a huge 6.4-inch phablet that feautres an IPS display, 4,000 mAh battery and not two, but four
cameras.
On the front is an 8 MP camera, while on the back are 16 MP RGB, depth and motion tracking cameras.
These cameras measure the space of the environment around you and create augmentations to it, similarly to the way
virtual reality can create an immersive digital experience.
The Phab 2 Pro will cost $499 unlocked from Best Buy and
will be available to buy
in September.
16 MP REAR
CAMERA
DEPTH
CAMERA
MOTION TRACKING
CAMERA
8 MP FRONT
CAMERA