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Closer look at Project Tango: Google’s 3D sensors and software for tablets and smartphones

by Lory Gil Comments Off on Closer look at Project Tango: Google’s 3D sensors and software for tablets and smartphones

Project Tango is a tablet with special sensors that creates 3-D rendering using software that “senses” its surroundings similar to the way we see the world around us. It has a fisheye camera and a depth sensor combined with traditional motion sensors like accelerometer and gyroscope for area learning to create a visually immersive augmented […]

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Google’s Project Tango 3D-sensing tablet available to all for $512

by Brad Linder 2 Comments on Google’s Project Tango 3D-sensing tablet available to all for $512

Google’s Project Tango is an effort to create phones and tablets with special sensors and software designed to capture 3D motion and depth. This lets the tablet create a three dimensional map of its environment in real-time, allowing you to create and run apps that blur the lines between real-world locations and virtual objects. For […]

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LG and Google to launch a “Project Tango” 3D-sensing tablet in 2015

by Brad Linder Comments Off on LG and Google to launch a “Project Tango” 3D-sensing tablet in 2015

Google’s Project Tango is an effort to develop phones and tablets that use cameras and sensors to build 3D models of their environment so that virtual apps can interact with real-world objects. Up until now Google’s been working on Project Tango in-house and offering high-priced Tango tablet and phone development kits. But the company says it’s […]

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Google introduces Project Tango Tablet dev kit (for $1024)

by Brad Linder 8 Comments on Google introduces Project Tango Tablet dev kit (for $1024)

Google’s Project Tango is a hardware and software platform that lets tablets or phones create 3D maps of their environment so apps can interact with real-world settings. The company launched a smartphone-based Tango developer kit earlier this year, and as expected, there’s a new Project Tango Tablet Development kit on the way. Developers can sign […]

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WSJ: Google developing “Project Tango” tablets with 3D sensors

by Brad Linder 2 Comments on WSJ: Google developing “Project Tango” tablets with 3D sensors

Google’s working on platform that brings advanced 3D scanning capabilities to mobile devices. The company started showing off a “Project Tango” smartphone prototype with the ability to create a 3D map of its environment in February. Now the Wall Street Journal reports Google is getting ready to build a tablet with similar features. The tablet […]

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iFixit Project Tango teardown: Google’s 3D-scanning smartphone prototype

by Brad Linder 1 Comment on iFixit Project Tango teardown: Google’s 3D-scanning smartphone prototype

Google’s Project Tango is an effort to build a smartphone that can create a 3D map of the world around it so that you can use mobile apps to interact with physical objects. For example you could use apps to choose paint colors for your house or conduct other interior decorating projects. Or you could […]