Project Tango / The Future is closer than ever?

Hey people, today we are going to take a look into Google's brand new 'Project Tango'.

What is Project Tango? In Google's own words :

"Project Tango technology gives a mobile device the ability to navigate the physical world similar to how we do as humans. Project Tango brings a new kind of spatial perception to the Android device platform by adding advanced computer vision, image processing, and special vision sensors."

Basically, it is an attempt to take technology to the next level, a new level where machines can actually see the world the way we do, understand space and know that they are moving through space the way we know it, not just by motion sensors...

It's core technologies that will help it accomplish this are :

Motion Tracking : The device will use specialized sensors to better understand position and orientation. It will help to provide Real-Time information about the 3D motion of the device.

Depth Perception : It will help the device understand the shape of the world around it better which will help the virtual world interact with the real world more smoothly.

Area Learning  : The device will use Advanced Computer Vision and Image Processing to recognize the world around them. It will enable to self-correct errors in Motion Tracking and re-localize in areas they've seen before.

So you can buy a development kit from the Google Play Store, I believe, and develop applications on the Tango Device (Specs provided below) that will use its capabilities and your creativity.

·         Screen

7.02" 1920x1200 HD IPS display (323 ppi)

Scratch-resistant Corning glass

·         Dimensions

119.77 x 196.33 x 15.36mm

·         Weight

0.82 lbs (370g)

·         Cameras

4 MP 2mm RGB-IR pixel sensor

1 MP front facing, fixed focus

·         OS (Operating System)

Android 4.4 KitKat

·         Wireless Capabilities

4G LTE

Dual-band Wi-Fi (2.4GHz/5GHz) WiFi 802.11 a/b/g/n

NFC(reader and peer to peer modes)

·         Audio Output

Dual stereo speakers

3.5mm audio connector (OMTP standard)

·         Memory

128 GB internal storage

4 GB RAM

·         Ports

Micro HDMI

USB 3.0 host via dock connector

Micro SD card

Nano SIM slot

·         Battery

4960 mAH cell (2x 2480 cells)

·         Processor

NVIDIA Tegra K1 w/ 192 CUDA cores

·         Sensors

Motion tracking camera

3D depth sensing

Accelerometer

Ambient Light

Barometer

Compass

GPS

Gyroscope

Well, that's all I have for now.

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