Google announced Project Tango. A Smartphone that will
be able to measure the 3D surroundings like human. You just walk in a room with
your Smartphone and it will take measurements of the room. It can even detect
movements of objects in the surroundings. This will have unlimited scopes for
Virtual Reality apps and games.
The 5-inch Smartphone will run Android and be equipped
a series of 3D sensors capable of taking more than a quarter of a million
measurements each second. Google envisions these sensors will have a number of
applications from gaming to indoor navigation.
The Smartphone is still in early stages of development,
and the first prototypes will only be available to a limited group of developers.
The first 200 prototypes, which Google expects to be distributed by mid-March,
will go to a group of developers hand-picked by Google.
The Google Project Tango devices work by using a motion
tracking camera and a depth sensor built into their backsides. While being
moved around, the sensors will detect their orientation and what's in front of
them, using that data to build out a 3D map of their surroundings. While the
basic goal is to create detailed indoor maps, Google's distribution of developer
devices speaks to the other possibilities it sees coming out of this type of
data: it suggests that Tango could be used to create more realistic augmented
reality games or to assist the visually impaired when they are navigating an
unusual area.
Of course, like Project Tango Smartphone, these sensors
are not obtainable for the general public or in consumer devices. At least not
yet. It is entirely possible that Google's moon shot project evolves into some
form or part of a consumer device in the future, and OmniVision's image sensors
might be coming along for the ride.
The future is awesome!
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