Tuesday, February 23, 2016

'Augmented Reality' phone: Google Tango + Lenovo

Lenovo aims to crack mainstream in July with new 'augmented reality' phone | afr.com
"China's Lenovo Group is ready to break into mature markets this summer with the launch of its new smartphone which sports "augmented reality" features developed under Google's Tango project, its chief executive said on Tuesday.
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Project Tango combines 3D motion tracking with depth sensors to give a mobile device the ability to know where it is and how it moves through an area, creating the potential to use augmented reality features on the phone.
Augmented reality software then overlays text or graphics on the real-life image. It differs from virtual reality, which seels to simulate real-world views."

A few extra cameras on the phone:
Lenovo will launch a new smartphone which sports 'augmented reality' features developed under Google's Tango project in July.


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"Project Tango combines 3D motion tracking with depth sensing to give your mobile device the ability to know where it is and how it moves through space."

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