Google, Lenovo Target 3D Smartphones
Lenovo will bring to market this summer the first consumer mobile device with Google's Project Tango, and the two companies opened it to app developers Thursday at CES in Las Vegas. Project Tango uses computer vision, depth sensing and motion…
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tracking to create on-screen 3D experiences. The Lenovo smartphone, with a Qualcomm Snapdragon processor, has a “magic window” that can overlay digital information and objects using the Project Tango platform, allowing users to explore their physical worlds with their device, said the companies. Specialized hardware and software work together so a device such as a smartphone reacts to user’s movements. Unlike GPS, Project Tango motion tracking works indoors. It typifies the kind of “innovation risks” smartphone vendors need to take in the “hypercompetitive smartphone and tablet industries,” said Chen Xudong, president of Lenovo’s mobile business group. It means mobile devices can blend the virtual and real worlds, said Johnny Lee, Google’s Project Tango lead.