Items tagged with Project Tango

by Paul Lilly - Tue, Sep 12, 2017

ASUS ZenFone AR Review: World's First Google Tango And Daydream VR Equipped Smartphone

Owners of the ASUS ZenFone AR may be tempted to ask their friends and co-workers, "Do you even AR, bro?" Actually asking that question is a surefire way to solicit puzzled (and perhaps annoyed) looks, but once they see what the ZenFone AR is capable of, those dirty glances and quizzical faces will quickly morph into... Read more...

by Dave Altavilla - Fri, Dec 16, 2016

Lenovo Phab 2 Pro Review: The First Tango Augmented Reality Smartphone

Lenovo introduced the Google Project Tango Augmented Reality-infused Phab 2 Pro smartphone back in June and the product marked a number firsts for both the manufacturer and the industry as a whole. The Phab 2 Pro is the first consumer retail device to support Google Project Tango AR technology, with a multi-camera and... Read more...

by Paul Lilly - Wed, Jun 29, 2016

Qualcomm Optimizes Snapdragon 820 And Snapdragon 652 For Google Project Tango Augmented Reality

Qualcomm is in the process of optimizing its Snapdragon System-on-Chip (SoC) line to support Google's Project Tango augmented reality technology, the company announced this week. Support for Tango has already been extended to its popular Snapdragon 820 and Snapdragon 652 processors, while future Snapdragon 800 and 600... Read more...

by Brandon Hill - Thu, Jun 09, 2016

Lenovo’s 6.4-inch PHAB2 Pro Is World’s First Google Tango Augmented Reality Smartphone

Google has been teasing us with its Project Tango augmented reality (AR) platform for years. We’ve seen breathtaking demos on both smartphone and tablet hardware, but no OEMs have stepped up to the plate to deliver Tango-enabled hardware — until now. Lenovo has come out swinging with its PHAB2 Pro phablet, which packs... Read more...

by Joshua Gulick - Fri, Jan 08, 2016

Lenovo And Google Partner For First Consumer Project Tango Augmented Reality Smartphone

After making waves at IDF 2015 in August, Project Tango is closer to appearing on consumer phones. In fact, Google and Lenovo announced at CES 2016 that they already have a prototype phone that features the augmented reality kit and plan to launch it this year. Google released renderings of a Lenovo phone with Project... Read more...

by Rob Williams - Sat, May 30, 2015

Qualcomm And Google Hit Augmented Reality Dance Floor With Project Tango Smartphone

At Google's I/O conference, held late this week, Qualcomm announced that the next-generation Project Tango platform is going to sport its Snapdragon 810 processor, which packs in the very capable Adreno 430 GPU. As we've covered before, Project Tango is Google's upcoming smartphone and tablet platform that revolves... Read more...

by Brandon Hill - Wed, Mar 18, 2015

Google, Top Developers Demo Impressive Gaming And 3D VR Apps For Project Tango Tablet At GTC 2015

Of all the experimental, “Skunkworks” projects that Google is currently working on; Project Tango is perhaps one of my favorites. Project Tango offers a new way to interact with our world through the use of 3D motion and real-time depth sensing. Combined with custom software and hardware sensors, Project Tango devices... Read more...

by Dave Altavilla - Thu, Jun 05, 2014

Google Unveils Project Tango 3D Mapping Tablet DevKit Powered By NVIDIA's Tegra K1

Google's Project Tango Tablet development kit is a 3D mapping and spatially-aware device that, with a number of cameras and sensors on board, can detect its surroundings and your movements in three dimensions. As such, you can utilize the device to develop applications and uses that integrate the physical world around... Read more...