Monday, March 10, 2014

Next step of smartphone 3D mapping


Summary 

Google has started to build a prototype of an Android smartphone , which can learn to create map images from around the world  with special camera lenses and sensors . This prototype device has a cool name called "Project Tango" , which Google has a team of developers demonstrating the capabilities of this technology through a video clip. In this cool phone is moved around the house to learn the shape of the house and create simulations up by Google hopes that this project will help create the best map of the world  and can provide direction to a point precisely and clearly.

Major Concept 

  • Project Tango is a smartphone project from Google that can map anywhere in the world out as 3 dimensions out.
  • These technologies can be adapted to be useful in everyday life, such as paths program for the blind, or be used to play games and Virtual Reality.

Advantages

  • Can be very useful for a place that satellites aren't able to reach and can give a lot more detail.
  • It's smartphone ,so it will be easy and widely use around the world.

Disadvantage

  • We have to buy only their phone made from Google to be able to use this cool technology and some people that's not a real fan of this will see it not necessary and not buying it.
  • It's not so important to have this 3D mapping in people's daily life cause normal map must be already enough . 

Question

  1. What is an initial price of this technology ?
  2. Will this be able to use in other smartphone like Iphone too ?

Citations

http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-26383031

"Google's Project Tango: 3D Mapping on a Smartphone." BBC News. N.p., n.d. Web. 10 Mar. 2014.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qe10ExwzCqk

"Say Hello to Project Tango!" YouTube. YouTube, 20 Feb. 2014. Web. 10 Mar. 2014.

http://www.gamespot.com/articles/google-s-project-tango-phone-can-turn-any-room-into-a-game-world/1100-6417918/

"GameSpot." GameSpot. N.p., n.d. Web. 10 Mar. 2014.

http://www.theverge.com/2014/2/25/5445258/this-is-googles-project-tango

"The Verge." The Verge. N.p., n.d. Web. 10 Mar. 2014.

http://readwrite.com/2014/02/20/google-project-tango-3d-smartphone-prototype#awesm=~oy7znQSmHuGKHz

"Google's Project Tango: 5 Things You Need To Know." ReadWrite. N.p., n.d. Web. 10 Mar. 2014.

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