Smartphone With Google 3D Tango From Taiwan's Asus
Mohammad Ali (@ChaudhryMAli88) Published January 05, 2017 | 09:25 AM
LAS VEGAS, Jan 5 (APP - UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 05th Jan, 2017 ) : Taiwan-based electronics group Asus announced Wednesday it was launching a new smartphone which uses Google Tango 3D technology and allows users to experience augmented and virtual reality.
The Zenfone AR is just the second handset to incorporate the Tango computing platform which allows for indoor mapping, augmented reality and more. The new device, unveiled by Asus at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, is also one of a small number of smartphones that is compatible with Google Daydream, the US tech giant's virtual reality system.
"We are excited to be the first to enable Tango and Daydream," Asus chairman Jonney Shih as he unveiled the new 5.7-inch (15-centimeter) handset, which will be available in the second quarter of the year.
Shih said the new phone "enables interaction with virtual objects" and offers the ability to watch a movie or play a game in virtual or augmented reality. "This is really the next wave that is going to get consumers excited about smartphones," said Asus marketing chief Erik Hermanson.
Project Tango uses depth sensing and motion tracking to create onscreen 3D experiences, allowing users to get a better picture of a physical environment for functions such as home decoration. Google Project Tango leader Johnny Lee, who joined the Asus media event, said he expected "dozens of Tango-enabled apps" to be available soon on the Google Play store.
The only other handset using Project Tango is lenovo's Phab2 phone, which was released last year.
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