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Re: Project Tango

#131

Post by Crito »

sailfast wrote: post #40
ok_craig wrote: post #7

This technology inside Google Glass would be pretty killer.

As long as it's in the phone, couldn't you tether it to Google Glass to generate a real-time HUD based on where you were? (and perhaps also capture images to attach to the 3D model) That was the first thing I thought about - actual augmented reality down to the inch would be quite something.

With future versions of Google Glass perhaps. The current version does not have a display that can provide a HUD in the way that it seems you are thinking.

Re: Project Tango

#132

Post by stdgy »

sixothree wrote: post #61
SiVal wrote: post #53

"Imagine measuring your room by just walking around in it." Yes, and imagine transmitting each of those footsteps in real time back to Google, so they can have a map of your room, too, in case they, or other parties, ever need it. I was just having a discussion yesterday with a friend who works at Google about what data they store when you query their search engine. Every single keystroke, including backspaces, is st…

I don't think it's a coincidence that every new product announced by Google involves surrendering more and more personal information to them. Just once I would love to be proven wrong. But Google just seems like the neediest, clingiest, nosiest spouse one could ever have.

What about this product is requiring you to surrender personal information?

Re: Project Tango

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Post by [deleted] »

evanlivingston wrote: post #81
martythemaniak wrote: post #27

This is essentially putting a Kinect in your phone and hooking it up with hopefully high-level APIs. It may take 2-3 years to make it into regular phones, but when it does it will be huge. Apple's acquisition of PrimeSense (the makers of the 1st gen Kinect) means they're also working on this. To give you a real-world example: when I started BarSsense ( http://www.barsense.com ) the core problem was tracking the path…

I don't understand the application beyond gaming. The other applications discussed are basically shopping. Essentially this would make it much easier to represent the physical world digitally. But what use cases does a consumer or the average phone user have for digital representations of the physical space around them, particularly given that the user is already aware of the the physical space around them? How can t…

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Re: Project Tango

#134

Post by bobbles »

martythemaniak wrote: post #27

This is essentially putting a Kinect in your phone and hooking it up with hopefully high-level APIs. It may take 2-3 years to make it into regular phones, but when it does it will be huge. Apple's acquisition of PrimeSense (the makers of the 1st gen Kinect) means they're also working on this. To give you a real-world example: when I started BarSsense ( http://www.barsense.com ) the core problem was tracking the path…

How is the progress for BarSense for iOS?

Re: Project Tango

#135

Post by dba7dba »

magicalist wrote: post #23

"- Johnny Lee and the ATAP-Project Tango Team" Johnny Lee was the guy with the awesome Wii Controller demos back in 2007 (can't believe it's been that long). http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jd3-eiid-Uw edit: here's the full set of demos: http://johnnylee.net/projects/wii/ (also, I'm assuming it's the same guy, but his site says he's at Google now)

Watching the demo in the 2nd half of the I thought, cool I can watch video in 3D without wearing goggles. And than I heard the head tracking really works only when 1 user is using it. Well dang it, I will sacrifice spending time with wife if I can watch a movie in 3D without wearing goggles...

I see that his focus moved from living room TV/game console to a mobile device...

Re: Project Tango

#136

Post by Crito »

JshWright wrote: post #94
bryogenic wrote: post #28

Earlier quoted context omitted.

How about tactical coordination and mapping for teams (i.e. paintball / special operations)? I'm picturing the HUD 'map' from every FPS game, except it is based on the current view and relative locations of the team's devices.

How about a HUD that projects a map onto a firefighter's SCBA facepice? That would be absolutely incredible... Firefighters die every year because they get disoriented and lost in zero-visibility conditions. Even if it didn't have a pre-generated map of the structure loaded... it could build a map as it went, and at least be able to provide a 'retrace my steps' view.

I wonder at what point ITAR kicks in for that sort of firefighter equipment. I know traditional night-vision is covered, and I can certainly see "smoke-vision" having straightforward military applications.

Re: Project Tango

#137

Post by frogpelt »

SiVal wrote: post #53

"Imagine measuring your room by just walking around in it." Yes, and imagine transmitting each of those footsteps in real time back to Google, so they can have a map of your room, too, in case they, or other parties, ever need it. I was just having a discussion yesterday with a friend who works at Google about what data they store when you query their search engine. Every single keystroke, including backspaces, is st…

Really simple solution to this: stop using new technology.

Unplug. Stay away from cities and other people who have devices.

Re: Project Tango

#139

Post by frogpelt »

batmansbelt wrote: post #117
sixothree wrote: post #61

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I don't think it's a coincidence that every new product announced by Google involves surrendering more and more personal information to them. Just once I would love to be proven wrong. But Google just seems like the neediest, clingiest, nosiest spouse one could ever have.

There is no need to throw in the casual sexism into your valid criticism. It diminishes your point.

Ha! Now, who's being sexist?

Re: Project Tango

#140

Post by pyvek »

Is anyone else getting 404?

    The requested URL /atap/projecttango/ was not found on this server. That’s all we know.
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