At the Google I/O 2015 yesterday, Google announced its partnership with Qualcomm for its next generation Project Tango smartphone development platform. Project Tango combines the camera, gyroscope, and accelerometer to estimate six degree of freedom motion tracking, providing developers the ability to track 3D motion of a device while simultaneously creating a map of the environment. We still don’t have the complete specifications of the smartphone.
The processor supports hardware tessellation, geometry shaders and programmable blending, as well as advanced GPU security for secure composition and management of premium video and other multimedia. dual 14-bit Image Signal Processors (ISP) with fast autofocus, depth sensing, and advanced imaging software that helps enable advanced camera features particularly in low light environments.
Qualcomm-powered Tango smartphone will let you access Qualcomm Hexagon DSP via the Hexagon SDK as well as the Qualcomm Vuforia mobile vision platform, said the company. Google’s Project Tango tablet powered by Nvidia Tegra K1 processor that was introduced last year went on sale without invitation for all at US$512.
The Project Tango smartphone developer platform will be available for purchase sometime in Q3 2015, but still no details about the price. You can register your interest on the Qualcomm developer’s website to get notified once it is available.