Google has been publicly working on Tango for close to three years now, and they’ve made a lot of progress along the way. Tango uses special sensors to map out the physical world so that it can be placed in a virtual one (on a tablet or a smartphone).
So far, this technology has been used to make some unique AR games, a few utility apps, and some businesses are using it to help you visualize their products right in your very own home.
At the start of this year, Lenovo made headlines when they announced the company was going to be releasing the first consumer smartphone with Google’s Tango built into it. Until then, we had only seen this technology used in devices that were built for developers to tinker with. Ahead of Lenovo’s Tech World conference, the company announced the device would be launched in June of this year, but it was ultimately delayed until the Fall.
Then, at the start of November, Lenovo officially launched the Phab 2 Pro at a tempting price point of $500. Lenovo says about 4,000 developers purchased the device when it was launched, and this was followed by another 2,000 at a second hackathon. Reviews so far have been a hit or miss with most people saying the Tango platform is intriguing, but clearly in its early stages of development.
Recently, Jeff Meredith, general manager and vice president of Lenovo’s Android and Chrome Computing Business Group, confirmed that Lenovo would be releasing a follow-up Tango smartphone sometime in 2017. While Meredith didn’t go into details about the new phone, he did say that Lenovo expects to see similar products from their competitors. Saying that we will see multiple new Tango devices throughout 2017 that are not produced by Lenovo.
What do you think of the Tango platform so far? Is this something you want in your next smartphone, or do you feel it is a gimmick right now?
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