Google Inc is developing a new 7-inch tablet that can capture 3-D images, and plans to produce about 4,000 of these prototypes beginning next month, the Wall Street Journal reported, citing people briefed on the company’s plans.<\/p>\n
The device, which is part of Google’s Advanced Technology and Projects group ‘Project Tango,’ will have two back cameras, infrared depth sensors and advanced software that can capture precise three-dimensional images of objects, according to the Journal.<\/p>\n
Google’s Project Tango is a platform for Android phones and tablets designed to track the full 3-dimensional motion of the device as you hold it, while simultaneously creating a map of the environment around it.<\/p>\n
The Project’s flagship product, a prototype smartphone, released in February has similar sensors and is designed to create a three-dimensional map of its user’s surroundings, the Journal said.<\/p>\n
Google and other traditionally non-hardware companies such as Amazon.com Inc and Microsoft Corp have made inroads into mobile devices as consumers increasingly access the Web on the go.<\/p>\n
Google was not immediately available for comment outside regular business hours.<\/p>\n
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