Project Tango

Smartphones seem to be getting smarter. This piece is an introduction (with an invitation to developers) to Google’s “Project Tango,” which aims to give a phone motion-detecting and 3-D depth-perception capabilities. They mention how this might help visually-impaired people better navigate, but obviously Google is interested in exploring motion as a vital sign, and depth determination as would be useful in, say, assessing wound healing. MORE WITH VIDEO

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