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Google Unveils Project Tango 3D Tablet DevKit Powered By NVIDIA's Tegra K1

Posted by samzenpus on from the check-it-out dept.

MojoKid (1002251) writes 'Google's Project Tango tablet is a 3D mapping and spatially-aware device that, with number of cameras and sensors on it, can detect its surroundings and your movements in three dimensions. As such, you can utilize the device to develop applications and uses that integrate the physical world around you in a virtual representation on screen. From augmented reality, to gaming and terrain mapping, the things you could conceivably do with a device like this are rather fascinating. Until today, we haven't gotten a lot of detail regarding exactly what makes Project Tango tick but the folks at NVIDIA have helped, along with Google, to let the cat out of the proverbial bag. It appears that the just announced Project Tango development kit is based on a 7-inch Android tablet with 4GB of RAM, 128GB of storage and it's powered by NVIDIA's new Tegra K1 integrated processor and SoC (System On a Chip). Interestingly, previous versions of Project Tango have been torn down, revealing a Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 under the hood. However, it appears Google needed a bit more juice and is also going with NVIDIA's new low power mobile beast. Word is Google's Project Tango Developer's Kit will be available "later this year" and will cost exactly $1024. Wouldn't you know it, that price fits neatly into a 1KB memory space. Think they meant to do that?'

6 of 54 comments (clear)

  1. 1024 fits in 10 bits. by aliquis · · Score: 4, Funny

    1024 fits in 10 bits. No need to have 1kB of RAM for that.

    The text string? Should fit in 6 bytes with a trailing 0.

  2. 7 inch? by nurb432 · · Score: 2

    Sigh..

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  3. Re:Yes by spiritplumber · · Score: 4, Informative

    Actually it's not overpriced, it's overflowing. Should be $1023.

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  4. $1024 does fit neatly into 1KB memory by kervin · · Score: 2

    You'll have almost 1KB memory left, but that's neither here or there.

  5. Re:Yes by aliquis · · Score: 2

    Summary should had said 1024 was 1k.

    Which would had made total sense both from Google and the summary.

    Too bad I screwed up too. ONLY IN CANADA DO PRICES START AT 0!
    Damnit. Guess I should had thought myself.

    The shame. And at first post too :(

    I'm still waiting for a Wikipedia e-book reader at $42. (Trying to save my reputation.)

  6. $640K by Blaskowicz · · Score: 2

    $640K ought to be enough for anybody.