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A tablet computer capable of taking 3D images is set to be put into production by Google, according to reports.<\/p>\n

The\u00a0Wall Street Journal quoted<\/a>\u00a0sources close to the company as saying a run of 4,000 devices will be manufactured next month.<\/p>\n

The tablet will have two rear-facing cameras and advanced imaging software – and will be shown off at the firm’s forthcoming developers’ conference.<\/p>\n

Google has said it will not comment on “rumour and speculation”.<\/p>\n

But in March, Google\u00a0showed off Project Tango<\/a>, an effort to bring 3D technology to its handheld devices. A prototype smartphone had been given out to 200 developers to try out.<\/p>\n

The technology makes use of infrared sensors to measure depth of surroundings.<\/p>\n

While the ability to create 3D images with small devices is by no means a new technological feat, Google’s strategy will be to harness the hardware to contribute to, among other things, its mapping effort.<\/p>\n

For instance, the devices could be used to create quickly a 3D map of indoor environments.<\/p>\n

Virtual reality race<\/strong><\/p>\n

According to the Wall Street Journal, the 3D tablet will be shown off at Google’s annual developers’ conference at the end of June.<\/p>\n

As it did with the Google Glass eyewear product, it is expected the firm will allow a select number of developers and engineers to experiment with the technology before a consumer launch is planned.<\/p>\n

Although still a relatively minor industry, the race to create the “killer app” for building and viewing virtual reality environments is building apace.<\/p>\n

In March, Facebook swooped in on a $2bn (\u00a31.2bn) deal for Oculus VR, a company making a virtual reality headset.<\/p>\n

A mini-site for Project Tango has\u00a0highlighted a few of the firm’s plans<\/a>in the area.<\/p>\n

“Project Tango is an attempt to create a mobile device unlike like any other,” the site explains.<\/p>\n

“A mobile device that shares our sense of space and movement, that understands and perceives the world the same way we do.”<\/p>\n

In the past few years, devices able to view and create 3D images have made it to market, but suffered heavily from a lack of consumer interest, said Jack Kent, an analyst at IHS.<\/p>\n

“If Google really pushes it, that might change the dynamics of the market,” he told the BBC.<\/p>\n

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Source: BBC<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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