Earlier this year Google’s ATAP (Advanced Technology and
Project Group) announced a prototype smartphone that features an array of
sensors that allows it to create a 3D map of its environment. This week, the
same folks who brought us the 3D
mapping phone is bringing the technology into a tablet.
On the hardware side, the tablet seems to be a beefed up Tegra
Note 7. It has a 1080p display and runs on a stock version of Android 4.4
KitKat. Under the hood is an Nvidia Tegra K1 chip, 4GB of RAM and 128GB of
non-expandable storage. There’s a USB 3.0 port, micro-HDMI, Bluetooth LE and
LTE connectivity.
Just like its phone counterpart, the tablet features two
cameras. The first camera has a 4MP sensor with two-micron pixels that are very
sensitive to light, while the other camera tracks motion with a 170-degree
wide-angle fisheye lens. There’s also a depth sensor at the back.
The tablet is expected to go on pre-order this month for around
$1,024 on an invite basis much like what Google did on Glass when it was first
offered.
