Laptops and Tablets Intel said 3-D Vision are coming
Intel first announced its 3D sensing technology at the Consumer Electronics Show in January. Developed two different types of sensor depth. One is designed to be used in place of a webcam of the face, to detect human movement such as gestures. The other is designed for use on the back of a device, analyzing objects as much as four meters. The two sensors provide a device for capturing the color and shape of a 3-D scene, which enables a computer to recognize gestures or finding objects in a room.
Intel is working with software companies to develop applications that use the technology. In the coming weeks, the chipmaker will release free software that any software developer can use to create applications for sensors.
Partners already working with Intel include Microsoft Skype unit, film and game studio DreamWorks and design company Autodesk 3-D as Achin Bhowmik, CEO of the business unit IT Intel perception.
None of the partners announced that they are working on the case this week. However, Intel showed several manifestations own. One, developed with a beginning, can take a 3-D image of your foot for a shoe size-specific measurement that can help you to shop online.
Another demonstration showed how a 3-D sensor was able to measure the size of a sofa in a shop, and how they could assess the actual size of the catch of a fisherman with a photo of fish hanging from its stem.
Bhowmik data also shows how 3-D sensor of a tablet can be used to build highly accurate increased
, Where a virtual character displayed on a display device is integrated in the actual environment. In one demonstration, a flying robot appeared on the screen and select a landing point on a box on a cluttered desk. As the tablet that shows the character has been moved, remained perched on the table, and even disappeared behind occluding objects.
"You can do all these digital characters in the real world," said Bhowmik. "It could be your favorite Disney or something of a game character."
Intel also showed how the 3-D sensors face forward can be used to recognize gestures to play on a laptop, or take control of certain functions of Windows. The events were reminiscent of Microsoft Kinect for Xbox game console, which introduced gamers to the detection of depth and gesture control in 2010 Microsoft released a version of Kinect for Windows PC in 2012, and substantially improved its technology of depth sensor, in 2013, but the Kinect devices are too large to fit in a laptop or tablet.
Some manifestations of Intel were rough around the edges, suggesting that their compact sensors are less accurate than more Microsoft. However, Bhowmik said that these defects are undetectable in fully polished applications that appear on commercial aircraft.
Intel Two sensors work slightly differently. The front sensor calculates the position of objects by observing how an invisible infrared light pattern is distorted by a small projector on the sensor. The rear sensor scans a scene using
Vision stereoscopic depth gauge, along with an infrared camera to help refine the results.
Intel new sensors are about the same size as the components of the apparatus used in existing devices, said Bhowmik. The rear sensor in particular is compact enough to fit into very thin devices. On Monday, Dell announced that the sensors will appear later this year instead of 8 tablets 7000, which is only six millimeters thick, thinner than any other tablet on the market.