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Google has built a prototype Android smartphone that can learn and map the world around it. The device comes from a new initiative called Project Tango, and it's ready to get the phone into developers' hands to see what the technology is capable of. Google says that the phone will learn the dimension of rooms and spaces just by being moved around inside of them — walking around your bedroom, for example, would help the phone learn the shape of your home. The hope is that by creating a robust map of the world, Google's phone could eventually give precise directions to any given point that needs to be reached.
https://www.theverge.com/2014/2/20/5430784/project-tango-google-prototype-smartphone-announced
The developers want to add support for the Project Tango phone to the Chrome browser.The issue tracker item reveals the phone will feature a a standard 4MP colour backside camera, a 180 degrees Field of View (FOV) Fisheye camera, a depth camera 320×180@5Hz and a front camera with a 120 degree FOV. The latter should have the same field of view as the human eye.
https://www.myce.com/news/android-project-tango-appears-on-chrome-issue-tracker-70842/
What are your overall opinion on this phone? What are some features that you're looking forward to try? How much would you expect this to cost? If or when it does get released, would you consider buying it? If no, then why not?