Google’s experimental 3D-scanning tablet goes on sale for $512

Available now to the general public, Googles three-dimensional scanning Project Tango tablet is on sale for the competitive price of $512 at the Google Store.

Up to this point, Googles Project Tango tablet was just a concept with the targeted end user being developers, since many of its features are geared towards things like 3D motion and depth sensing and not just casual Facebook browsing or Netflix watching.

Powered By Qualcomm Snapdragon 810, Google is hoping to cash in on the upcoming need possibilities using Augmented Reality (AR) needs as things like Oculus Rift become more popular.

Apple has shown interest in competing in the AR market with the acquisition of Metaio last week, and their PrimeSense hardware.

It is being reported that the Qualcomm platform engine will be the engine of choice for Google’s forthcoming Project Tango smartphone.

Project Tango Tablet Features Include:

3D motion and feature tracking -Built to track full three-dimensional motion and environmental features.

-Built to track full three-dimensional motion and environmental features. Integrated depth sensing – Generate a point cloud of the environment using structured light depth sensing.

– Generate a point cloud of the environment using structured light depth sensing. Powerful computing – Features an NVIDIA Tegra K1 processor with 4 GB of RAM and 128 GB of storage.

– Features an NVIDIA Tegra K1 processor with 4 GB of RAM and 128 GB of storage. Vivid HD display – Equipped with a 7.02″ 1920×1200 HD IPS display.

– Equipped with a 7.02″ 1920×1200 HD IPS display. Operating System – Android™ 4.4 (KitKat®)

– Android™ 4.4 (KitKat®) Size – 119.77 x 196.33 x 15.36 mm