Asus Zenfone AR set to blend VR and AR on a single phone
Asus Zenfone AR set to blend VR and AR on a single phone:- Virtual reality? Augmented reality? Asus is working with Google to release a phone that does both, and it’s being built with Qualcomm’s chips.
A leaked announcement via Qualcomm in advance of Asus’ January 4th press conference revealed the Asus Zenfone AR, a phone that blends Google’s Daydream View VR and Tango depth-sensing cameras in one device. A likely photo of the phone was posted by @evleaks (see above): its camera array looks smaller than Lenovo’s first Tango phone, the Lenovo Phab 2 Pro.
The Zenfone AR also boasts a faster Qualcomm Snapdragon 821 processor than the Phab 2 Pro, putting it more on par with Google’s Pixel phones.
Google’s previous phones that work with its new Daydream VR platform include Google’s Pixel phones and the Motorola Z, while the only Tango-equipped phone was the Phab 2 Pro. Our experiences with it last year were promising but very mixed.
Zenfone AR, however, could bridge the gap between augmented and virtual, something Google’s Clay Bavor has aimed for since bringing Tango and Daydream under one umbrella last year.
Combining VR and a movement-sensing location-aware camera like Tango could mean that virtual reality apps and games could start tracking movement across a room, enabling VR experiences like those available on higher-end systems like the PC-based HTC Vive that otherwise require external boxes or sensors. But to do that, apps will have to take advantage of the Zenfone AR’s unique package.
Perhaps Zenfone AR will be a blueprint to exporing where Android’s next-generation phones will go next. We’ll have to wait to hear more at Asus’ press conference on January 4.
Source:-Â https://www.cnet.com/uk/news/asus-zenfone-ar-set-to-blend-vr-and-ar-on-a-single-phone/
