Google Rumored To Be Making 3D-Scanning Tablets

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According to The Wall Street Journal, Google may be planning to commoditze 3-D scanning by building the tech of its Project Tango (https://www.google.com/atap/projecttango/) project (essentially, thus far, a phone-sized handheld with 3-D sensing capabilities) into tablets (http://online.wsj.com/news/article_email/SB10001424052702303749904579578833557306544-lMyQjAxMTA0MDIwMTEyNDEyWj). The Register speculates: "Given that Google has already announced the Project Tango smartphone, it seems likely that it would extend the technology to tablets, and the seven-inch form factor would tie in nicely with the existing Nexus 7 design. ...Google is hoping that developers can build applications to use the scanning capabilities of the Tango hardware (http://www.theregister.co.uk/2014/05/23/google_could_make_two_for_tango_with_3d_tablet_pla ns/). Suggested topics include providing guides for visually impaired people, building gaming maps based on actual rooms, and possibly augmenting Google Maps with interior details – Street View becoming Home View perhaps?" Setting aside what brand it might bear, how would you employ a portable 3-D scanner?
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