Lenovo has just launched Phab 2 – the world’s first phablet equipped with Google’s Tango technology.
This technology provides users with an elevated augmented reality (AR) technology, as it can map physical spaces and overlay these with virtual effects that can track objects and map indoor spaces.
Those capabilities make room for designs and experiments that could not be carried out on standard AR-enabled phablets in the market.
With Google’s Tango technology, the Phab 2 is capable of motion tracking, depth perception as well as area learning. Moreover, the Phab 2 can visualize its surrounding objects and environments via sensors that can capture more than 250,000 measurements in a second.
If there’s a wall in front of the user, for instance, he/she can measure that wall and plan to put a painting on it.
Also, if Tango has the data of supermarket, the technology can direct the user to a particular section of that supermarket.
This can also be used if one plans to put new furniture pieces in his/her home, as the technology can simulate the appearance of an object inside the house. Thus, there’s no need for the user to bring in actual furniture pieces to see if these fit inside the home.
”Lenovo and Google wanted to have a device (a smartphone) equipped with Tango technology, because people use their phones everyday. VRs are quite uncomfortable to use. So we wanted to incorporate this device (VR) in a common device which is a smartphone,” Amanda Dy, Lenovo Philippines manager for tablets, told the Philippine News Agency in an interview.
She added that ARs are expensive, and Lenovo wants to provide this device to people without having to spend too much.
Designers and professionals are the main target market of the Phab 2, according to Dy.
Meanwhile, since people these days usually look for a good quality camera and music features when buying a smartphone, Dy emphasized that the Lenovo Phab 2 has three cameras, plus a Dolby audio capture.
Equipped with Dolby Audio Capture 5.1, the Lenovo Phab 2 Pro provides users with clear surround sound of the videos and audios they record.
The three cameras, on the other hand, have a fish eye lens for wider angles.
Phab 2 Pro will be available by mid-December for PHP24,999.
Currently available in the market are the Phab 2 for PHP 9,999, and the Phab 2 Plus for PHP14,999.
JaDine for Phab 2
Filipino love team JaDine (James Reid, Nadine Lustre) was recently introduced as newest members of the Lenovo family.
Both Reid and Lustre acknowledged the new technology that the Phab 2 can offer. For Reid, he said a smartphone is important for him to stay connected with his family and friends, especially during taping and shows.
Anna Abola, Lenovo Philippines marketing manager, told PNA they chose JaDine as they also target the millennials. (PNA)
