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Here's what Google's augmented reality platform 'Tango' looks like

Here's what Google's augmented reality platform 'Tango' looks like

Google's "Project Tango" augmented reality platform will be launched with Lenovo's Phab 2 Pro smartphone.

Here's what Google's augmented reality platform 'Tango' looks like

With the Phab 2 Pro and Tango, you'll be able to look through the phone's camera and layer objects and animations over what you see on the screen. Here, Tango adds digital dominoes to the real floor, which the camera sees.

With the Phab 2 Pro and Tango, you

You can even add dinosaurs!

You can even add dinosaurs!

It uses the Phab 2 Pro's camera for motion tracking, depth perception, and "area learning" where it can map out your surroundings. Here, Tango is using a "point cloud" to map the surroundings.

It uses the Phab 2 Pro

And it can add animations, likes these animals.

And it can add animations, likes these animals.

Once the point cloud has been created, Tango can add a virtual space, like this beautiful nature scene.

Once the point cloud has been created, Tango can add a virtual space, like this beautiful nature scene.

And you can even move around in the virtual space.

And you can even move around in the virtual space.

It opens up a whole new opportunity for AR games.

It opens up a whole new opportunity for AR games.

And it can help you visualize a new design for a room so that can figure out what will work best. Here, a hardwood floor was added to carpeting, and they're checking out if this brown chair will work with the flooring.

And it can help you visualize a new design for a room so that can figure out what will work best. Here, a hardwood floor was added to carpeting, and they

We'll see way more applications for Tango as more apps are developed to utilize this specific technology. For now, it's only available on the Lenovo Phab 2 Pro, which will hit the shelves in September for $499.

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