Dell plans more 3D-focused devices for the near future

Nov 6, 2014 08:20 GMT  ·  By

Dell has recently unveiled the Venue 8 7000 Series tablet, which is touted as the slimmest available on the market coming with a 6 mm / 0.24 inch profile.

But the tablet is special due to some other consideration, as it comes equipped with Intel’s RealSense 3D camera technology out of the box.

Dell to invest in RealSense, avidly

Well, it appears that Dell’s love for Intel’s technology is quite never-ending, and according to a report coming from Slash Gear, we should expect to see more devices equipped with this technology arrive in the near future.

According to the information, the company will end up releasing more Windows and Android tablets and laptops taking advantage of depth-sensing 3D cameras.

What makes the depth-sensing camera stand out from the crowd is its ability to construct an image based on information like depth and distance between objects.

An example of real life application of such a technology would  be performing rough measurements of rooms using the tablet, something which could come in handy to real-estate brokers.

The camera can also measure the distance between objects in photographs and it offers the ability to change focus in an image using depth data.

But the implementation of this technology doesn’t stop at the Venue 8 7000. According to the VP of Dell’s tablet group Neil Hand, the device maker is not looking to invest in 3D camera technology only to have it bundled into a single product.

No, the company has big plans to bestow the same treatment on upcoming Android and Windows devices.

RealSense is bound to get creepier

Intel has been developing the RealSense technology for some time now, and at some point the system will be able to recognize people and moods and read/interpret hand gestures.

It might sound a little creepy that a machine equipped with RealSense could “understand” that you are upset from the way you are moving your lips, but at the same time, it’s quite intriguing too. From our part, we would certainly love to test the capabilities of such an artificially intelligent system.

As for the Dell Venue 8 7000 Series, the tablet arrives with an 8.4-inch OLED display with 2560 x 1600 pixel resolution, which draws power from an Intel Atom Z3500 series chip.

The tablet’s operating system is of the Android variety, but next year we can hope to see its Windows counterpart make a debut in the real world.

Dell hopes to start shipping the Venue 8 7000 Series tablet by the end of November, with a starting price of $399 / €319.