Intel Showcases RealSense 3D Camera Applications and Technologies In New York

MojoKid writes: Intel gathered a number of its OEM and software partners together in New York City recently to showcase the latest innovations that the company's RealSense 3D camera technology can enable. From new interactive gaming experiences to video collaboration, 3D mapping and gesture controls, Intel's front-facing RealSense technology holds promise that could someday reinvent how we interact with PCs. The F200 RealSense camera module itself integrates a depth sensor and a full color 1080p HD camera together with standard technologies like dual array mics, but with an SDK, on-board processing engine and 3rd party software that can allow the camera module to sense numerous environmental variables, much more like a human does. In the demos that were shown, RealSense was used to create an accurate 3D map of a face, in a matter of seconds, track gestures and respond to voice commands, allow touch-free interaction in a game, and remove backgrounds from a video feed in real-time, for more efficient video conferencing and collaboration.

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[MojoKid]

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[MojoKid]

Sorry, typo... "Would" you happen to be behind that site...? Likely it's you Michael, isn't it?

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[MojoKid]

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Mother Of All Demos...again?

[killfixx]

50 years...

*sigh*

Most-common application

[ItsJustAPseudonym]

"...remove backgrounds from a video feed in real-time..."

No, honey, I'm not calling from a bar. I'm at work. See the totally work-related stuff in the background?
Music? What music? Oh, Bob just has his computer playing an audio-stream really loud. I should probably ask him to turn that down, but I'll do that after I get off the phone.
Yeah, it's pretty busy at work. Busy, busy. (sip) Mmm, good coffee. I gotta stay late. Okay, gotta go. Bye!

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[qpqp]

What, you don't have a 3d model of you that synchs to whatever you're saying yet?

Could be nice for cars

[John.Banister]

Something like this could be nice for making an aftermarket automatic highway driving module. The freeway is an immersive 3D environment having numerous environmental variables.

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[dbc]

Ummm.... well.... I read the specs a few weeks ago when I first heard about this, and if memory serves, the current range is under a meter. I think self-driving cars will be using Velodyne LIDARs for a while longer.

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[LoneTech]

Not to mention this device doesn't like meeting others of its kind. But that range limitation is specifically because it's designed for close range gesture tracking (including some fairly high precision); the B200 is built for moderate range.