Intel has promised to bring 3D vision to laptops and tablets soon

Global computing giant Intel announced at its annual developers’ conference that 2015 will see the arrival of laptops and tablet devices with 3D sensing capabilities instead of traditional webcams. Intel first let word out about RealSense at CES 2014 (Consumer Electronics Show) where it showed seven laptops from major manufacturers like Dell and Lenovo. Intel has developed two different types of sensors, both based on depth perception. The first is a front facing webcam module which is designed to sense human gestures and movement. such a sensor could be implemented in applications to control applications wirelessly, like Microsoft’s Kinect. The other is intended for rear facing applications as a camera that can be placed on devices to scan objects, capture depth and shape data like the one seen in Dell’s upcoming Venue 8 tablet.