Google focused on a few main projects at Google I/O last
week that’ll soon lead to some big launches, including Android M, Google Now
and Jump virtual reality. But these are hardly the only things Google is
working on right now. In fact, Google has four new projects that paint quite a
picture for the future of computing.
DON’T MISS: Google Photos is more than just free, unlimited
cloud storage – 5 things you didn’t know
Project Vault
Detailed by Google’s Advanced Technology And Project group
(ATAP), Project Vault aims to provide security and privacy via smart microSD
cards to any device with microSD support. The project’s aim is to enable secure
communications and storage, Android Central reports.
In addition to the actual SD card, the project includes a
microprocessor, an NFC chip, and an operating system. When used, Project Vault
devices will secure files automatically, and devices will see these secure SD
card products just like regular “dumb” external memory devices.
Project Abacus
The same ATAP division is also working on killing the
password, the blog says. Project Abacus is a new take on improving and securing
the way we log into devices and online services; Google already announced new
features that improve security, including fingerprint scanner support and a
Smart Lock Passwords manager.
Project Abacus will be used to develop a real-time security
system that constantly checks whether the person using a phone is indeed its
owner. The software will look use facial recognition, voice detection, and
behavioral data (the way a user swipes the screen, moves, runs, types words,
etc).
In other words, Project Abacus will know when someone else
uses your device, and will restrict access accordingly.
Project Soli
ATAP has figured out that our bodies generate a certain
amount of “bandwidth” at times, Phone Arena says. That energy might be turned
into gestures that could be recognized by new devices equipped with a special
sensor.
Project Soli tracks movements with a tiny radar to give
devices the ability of recognizing human gestures and then trigger
corresponding responses, as seen in the video above. Google has already devised
a PC-sized radar emitter that’s no bigger than a dime, and it will be available
for testing next year.
Project Jacquard
Finally, there’s Project Jacquard. According to Droid-Life,
the ATAP team wants to add smart features to clothes in the future by adding
special conductive strands of yarn to certain parts of jackets or pants, which
would turn them into touch interfaces for nearby devices.
Source From:- http://bgr.com/
0 comments:
Post a Comment