Intel unveils newer, smaller RealSense camera for smartphones

Intel CEO Brian Krzanich displayed a new RealSense camera at IDF in Shenzhen today that is smaller and thinner than the previous version. The new version runs cooler than the previous models and was demonstrated fitting into a 6 inch prototype device.

Intel also announced a partnership with Chinese retailer JD to improve the latter's warehouse management. Using a tablet integrated with a RealSense depth camera, Intel showed how the snapper can help determine which size box is necessary to help ship or store products. Sounds like a great tool for JD's warehouse. Krzanich also displayed a Windows 10 powered tablet that signed him into a program merely by scanning his face with a RealSense camera.

Intel has not revealed when the new RealSense camera will be available, but we could look forward to seeing some of the above mentioned features on modern smartphones and tablets.

source - Engadget