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The stuff of science fiction: New Intel tech brings fantasy to your living room

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BY INTEL17 HOURS AGO

This kind of technology used to be reserved for your imagination — like sending your personal robot out to fetch the newspaper, deleting a computer document by making a paper-crumpling gesture with your hand or even watching a hologram of your mother wish you a happy birthday.

But now, with the introduction of Intel RealSense, those dreams can come to life.

RealSense is an advanced form of "Natural User Interface" technology. In laymen's terms, let's just call it the most high-tech camera system you've ever seen.

It works like this: As opposed to standard cameras — which only "see" in two dimensions — RealSense cameras create three-dimensional models of their subjects and surroundings. So when your finger is five inches away from the computer screen, RealSense can tell.

This three-dimensional modeling opens the door for all kinds of sleek computer interactions. Picture yourself editing a film or creating a photo album on your computer and manipulating objects not by moving your mouse or touching the screen, but by using your hands to "pick up" and "move" pieces of your project.

With RealSense, we'll soon live in a world where computer displays come alive in our physical space.

In fact, at CES in January, Intel revealed several futuristic RealSense integrations that display the power and potential of cameras that see in 3D. They've partnered with the Food Network to create an app that allows chefs to control their computers when their hands are messy; they're working to create wearables that can help the vision-impaired "see" their environments more clearly; and they demonstrated how RealSense cameras can allow drones can autonomously navigate the world with full depth perception.

The possibilities are endless.

Best of all, RealSense technology isn't just for high-end robotics labs or software developers — it's already available in select tablets, 2-in-1s, notebooks, and desktops. To find the RealSense device that's right for you, and to take a step into the future of technology, visit http://www.intel.co.uk/buy/uk/en/.

Best of all, RealSense technology isn't just for high-end robotics labs or software developers — it's already available in select tablets, 2in1s and All in One. For more information on RealSense and its remarkable capabilities, go here: http://intel.co.uk/realsense.