Google is cutting the cost of its Project Tango depth-sensing tablets in half

Despite Project Tango’s cloudy future, Google continues to push the 3D depth-sensing tech to developers. The latest pitch is a 50 percent discount off its pricey $512 tablet development kit.

The deal, effective “in the coming weeks,” Google said, follows the company’s $20,000 contest that tasked developers with creating “unique augmented reality (AR) experiences” for Tango devices. The winning submissions require a Project Tango device to work, but you can get a taste of the ideas here (and here).