That's led analysts to suggest that the exec was talking about a future version of the smart speaker, that would use Face ID and
TrueDepth camera technology.
Snapchat today began implementing Apple's
TrueDepth camera technology in its Lenses selfie feature for the first time.
Not exact matches
The same
TrueDepth camera that maps your face for security also unlocks a whole new world through augmented reality (AR)
technology.
That
technology was the basis for the Xbox One's Kinect functionality, and eventually became part of the
TrueDepth camera on the front of the iPhone X — the one that paints your face with IR dots for FaceID.
See, Apple's
TrueDepth technology for the X's selfie
camera projects 30,000 infrared dots onto your face.
Though front - facing
TrueDepth cameras are expected to be introduced across Apple's iPhone lineup in 2018, the
technology is not expected to make its way to the rear - facing
camera at this point in time.
Face ID provides intuitive and secure authentication enabled by the state - of - the - art
TrueDepth camera system with advanced
technologies to accurately map the geometry of your face.
One of the iPhone X «s differentiating features is its
TrueDepth camera, which enables the phone's Face ID facial recognition
technology.
Face ID is enabled by the
TrueDepth camera, which is housed in the notch at the top of the phone, and one has to wonder whether Apple has shifted to the facial recognition
technology to simply have something new and exciting to help sell the new iPhone.
Now, as part of what would appear to be an attempt to take it to the next level and truly show what the
technology is capable of, these three new filters take the iPhone X and perfectly use the depth information provided by its
TrueDepth camera system.
You can now use a new
technology called Face ID to unlock the iPhone X. That's made possible by a
TrueDepth camera system on the front, along with a dual - core Neural Engine on the six - core A11 Bionic chip for real - time facial recognition that looks at 30,000 points on your face.
Apple's new sensor will use different
technology for the 3D system than the
technology used by the
TrueDepth camera system which will enable better depth detection for augmented reality apps, and a more accurate type of autofocus for photography.
Apple is investing almost $ 400m into the one of the companies responsible for its
TrueDepth camera system on the iPhone X, and it's likely just the first step in rolling the
technology out further in its range.
It's no big secret that the super-advanced Face ID
technology makes a manufacturing ramp - up still feel like a distant dream, with key Apple partners like TSMC and Foxconn forced to settle for lower - than - expected revenues as they wait for
TrueDepth camera system producers to iron out remaining kinks.
It is packed with incredible new
technologies, like the innovative
TrueDepth camera system, beautiful Super Retina display and super fast A11 Bionic chip with neural engine,» said Philip Schiller, Apple's senior vice president of Worldwide Marketing.
My driver was confused as I rotated my head in a slight circle, allowing the iPhone X's front - facing
camera module — which features both an IR sensor and dot projector that shoots out 30,000 dots — to map my face with Apple's new
TrueDepth technology.
The second purpose served by the notch is to house Apple's advanced
TrueDepth camera and sensor cluster, which enables Apple's new Face ID
technology on the iPhone X. No other smartphone on the planet has face scanning tech that's anywhere near as advanced and secure as Apple's, and a new report from Reuters suggest that will continue to be the case until at least next year.
Some of PrimeSense's tech, which was originally used in Microsoft's Kinect devices on Xbox platforms, now resides in the front - facing
TrueDepth camera of the iPhone X, and the new patent hints at a potential future where this
technology expands in function to Macs as well.
The award is part of Apple's Advanced Manufacturing Fund, and Finisar is expected to use the substantial endowment to increase its research into vertical - cavity surface - emitting lasers (VCSEL)-- the
technology used in the iPhone X's
TrueDepth camera.
The idea behind the notch was to accommodate Apple's sophisticated
TrueDepth camera that is used to unlock the phone through advanced face - unlocking
technology.
Without the notch, there wouldn't be a
TrueDepth camera system, which is the
technology powering Face ID.
Barclays adds that Apple is «working hard» to bring its
TrueDepth technology to the iPhone's rear - facing
cameras.
Developed to enable Face ID, the
TrueDepth camera uses advanced
technology to stuff a high - tech 3D scanning system into a tiny space within the notch above the iPhone X's display.
The iPhone X uses a front - facing sensor called the
TrueDepth camera to make the face - scanning
technology work, and Android manufacturers are reportedly preparing to amass components that will allow its phones to be capable of 3D sensing.
The device comes with new OLED displays and other components such as Apple's
TrueDepth camera capable of doing face scans using FaceID
technology.
Finisar, who provide the VCSEL laser modules for the
TrueDepth camera system, seemed to hint in March that the
technology will be coming to multiple new iPhones this year.
Huawei is cooking up iPhone X-like flagships.Before we get any further, remember that, in November 2017, the Chinese manufacturer teased a depth - sensing
camera system that's clearly meant to take on Apple's
TrueDepth face detection
technology.
Before we get any further, remember that, in November 2017, the Chinese manufacturer teased a depth - sensing
camera system that's clearly meant to take on Apple's
TrueDepth face detection
technology.
Kuo adds that 2018's iPhones won't get Apple's
TrueDepth camera sensing
technology on the back, but says that FaceID will completely replace TouchID, so prepare to say goodbye to fingerprint scanning forever.
With that state of the art,
TrueDepth camera system up at the top, Apple ships some really advanced
technology.
Even with the difficulty Apple is facing regarding the manufacturing of 3D sensing, Kuo believes
TrueDepth cameras and Face ID will help Apple capitalize on its lead when it comes to this
technology.
According to the analyst, Apple's
TrueDepth camera module — which is the hardware behind Face ID — is between one to two years ahead of comparable
technologies.