Tuesday, 21 February 2017

Apple could include Kinect-like camera tech in next iPhone

Apple is said to be working on “revolutionary” camera technology, which could be used for facial or iris recognition, augmented gaming experiences, and 3D selfies for the next iPhone. That’s according to a new research note by the typically reliable KGI Securities analyst Ming-Chi Kuo, summed up here by 9to5Mac.

Though this kind of tech might be uncommon on a smartphone, what Kuo is describing sounds a lot like the tech Microsoft popularized with the Kinect — the setup is even pretty much the same. Kuo says that Apple will build this technology into the front of the next iPhone, augmenting the traditional camera sensor with an infrared projector and receiver. (The Kinect is also composed of a traditional camera, an infrared projector,...

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http://www.theverge.com/2017/2/21/14682652/apple-iphone-depth-sensing-front-camera-rumor

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http://ifeeltechinc.blogspot.com/2017/02/apple-could-include-kinect-like-camera.html

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