A sketchy rumor from South Korea alleges that iPhones coming in 2019 and beyond may feature a smaller notch as Apple may combine the FaceTime camera and the Face ID module.
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Apple awarded crucial patent for TrueDepth camera’s 4-element infrared optics
Apple's TrueDepth camera on iPhone X uses infrared sensors that capture light in the wavelength range of 800nm to 1300nm to achieve pattern-based depth mapping, allowing it to work day or night, like devices used for medical diagnosis, food inspection and night vision.
KGI: 2019 iPhones will have upgraded TrueDepth camera that’ll draw more power
While iPhones introduced next year are expected to feature basically the same TrueDepth camera as one found on the new iPhone X, models coming in 2019 will be outfitted with an upgraded TrueDepth system that'll consume more power and require larger-capacity batteries.
This game lets you play with your eyebrows via iPhone X’s TrueDepth camera
Developer and Washington University computer science graduate Nathan Gitter has created an interesting eyebrow-controlled arcade game designed specifically for iPhone X, called Rainbrow, that takes advantage of the new TrueDepth camera system.
Apple’s Joswiak defends the iPhone X notch
Apple's Vice President of Product Marketing, Greg Joswiak, said in a recent interview with Tom's Guide how proud Apple is of the notch on iPhone X.
Ming-Chi Kuo: improved iPhone X shipping times are not due to weak demand, but improvements in the supply chain
iPhone X shipping times saw improvements to one to two weeks across the board this week. This triggered speculation that weak demand for Apple’s latest flagship might have been the cause of these improved delivery dates.
Ming-Chi Kuo of KGI Securities refutes this speculation, instead reporting that Apple has made significant supply chain improvements that are responsible for these accelerated shipping estimates.
Developers start using the iPhone X TrueDepth camera to map their faces
A few tinkering developers have actually used the facial data collected from the iPhone X's TrueDepth camera system to create 3D models of their face. One was even able to 3D print his face, though with questionable results.
Apple denies reports that Animoji doesn’t require iPhone X’s TrueDepth camera
Reports have cropped up online claiming that one of the marquee iPhone X features, called Animoji, doesn't require depth sensors built into the new TrueDepth camera system.
Is the Face ID discussion warranted or a secret case of Apple envy?
Whenever a significant new technology is incorporated into mainstream mobile phones, such upgrade should naturally be fair game for scrutiny and critique. Conversely, if by objective standards the new arrival clears all bars, I can think of two reasons why it feels critical to acknowledge the innovative work done by its originators: because for one that credit has been hard earned and - looking at the bigger picture - sowing doubt about a feature that will inevitably saturate most phones in the market is only going to needlessly unsettle the consumer in the long run.
Warby Parker is using iPhone X camera to measure your face & recommend glasses
iPhone X is still making its way to early adopters, but we've already seeing some pretty unique and surprising uses for its advanced TrueDepth camera system.
Ming-Chi Kuo predicts that 2018 iPhones won’t have TrueDepth camera on the backside
No iPhones introduced in 2018 will be outfitted with a rear-mounted TrueDepth camera system because Apple and its suppliers are expected to focus on reducing costs and selling prices while implementing other spec upgrades to attract consumers, as per analyst Ming-Chi Kuo.
Supplier says iPhone X’s dot projector no longer stuck in a production hell
For all the gloom and doom talk regarding Apple's ability to fulfill expectedly high iPhone X demand, a supplier dismissed speculation that the dot projector is stuck in a production hell.