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minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish1•6 months agoWhat would you want lidar in cell phones for?
minus-squareTheRealKunilinkEnglish3•6 months ago What would you want lidar in cell phones for? iPhone uses LiDAR for range-finding on its rear cameras, and for 3D facial imaging on its front-facing “FaceID” camera.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish3•6 months agoBut then you don’t want face-melting lasers.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish5•6 months ago But then you don’t want face-melting lasers. Now hold on…I can see that being useful too. Two consecutive failed face IDs? BAM!!!* face melting laser on the (probably) unauthorized person trying to access your phone.
What would you want lidar in cell phones for?
iPhone uses LiDAR for range-finding on its rear cameras, and for 3D facial imaging on its front-facing “FaceID” camera.
But then you don’t want face-melting lasers.
Now hold on…I can see that being useful too. Two consecutive failed face IDs? BAM!!!* face melting laser on the (probably) unauthorized person trying to access your phone.