Daniel Eran Dilger
Daniel Eran Dilger

Why iPad Pro's LiDAR is a big step for Apple in computer vision and AR

The new LiDAR camera sensor that debuted in Apple's latest iPad Pro this week is an enhancement upon the depth sensing TrueDepth front-facing imaging array that first made its appearance on iPhone X in late 2017. This year as it arrives on iPhone 12, LiDAR appears to set to achieve a massive installed base of tens of millions of users. Here's why that's important.

Daniel Eran Dilger
Why iPad Pro's LiDAR is a big step for Apple in computer vision and AR
Daniel Eran Dilger

Apple's iOS 13 beta 3 FaceTime gaze magic is triumph of tech evolution

The magic behind Apple's subtlety flattering new FaceTime feature in iOS 13 beta 3 has incrementally developed across years of evolving software and hardware advancements, offering some interesting insight into how Apple uniquely charts out the future with its products.

Daniel Eran Dilger
Apple's iOS 13 beta 3 FaceTime gaze magic is triumph of tech evolution
Daniel Eran Dilger

Google's Pixel Android strategy is destroying HTC the same way Moto X gutted Motorola

Ten years ago, Google offered Taiwan's HTC a lifeline of sorts in the form of an Android partnership for the original HTC Dream, followed by Nexus One. However, the former Windows Mobile contract manufacturer hasn't fared so well since. Google's last two years of HTC-built Pixels have done nothing to help the struggling company.

Daniel Eran Dilger
Google's Pixel Android strategy is destroying HTC the same way Moto X gutted Motorola