Daniel Eran Dilger

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

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.

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Using iPad Pro LiDAR to bring Apple Arcade's "Hot Lava" to an AR experience

Using iPad Pro LiDAR to bring Apple Arcade's "Hot Lava" to an AR experience

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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.

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Apple's iOS 13 beta 3 FaceTime gaze magic is triumph of tech evolution
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Why your fancy iPhone drives the future of mobile silicon--and Google's hyped up Pixel Visual Core doesn't

When you upgrade to a new iPhone -- as millions will next month at the unveiling of the "A13" powered iPhone 11 -- you're voting with your dollars for a future driven by advanced new silicon with incredible sophistication. There is no way Apple or any other company could design and manufacture this future without you. The recent history of Google's Pixel Visual Core explains why.

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Why your fancy iPhone drives the future of mobile silicon--and Google's hyped up Pixel Visual Core doesn't
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iPhone 11: How Apple makes tech of the future affordable

Two years ago, Apple surprised the world with the tech-laden, $999 iPhone X. The usual suspects complained about its stratospheric pricing and assured their audiences that there was no chance it would gain traction because "some users" were assumed to find it too expensive. But this year, Apple made an even better version of that phone available to the masses at nearly the standard $650 iPhone pricing from 2016. Here's how, and why, it matters.

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iPhone 11: How Apple makes tech of the future affordable
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Apple A13 Bionic blows past Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 Plus - why it matters

It is no great surprise that Apple's iPhone 11 A13 Bionic chip continues to tromp Qualcomm's fastest mobile CPU, the Snapdragon 855 Plus. What's more interesting is why Apple is ahead, and what it means for future generations of technology.

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Apple A13 Bionic blows past Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 Plus - why it matters
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Editorial: Apple's impact from social distancing in 2020

Just a few months ago, Apple was gearing up to climb onto the gigantic shoulders of its blockbuster iPhone 11 launch to deliver another massive annual upgrade to its Macs, iPads, audio devices, wearables, and the upcoming new iPhone 12. Then the world ground to a halt in an unprecedented way. Here's how Apple can make the most positive impact possible in this year of social distancing.

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Editorial: Apple's impact from social distancing in 2020