Mike Wuerthele
Warby Parker's app update to accommodate the iPhone X uses the TrueDepth camera to go beyond just a virtual try-on of glasses, and recommends styles that suit the user's face shape.
The new system supplements the old recommendation engine, which suggests glasses based on what pairs the user has selected. But, the company stops short of using ARKit on the iPhone X to overlay the glasses on the user's face.
Warby Parker using the iPhone X TrueDepth camera is super super smart: pic.twitter.com/LgHpO8hfUx
— Joanna Stern (@JoannaStern) November 7, 2017
Warby Parker was founded in 2010, to sell glasses and eyewear primarily online. The "home try-on" program allows customers to choose five frames which they can try for free for five days. Frames generally cost $100 and up.
The updated Warby Parker app requires iOS 10.0 or later, is a 100MB download, and is free. Obviously, the face measurement feature requires an iPhone X.
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That’s really creative. I can’t wait to see what developers create!
And so it begins: tactile sensing.
This is the kind of app that the TrueDepth technology enables. I could use my iPhone X to figure what frame I best like it help me decide whether to change my current frame.
Just like what I said on other thread, FaceID using TrueDepth camera system is just the beginning.
It would have been cool if you were able to see what frames look like on you from a face scan and AR.