First look: Apple's bionic iPhone X with Face ID Apple's iPhone X is the company's most dramatic rethinking of the established form, features and functionality of its iconic phone. It packs the highest resolution—and best looking—iPhone display ever into a smaller outline, radically rethinks iOS navigation and authentication and introduces a sophisticated 3D imaging sensor array that enables Face ID and facial tracking for Animoji, gaze detection, Portrait selfies and an advanced new frontier of augmented reality. Daniel Eran Dilger 8 years ago 153
Face ID, TrueDepth camera component supplies 'stable,' technology will span 2018 iPhone line Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo believes that the 2018 model-year iPhone will launch "on time" and with a "stable supply" sporting the existing TrueDepth system, and Face ID user authentication. Mike Wuerthele 8 years ago 35
Apple denies it reduced accuracy of Face ID to aid iPhone X production In a statement, Apple has directly refuted claims that Face ID has been compromised by changes in how it certifies parts for the Face ID system. Mike Wuerthele 8 years ago 69
Rumor: Apple dials back Face ID requirements to improve iPhone X production, still better than Touch ID A new report claims that Apple has loosened up testing requirements for the Face ID sensor array to improve yields of both the dot projector and the lenses associated with the system — but given the timing of the iPhone X unveil and a white paper about the security of the feature, the technology is still 20 times less prone to false positive identification than Touch ID. Mike Wuerthele 8 years ago 39
How Apple's iPhone X TrueDepth AR waltzed ahead of Google's Tango Apple's iOS 11 brings Augmented Reality to a huge installed base of over 350 million iOS devices with powerful A9, A10 Fusion or A11 Bionic chips. However, another form of AR is about to be introduced, exclusive to the company's new iPhone X. Here's a deeper look at Apple's big AR surprise. Daniel Eran Dilger 8 years ago 32
Apple could diversify Face ID TrueDepth camera supply chain with Largan Precision Apple's iPhone camera module supplier Largan Precision is looking to enter the 3D sensor market that underpins the Face ID technology according to the CEO of the manufacturer. Mike Wuerthele 8 years ago 3
Apple and the future of photography in Depth: part 2, iPhone X When iPhone launched ten years ago it took basic photos and no videos. Apple has since rapidly advanced its capabilities in mobile photography to the point where iPhone is now globally famous for its billboard-sized artwork and has been used to shoot feature length films for cinematic release. iOS 11 now achieves a new level of image capture with Depth. Here's a look at the future of photos, focusing on new features in the upcoming iPhone X. Daniel Eran Dilger 8 years ago 30
Other smartphones joining Apple's iPhone X with 3D sensor module delays Apple's iPhone X — the first iPhone with a "TrueDepth" camera — may not be the only smartphone suffering from problems with 3D sensor production, as shipments for competing products are also reportedly being delayed. Roger Fingas 8 years ago 37
TrueDepth Camera with Face ID could limit Apple's iPhone X production to 30M units this year Analyst Ming-Chi Kuo of KGI Securities has slashed his forecast for iPhone X shipments this fall to between 30 million and 35 million units, though he also told investors that any negative reaction to production issues could make for an attractive opportunity to buy more shares of AAPL. Neil Hughes 8 years ago 17
Apple publishes white paper explaining usage and security of iPhone X Face ID Apple has taken steps to educate potential owners of the iPhone X about Face ID ahead of its release on Nov. 3, releasing a white paper alongside a support document that explains how the biometric authentication technology works to keep the user's data secure. Malcolm Owen 8 years ago 33
Third report reaffirms iPhone X TrueDepth Face ID camera is bottleneck for Apple The advanced new facial recognition system in Apple's iPhone X is the main holdup in production of the device — a rumor now corroborated by three different publications ahead of the handset's November launch. Neil Hughes 8 years ago 25