You think these IR cameras are meant to point outward?I have longer hair that covers my ears.
Whoops.
Can we get cameras in the Apple Watch please instead of these?? FaceTime would be cool on your wrist!!
Cameras on AirPods would be used for Visual Intelligence.
What restaurant is this? What's this plant? What's this tool for? What colour shirt goes well with these pants? Send this sofa to my wife. Remind me of this restaurant menu sign when I get home.
Now?Are we just throwing darts at random ideas on the wall now?
although not for the reasons you indicated, i do agree that putting infrared into Air Pods would be an exiting avenue for apple to pursue.Try holding your wrist up for just 1 minute, then come back and let us know how comfortable that was for a FaceTime call. Maybe a camera could be used for asynchronous messaging. Recording a short message, then sending, sure.
Cameras on AirPods would be used for Visual Intelligence.
What restaurant is this? What's this plant? What's this tool for? What colour shirt goes well with these pants? Send this sofa to my wife. Remind me of this restaurant menu sign when I get home.
Apple is making a big deal about Visual Intelligence because it's a practical use for AI that's not just a gimmick. They added an entire button to all iPhones (not just Pro) anticipating a wide rollout of this feature. I can see it becoming a part of AirPods to make it an even more natural and ubiquitous action in every day life.
There is always the option to just live in the woods 😝. Well the government does have to identify who you are via documentation and hopefully a photo, not everyone is an honest citizen.Wait till you find out your local department of licensing takes a full scan of your face and uploads it to a government database. There should be no illusion of privacy. We don’t have it anymore.
It’s far more than a photo. They’re doing full on facial mapping/ recognition. And it’s not even optional. Moreover, they don’t tell you in person.There is always the option to just live in the woods 😝. Well the government does have to identify who you are via documentation and hopefully a photo, not everyone is an honest citizen.
Imagine saying Bill or this vague image of some person concealing their face is a suspect in a crime. Even security cameras are evasive to one’s privacy but some people don’t care, some do and it is how society functions. Even animals identify others by certain surface patterns, vocal sounds, scents etc.
Cameras on AirPods would be used for Visual Intelligence.
What restaurant is this? What's this plant? What's this tool for? What colour shirt goes well with these pants? Send this sofa to my wife. Remind me of this restaurant menu sign when I get home.
Did you skip the part of the story where it said they are infrared sensors, not for taking photos? IR isn't going to help with any of those examples.
Did you skip knowledge of infra red signatures?
Aside from the obvious object outlines provided by IR that enables object detection and recognition, it can do this in the dark.
Plants can be identified by both their shape and their heat signature in ways visible light cannot. Moreover, IR can determine the health of the plant, and even whether it needs to be watered or has been overwatered.
Ink on a menu or chalk on a restaurant sign are more easily distinguished and machine readable by infrared in any light conditions, including the low light of a restaurant or no light.
While Colours as we perceive them live in the visible light spectrum, materials reflect different IR signatures in ways that correspond to their visible light wavelength.
Lastly, Ming-Chi Kuo is a supply chain leaker. He rarely (ever?) has the complete picture (pun not intended) of all components. The pursuit of an IR camera for AirPods is one component he's come across. Gurman, whose sources are within Apple itself, has often talked about cameras (plural) on AirPods Pro. In the context of competing with Meta Raybans, it's clear that an RGB camera would be necessary.
I don’t know if you understand how much of an issue this is for some people. This would certainly help.Apple moving further into medical devices. These will notify you if you have too much ear wax build up
That’s a cynical outlook. Regardless more tech is needed for more functional and supplementary tech features to this article provides.On today's news... even more surveilance tech by Apple. 😢
I would modify your request to say: Can we get cameras in the Apple Watch please in addition to these? I do a lot of photo-documentation where even a tiny AW Ultra camera might be adequate. And we already learned with smartphones that quick camera availability provides huge value add.Can we get cameras in the Apple Watch please instead of these?? FaceTime would be cool on your wrist!!
Because this is a rumors site and that is what we do, we all get worked up arguing about whatever.Why don’t we see if they actually do this before we all get worked up arguing about what certain cameras can and can’t do?