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Intel Developing New 3D Camera Business, Aiming to Replace Passwords With Facial Recognition

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Earlier this year, Intel demonstrated an impressive wireless cable computer system made possible with Skylake, Intel's next-generation chip technology (after Broadwell). At a recent venture capital event, the company showed off even more of its upcoming technology, including a face-recognition 3D camera system that aims to do away with passwords and allow for new methods of computer control.

As detailed by The Wall Street Journal, Intel's "YAP" concept (which stands for "you are the password"), is designed to recognize a user's voice, face, or fingerprint, to allow biometric access to a device. Kirk Skaugen, in charge of Intel's PC chip business, believes that such technology could be coming to computers as early as next year.

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Intel's Kirk Skaugen​
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Facial recognition capabilities are mainly enabled through new camera technology that's able to create 3D models, which can also be used for other methods of computer control. According to Skaugen, the cameras could track a user's facial expressions and map them to an animated avatar.

Intel's betting big on camera technology able to scan and create 3D models and will create a new 3D camera business. "We are planning to be the number one 3D camera manufacturer," said Skaugen.

Apple itself may be working on similar technology, as in 2013 it acquired PrimeSense, a company that specialized in 3D sensing and scanning techniques. Apple has not yet produced a product taking advantage of PrimeSense technology, but rumors have suggested its gesture-tracking features could be built into the Apple TV.

Just today a rumor coming out of the Asian supply chain suggested Apple's working on a glasses-free 3D display for next year's iPhone, which would go hand in hand with 3D camera technology possibly being developed by former PrimeSense employees.

During the event, Skaugen also commented on the production of Intel's next-generation Broadwell chips, which is said to be ramping up to millions of units. Ultra low power Core M chips are already available, and Intel is prepping to release its main Broadwell chips in 2015.

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20 years from now, we'll be watching old TV shows and movies where people refer to 'passwords' and we'll laugh how old it is.

A password is simply a way to trust that someone is who they say they are. But fingerprints, facial recognition, retina scans, etc. are all what SHOULD be happening, not a password. Technology is finally catching up.
 
With facial recognition, if you have a cut on your face, or significant bruise or end up with a scar would that affect the recognition part? Just wondering.
 
"dear customer I'm sorry to tell you our data base has been breached, we are advising all users to change their face and fingerprints as soon as possible"
 
Ahh! Another Broadwell tease! Just skip the troubled processor and give us the next Gen Skylake!
 
So when the Supreme Court decides that a phone that can be unlocked by a face must be unlocked for police search, what will you do? For fingerprint at least there is the potential of a “middle finger” option to permanently lock/erase the device to prevent unlawful seizure.
 
The problem with facial recognition is that it doesn't work in the dark, unless you throw out a flash. I'm not going to be having a camera flash me just to verify who I am.
 
Why don't we just put those grain of rice microchip things into young children like we do with cats and dogs and other animals?

Phone will know it's you, payment things will know it's you.
Shops will know your age for buying Alcohol etc.
No need for passports to be carried.
Can scan you in and out of places.

Simple, Job done.
 
jm001 said:
With facial recognition, if you have a cut on your face, or significant bruise or end up with a scar would that affect the recognition part? Just wondering.
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With Android's facial recognition unlock feature, you can train the software to recognize variations of your face, including with you wearing your glasses, you looking down, you looking up. Pretty simple to do.
 
I dont think this is as good as the Touch ID. Now I can be in a meeting with the phone under the table and just with my finger access my phone to check something out discreetly. With Face Recognition I would have to raise the phone up and point it at my face. That will be an odd moment in the middle of the meeting. Now imagine people doing this on the bus or train. Or even worse while driving.

No. This is not the way to replace passwords. Apple got it right with the Touch ID. This technology is better suited for stationary items like door access or ATM access.

Edit: My comments are about the facial recognition on a phone concept. But I think voice recognition could work in some specific use cases on a phone such as a car.
 
Cuban Missles said:
I dont think this is as good as the Touch ID. Now I can be in a meeting with the phone under the table and just with my finger access my phone to check something out discreetly. With Face Recognition I would have to raise the phone up and point it at my face. That will be an odd moment in the middle of the meeting. Now imagine people doing this on the bus or train. Or even worse while driving.

No. This is not the way to replace passwords. Apple got it right with the Touch ID. This technology is better suited for stationary items like door access or ATM access.
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Agree. Also, you need sufficient light for the camera to recognize you. Facial recognition doesn't work in the dark, but Touch ID still would.

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Piggie said:
Why don't we just put those grain of rice microchip things into young children like we do with cats and dogs and other animals?

Phone will know it's you, payment things will know it's you.
Shops will know your age for buying Alcohol etc.
No need for passports to be carried.
Can scan you in and out of places.

Simple, Job done.
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I like this idea. Make it illegal to swap it unless at a government facility
 
MasterRyu2011 said:
With Android's facial recognition unlock feature, you can train the software to recognize variations of your face, including with you wearing your glasses, you looking down, you looking up. Pretty simple to do.
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So how do you train the software after you set it up? Like, I log in fine for months, but then I get in a bad car accident, I want to use my device after I am in the hospital but it doesn't reconize me with the scars onmy face, how do you log in and re-train it? Or is there a fallback password option combined with fingerprint or recovery key or something?
 
Cuban Missles said:
I dont think this is as good as the Touch ID. Now I can be in a meeting with the phone under the table and just with my finger access my phone to check something out discreetly. With Face Recognition I would have to raise the phone up and point it at my face. That will be an odd moment in the middle of the meeting. Now imagine people doing this on the bus or train. Or even worse while driving.

No. This is not the way to replace passwords. Apple got it right with the Touch ID. This technology is better suited for stationary items like door access or ATM access.
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My thoughts exactly. Apple has already got the perfect password with TouchID.
 
Maybe Apple will be able to reduce the bezels down if they didn't need the home button (touch ID) and just used facial recognition. As long as touch ID is on the iPhone, the bezels are going to remain the same. I personally like having bezels on the top and bottom so I can hold my phone in landscape and not accidentally touch the screen.
 
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