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The 'Wall' is absolutely mind-blowing. I would love to actually experience the quality of a microLED screen that size firsthand. Patience I guess.

Imho, as far as mimicking reality is concerned, there is so far no substitute for huge screen sizes (such as the spectacular and slightly curved IMAX screens), not even the at the time much touted 3D technology, since then all but dropped, which I found to have peculiar distortion artifacts, especially relative sizes between body parts e.g.

As a table-tennis player and aficionado, I'm also very impressed by Omron's Forpheus ping pong robot and am wondering how well it can detect and counteract the trickiest and deadliest table-tennis force: spin in its many forms.

I'm actually really excited for Micro- LED. It's been talked about for quite some time, I just think it's going to have to reach to a point where it can be manufactured on a large scale. I think it's fairly safe to say that Apple is clearly dabbling with Micro- LED, and we know Samsung obviously is as well. I think if Apple sees it first hand, it will likely be the Apple Watch, followed by the iPhone, but at least 3/4 years before it's widespread.

This is actually a really good article that talks about the benefits and how Micro- LED will be more efficient with battery life.

http://www.idownloadblog.com/2016/10/26/micro-led-battery-life/
 
I'm actually really excited for Micro- LED. It's been talked about for quite some time, I just think it's going to have to reach to a point where it can be manufactured on a large scale. I think it's fairly safe to say that Apple is clearly dabbling with Micro- LED, and we know Samsung obviously is as well. I think if Apple sees it first hand, it will likely be the Apple Watch, followed by the iPhone, but at least 3/4 years before it's widespread.

This is actually a really good article that talks about the benefits and how Micro- LED will be more efficient with battery life.

http://www.idownloadblog.com/2016/10/26/micro-led-battery-life/
Thanks for that link. With the more than substantial power savings and individual pixel addressability as huge advantages amongst others, a very exciting technology indeed.
 
The fingerprint sensor (that came 6 month too late for AAPL) is my vote.

Closely followed by 'Gemini' by Planet Computers, I have a confession.......I am a proud backer of the Gemini.
 
LOL! So much bitterness. Did you get your Apple blossom hurt?

"Notably, Kuo adds that the decision to boost battery capacity across the board stems from the TrueDepth camera system that Apple debuted on this year’s iPhone X. The TrueDepth camera system, which powers features like Face ID, will reportedly be used on all new iPhone models next year."

So you’ve literally got no actual power consumption data on either FaceID or Synaptics systems. Just copying and pasting what others have said. Figures.
 
Absolutely. It seems undeniable that having both technologies available is better than having only one (though I'm sure someone will deny it, this being macrumors...). Unfortunately, Apple has now gone so all-in on FaceID that they almost can't add TouchID back without admitting they were wrong. Too bad.
The same way that having both flash and html5 should (in theory) be better than having just one?

We all saw how this played out. Had both been allowed to co-exist side-by-side, HTML5 would never have gotten the break it needed to take off, given how established flash was at the time. Because iOS blocked flash on their devices, content creators were faced with an ultimatum. Either continue using flash and miss out on the iOS platform (which was huge and immensely lucrative), or use HTML5 so you can target both.

Fast forward to today, flash is all but dead, HTML5 is the de-facto standard and everyone else is better off for it. And this would not have happened had Apple not put their foot down and publicly favoured one standard over the other, thus forcing the hand of everyone in the industry.

That, to me, is what many critics here are guilty of doing - choosing to fixate on obstacles as seeing only one aspect of the change rather than how one change can cause many things to change as a reaction to a new normal. To them, Apple is lazy for not finding a way to include Touch-ID (even if they have to shove it at the back of the phone), and that's that. End of story.

How myopic can people be?

Yes, maybe in the short run, having more ways of unlocking your device might seem better. Or is it? Apple is already positioning Face ID as the more secure alternative. Why would they knowingly put a less secure method of security (touch-ID) and risk users continuing to use it over the more secure Face ID out of a sense of familiarity or ignorance?

Face ID + Touch ID isn't more secure. It's actually less, for the people who are using Touch ID while disabling Face ID.

At the end of the day, I think people misinterpret FaceID. The idea isn't to spend time analyzing how it works or whether it's inferior to TouchID or not. The idea is that it blurs the perception of needing authentication at all to unlock your phone.

I think what Apple was going for was using FaceID to take care of all the security stuff behind the scenes so you don't have too. It removes having to think about authenticating to access something because faceID has already detected that it is you.

What you're left with is a phone that is as easy to access as one without a passcode. No longer do you have to go through security checks because it is all done automatically. It seems pretty seamless when it works, but we're still in V1. Meanwhile, all the criticisms that Face ID gets, I am sure Apple will address them in future iterations of the technology, such as a wider angle of scanning (to let you unlock your phone while it's on the table), to working sideways (so it works in landscape mode), to improved accuracy (as the software improves).

You can't usher in a new order without first doing away with the current one. Have people learnt nothing from Apple after having observed Apple and using their products for so long?
 
I'm guessing the average person who can afford "The Wall" and is willing to pay that much. Likely has 10 to 12 foot ceilings and a 20 to 25 foot wall in their theater room. "The Wall" still would not cover the wall for them. At least in the McMansions.

I'd have no reason to go to a movie theater again. How long until these are $500?
People that can afford the Wall don’t live in McMansions. Lol. They live in real mansions. No “Mc” required
 
I wish Apple would have put in-display Touch ID and Face ID into the iPhone X. Then they could fill in the gaps where the other one fails. Face ID is great when you have gloves on, for instance. But Touch ID is better when you're in bed or have your phone on a table. Hopefully Apple is able to get a wider-angle Face ID working in future iterations.

No thanks.
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Please Apple, license the in-screen fingerprint technology from Synaptics, or buy Synaptics, and put it in the next iPhone X.

Will never happen.
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Face ID + Touch ID isn't more secure. It's actually less, for the people who are using Touch ID while disabling Face ID.

Exactly.
 
The Wall is ONE TV?
I was under the impression it was several as seen on current entertainment and news programs already using 3 x 3 or 3 x 4 or some other arrangement.
 
Wow. That HTC phone had the most blatant ripoff of iOS I've ever seen -- right down to the graphics used for fingerprint training, the app folders, the swipe down from the top for notifications. Sad.
 
We need more personal assistant robots. Had several robots as a child which were no more than remote controlled walkie talkies. That was many, many years ago. Why has it taken this long and we still dont have proper robots.
 
If this is the coolest tech you found at CES it seems to have been a boring year. Happy I didn’t go anyway although Vegas can be quite fun in general
 
Phone on a table? Why unlock the phone on a table if you don’t plan on “looking at it” and using it?

I do that all the time and find faceID frustrating in that situation. For instance I disabled showing text from a text message on my lock screen so I need to unlock it to view the message. However, I used to be able to check it without picking up my phone with touchID. Now, I have to either pick up my phone or move my face in line with the camera.

I don't want to have to pickup my phone to use it.

So... touchID + faceID = what I want
 
I definitely miss touch ID. Face ID has its advantages but no way is it better/more convenient then touch id. And now seeing it embedded under a display makes me miss it more.
 
It flies if you bring it on an airliner :)

The FAA bans devices (such as hoverboards and scooters) with more than 160 Watt hour batteries. That’s likely what they’re referring to.

The faa needs to approve it if you bring it on a plane.

The FAA doesn’t allow large li-ion batteries on planes since they tend to explode. And scooters tend to have ****** batteries that explode (hence amazon banned sales of many, etc.)

So what they’re saying is “ours won’t burn down your house.”

So, it was just poor wording? Ok. But I still would find it highly unlikely that the FAA has specifically approved this scooter. They don't issue "approvals" - they issue regulations that provide guidelines (such as the watt-hour limits). So the writer failed on all levels. They probably meant it's a scooter "that meets FAA guidelines" for transporting aboard an aircraft.
 
So, it was just poor wording? Ok. But I still would find it highly unlikely that the FAA has specifically approved this scooter. They don't issue "approvals" - they issue regulations that provide guidelines (such as the watt-hour limits). So the writer failed on all levels. They probably meant it's a scooter "that meets FAA guidelines" for transporting aboard an aircraft.
Yes, that is likely what they meant.
 
Phone on a table? Why unlock the phone on a table if you don’t plan on “looking at it” and using it?
That's why I'm unlocking it. I don't understand your question. I have it on the table next to me browsing whatever or reading while I'm eating, etc. Or if I'm at work and get some alerts, I can't just tap the screen to unlock and view them. I have to pick up my phone at an angle where it can see my face. It's just a mild annoyance throughout the day.
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No thanks.
Thank you for adding your insightful analysis to this discussion. I have taken note.
 
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