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Google’s Project Soli radar is sensitive enough to count sheets of paper

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Re: Google’s Project Soli radar is sensitive enough to count sheets of paper

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Post by excalibur »

baddox wrote: post #9
kyrra wrote: post #4

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Random side-fact: a co-worker who climbs a lot stopped using fingerprint sensors on his phones because his prints change frequently enough due to climbing, that it's basically useless.

Many years ago I had to clock in and out of a job with a fingerprint scanner. I had the same issue because I played acoustic guitar a lot and had thick calluses on my fingers that would occasionally crack.

> Many years ago I had to clock in and out of a job with a fingerprint scanner.

Interesting, I don't think I've ever heard of a company doing this. Was it like a second factor in addition to some type of card reader?

Re: Google’s Project Soli radar is sensitive enough to count sheets of paper

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Post by chc4 »

excalibur wrote: post #11
baddox wrote: post #9

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Many years ago I had to clock in and out of a job with a fingerprint scanner. I had the same issue because I played acoustic guitar a lot and had thick calluses on my fingers that would occasionally crack.

> Many years ago I had to clock in and out of a job with a fingerprint scanner. Interesting, I don't think I've ever heard of a company doing this. Was it like a second factor in addition to some type of card reader?

I've also had to do this. Worked at a fairly big healthcare company.

Re: Google’s Project Soli radar is sensitive enough to count sheets of paper

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Post by kortilla »

sigmar wrote: post #10
trothamel wrote: post #8

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Google Photos was able to determine that pictures of my niece as an infant, and pictures of my niece as a 5 year old, are pictures of the same person.

I've noticed this competency in google photos as well. Though surely it is using the photos of her in between those ages to extrapolate(?)

I don’t think so. It managed to recognize an old baby picture of myself and the only other pictures of me are as a mid thirties adult.

Re: Google’s Project Soli radar is sensitive enough to count sheets of paper

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Post by ddalex »

nothrabannosir wrote: post #12

Inane gos, but I see a Monzo card at 1:35. That means this was very probably developed in the UK? I have to say the branding choice for the colour of that card was a pretty brilliant move.

Good spot.

> University of St Andrews in Scotland

Although the Monzo card makes me think this work also happened in London

Re: Google’s Project Soli radar is sensitive enough to count sheets of paper

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Post by amelius »

thomasfl wrote: post #2

This small radard is sensitive enough to identify playing cards by looking at the tiny texture. Looking forward to seeing magicians using this in card tricks. Face ID with hyper sensitive radard should also be very accurate.

RFID magic cards probably already exist ...
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