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Re: iPhone X

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Post by r3bl »

AaronFriel wrote: post #166

I wonder if the tech team involved with Face ID factored the birthday paradox into their security factor. They touted a "1 in 1,000,000" chance that someone else's face unlocks one's iPhone X. Well, with the birthday paradox, let's say there were, say, exactly 1179 people in the Steve Jobs Auditorium and they all had iPhone Xs. That's 694,431 unique pairs of people, and there would be roughly a 50% chance of two of t…

...or, you know, if you steal someone's phone, you might as well flash it over the victim's eyes.

Re: iPhone X

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Post by fatbird »

iClaudiusX wrote: post #59

Probably not a good sign that FaceID failed on stage for Craig on his first try (had to use a passcode to log in) during the demo.

Bill Gates got a BSOD during a big demo. Shit happens.

Re: iPhone X

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Post by balls187 »

$1000 for higher fidelity snapchat features.

I love my iphone camera, and if the upgrade program isn't too terrible, I will get the iPhoneX, but call me underwhelmed.

The implementation of faceID seems really poorly thought out. I can unlock my phone, and navigate it before focusing my attention on it. I feel like "attention to unlock" is going to cause an increase in distracted driver related incidents.

Re: iPhone X

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Post by empath75 »

snowpanda wrote: post #97

Face ID seems like a great way to build a global database of people's faces. Not saying they will, but if they wanted to, that would be the way to do it.

never leaves the phone.

Re: iPhone X

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Post by stretchwithme »

AaronFriel wrote: post #166

I wonder if the tech team involved with Face ID factored the birthday paradox into their security factor. They touted a "1 in 1,000,000" chance that someone else's face unlocks one's iPhone X. Well, with the birthday paradox, let's say there were, say, exactly 1179 people in the Steve Jobs Auditorium and they all had iPhone Xs. That's 694,431 unique pairs of people, and there would be roughly a 50% chance of two of t…

Isn't the chance for the pin code 1 in 10,000?

Re: iPhone X

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Post by LoSboccacc »

miguelrochefort wrote: post #145

- Ugly notch - No USB-C - Gimmicky features - Protruding camera - $999

I really don't get the notches. They're extra ugly, they put the sensor in a vulnerable position and are basically there so that they can claim a thinner phone forcing user to fatten it again with ugly plastic cases just to have the phone rest flat

Re: iPhone X

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Post by WithHighProb »

mtgx wrote: post #125
matthberg wrote: post #87

It's interesting how Apple is moving away from being the first phone with a feature (face id, Samsung did that before, or oled displays that are edge to edge). I think the shift from that innovation is a maturing step, but also a sign that the company is aging poorly. They can no longer claim to be leading with creation, just with quality. More and more the focus in smartphone development, not just Apple, is on being…

Samsung's face recognition software was hacked from day one . Not only did, it was hacked with a 2D picture, something that was also shown possible since 2011, when Google first introduced face recognition. It's like Samsung didn't even bother to improve it at all. Being first with a crappy solution is not exactly ideal, either. We'll see if Apple's solution is that much better - I don't really trust any face recogni…

u sure you catch up with latest deep learning stuff? It wasn't so surprising

Re: iPhone X

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Post by andrioni »

dmix wrote: post #85
grenoire wrote: post #19

Woah, they skipped 9 just like Windows!

Not necessarily, X will likely be a sub-line for iPhone like "Air" was for Macbook. See: OSX

Well, but Mac OS X (then OS X, now macOS) was called "Mac OS Ten" and it actually followed Mac OS 9.
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